Last Minute Cottages in the West Midlands

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Tina - Verified booking

  The cottage and decor was beautiful.

  The Christmas tree was a nice touch, thank you. The kitchen was well equipped including T-Towels. The bathrooms had hand soap, towels and toilet paper. This side of things was brilliant. The cottage was a bit warm so we turned down the radiator theromostats as to not waste energy. Our dog loved his stay and the local walks. It was a lovely peaceful Christmas. The only thing we were not happy about was that the dishwasher had not been emptied properly and there was a pool of stagnent water in the bottom which was rather potent to the nostrils and turned the stomach. Then we discovered that we had to wash EVERY plate, cup, and utensil especially the serving spoons, plastic utensils and whisk and container... there were still food on these items!! We could not find a sweeping brush, dustpan and brush or a mop to clean floors while we were there. Only a hoover was supplied. I would have liked to mop the floor where our dog was in and out of the building. A washing machine would have been useful too. I didn't realise there was not one. I should have read the description more carefully. We did not use the jacuzzi as we were not sure of the hygene issues. Also, an update on the matresses would not go a miss. I didn't know that 1970's style sprung mattresses still existed, I tossed and turned with springs in my ribs most of the night. Other than the hygene and matresses, this cottage could have been sooo much better. A lovely building in an oustanding area.

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• Mark Peter - Verified booking

  The perfect winter break for my birthday and the first time to the midlands but won’t be the last.

  Lovely cozy little cottage with the advantage of a hot tub, which was perfect for the chilly winter evenings in an enclosed garden, which was a little over looked but didn’t bother us. Comfy lounge with electric fire which was not needed as the cottage was always lovely and warm. Fully equipped kitchen, although could have done with more than 4 teaspoons, especially when using the dishwasher. Dishwasher tablets, cloth at the sink, teatowel, washing up liquid and kitchen roll all provided along with tea, coffee and sugar and some biscuits which was a nice touch. Liquid hand soap was also at all sinks. Upstairs was very spacious with towels for all guests on each bed. Hairdryer in main bedroom, plenty of hangers and storage. Mattresses on the beds were memory foam and a little firm for our taste, in fact very hard and we do sleep on a firm mattress. But did sleep quite well considering. Very clean and tidy property. So many lovely places to eat out within a 20 minute drive. Would definitely recommend The Little Beehive and if it was an option would score a 4 1/2 out of 5

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• Lyn - Verified booking

  A wonderful cottage.

  As beautiful in real life as the pictures show - if not more. Very relaxing and cosy warm which is so important. Excellent standard of upkeep. Very clean. Appreciated the little touches like the flowers, damson gin (delicious), biscuits and logs on arrival. Lovely linen and fresh towels. Electric oven was temperamental, with the oven not always getting hot. We used the slow cooker in the end and hob worked fine. There was no info on how to use the Aga, but after contacting owners they did offer to come out and show us which was kind and generous. We worked it out in the end though. It was no big drama and managed to cook and eat whilst there. Have to say this was one of the nicest cottages we’ve stayed in. Beautiful grounds, nicely decorated and furnished. We fully intend to book again and return. Location was lovely with gorgeous surroundings views. Hosts were friendly and sent a welcome message to us which was a nice touch. 100/100 fabulous little break.

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• Lydia - Verified booking

  Fantastic little cottage set in a beautiful location.

  What we liked: Stunning location Extremely clean Friendly owners Very dog friendly (bowls and dog towels provided) Comfortable beds Good facilities (WiFi, hot tub, dishwasher, smart TV, etc) Private and secure parking Secure garden for our two dogs Brilliant local walks Velux windows over the bed so we could watch the stars Deceptively spacious Tastefully decorated interior Good shower Lovely free standing bath Information pack / brochures about the local area provided Good location to access the Malvern hills, Shropshire hills, Cotswolds, Wyre forest, Birmingham, etc Peaceful location - it's on a working farm however the noise is minimal We would have liked extra bed linen or washing facilities so we could have clean bedding however this is just our preference. Everything was lovely and we had a relaxing time away. 100% would recommend :)

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• Shelley - Verified booking

  Lovely cottage In beautiful surroundings, clean, bright and airy although the kitchen was very dark and needed lights on at all times.

  Bed linen and towels lovely and white, all sleeping pillows had protective covers too. Loved the little touches eg hand soap, cookies. Enclosed garden with maintained lawn and borders. Bed side lamps brilliant with usb ports Great hot tub and bath lovely and deep. Would recommend a grab rail in the shower as it’s very slippery and possibly another hand rail going up the stairs. Not to use highly perfumed products on the scatter cushions in the lounge due to possible allergies and asthma customers. We did feel very uncomfortable being watched as we noticed a camera on the owners property overlooking the garden and hot tub area. The owners live next door probably only 50 foot away. The photos however do make the property look bigger than actually was especially the shower. Loud Geese and cockerel that seemed to crow at the wrong time of day lol

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