School Holidays 2017 Cottages In Cartmel

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Michelle - Verified booking

  Well where do i start.

  The most lovely of setting. In a quite area but close to so many places that are a must to see in the wonderful Lakes. I have looked back over many other reviews and it is very obvious that no one takes any notice what guest are telling you. Some of the issues i had other guest had back in 2016. The cottage is great for a base but you do need to address the fact it needs an update. The settee is very uncomfortable so much so i sat on the floor. You need to put the tiny TV back into the dolls house and get a decent size one. It was clean enough but i can see why other guest have complained. You really do need to put a mirror at the end of your drive it is not safe pulling out onto the road. The walled garden was a real treat, thank god i could use it as the whole week was completely ruined due to the fact the whole of the complex was hired out to a film company filming a Bollywood Film. I did not need an alarm clock as i was woken up at 6am every morning and again gone 11pm, I know the owner spoke to them but with around 30 people staying there there was no way it was going to be a good break. The smell from the chefs cooking was not good, filling the cottage all day, every day. There were black bags of food open in the yard and being enjoyed each day by the wildlife. I did get a part refund but still came home very stressed. You have one hell of a gem if you could only made the most of it. It was a bonus that the sun was out all week so i could go out as much as possible. Sykes sorry being told my only option was take the refund and go home was not really what i wanted to hear. This holiday was booked for a year. The film crew booked a few weeks.

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• Alison - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay except for the last night when we did not get to sleep until past 4 am.

  I think it would be worth informing future guests that the cottage is one small part of a larger development which is set up for large groups. The place was ideal for us & our very nervous rescue dog until the Friday. On the Friday groups of men began to arrive throughout the afternoon & evening until there were 25+. A huge amount of alcohol was piled up on a table in the quad outside our back window & some of the men began to drink on arrival. They used the large barn for their entertainment and were continually on the move between the big house & the barn all night. Being 2 women in this sort of situation was unsettling as we are aware a large number of men together with huge amounts of alcohol can be unpleasant. As it turned out the men did not bother us ( we had drawn all the curtains & locked the door) but we were on high alert all evening as the noise level & movement grew and it spoiled our last evening. I think it is important that guests are informed about issues like this before they book. Had we known that a large male only group was booked in we would not have stayed & it has certainly put us off going back there again. I hope you understand our issue with this. We did not feel safe & although the men were simply enjoying themselves we were on edge.

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• Ann - Verified booking

  Stinks of dog pee, musty smell also, even in cupboards.

  2 inches of hot water per day - nowhere near sufficient. No point having a roll top bath if you can’t fill it!! Owner has been informed about this by others and it’s still the same. At £126 approx per night, that’s a disgrace. Bee/wasp nest in chimney stack outside cottage. Furniture was dated, carpets were a disgrace. You wouldn’t go barefoot or just socks downstairs. Would’ve been much more practical to have wooden/tiled floor. We’ve stayed in many, many dog friendly places and this is the worst accommodation we’ve encountered. Even the basic dog friendly travel lodges are better than this. The walled garden was lovely but outside there were a lot of dirty spaces, behind the wood shed were used bottle tops. At the side of the barn next to campfire we’re discarded alcohol bottles/cans. The staff were very friendly. Area was lovely, accommodation not. Tried phoning owner on day of arrival but went to voicemail which he says he never got. We left a day early as we were not using the property except for sleeping in. Waste of money. Dreadful shame as there was to be a wedding there later in the week and the whole venue had been booked. Hope they don’t need to wash!!!

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• M C - Verified booking

  Place is stunning, definitely we will come back.

  Just need to add some signage/labelling where the outside property bins are & outside facilities , so these can be easily identified for guest use. We also commented that ( on an ideal world) would be good to have an internal footpath right of way through farms , to walk to the town without using the main road or walking too far. Other than that, place is absolutely stunning on its own right and we enjoyed every single moment, including the garden, meeting the gardeners & find some useful plants tips, also admiring the fantastic cottage garden with the new goldfish addition and the lovely black Labrador which we met in the cottage garden. ( pity they don’t have plants for sale , because I would have bought some to bring with me for sure) Breathtaking views, wildlife, absolutely loved it! & we were delighted when we found there are places here with red squirrels!! Great fun with the board games & the brilliant disc on the DVD player, the cd might not be for older audience taste , but definitely at our street. There’s always something for everyone. The whole experience & place is highly recommended.

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• Eloise - Verified booking

  The coach house, stayed August 2019.

  The positives:The location of this property was great and there was the comforting smell of bleach in the bathroom when you arrived. Tea and coffee were also provided. The negatives: No welcome pack despite it being referred to and neighbours during stay had no pack either so no helpful hints on things to do in the area. The bed was also extremely hard and uncomfortable. There were no matches to light the gas fire. The biggest problem was the bath - there was no shower and the bath was fed by a tank which had an emersion heater at the top. Consequently only about a third of the tank would actually heat up. This made it impossible to have a warm bath as after the water got about a couple of inches deep the hot water would stop and the tap would feed in cold water. Therefore if you were not right on top of it you lost all the heat in the water already in the bath. I finally managed a luke warm bath by repeated filling the kettle. As a result we left a night early. Due to the way the boiler is heated this is going to be an issue until it is replaced.

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