School Holidays 2017 Cottages In Hay On Wye

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Matt - Verified booking

  The property is very centrally situated, even in this relatively small market town.

  It is set behind a pub, which can get noisy in the evening with their beer garden a few feet from the front door of the property. The front/main bedroom is also opposite a street lamp which is very bright (although does get switched off later until early morning again. The parking is great - do get the side alley key from the cottage before you unload your car, as it makes it a much shorter journey! The cottage is well equipped, but recommend on bringing your own 'essentials' like milk - we stay in a lot of these properties and it is often hard to predict what will be provided as a 'welcome' pack, and you can assume very little here, which is fine if you know that. We found the provision of dishwasher tablets (a couple), washing machine powder/tablets (none) and toilet paper (not enough to last us (2 adults) the week) was sub-optimal, so again, be aware of that and plan ahead. Food highlight was the mobile pizza van - order on line and pick up from the very-near-by centre of town. Indigo indian was ok. Angie's cafe did a great breakfast with some friendly banter thrown in too. We had a great stay and this really is a wonderful location for long walks and town shopping.

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• Jen - Verified booking

  We've just had a fantastic week with extended family at Belle Vue.

  Everything is top notch: the house, the furnishings, the equipment, the space, the location.... Obviously this is a generously appointed place with lovely furniture, nice linens and posh toys; but I really appreciated having a decent supply of toilet roll, cloths, BBQ, cleaning and laundry equipment available. Makes keeping the house tidy whilst you're there much easier, and no one wants to dash out for dishwasher tablets when they've just arrived at a place. Top marks as well for making it easy for us to separate our recyclable rubbish- not many places do this so well and it really made a difference. Location is amazing: bang in the centre, so you can cheerfully ignore the car. Great little shops in town, and a good supermarket ten minutes walk from the front door. Hay was also suprisingly entertaining; we came for the walking and a bit of canoeing but really enjoyed poking about the town and castle for a couple of rest days. The market on our last full day was a bit of a hit and provided some inspiration for a last evening's meal of lovely local stuff. Looking forward to re-booking soon!

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• Annabel - Verified booking

  This house was perfect for our large group visiting the Hay festival.

  It was perfectly sited within walking distance of the festival and close to shops and cafes. Having the options of twin beds and 7 separate rooms to sleep in along with multiple bathrooms suited us very well. The house is impeccably furnished and decorated with lots of social space. The owners were communicative and responsive to our needs. The only advice I would give future renters is to bring good ear plugs as the chimes from the nearly clock tower (which go on all night) are audible in some bedrooms. Thank you to the owners for creating such a wonderful interior.

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• Linda - Verified booking

  We have been using holiday lets for quite a few years and Belle Vue is by far the best we have had.

  Superb house, perfectly positioned in the middle of town. The bedrooms, most with en suites were very comfortable and the en suites were very modern and spacious. The kitchen had more than enough pots, pans, crockery and cutlery to enable us to cook together easily and having 2 dishwashers was also a great idea. Belle Vue is perfect for families or a group.of friends as we were. The only down side was the parking as we had 4 cars but when you are in a town, any parking is a bonus. We thoroughly recommend Belle Vue to anyone wanting to explore this beautiful area.

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• Daniel - Verified booking

  We all had a lovely family holiday, celebrating our daughters 18th Birthday.

  As a lover of books, Hay-on-Wye was a good choice. We could walk to all the bookshops within ease!! The house was amazing and had everything you needed for a relaxing break away. You can see that a lot of time and effort (& money!!) had been put into the refurbishment of the property. The well equipped Co-Op store at the far end of the road had everything you needed, within walking distance. The children thought it was the best property we had ever stayed in. We will definitely consider booking again in the future.

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