Group Accommodation Villas In Cotswolds

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Alison - Verified booking

  Such a beautiful area in the Cotswold, lovely little village.

  Beautiful old house and perfect for exploring the area. On the plus side the beds were comfy, shower was great and a well equiped kitchen, some lovely features in this old house, but it could do with some love & TLC, the house just doesn't look like the pictures anymore and not a cheap property to rent! Top bathroom tap on sink needs fixing, looks like been like this for a while looking at the visitors book. Sink in middle bathroom doesn't drain away. I understand that the lounge furniture needs to be in keeping with the antique feel of the place but the 3 armchairs are so so uncomfortable and need to be completely reupholstered, same with the sofa cushions. Bad backs all round!! And why oh why would you have the TV on a big metal catering kitchen trolley jn the lounge!!! The only entrance to house, door sticks. In the lounge with the woodburner, the only window can't be open so no ventilation, so previous use from previous visitors left a smokey smell. Back courtyard, a lovely place to have breskfast, but the table & chairs rusty and dirty, the BBQ broken and certainly wouldn't use due to being dirty, could do with weeding. Front garden needs some pruning and tidying. Whole house could do with a lick of paint and a deep clean. Just a little thing, every other visitor who commented in the book had a lovely cake left, we had a packet of biscuits!! Would stay here again as loved the area, providing these little things had been addressed, feel like the inside not had any attention since being used as a holiday let, which is such a shame for this wonderful property. It wouldn't take much.

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• Nigel - Verified booking

  This was an exceptional property.

  Superbly well equipped with quality fixtures and fittings, plenty of kitchen utensils, pots, pans, etc, Comfortable beds and nice bed linen. The play room, with a selection of toys, books and games was a brilliant touch. The location was perfect for us; in the middle of Stow with easy walking (and running) from the doorstep, a short walk to a playpark for the little one, and plenty of pubs/restaurants if you fancy an evening out. The two-car barn for parking was great and if you have three cars, there are plenty of visitors spaces to the close which were hardly used during our stay. The neighbours are friendly and the close is so peaceful and quiet; we hope our grandsons didnt make too much noise! Stow is also well located to visit loads of places around and we would highly recommend this place... Also excellent support from Manor Cottages when at first we didnt think we had a microwave, only to find one of the 2 eye-level ovens was a clever, all-in-one oven - this was essential for heating baby milk, etc., The only slightly negative thing about the property were a lack of hooks in the bathroom for hanging wash-kits, and the bedroom door that rattled when the window was open (but easily fixed with a folded bit of newspaper). An excellent week's holiday with the family...

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• Simon - Verified booking

  Shenley Cottage is in a beautiful location that speaks to the beauty of the Cotswolds.

  Unfortunately, the house itself is very tired and needs an update. It was incredibly dirty throughout the house with excessive cobwebs in virtually every corner - even in the doorways. The kitchen had not been cleaned and had stains and spillage marks from the top down. There were spiders and cobwebs underneath the top cupboards, between the fridge and ceiling, giving the impression that the property had been neglected for some years. The children were scared of the house due to the sheer number of spiders and cobwebs hanging over their beds and common areas. We did complain about the cleanliness and after some negotiation, they sent a cleaner the next day, who cleaned a few cobwebs and the dirt in the cutlery drawer!!! The on-suite had pee on and around the toilet and was not cleaned at our request, although they did clean the hairs and scum from the main bathroom. All the doors were stained with years of dirt collecting on them. We were very disappointed as the pictures on the website look lovely. The house needs several days of deep cleaning. Having said that, we were very grateful that at least the beds were clean and comfortable. Most of the house is warm, although the radiator in the children's bedroom was broken. I would never come back to stay here.

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• Paula - Verified booking

  Disappointing.

  Shenley is a beautiful property, in a wonderful location, which is sadly not maintained well inside and out, and no longer lives up to the photos which must have been taken some time ago. The ground floor along with the stairs and landings need redecorating, but most importantly of all the house needs a deep clean. The garden is untidy, the space outside the kitchen has shabby furniture, broken fence, broken and unclean BBQ, there is a dead Christmas tree in the parking area. During our stay and after the previous review someone came along and cut the grass and tidied a little. As Alison who stayed in the house before us pointed out, the chairs in sitting room are truly uncomfortable, there are two better armchairs upstairs which would improve that situation. Also the handle on the log burner doesn't work so unable to close the door properly which is probably why the house smells of smoke. I have stayed in many holiday cottages which accept dogs and they have all been spotlessly clean. I really hope the situation with the cleaning is improved immediately for guests arriving from now on. On a positive note the bedrooms and bathrooms by comparison are very comfortable.

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• Philip - Verified booking

  The house was beautifully clean and nicely furnished.

  Great location too,within walking distance to the town centre. A few things would help make the house a 4 star rental. The second double bed is not at all comfortable, it felt very cheap and at only 4ft6ins wide, not really comfortable for two average sized adults IMO. Also the wooden headboard was not fixed to the wall or bed so it kept rattling. We had to place a towel on it to stop the noise. In the master bed there were no black out blinds only curtains that let lots of light in at dawn, about 4.30am making it impossible to sleep without eye masks. We found that the razor/toothbrush chargers in the bathroom and ensuite would not recharge anything. We had to buy toothbrushes as we couldn’t use our electric ones. The cutlery in the kitchen was of very, very low quality and not enough of it if renting to a party of 6. There are cutlery sets in the shops for less than £10 which make the ones supplied in the cottage laughable. So, our conclusion. Great cottage but needs rethinking on the points we have mentioned which wouldn’t cost much to put right but would really help make the place the quality rental it could be as it’s not cheap to stay there.

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