Dog Friendly Lodges & Log Cabins In Aberdaron

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Helen - Verified booking

  We have just returned home from Orchard Lodge as a group of 6 including 2 children and 2 young dogs.

  The below sums up our experience: Spacious lodge, Nice welcome binder with information on the lodge and local area, Nice amount of parking available on shared drive with us having two cars and the other accommodation having 2 with still plenty of room. Very well equipped with good kitchen supplies and family activities. TV with a Netflix account and on demand however no live tv, Brilliant set up for dogs with fully enclosed garden however an apple tree on left hand side of the lodge had a lot of fallen apples. With young dogs this wasn’t ideal, however we used a spare piece of fencing to block the gap near the hot tub which meant the dogs were not able to get to the apples (as poisonous to dogs). As a suggestion a permanent fence or gate to avoid this would be helpful. The living room area was carpeted and was a bit grubby, having wipe clean flooring in this area would be more hygienic. Bbq and outdoor furniture/decking wasn’t very clean and covered in bird poo. Dog poo in garden when we arrived. Large hole dug in garden. Wi-Fi is really temperamental and doesn’t reach well to back bedroom. I think this could be easily resolved with a Wi-Fi extender. However it also stopped working completely twice during our stay and can only be reset in the other holiday let. The hot tub is a massive bonus for the lodge. It was set to 39 when we arrived and keeps its heat extremely well. The lights are a nice touch and add to the atmosphere in the evening. We did have a few issues with the hot tub at one point but messaged the number provided and they quickly sent someone out to sort it. Overall we had a lovely time. The small things mentioned didn’t affect the holiday just some suggestions for future. We would recommend the lodge to anyone looking for a reasonably priced dog friendly lodge.

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• Kenneth - Verified booking

  Excellent location and tastefully presented lodge, close to the adjoining Warren site where all the amenities are.

  Well equipped kitchen. Outside deck a lovely space. Didn’t use the barbecue but one was provided. Hot tub was also very good. Negatives: TV was a big issue for us as there was no terrestrial TV in the lounge and that was when we could connect with the site Wi-Fi, which was off more than it was on. We spent far too much time trying to sort this and on calls to Sykes who didn’t have the answers to resolve the issues, although they were helpful and kept us informed, to no avail though. Radio provided but that depended on Wi-Fi too it seemed as that kept cutting out. No instructions for any equipment, particularly the TV/Wi-Fi, hot tub, washer/dryer. This would have helped greatly. We noticed the shed behind the lodge was unlocked and we were unable to lock it and worried about the safety of the contents. No one at the site office to ask during our stay. Cleanliness was poor in the lounge and bedrooms, specifically the sofas which we found to have crushed biscuits under the cushions. None of the furniture had been moved to clean behind or under, In the bedrooms there were biscuits behind the bedside cabinets and thick dust on furniture and skirtings. Post covid particularly I expected a clean lodge would be essential. Bathrooms, towels, bed linen all very clean. En-suite toilet was cracked with a loose lid. The style and location of this lodge are its selling points and I would recommend it. We would book again provided the negatives noted were rectified.

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• Janet - Verified booking

  We are familiar with the lodge as we stayed at The Orchard for several years prior to it being sold .

  The accommodation afforded by the lodge was ideal for two adults and our big. Anymore and I think it would have felt crowded . Just couple of negatives there is no cupboard available to put food in eg tins of tomatoes soup cereal boxes as all cupboards filled with cooking utensils . Some of the towels had seen better days never didn’t use had what doorsteps to be hair dye staining. On stripping the bed the duvet was stained and had seen better days. We replaced the batteries in the tv remote . Would be an idea to have some in a drawer for such an event. Location of the fuse box needs to be made to future residents as we had a trip in the electric the first morning and struggled to find it . I had to phone Annette the management lady . Apart from niggles we had a good week but think the fencing around the lodge needs replacing as it’s rotting in parts . The gate drive has a panel of roof missing leaving a hole hence making garden not dog proof. A stray dog appeared on the lawn which was shooed off but managed to leave a present in the drive !!!!

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• Christopher - Verified booking

  On arrival checked barbecue, full of ashes, unusable.

  Main gate really hard to open and shut. Cooker hood thick with grease, cooker light flickering, oven dirty, didn’t use. Doors had food or drink spills, thick dust under fire place, tree piece comfortable but really dirty, Lino in toilet all ups and bumps, main bathroom paper coming off the walls, couldn’t use vacuum smelt doggy when used first time. decking half stained, container left out in garden, blind in kitchen couldn’t pull down no pull cord, and stained, didn’t have Wi-Fi, all week, could ring unless going to Abersoch, no signal for wats app phone. Don’t think property was ready to be let with so many issues. Didn’t complain at the time didn’t want any confrontation, very disappointed for the money we paid, we know the owners only had the property for six months, but that’s no excuse for cleanliness. First time of using Sykes cottages four times we have been disappointed, have photographs of complaints if needed.

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• Matthew - Verified booking

  Whilst the location was very good for walking and for access to the local beaches and close to local amenities, beds were comfy and the accommodation was generally good there were a few issues.

  We found an oven tray and plates with food stuff on in the cupboard, assume this was perhaps the previous occupant but would expect the cleaning team to check this on change over. The bathroom bins had not been emptied on our arrival and we found a collection of hair on two of the pillows on separate beds, not very good if they were just made and not changed from the previous occupants. The wooden structure above the hot tub also has a severe leak in several areas making a nice addition not an enjoyable experience if it was raining. Not nice having cold rain water drip on you whilst enjoying a relaxing dip in the tub. The decking to the front of the property wasn't cleared of leaves before our arrival (there was quite a build up) making the decking area extra slippery. A few small tweaks needed, perhaps a more thorough clean during change over a little tidy up out front and the hot tub roof being fixed.

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