Last Minute Cottages in Gwynedd

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Paul - Verified booking

  We booked a 3 night stay in this property for 6 adults and 2 children under 10.

  3 families and the children all had separate rooms. Beautiful location with a fabulous view. 5 minutes into Dolgellau by car and no more than 10/15 minutes walking. There is however a fairly steep hill to walk up back from Dolgellau. We ate in the Royal Ship Hotel in Dolgellau - the food was fantastic. Plenty of coffee shops in the town centre. The house itself was extremely well appointed. Beautiful bedrooms with comfy beds. One of the bedrooms downstairs had an en suite. Very large kitchen, which had everything you need, large dining room and spacious lounge with huge smart tv and log burner. Easy access to the property the owner texted us a code to the key safe by the front door and there was also an additional set of keys. The owner Louise texted us the day before we arrived to wish us a very happy holiday and insisted we contact her should we have any problems. The property itself was very clean and spacious and all the bed linen and towels were provided. The fresh flowers and welcome basket together with a box of logs for the log burner was a nice touch. Thank you Louise and Tim we thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

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• Linda - Verified booking

  When we arrived at the house there was no key for us but within half an hour this was sorted.

  When we entered it was clear that parts of the house were not totally clean. The bathrooms appeared to be clean enough. The one bed did not have a mattress protector which is unforgivable. We swept the floor downstairs and found some beads, coco pops and an empty crisp packet behind one of the settees. The dishwasher didn’t work until the 5th day. In both bathrooms the extractor fans did not appear to be working therefore every surface in the dark and dingy downstairs shower room became very wet after someone had showered. Also there is a sign in the downstairs shower room saying ‘Please ensure bath mat is at the entrance of the shower cubicle to avoid leaks for the flat below’... The bedrooms are spacious and most of the beds comfortable. The dining table set up is not ideal as it is a low table with settees, not too easy for my elderly parents! The whole house needs a coat of paint and some tlc. The outside area is a nice space but needs weeding and some care taken with the plants in pots. The position of the house and the views are stunning with the beach right opposite. The cul de sac is quiet with hardly any traffic.

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• Sarah - Verified booking

  My family and I had a lovely week at Lleifior.

  The house is exceptional with everything you could possibly need, it is decorated tastefully and equipped to a high standard (so much so that I purchased some of the kitchen utensils I used there for my own kitchen at home) The view is spectacular and it was lovely seeing how the changing weather affected it. Dolgellau is very quaint with lots of eateries and places to have a drink (be it tea or a pint). It is a 10 minute walk into Dolgellau but it will take longer coming back as the house is up a steep hill. The house is in a good location to use as a base and explore this beautiful part of Wales, Barmouth with its sandy beach is a 10 minute drive away. Wherever we went though we loved coming back to the home comforts of Lleifior. Communication was great with Louise the owner- she even told us when the gardener was coming. I would highly recommend this house as a place to stay, an added advantage was that I was able to charge my EV up using solar energy. Also we would recommend George lll pub at Penmaenpool for a meal and a drink with a view.

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• Helen - Verified booking

  This is a fabulous place to stay and we felt very much at home here.

  Lleifior has great views and is light and spacious. The beds are very comfortable with a choice of summer or winter bedding and of pillows. The kitchen is well equipped for cooking full meals. The large hallway with it's huge doormat is great for all the boots and shoes. Dolgellau is a lovely little town and is within walking distance if you're fairly active and able to walk back up the hill, otherwise it's a very easy drive. The area is wonderful, with mountains, valley, nature reserves and sea, all within easy reach and providing all sorts of activities for all abilities. The two "precipice walks" have stunning views, the "new precipice" one is wheelchair accessible. The views from the top of Cadair Idris are stunning. The rugged, more difficult hiking area of the Rhinog range is within a twenty minute drive and the Coed y Brenin mountain bike area is even closer. There are numerous walks/bridleways from the door and throughout the area. I'm sure we will be back to explore more!

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• Emma - Verified booking

  We loved the house, it was clean and full of everything we needed.

  The layout was perfect for us being fully open plan, we could easily all sit around the table for food, games, jigsaws..perfect. The location is spot on, literally at the beach and then five minutes the other way you're in the main street or the castle. We had great weather for October which obviously helped but we really loved it. I have to say the downstairs toilet with the sink in was loved by all! There were rather a lot of instructions upon leaving that we've not had at any other house we've stayed. Stripping all the beds, putting all towels and bath mats in a laundry bag and even putting out the bins. We all appreciate that it's a large house to clean but we normally have a 6/7bedroom house for the whole family and have never had this to do. We always clean round and take out rubbish and food etc, this just seemed a bit much. That said it didn't diminish any enjoyment it just made getting out for 10 a bit of a rush!!

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