Self Catering Holidays In The United Kingdom

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What our customers say about their holidays

• Veronica - Verified booking

  I have informed the Manager of the property about a few things which needed attending to and some suggestions.

  But I can repeat some of them here.. I suggested giving a bit more clarity in the directions to the property, so include the name of the road which leads to the property. I decided to walk up at the end as the road was so steep, as I wasn't sure where the property was, & didn't want to be stuck trying to turn round..! Another suggestion was to leave a dishcloth, especially to wipe up the water which stays behind the kitchen taps, so can effect the wood surface. We were glad we had brought one with us! The floorboards in the bathroom are very creaky, so I asked if this could be adjusted at all.. Also it is much easier to get out of the car space at the back, so I recommended suggesting that rather than at the front. But maybe I made the mistake of reversing in, as I noticed the neighbours had..! The many ornaments are lovely, but we weren't sure whether we could use one of the small jugs on the coffee table.. And they did take up quite a big space. (Just an observation and don't mean to be picky..) It may be good to mention there's a blind in the double bed room, so people don't try to unravel the lovely curtains?.. But there are so many things to thank you for - such as the radio, the compact kitchen diner with all we needed & kindly leaving milk and Welsh cakes. Plus such clear information in the pack left. We had never been up there before so it was a delight, with amazing views!..

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• Sally - Verified booking

  The cottages were set in a pretty open courtyard, which was not very good for us as we had a puppy and the listing said it had a patio with furniture but it didn’t.

  We had no welcome pack, books, dvds which were also listed. We had 2 quite major problems which were put right by the very nice maintenance man. However the overall cleanliness of the cottage was extremely poor. Food on dirty greasy baking trays in the oven, dead flies on the kitchen blind, the expel air in the bathroom was full with dust and dirt. The cottage needs a thorough updating to the standards we have been used to from using Sykes for the last 6 years. Especially kitchen equipment, leaking kettle, burnt out toaster and the microwave was burnt on the grill part and this kept dropping onto the glass turntable. Little things like door handles and toilet roll holders were put on the wrong way, carpet also coming up. All reported to reception when we left and they did say the cleaning company would be contacted. The staff we had dealings with were very helpful and polite.

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• Tony - Verified booking

  This was a last minute booking,without this we had nowhere booked,everything ...

  This was a last minute booking,without this we had nowhere booked,everything gone so we took it,my wife was looking at it on way there thinking looking at the photos she was thinking it's on some farm and the look of the property wasn't overly inviting she was thinking were staying at dingle farm(emmerdale) but we didn't have anything booked,all had gone so let's go with it,we got there and first impressions was ok,you drive into a yard that has four rental properties,ours and three smaller let's along side of it,there's plenty of parking available,at the side and back of our property there fields with cows and facing there's a barn type building with a scruffy dirty old caravan stored behind it,its not 5 star to say the least but it's acceptable,we get out of car smirk and think ok we can go with this it's only 3 days then we go inside

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• John - Verified booking

  The Old Stable is a well situated holiday rental, within an intimate development in beautiful countryside.

  There are links to lovely coastal towns and villages through picturesque country lanes and a wonderful farm shop close by, selling top quality locally sourced produce and meat. The cottage itself is handsome, secluded and very comfortable. The lounge has a wonderful log burner for cosy evenings and the kitchen is extremely well equipped for self-caterers, though the area offers excellent restaurants for those eating out. The beds are luxurious and we slept very well throughout our stay. There is a very pretty, secure private garden attached to the cottage, perfect for sitting out with a glass of wine. The owner was very helpful and knowledgeable and gave us a warm welcome. I would not hesitate to recommend this cottage to friends or family and will look forward to visiting again.

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• Merol - Verified booking

  The cottage is lovely, and the scenery amazing.

  The owner was very friendly and helpful, and made an effort to make the house warm enough as the weather became autumnal. Your description was misleading. The cottage is most definitely not 'nestled' in the village of Pontfaen, which consists of 3 or 4 houses and a church. The cottage is about 3 miles away along a lane with grass down the middle. Somewhere we got the idea that there was a shop and a pub in the village, which may have referred to nearby Cwm Gwaun. The Pontfaen chip shop is in Newport. There is also a Pont-faen near Brecon. So some of this might be due to my careless use of Google, but the 'nestled' error was definitely you. Do you really think I've got nothing better to do after driving over 200 miles than answer your emails?

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