School Holidays 2017 Cottages In Portinscale

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Gregory - Verified booking

  There are lots of positives about the house.

  Great location and on a quiet road too. Didn't have a problem parking but we staying midweek so can't say what it would be like at the weekend. The front area is gated so great for ensuring dogs (and little children) can't get onto the road. It's only 5 minute walk to the town centre and also to Hope Park (which is lovely by the river if want to take children to a play area) nice cafe in the park too. Can also watch cricket match! The house is well provisioned, great kitchen with plenty of worktops. Comfy furniture in the lounge area although it is compact so if six people sitting in the lounge I can imagine it's a little cosy. Didn't use the fire as visit in May but looks great. Bedrooms are good size and the bed we used in the main bedroom was firm which we like. Bathrooms are great size with walk in showers. Water was hot and the one time heating came on (not sure why) heaters were hot very quickly. Nice back yard that got the morning sun. The few negatives are: Couldn't close the door on the dishwasher so handwashed, not a problem as only two of us. But would need resolving. Light bulbs out in a few lights in dining area, couldn't get main light over the table to work. Garden chairs in yard are very rusty so couldn't sit on them when it was nice in the yard, but there was a bench which was fine. I noticed someone fed back that the decor is 'tired', but it's fine, especially as this is a holiday home and will get heavy use. It's also an old house so there will be some cosmetic issues that show but it doesn't detract from the clear efforts that the owners have put into renovating the house and making it comfortable for the stay. Would we stay in the house again, yes. It has everything needed for a nice break in the Lake District and was reasonable in price to rent.

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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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• Adrian - Verified booking

  The property is for 8, however the smaller 1st floor bedroom does not have any clothes hanging space due to the double bed - the wardrobe is outside the room down 4 steps on the mid-landing?

  As with all properties the accommodation is non-smoking. It should be noted that the rear outside area is covered over and shared with the adjoining property. During our stay the area was used 'by others' for outside smoking? - No smoking sign would clarify the legal status. The split kitchen/dining area is not an easy to use layout. The table although a good size, has restrictive chair seating access. The front hallway has a mobile entrance mat that rides up and is a trip hazard. It should be noted that the instructions in accommodation book say the bed linen is to be turned back and not stripped as per the email read on our return. That all done with, the TV was great, the water pressure was good, plenty of cutlery, cups, plates etc.. The location was good for the town shops, park and Latrigg Fell not far away.

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• Charles - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our stay and would recommend the property.

  It was generally comfortable and very clean on arrival. First impressions from outside weren’t great as there was a full skip in front of the property which stayed throughout our stay. However, inside it was well equipped and the layout was good for three of us and the dog. It would have been nice to have a little tea/coffee for the first evening but this is a small thing and there were some dishwasher tablets which we appreciated. Bathrooms were big and clean. Shame about the dreadful design of the tiles in the main bathroom which I presumed were dirty/mouldy but it was just the bizarre design. Personal choice I suppose. Overall the stay was good but we’ve stayed at more welcoming places in Keswick in the past and would probably try somewhere else next time.

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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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