Portinscale Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Stephen - Verified booking

  A great stay, a lovely house centrally located and very dog friendly with extra space for wet kit.

  We found the house had everything we wanted and needed inc a dog bed, treats, milk and a bottle of wine. The shower is amazing in the en suite, the bed comfy and the living room relaxing and the kitchen all you need and a relaxing place. The living room has a gas fire which was nice. We had a really relaxing time and enjoyed the house as did the dog. I think new holiday makers would benefit from a diagram of the parking including instructions before arriving, the current ones are vague which causes confusion and Coop car park is usually full post check in time. The information LL supplied all stated 10am check out (as other companies have reverted back to the original times) but inside had a covid note stating 9am which lead to us packing whilst the owners arrived. The traffic noise from the main road is quite bad, the deliveries across the road at Coop and load cars going past all night. Tbh we didn't realise when booking the house directly on the main road. As a two bed house you might struggle if more than 1 car, the overnight parking at coop doesn't kick in until 9pm and the rugby club is not very secure for over night use. I would say the house could do with a Keswick parking permit either for an extra car or drivers who are not confident on getting into tight spaces or indeed bigger cars. Overall a very good house, everything you need and more and very dog friendly

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• Elizabeth - Verified booking

  Cat’s Bield is a lovely property.

  A lot of care and attention had been given in order to make the stay as comfortable as possible from the lovely welcome gifts to the comfortable beds and bedding to the provision of everything that we needed in the kitchen and keeping everything clean. It had a very home from home feel. It was worth going to look at the parking space, as recommended, before trying to park. We had 2 cars with us and managed to park the larger one but didn’t move it all week. The 2nd had a roof box and wouldn’t fit under the arch at the side in order to get round the back, which might have been a problem if we hadn’t checked it beforehand. It did mean we had to unload from the car park at the Co op. We didn’t have any problem finding street parking a little further out, although we are familiar with Keswick. All in all we had a great holiday and would happily return and stay there again. Thank you.

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• David - Verified booking

  Spotless house.

  Simply but stylishly furnished. Very comfortable. Lovely bedding and great kitchen. Helpful instructions and wonderfully dog friendly. Minor bugbear with gas fire that we couldn't get to work. More major issue was the parking. Awful. We had brought a v small car but had we gone for our larger one which we had intended we would have struggled to park it in the tiny space. We were therefore reluctant to move it one parked and It curtailed our abilty to pootle around at will. I think this needs to be made much clearer in the booking information. So, a perfect central keswick spot if you arrive without a car or dont intend to use it once at the property but otherwise a bit of a challenge.

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• Andy - Verified booking

  We absolutely loved The Cats Bield!

  The cottage was very well equipped, it was super clean and wonderfully warm and cosy. On arrival we where greeted with wine, biscuits, dog treats, Christmas crackers and lovely Christmas tree all of which where lovely touches that we very much appreciated. The cottage has a great location with simple access to all that Keswick has to offer and the parking space behind the house is a real benefit. We had a great New Years holiday here and will be booking to return again soon as we can. The Cats Bield really is perfect in every way. Thank you to the owners for making your cottage so welcoming and so very dog friendly! Andy, Kerry, Pepper Potts & Hearing Dog Mac.

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• Christina - Verified booking

  We really enjoyed our stay, its hard thinking of where to go and worries about the pandemic are certainly on our minds when travelling.

  We found the accommodation reassuringly clean and booking was super easy. Keswick as a town have good control lots of hand sanitiser in the shops and restaurants, staff very reassuring and clear when explaining covid rules and many eateries had outdoor covered tables, even the market had a one way system and so we as tourists felt safe and that we were keeping the locals safe. Would visit again and book with lake lovers plenty of outdoor activities and fresh air so easy to feel safe and comfortable in these very uncertain times. If you're debating whether to book with the lake lovers do not..just book you won't regret it.

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