Wales Cottages with Hot Tubs

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Tim - Verified booking

  On arrival to Rhandregynwen Hall, we had a friendly welcome by Martin.

  He gave us a walk through of the rooms at this beautiful place, which was to be our home for the next week. Martin ensured us that although he wished for us to have privacy, he was on hand if we had any questions, and he certainly was. We didn’t experience any issues during our stay but we were a demanding group regarding activities! Martin would always answer promptly and was very attentive to our requests, before and during our holiday. To say we were all pleased with our choice of venue, for this years Sykes holiday would be an understatement. We were spoilt for choice when choosing bedrooms and no family felt that they had the short straw. As a builder myself I can spot where money has been spent in the decor and finishing, but Rhandregynwen Hall only left me fantasising of owning a home like it. The living room (one of two) has a beautiful inglenook fireplace with a wood burner. Although there was no need for us to use this in July/August, it would be a beautiful feature for a cosy day/night in, for the colder months. Although not needed there were high-chairs and travel cots provided. The modern and clean kitchen is vast and is fully kitted out to serve all guests and the dinning room has a tabled seat for all. There was a large fridge/freezer plus a smaller fridge. No expense has been spared inside and out. The standard and beauty of the inside is equaled within the spacious garden and large hot tub. Theres plenty of seating outside with 2 tables & chairs and also extra benches. There were also extra activities/equipment to keep the children entertained. There are lots of walks/activities to do nearby (Rodneys’s pillar, go-karting etc), a village shop (5 mins drive), and a supermarket (15 mins drive). We had booked an on-line delivery but Martin and his team had left us a welcome basket so we could enjoy a hot drink and snack/biscuit before the shopping arrived. They really had made every attempt to make our stay a comfortable one. My vocabulary doesn’t do Rhandregynwen hall justice, frankly anyone staying there will be glad they did so and will not want to leave.

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• Idah - Verified booking

  Below is an email I sent to Highgate property landlord.

  1. When we arrived at your property there was no welcome package, with this I mean; a small bottle of milk, few biscuits, bottle of cordial etc just to allow us to have a cup of tea and a little break before navigating ourselves to local shops. I think it's important thay clients have this considering most people would have driven long distance to get to your property. 2. You kindly asked us to water your plants which in my book is not our responsibility considering we were on holiday but we went ahead and made sure your plants were watered daily. 3. You advertised your property as having a barbacue grill which we didn't find and you only provides us with one after we asked for it.To add on to this the grill was still in its box and your expectation was that we assemble it for you even though it was part of the package we had already paid for. Again we obliged and did the best we could assembling it. We could have made a fuss about this because it took us a lot of time from our holiday to try and build stand but we didn't because we are aware that such things happen. 4. To be very honest with you, your property was tidy but not as clean as you made it up to be, it was dusty especially in the kids bedrooms behind radiators etc but again we got on with it because we didn't want to ruin our holiday. 5. We couldn't find any bags to put the laundry and an instruction from sykes website stated we could leave dirty laundry in a pile in the bathrooms which we tried to do . Your cleaners only had to strip 2 single beds, remove a few food items from the fridge, clean a dressing table and collect a bag of recyclable bottles which was outside already and you decided to charge £100 from single mothers who were simply trying to give their children a bit of a nice holiday. Sorry for rumbling on but I thought I'll let you know how I felt. I also understand that you are only doing your job so I understand if you decide not to do anything about this email. Thanks

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• Paula - Verified booking

  Lovely well-equipped property with excellent bathroom facilities (6 out of 8 bedrooms en-suite and another two bathrooms).

  Hot tub was great and plenty of hot tub towels supplied. The garden is very big with plenty of space for some children's play facilities - obviously not something we'd have used in December but I'm sure that in the summer they would be appreciated! A couple of things that some people might want to be aware of (not that they would stop me from recommending the property but worth knowing) - two of the bedrooms on the top floor have an interconnecting door which means that pretty much everything can be heard from one room to another. We were next door to a snorer so we had to block the gap round the door with towels, which just about worked, so not really a problem for us in the end, but it depends on your sensibilities! - the twin room on the first floor is very small (compared to every other bedroom which is large and well-equipped) with no furniture or storage other than the beds and a couple of tiny cabinets. It's ok if small children are in there but adults might feel a bit short-changed when they see the other rooms! - WiFi is patchy. There is a booster in the living room but you need a different password (in a tab behind the booster plug) and this isn't mentioned in the information file, so unless you spot the booster then you wouldn't know. Even with the booster the WiFi is adequate at best; not too much of an issue unless you want to do anything complex but worth being aware.

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• Christopher - Verified booking

  Large spacious property.

  Well equipped to cater for large parties. we were a group of 17 with 3 generations We particularly liked how warm it was. The 8 seater hot tub was a hit. It says to bring your own towels for the hot tub although there were some provided for hot tub use, Plenty of outdoor seating looking towards Rodney's Pillar and long mountain. There is a gas barbeque provided for guests use. Most rooms had their own en-suite with either shower or bath or both. Plenty of towels and nice big ones too! Also plenty of tea towels provided as well as 2 dishwashers. We would not hesitate to recommend this lovely place and would definitely return if the opportunity arises. Things to note for future guests - that in no way caused any problems for our weeks stay, but might for others:- There were workman on site renovating some nearby outbuildings but it did not interfere with our stay whatso ever. ( a few vans coming up the drive first thing and very little if any noise - if you are out and about during the day its not a problem - .) The cattle in the nearby sheds were an attraction for young and old alike in our group, however some people not used to the country life may not like the the occasional mooing or the fresh country smells!

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• Pippa - Verified booking

  A group of us came to visit in July.

  The property was exceptional - huge beautiful rooms, a gorgeous hot tub, set nearby a river where we could swim. Upon arrival we were greeted by the legend that is Martin, who gave us a tour of the grounds surrounding the property, in his mini tractor - including a visit to the cows! Martin was an amazing host, so much so that on the first night when we couldn't find a bottle opener in the property, he sent someone down to deliver one, so that we were able to drink wine with our dinner! He also gave us recommendations of things to do in the area - we went on a hike nearby. We absolutely will be back next year. Cannot fault the place. On our final day, the cleaning staff were also very friendly and let us stay around and have tea whilst we waited to leave. Thanks Martin for an incredible stay! Great value for money and just gorgeous.

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