Dog Friendly Cottages in Hawes

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Julian - Verified booking

  In my long experience, it is a truism that customers often know more about products than the producer.

  Producers frequently are reluctant to accept this. Our expectations are based on many holiday rentals. Parsimonious provision of toilet rolls. We had to take paper from another roll and then wind it round the cardboard inner of another roll. The dishwasher was not working. This was not advised beforehand but on arrival the information was on laminated cards. In other words this must have been the situation for a considerable time so why were we not advised and why has a repair not been carried out? A tiny scouring spoge was provided. The instructions for kitchen waste were ambiguous - we never did work out what the 'white bag' was. The biggest issue is car parking. This is a 4 bed property so a need for 3 or 4 cars is indicated. It is informative that a previous owner hived off a piece of land, built an adjacent property and then moved into it and sold what is now Ings House. The gravel is front of his new house is supposed to be shared with Ings House. However he clearly thinks he still owns the land. There are two 'semidetached' garages attached to Ings House, but it transpires one is rented out to the old owner. This is not made clear. A sign states we could park 'in front of the garage'. Which garage? Which way? This neighbour parked in the middle of the gravel leaving a tiny sliver of space which we could just get our car into. Having done this, another neighbour asked us to move our car as the owner would be returning with a camper van. He duly did and then he parked his car sideways with a trailer attached so the supposed space for us to park was never available. I guess he was sending some sort of message. THIS NEEDS SORTING AND THE RIGHT TO PARK FOR VISITORS MADE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR !!!!! We picked this house for its spaciousness and proximity to the town. I could not in conscience advocate visitors with three cars should stay here.

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• Julian - Verified booking

  In my long experience, it is a truism that customers often know more about products than the producer.

  Producers frequently are reluctant to accept this. Our expectations are based on many holiday rentals. Parsimonious provision of toilet rolls. We had to take paper from another roll and then wind it round the cardboard inner of another roll. The dishwasher was not working. This was not advised beforehand but on arrival the information was on laminated cards. In other words this must have been the situation for a considerable time so why were we not advised and why has a repair not been carried out? A tiny scouring spoge was provided. The instructions for kitchen waste were ambiguous - we never did work out what the 'white bag' was. The biggest issue is car parking. This is a 4 bed property so a need for 3 or 4 cars is indicated. It is informative that a previous owner hived off a piece of land, built an adjacent property and then moved into it and sold what is now Ings House. The gravel is front of his new house is supposed to be shared with Ings House. However he clearly thinks he still owns the land. There are two 'semidetached' garages attached to Ings House, but it transpires one is rented out to the old owner. This is not made clear. A sign states we could park 'in front of the garage'. Which garage? Which way? This neighbour parked in the middle of the gravel leaving a tiny sliver of space which we could just get our car into. Having done this, another neighbour asked us to move our car as the owner would be returning with a camper van. He duly did and then he parked his car sideways with a trailer attached so the supposed space for us to park was never available. I guess he was sending some sort of message. THIS NEEDS SORTING AND THE RIGHT TO PARK FOR VISITORS MADE ABSOLUTELY CLEAR !!!!! We picked this house for its spaciousness and proximity to the town. I could not in conscience advocate visitors with three cars should stay here.

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• Miss Tiernan - Verified booking

  A beautiful cottage with a stunning view from the lounge. The approach from the road is not great, but once inside it's lovely and welcoming, There were loads of dog towels to use and a guest umbrella in the lobby. This was lovely I thought and useful! The dining kitchen is pretty with its ornamental aga. The kitchen itself is very small but opens into the dining area so doesn't feel small. There's no dishwasher or washing machine/tumble dryer. The heating was on when we arrived making it a lovely warm welcome. The fire was prepped ready for us to use. The fire did not give out great heat but the heating could be easily changed and the house warmed up quickly. It was well presented, clean and tidy. I loved the crisp white bedding and towels provided. There was a hair dryer. Because the owners use the house themselves occasionally there was plenty of stuff there to use i thought. I needed a plaster as there was a pack in a drawer! There's a bird feeder in the garden and it was lovely sitting watching the birds even close up with the binoculars which have great resolution to look at the birds or up to the top of the hill! Books, maps games there should you desire to use. Had there been a washer dryer and dishwasher I would rate this accommodation 5 star.

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• Mrs Foy - Verified booking

  Perfect location from village with wonderful views from the lounge, and stunning views of the stars at night. Cottage is beautifully decorated. The garden is small, and the wall is very low. With the neighbouring cottage also a holiday let accepting dogs, this is a factor for us, we wouldn’t have used the garden with our dog off lead as it is not secure. Sofas were terrible - very uncomfortable with cushions that continually slide off the front and we aren’t the first guests to mention this. Loved Hawes, good places to eat and the Wensleydale Pantry offers take away from their menu, we will return to the village as the walks from here are some of our new favourites. We would recommend the cottage to friends but not without telling them of the downsides and unfortunately we are unlikely to book the cottages again ourselves unless the sofas are significantly improved.

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• Mrs Wilkinson - Verified booking

  Holme Barn is exceptionally well equipped, spacious, comfortable and well located for Hawes and the surrounding area. It is a great advantage to have a parking space next to the cottage in central Hawes. However, the only downside is that the access lane is very narrow and it is quite difficult to manoeuvre anything larger than a mid-sized vehicle into the parking space, especially with the table and chairs and bin store occupying both sides of the parking area. This is not apparent from the cottage description and photos. Great care is needed when using the shower - if the temperature control is turned any higher than lukewarm, the temperature alternates between freezing cold and scalding hot. Overall we very much enjoyed our stay at Holme Barn and would certainly recommend it to anyone wishing to stay in Hawes.

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