Dog Friendly Cottages in Kirkcudbright

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Glyn - Verified booking

  The description of the property on the website is accurate so we got what we hoped for.

  The cottage is spacious, really well equipped with good quality fixtures and fittings. The views from the sun room and the garden area over the road are spectacular whatever the weather. The review asks for our Sykes experience but that's not the same thing as our experience of the cottage. The latter was all positive and we appreciated the efforts of the owners to provide us with a great holiday base. There doesn't seem to be anywhere else to record that Sykes sends too many emails - too many requests for reviews of a holiday yet to be taken, too many suggestions for new bookings when the current one hadn't happened. I asked for one piece of assistance before the holiday and got what I needed because the query was referred to the owners. Sykes were fine and if you have a property that suits me I might use you again but I will be blocking your too frequent emails. I don't have a problem with my comments being published but I do not want anything I have said to appear to be detrimental to the cottage owners - they did everything required to meet our expectations.

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• Margaret - Verified booking

  The cottage is charming, quaint and very comfortable.

  We liked the artwork - Hornel paintings in lounge and samples of Jessie King artwork around the house. There was lovely Denby crockery and cookware. The kitchen was very well supplied with utensils, although the scales lacked a battery. We appreciated Netflix on the tv. The information brochure was clear but there was no information about the Wi-Fi log in code, although there was a booster on the window sill. As this was a NTS property, we would have appreciated more information about the history of the property and about Jessie King, a previous resident. We would also have appreciated more information about local walks which were itemised in the information brochure but no more information given. We would also have appreciated more publicity brochures about the local area and events taking place locally. Note: You may publish this feedback selectively, taking out any negative comments

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• Angela - Verified booking

  The "Blue Door" is a nice, well-located and well-equipped house - but a little worn in the meantime, which we already knew from previous comments.

  Nevertheless, we were really looking forward to our stay. However, the cleanliness was a disappointment: although the textiles (bedsheets, towels) were clean and the floors seemed to have been hoovered, we first had to clean the kitchen, bathroom and toilet ourselves until we felt comfortable: Crumbs on the tables, thick splashes of fat in the kitchen, a lot of hair in the sink and on the bedside tables, contact lenses on the bathroom floor etc... We were also irritated by the musty odour in the living room and kitchen, of which we couldn't get rid of. We really aren't fussy, but we do expect the provider to ensure that basic cleaning is carried out properly. We contacted Sykes Holiday Cottages about this at the beginning of our stay but received no response. In the end, we weren't sad we could leave the cottage after one week.

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• Maxwell - Verified booking

  1. I'm a Ms not Mr.

  (no big deal !) 2. I'm actually a Native of Kirkcudbright and this is my first time "home" 3. I'm glad I choose Fish House for my trip, this is really a marvelous cottage that surprise us, it's more than expected vs the photo we seen at the website. The kitchen is big and got everything we need (well equipped), the living room and all 4 bed room are well furnished, clean and decorated that make us feel we at home, the side of the cottage can park 2-3 cars , really convenience. check in/out are all by yourself , very easy . the view/site are beautiful.. this cottage make my trip warm and fruitful. this cottage definitely suit for family and group of people, surely a place worth to stay and recommend , thank you !! I will rate this place 9.9 (no one is perfect)

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• Martin - Verified booking

  The cottage was fine.

  A good location for accessing the town and its facilities on foot. It was reasonably clean throughout, though we did have to wash some of the cutlery and pans before using. There was no QR code or means to notify owner of arrival as suggested via email that there would be due to the current Covid situation. We found the bed reasonably comfortable and the TV in the bedroom came in useful when the main TV lost it's picture. We tried unsuccessfully several times to contact Sykes by phone to report the problem with the TV as we could not find owners details until 2 days later rifling through post and papers in a cupboard. When we did finally find the owners phone number he was very apologetic as the TV was new, and appreciative of being informed of the issue.

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