Dog Friendly Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Lynne - Verified booking

  We stayed here between Xmas & New Year.

  The Cottage is nice & quaint. It was cosy and was always nice & warm. Unfortunately we did have a few issues which was disappointing. We had travelled a long way , so thought that we would buy our food from the supermarket when we got here. Our journey was not good due to terrible fog and traffic which put another 2 hours onto our journey. We have stayed at lots of cottages previously and have always been left a nice welcome pack with tea , coffee , a pint of milk in the fridge and sometimes a few other bits & pieces which is always nice after a long journey so that you can just have a cuppa & a rest when you arrive. When we arrived here there was nothing!!! We had to unpack our luggage and then go back out to Northallerton around 7 miles away along Country lanes in the fog and the dark to buy some. Admittedly we needed to buy shopping anyway but it would have been really nice to have had a bit of a break first after our long journey and a nice cuppa. We also found later that there was also no salt & pepper , no tinfoil , no kitchen towel, no bin bags , really no basic amenities that we have always been left before at other properties. Items that would improve someone's stay that just cost a few pounds. We had been left 1 washing up sponge , 1 dishcloth and the tiniest amount of washing up liquid and 2 toilet Rolls!! We was also told that we would be left a bag of logs for the log burner. We was left 2 logs!! Luckily we had taken 3 bags of logs of our own. When we went to light it though , the lighter did not work so we had to go to a nearby garage on New Year's Day to buy a lighter. Also the outside lights did not work in the courtyard at the back, so when letting our dog out before bedtime at night it was pitch black. Also the clock in the kitchen did not work. The sofa & chair was not the same in the living room as in the pictures advertised and was not as nice. We also found in the file left by the owners that they had asked if you had any remaining food left when you was leaving and that you was going to throw out could you leave it as they might be able to feed their chickens with it. That's all very well and I have no problem with that if the food is to be thrown out anyway , but it would be nice if they had even left you a couple of eggs!! All in all the cottage was nice and we enjoyed the surrounding area. The pub next door was lovely and welcoming and we had a lovely meal there on New Year's Eve. The village is lovely too. I just found that a few more touches to actually welcome people to the cottage wouldn't go a miss. A few nice gestures go a long way and because of this I'm afraid we would not stay at this cottage again.

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• Karen - Verified booking

  We were very disappointed with Sunny Croft.

  Although the surfaces had been cleaned and wiped down there were cobwebs in the corners of each room of which some had spiders in them. It seemed as though there used to be carpets in the bedroom which had been taken up and the floorboards just left as there was old paint on them. The sofa in the front room seemed to be missing the back cushions as they just had scatter cushions on them whereas the chair had a back cushion. We asked for a new filter for the hot tub and a floater for the chlorine tablets. The chlorine tablets were just placed in the top of the filter so dissolved too quickly to last the week and the filter that was in the hot tub was very dirty and way past it's life span. There was a filter in a container in water by the hot tub that was better than the one in the tub but we had to clean it out with the hose. We were advised that there wasn't any new filters or any floater for the chlorine tablets. The owner did get 2 people to come round and replenish the chlorine tablets but they didn't seem to know how to maintain a hot tub as they were going to shock the water which would've meant that we wouldn't have been able to use it for 24 hours. Luckily a member of our party has their own hot tub so were able to let them know not to do this. The garden needs some maintenance especially at the front of the house. The bathroom has recently been renovated which is really nice but I'm not sure why they didn't knock the toilet wall through to the bathroom as the toilet is situated on it's own. This is the same for the fridge as it's not situated in the kitchen, it's in the larder. This property could be so much more if a bit of tlc was spent on it. We will definitely not be revisiting.

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• Charlotte - Verified booking

  Sunny croft was a great base in order to explore the area .

  The house is beautiful and comfortable and the garden was a lovely place to relax after a day exploring. My little furry friend especially loved the garden though there were some areas where she could of escaped so garden not fully secure though we were with her when she was outside anyway . Whilst using the amenities of sunny croft we found that the kettle was full of limescale so probably could of done with a descale . Had to boil a pan of water to make a brew . Also the little fridge freezer kept on freezing all our food so had to throw out food stuff so had to buy food on a daily basis for our meals so could probably do with an upgrade there . Also my main concern was that my dog and us kept getting bitten whilst there . I also found a flea in my brew . We were fine before we got there as I spray my own house and treat my dog accordingly and have no problems at home . So this definitely needs addressing . Probably due to having different dogs coming and going . So I'm now having to wash everything I took down there and re spray my own house just in case I brought them home with us .

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• Malcolm - Verified booking

  Accuracy of listing - garden wasn't entirely dog friendly as the chicken wire attached to the bottom of the main gate was fixed only along its top and side edges - the bottom of the wire could be pushed through, as our dog tried to do.

  Had to place a piece of wood along the bottom of the gate to block this off for the duration of our visit. Cleanliness - generally ok but some utensils had food residue on them and there was a noticeable amount of black dog [?] hair under the main double bed [hoovered up by us on departure] Facilities - real problems with the hot water throughout the week. The boiler rarely fired up for that [although the central heating was ok] and getting hot water from the taps was a bit of a lottery. Showering was very difficult [as noted by a guest in 2018 per the visitors' book]. Pressure to the system was ok so suggests the boiler needs a service? The double bed could do with a tightening up! On a general note we were surprised there was no food waste recycling facility and no guidance on recycling generally [we had to look up on the Dorset Council website what the local recycling arrangements were]. Other than that we had a very enjoyable stay. Loved the hot tub!

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  We chose the property because of it's location, we wanted to explore the prehistoric landscape of Wiltshire and this was just about equidistant between the two main sites at Stonehenge and Avebury, but wow what a choice we made! The cottage surpassed all expectations, it was beautifully decorated with a tasteful mix of modern and antique. The kitchen was a real cook's kitchen, it wanted for nothing; the showers were generous and the beds supremely comfortable. We had the added benefit of glorious weather, so spent much of our time in the delightful cottage garden, with nothing but the odd tractor and the bees to disturb us. My only regret the weather was too warm to snuggle up in front of the fire or have a soak in that sumptuous bath....we will have to come back for a winter break for that! PS the quality of the welcome pack was outstanding, probably the best we've ever had in 40 or so years of self-catering holidays.

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