Group Accommodation Bed And Breakfasts In West Midlands

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What our customers say about their holidays

• Graham - Verified booking

  Had a good stay at Orchard cottage for 60th birthday celebrations for someone who loves a hot tub.

  On first impression the the property looked good. However once settled we noticed grease stain on the oven door, dirty inside windows, carpets and furniture tired and stained. (broken dining chair, in need of attention) We found a babies dummy between the furniture in the living room and dust and hair under the roll top bath, we just feel a little more care needs to be taken between guests. Considering the times we have just been through we assumed this would of been a top priority. On booking this property we had read previous reviews that had stated lack of toilet rolls and kitchen equipment for larger parties and assumed these would of been rectified but unfortunately this wasn't the case. Orchard cottage was chosen for two reasons it was dog friendly (only in the kitchen) and it had a hot tub, our main priority! We were only able to use the hot tub on the first night but found it was rather cool, we assumed this was due to service between guests. Unfortunately the hot tub didn't heat up the following day (sunday), we contacted the owner who asked "why do we think this is?" which I found to be rather an odd question considering I was clearly calling for some support to get the hot tub back up and running. The owner communicated she was out and would get her husband to have a look. We returned to the property to find the hot tub not working and no communication as to what was happening. After chasing the owner she replied on Monday to say someone would be out on Tuesday to look at the hot tub. The engineer arrived promptly on the Tuesday morning (the last day for most of our party) he replaced a couple of parts and explained he didn't hold out much hope of it working due to lack of maintenance by the owners. We were very disappointed to hear this and once again questioned the hygiene of this property. We were offered £40 compensation which we found an insult as we could of booked elsewhere for £100 less without a hot tub. We eventually received £50 refund and £10 as a good gesture from Sykes. We appreciate hot tubs can fail and are more than understanding, but the lack of interest and communication from the owner we found disappointing. Especially as they ask for £125 good housekeeping bond should we damage anything, seems rather unfair. We hope the next guest had a better experience than us and weren't hoping for a working hot tub on arrival!

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• Emily - Verified booking

  The house is really modern and well stocked.

  It is in a quiet village but note that the pub next door is closed. We were not informed of this until 2 days before we arrived. It was advertised when we booked that there was a pub next door and only when we found out the info ourselves and asked the vendor was it confirmed. However, there is another pub only 5 minutes walk. Nice canal walks into the local town and the town has many pubs and restaurants. We recommend visiting BOD. The Kitchen/ dining/ lounge area is lovely but note that the TV is not in this room. Although it was lovely, the floor was very dirty. We noticed this after a few hours after arriving and our socks were filthy. Thank goodness for slippers and the mop! There is underfloor heating which we couldn't quite work out. It was often very cold in the house during the day and then very very hot at night. The floor was very warm and this made it difficult with a dog. We had a cage and had to regularly move the cage to cold spots so that the dog did not over heat. The welcome book said that the floor temperature was set during the winter months. We tried to work out how to turn it off but wasn't very successful. If it wasn't for the dog we probably wouldn't have cared so much. The snug room was great with the fire and gets warm very quickly (great after a new years day walk). Note that the snug room is not really big enough for 6 adults. There is 1 large sofa and 2 chairs (not arm chairs) only. The bedrooms were great and beds were very comfy. Both bathrooms were good size and clean. Nice garden and big enough for the dog to run around for 5 minutes between walks. The kitchen had everything we needed. We took our own tea towels and cleaning products which was useful - it's fairly standard that there are few tea towels and 1 or 2 dish washer tablets which is why we take our own. This might feel like a mixed review which is fair. However, we would stay at this house again. The modern cottage style was lovely and with a downstairs bedroom i would even consider a family holiday with grandparents.

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• Adrian - Verified booking

  Due to an unfortunate misunderstanding between the owner and the cleaner, the oil central heating boiler and controls were off when we arrived, the property temperature was about 5c.

  We quickly sorted that out, although there was no 'welcome book/instructions for the cottage' and no user instructions for the boiler. However, copious wood is provided by the owner Kath for the open fire, and as the central heating and the wood fire got going, the house temperature had climbed to 10c by bedtime (it's a lovely large cottage!)... but then the weather had other ideas - Storm Arwen hit and we lost power and water for several hours and the central heating went off during the night, so when woke, the house was unfortunately very cold again. The wood fire helped - but it only heats one room. Kath's own property - the farm opposite suffered heavy damage (roof off) from the cow shed, but despite this she made sure that plenty of wood supplies kept coming for us to stock up and she kept us informed of developments with the restoration of water and power, which was thankfully working later that day - and the central heating boiler again started to get the house to a comfortable temperature. By the end of our 2nd day, as we were approaching the 3rd night of our week's break the cottage temperature had climbed to 17c. The cottage as we have mentioned is large, surrounded by open countryside and has a bathroom with a separate shower and a downstairs shower room as well, the kitchen and utility room are very well equipped and the only white good that might be missing for those who may need it is a tumble dryer - however, we did not need one - we easily dried or washed clothes on the radiators. The hot tub is great - it's sheltered from the weather on 2 sides and has a roof canopy as well - its situation right by the side of the house, accessed through double doors is GREAT. There is a dairy only 200m away - you can buy wonderful fresh milk, cheeses etc from a self serve machine. Will we go back? ABSOLUTELY. Do we recommend the cottage as a place for 2 or 6 people to have a wonderful countryside break with provisions and shops all within a 10 minute drive? YES. We had a great stay - thank you.

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• Sally - Verified booking

  This place doesn't allow dogs, it tolerates dogs.

  When we arrived, we were greeted with laminated signs which said that dogs were only allowed in the kitchen and utility room. If that had been in the original listing, we would never have booked! I think it's crazy to think that people who would take their dog on holiday would expect to lock it in a room away from them the entire time or have to sit in the kitchen diner to keep it company. Excluding that, the house is really spacious, the hot tub is wonderful and the gardens a joy for the dog to play in. There's definitely no frills, half a roll of toilet roil, very little in the way of cleaning products such as dishwasher tablets or cooking essentials like oil, salt, pepper etc which I think you would expect to be provided for a three night stay. Little things like no bath mats etc are really frustrating. I think, it would be perfect if we return on a holiday with friends (without the pooch), unless they changed the policy as the layout is great for entertaining. Owners were great if you contact them, we had an issue with the shower and one of the owners came over straight away. Overall, a great place but with some hidden drawbacks, not made clear in the listing.

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• Julie - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our stay at Cornerways and would recommend staying here without hesitation.

  The welcome gifts were really appreciated. The cottage and garden were big enough for our family of 5 people and our large dog. The cottage is situated between 2 pubs but unfortunately were closed when we were there but that didn't spoil our holiday. (one is opening up again after refurbishment about 2nd August). The car parking is a bit of an issue as the road can be quite busy trying to get on and off the gravel parking bay but we managed. There is a large recreational area about 200 yards down Shrewsbury Road, which has a cricket pitch, goal posts and multi sports court. There are plenty of places to take a dog for walks. The people we spoke to were very friendly and gave us some ideas where we could go to eat and places to visit. We ate a few meals at The Sutherland Arms in Tibberton about 10 mins drive. On a Monday The Swan at Forton do a carvery for £5 and is really value for money and gets quite busy so you may need to book. Newport is the closest shopping area where there is a fish and chip shop,curry shop,kebab shop and Waitrose and a few more shops. Places we would recommend to visit would be Chester, Ironbridge,Llangollen, Cadburys World,

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