Villas In Hampshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Martina - Verified booking

  The Bothy is a lovely cottage - just the right size for a couple.

  It's got a little private garden with table and chairs and most windows overlook fields (my husband saw deer grazing there one morning!). The landlord and landlady were very kind and provided us with more firewood to heat the wood stove in the living room than we could have ever wished for. It was amazing how warm the rooms got when the stove was in full swing! In terms of kitchen utensils, the only things that might have been nice to have would have been a cafetière and a garlic press. But these are minor details; everything else was absolutely fine. The location was ideal too - easy to get to anywhere in the New Forest. Some good heathland and woodland walks were just a few miles away from the cottage. Also there were at least 3 pubs not too far away (The Hobler, the Red Lion and the Filly Inn). I wouldn't recommend walking even to the nearest one - The Hobler - as the road is quite busy and there are no pavements. But it was excellent to have the choice of different establishments for dinners when one doesn't want to travel too far. And there is a Waitrose a few miles further down the road on the northern outskirts of Lymington - very convenient. We had a brilliant time and will highly likely return to this cottage!

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• Lesley - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay at The Bothy having stayed there many times previously.

  It was a lovely surprise that there was a new fridge with an ice box and this made things a lot easier, especially helpful in the summer when ice blocks are handy to take food out for the day. Also I didn't realise there was a dishwasher, I did check the details prior to travelling and this wasn't noted. I feel this is a very useful item and should be added to description. Our only criticism is the bed, we had hoped it was better but in fact it is worse. It definitely needs replacing and my husband had to revert to the settee for a couple of nights! Bill and Valerie are lovely hosts and made us very welcome, with Bill lighting the fire everyday and we love the cosiness of the cottage. If the bed was changed we would have given 5⭐ all round!

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• Derek - Verified booking

  The “Country Club” association sounded great but it was nothing special and did not have any dining facilities - in fact our local council-run basic leisure centre has far better facilities!

  However, the rental property was top notch, very clean and had everything we required. There was no visitors’ book to record our appreciation of the property, which is unusual, as was the honesty-box for wine and nibbles. We have often arrived to find complimentary wine and local goodies at properties but never been asked to pay for them. That said, it was obviously not a money making exercise as the products were fairly priced but much more good will would have been generated by the provision of a complimentary bottle and a piece of cake! (However, there was a pint of milk in the fridge). Overall, an excellent property and a good base for exploring the area.

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• Linda - Verified booking

  The Bothy is ideal for a couple who like being away from busy towns.

  Received a very warm welcome by the owners. Although this is located on a working farm, the field next to The Bothy this year was harvested for hay, and they were bayling the day we arrived, after this each morning we were greeted by either 2 or 3 resident deer, and a pair of buzzards, plus plenty of rabbits. Being so close to the New Forest there is an abundance of walks to try for all levels of experience, just need to take care if you start your walk from The Bothy as the main road does not have a foot path, and you need to walk on the verge which we found to be quite busy at times! Would definitely stay again if we returned to this area.

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• Michael G - Verified booking

  Under the village chestnut tree (conker) sits the Bothy.

  A super location overlooking fields and an orchard. The accommodation is well designed and thought out Always animals and birds to watch. However, we were disappointed that on arrival there was no hot water. A call to Bill and he came to try and fix the problem. Eventually, a plumber was booked for the following day. He attempted to fix the problem and we had hottish water. 24 hours later we had no hot water again. We were lent a 5 litre boiler to manage with. They were unable to get a plumber until Friday. As we were leaving a plumber duly arrived!!!!!

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