Dog Friendly Cottages in Gwynedd

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Alfred - Verified booking

  Original cottage we booked in N Yorkshire became unavailable due to a leak and Sykes were very quick and helpful in finding a number of possible alternatives.

  We chose Bryn Ffynnon in Wales. We found the area really enjoyable with excellent walks on the Welsh Coastal Path. There are some very good beaches close by such as Whistling Sands which has facilities and free parking if you are a NT member. Coastal towns vary but we enjoyed Porthmadog particularly and then Abersoch. Portmeirion of course worth a visit and there is some good walking in the wooded areas with views across to Porthmadog. Bryn Ffynnon was comfortable and very well equipped. The old part of the house has the bedrooms, bathrooms and snug and the extension is a fabulous and large kitchen, diner and family room with extensive views towards the sea though the hedgeline does impact a little. There is a good log burner in the snug. The central heating is controlled by Hive in the kitchen (it doesn't get a signal in the old house) and the kitchen is warmer than the rest of the house. We found it best to turn down the radiators in the kitchen and turn up the temperature on Hive to get the snug radiators to work well. Games room with pool, air hockey and darts provides fun and the hot tub relaxation. The hot tub lid is heavy and a bit awkward so be careful, an area for improvement. Also note you are expected to check the hot tub water yourself (not sure the test strips were in date and they only had three test tabs whereas the comparison chart on the tub showed four) and then add chemicals appropriately. You do need to read the instructions on the chemical tubs carefully. For anyone who finds stairs difficult the access from the drive to the house is flat and there is downstairs bedroom with ensuite. Wife says BEWARE no hair dryer.

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• Jennifer - Verified booking

  This is a truly wonderful place with an amazing setting.

  You will be hard pressed to find anywhere better. The views from four bedrooms of the sea are amazing and the twin room enjoys a lovely view of the mountain behind. The kitchen and lounge also share fantastic sea views. The place is spacious so the nine of us (adults) were never under each others feet. It is equipped with nearly everything you'd need. Take something to cover microwave bowls though as there weren't any. It was lovely to be able to all sit outside on the balcony and eat at the table on the rattan furniture when the sun shone! (Not shown in listing pictures.) It was a little difficult to find as sat nav didn't take us straight there so What3Words might be better to use. We fitted 5 cars on the driveway (mix of sizes) without obstructing the roadway so plenty of room there too. We used this as a base for visiting Snowdon (Yr Wyddfa) as it was only an hour or so away. We would love to return the next time we are all getting together for a birthday celebration!! Thanks to the owners for opening your home to us.

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• Jayne - Verified booking

  The location of Ty’n Don is fantastic, it’s so close to the costal path down to Porth Neigwl and the views are breathtaking.

  What we loved was the space around the property, plenty of parking enough even for the owners to kindly let us park our small boat there too, the flat space was perfect for our 9 year old daughter to spend hours riding her bike around safely. Great convenient touches like a washing line to hang your wet gear up after being on the beach, hose pipe for washing off the sand or mud. Great space for us to walk our dog too. Inside the property it was really clean and very homely, well equipment and great to have a full size fridge freezer. The only feedback we had for improvement would be the double mattresses we found it uncomfortable. Bringing our bedding wasn’t too much of an issue we brought, everything including duvets and pillows but they were actually provided it was just sheets and covers you need to bring. Just over a 5 min drive into Abersoch The owners were really helpful and friendly. Overall our stay was perfect and we didn’t want to leave we will be back for sure.

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• Joanna - Verified booking

  We had a lovely 2 week holiday in the cottage.

  The coast path and beaches of the Llyn Peninsular are beautiful. The cottage has lots to recommend it and I would go back. It has all the kitchen equipment you need and the sitting rooms are comfortable. however, I would not be the first, from reading the visitors book, to say that the bed in the main bedroom does need replacing. It is uncomfortable and noisy when you turn over. The garden is covered in slate to supress the weeds but you can't just then leave it. It is now very overgrown with tall grass along all the paths and the bramble is now taking over. It just needs someone to go and spend a bit of time pulling up and cutting back. DVD player not working despite putting in new batteries. Does the ITV signal always go off at 9.30?! And no Wifi but lots of attempt has been made to get it if the yards of wiring is anything to go by. So all very fixable. And Penllech beach is so close and the coast path in either direction just great.

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• Lucy - Verified booking

  Property was clean and had sufficient space.

  Main issue is with the kitchen. We had the oven on for 20 minutes and it was still stone cold, so gave up with that. The hob was either burning things or really slow no in-between. No instructions were left about the bins so took initiative and just put it in the green bin outside. Also no instructions left about bedding or anything so have placed all dirty stuff on bed to be washed, but wasn't sure if this was what they wanted us to do. Parking was not allocated but there was a decent amount outside, some times a couple of houses down though. The steps up to the property are quite steep and there are steps going to the kitchen and master bedroom. The garden has multiple levels up separate flights of stairs. Toilet roll was placed in a cupboard downstairs, which is not expected, but at least there was some. Overall, ok for sleeping, but could not do anything fancy in the kitchen.

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