Holiday Cottages In Rhayader

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Kevin - Verified booking

  Perfect location for us.

  This property is located over the bridge from the main town of Builth Wells very close to the Showground. The local Co-operative/petrol station is within easy walking distance (under 10 mins) and the main town only a little further over the bridge. Lovely park in town which runs along the River Wye. Another nice walk, also along the River Wye, just over the road from the property, behind the church. The house is located right next to a Primary school (used to be the headmaster's home), but other than that, it is away from other properties. Quiet, apart from a little road traffic noise, which died down at night anyway. The property is quite old and has a farmhouse feel, with large kitchen with wood burning stove, stone/wood floorboards and rush type mats. Heating (oil) excellent and we didn't need to use stove at all. Tumble drier is provided (not spin drier as described) and washing machine - both in a little outhouse accessed from a "boot room", the latter being extremely useful for hanging up wet anoraks, rubbing down dogs etc. The garden is quite large with a fairly steep slope and essentially rough grass. It is fenced, although I would not go so far as to call it dog proof, as much of it is post and rail, easily penetrated by smaller dogs. Nice area for doggy games though. Appreciated the little touches, such as the tea and milk provided, and the owner, Philip, was very friendly and lives quite close, so was always available if there were any minor problems or queries. A very enjoyable stay and I would not hesitate to recommend this property to anyone.

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• Janette - Verified booking

  I agree with previous reviews that Penlone cottage was a comfortable cottage in a tranquil setting.

  There are a few things that need attention that would have improved our experience and resulted in a higher rating Firstly the cottage is for 4 people and yet there were only 2 cups and saucers (yes there were ample mugs), only 3 wine glasses and a mismatch of other glasses and unusually there were no egg cups. Even though a dish brush was provided there was no dishcloth for wiping down surfaces in the kitchen, this has always been provided in previous Sykes cottages. The lane directly opposite the cottage provides an easy, safe 5 minute walk to the main road where visitors to the cottage can pick up the walk to Rhayader or the Elan Valley. It would have been useful to have had this information provided, I have left a hand drawn map in the information folder at the cottage as we couldn't find anything similar in the information provided. We had an enjoyable week in the cottage and loved the new experience of using a rayburn oven for cooking, the daily walks to either Rhayader or the Elan Valley were thoroughly enjoyed as was also the exploration and walks around the reservoirs. On a final note, I was surprised to see two very large shaggy rugs covering the carpet in the lounge and dining room. As the only effective way of cleaning these is by lifting and shaking I am not sure how practical they are, they kept ridging and it was difficult to keep them flat.

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• Sian - Verified booking

  He home itself was beautiful and the location was perfect so peaceful and exactly what we wanted, all the amenities that you want and need.

  The cleanliness of the home could have been much better, the previous guests had had some sort of celebration and there was still evidence of discarded balloons and confetti all over the home, we had to get the hot tub checked as we found the water to be cloudy and quite smelly this meant we didn’t use it as much as we would have liked, the owners did come and put more chlorine in and offered to empty the hot tub for us. Whilst i understand the home is on a farm the amount of cobwebs when we arrived were everywhere a quick brush of the ceilings on change over would quickly sort these out and possibly eliminate the amount of spiders. The cooker in my opinion needs looking at it took us 1 hour and 20 minutes to cook some oven chips there were no real clear instructions for the cooker so we had to google them and even though we were using the correct settings it was still operating poorly, the extraction fan when switched on sounded like I was on the runway of an airport so again I think that needs replacing or looked at. Whilst we don’t expect perfection these small things would have actually made the home perfect. The home is a beautiful home in the most picturesque setting and these little tweaks would definitely have made our stay perfect. Would I recommend and stay again yes absolutely.

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• Carol - Verified booking

  This is a pretty character cottage in a nice & quiet location.

  There are lovely touches such as soft & large sofa & bed throws, comfy scatter cushions and lots of floor & table lamps, all giving the cottage a homely feel. The furniture is nice & comfortable too, including the bed. The shower upstairs is the nicest one (pressure & water temperature control) I have used on a cottage holiday or even in a five star hotel; most unexpected & much appreciated. It is possible to make several different walks directly from the cottage. Depending upon how far you usually walk, why not make use of the nearby national cycle route to walk into Rhayader or to the Elan Hotel &/or ElanValley Visitor Centre? The locals I met on that path were very friendly and helpful My visit was over Christmas and the cottage was decorated simply but beautifully with some lovely gifts left for me. Thank you to all the family and their staff for making me feel so welcome. I will definitely be back, but when the days are longer. That way I hope to be able to make use of the garden room & the pretty garden too.

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• Lee - Verified booking

  Spacious and comfortable cottage.

  Road traffic did not disturb us due to thick walls. Great location close to shops but nice and peaceful. Brilliant area for outdoor activities. Only downside was the dire standard of cleanliness A superficial clean had evidently been done but the property was generally very dirty, with thick accumulations of dust and hair underneath and behind furniture, and on other surfaces. It was difficult to clean the property ourselves to an acceptable standard as there was no hoover or mop. We'd have liked to have been able to clean up after ourselves during our stay even if the property had been cleaned properly before we arrived. We did not report these problems during our stay. Reading other reviews of the property highlighting issues with cleanliness suggested to us that it was not likely that the property would be cleaned properly for us anyway. It's a shame the property was so dirty as it was otherwise very good. I would have highly recommended the property if it was clean.

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