Dog Friendly Cottages in Bowness On Windermere

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Paul - Verified booking

  Unfortunately, won't be staying at Gildabrook again.

  It's a very stark, minimal property, which lacks all of the usual home-from-home comforts. The positives begin and end with its location. Stayed in lots of lodges and cottages in and around Bowness - many of which are wonderful properties which put the visitor at the forefront of everything. Not so with this one, I'm afraid. No instructions for any of the appliances (if there were any, they were hidden out of sight somewhere), and only one loo roll and one hand wash on arrival for a family of four. The Lakelovers Welcome Pack with a bin bag and a tea towel in was a poor substitute for something more thoughtful. A tea bag or two or maybe a couple of sachets of coffee to quench guests' thirsts after a long journey would have been better. Many more things amiss, but hopefully the owners will take an objective look at the place within the not too distant future, put themselves in the shoes of visiting families, and make some of those much-needed improvements/changes. Too many missing or poorly-executed things to list. Most glaring: paint on the curtains in the back bedroom from a previous touch-up, and hole in the landing wall where the bathroom door has been repeatedly knocked against it. Doorstop @ a few £s max., job done! Shame, as the location was superb.

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• Karen - Verified booking

  The loaction is great, however the cleanliness is not the greatest - could do with a new cleaner I think.

  There were long hairs that had not been hoovered up and stuck to my foot Yuck! The bathroom bath plug must be clogged up as it is open but the water does not go down and you end up with water half way up your legs for even a quick shower! Then all of the dirt that was already in the plug comes back up and sticks to the bath - not nice. Some toilet paper left and a welcome pack would have been nice! and a washing machine even better. The best way to leave and access the premises for ease is via the back way, but that definitely needs some TLC - very dirty and paint coming off everywhere, the next door neighbours have a nice back area so that would be great and the furniture at the front is nothing like the picture - that needs some TLC as well - probably only small things I know but they all add up and these things make a difference, but having said that on the whole everything else was great and appreciated the parking space. I am just being honest not moaning just stating a few facts so sorry if it sounds negative. Weather was absolutely fabulous - not sure if you arranged that but it was great

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• James - Verified booking

  We had a nice stay in difficult circumstances after my mum died a few days prior to our arrival.

  We've stayed here a few times now and really enjoy the location and hot tub. What we weren't so happy about was the way in which lakelovers handled the situation. I made a request to amend the dates last minute, not expecting this to be acceptable but felt it was worth asking, explaining I was caring for my mum as she received hospice care at home. The initial copy and paste reply I received to my message was, I feel, insensitive in the circumstances. I explained that Beth would use the property if we could not change dates but I would not be able to. Circumstances changed quickly so, after discussing with my family, we decided to travel a day later. On arrival we were told that the owner had checked with lakelovers and been told we were not coming. This hadn't been checked with me at all and was contrary to my message, so the heating had been turned off and though it was rectified immediately and caused us no further issue I feel a message to check our plans would have been more appropriate. I will avoid using Lakelovers in future.

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• Georgia - Verified booking

  We booked Craig Cottage quite last minute and we were impressed with the price compared to other properties in the area.

  When we got there we really appreciated the parking space as there wasn’t much available off road parking due to how busy it was (the weather was lovely which most likely increased footfall!). The property was traditional on the outside with a lovely maintained garden and modern and comfortable on the inside with comfy living room and cosy bedrooms. The shower had great water pressure and was very clean. We would have preferred some hand soap for both the bathroom and kitchen and maybe some washing up liquid but that’s nothing we couldn’t buy ourselves. I also appreciated the complimentary Prosecco! The cottage is in the perfect spot with just a 5 minute walk into the action with plenty to do near by. Our dog loved the garden although the gate was slightly broken and wonky meaning it’s not 100% secure. All in all the cottage was brilliant and we have already recommended to family and friends! Thanks for a great stay, we’ll definitely be back!

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• Philip - Verified booking

  Small but cosy.

  Radiator didn't work in bathroom or large radiator in room Just small 1 worked in kitchen bit disappointed there was no cooker just microwave and fridge didn't have small freezer box as we'd took pizzas to cook and things to freeze but that wasn't a problem we managed and stayed in conservatory were it was nice and warm. But on our 2nd night the electric went off and it was freezing we went to see caretaker she said it would be on about 9 she came back at 9 and said owners said power will on be back on on Tuesday or Wednesday as it was Monday morning with no heating and no way to cook or make a drink we said its OK we'd go home instead she said get intouch you'd get a refund for the 2 nights we weren't staying but when we got in touch was told power had come back on later that day so wasn't allowed a refund

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