Self Catering Holidays In The United Kingdom

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• Claudia - Verified booking

  I can not believe how beautiful this home is.

  Definitely has a homely country feel to it! The rural, secluded location is a hidden Welsh Gem! The views make you want to melt! Off a single lane farm track. (Minimal traffic) we saw 4 vehicles the whole time we were there 1 being the postie! So don't worry too much about the lane! There is a local town- say 9 mins by car. Where we collected fish and chips the first evening we stayed. (10/10) ( We popped into Rhyl while we waited for our 4pm check in time.) We ventured to Conwyn Castle the following day- then did a stop by stop on the way home passing through llandudno, Rhos on sea, Colwyn bay (old and new) Pensarns then back to Garth. Absolutely fantastic places-all well worth a day out each at, or a few hours at each! I really loved how the house was set out. A large entrance hall with a dinning table. This lead off to a large kitchen seating 11/12 easily as pictured. Every utensil you may need available. Amble storage for fresh/frozen and cupboard items. There were a good array of condiments left at the property. Salt pepper oil ect. This may not always be able but was there at least for us. (Good if you forget your own). Large seating area to the left of entrance hall with large, extremely comfortable corner sofa. To the right of the entrance hall is all the bedrooms. One is upstairs 2 singles 1 bulk bed. Along with a second seating area and larger corner sofa than the one downstairs with a larger t.v and sound system. All beds were excellent. The mattress luxurious. Bed sheets beautiful. Small touches elegant. Making it very welcoming. The welcome basket was as always- so so welcome! Amazing quality items! Lovely touch! We had a Internet issue-which was sorted immediately by Mick the owner via email, and calls. You seriously can not fault his handling of this issue-even being in the USA at time of fault occurring! Although not a huge drama for us as we were away and there to spend time with 3 generations of family! So talking and playing took up the need for any tech! There were fabulous games inside and outside. The kids had a cracking time on the large green, over looked by the resident sheep! There were a couple of cobwebs about but in My opinion this serves a purpose should any stray flies make it into the property-so no trouble at all for us seeing them or having them present! (Just wouldn't want anyone ridiculing the home for this reason! So forewarning- for anyone who is slightly precious about this sort of thing!) It's a home from home! Mick was amazing and a fabulous owner! Thank you both so much for having us. We wish you every success for the future and hope everyone who visits in future enjoys your property as much as we did. As mentioned in other reviews sat nav stops at wrong property (ou Mick find out WHAT3WORDS is for your property! That will certainly help future guests!) I forget to get them when I was there. Google may have the answer! ;) 1 lady and her dog- aka Claudia and family.

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• Robin - Verified booking

  Absolutely fantastic space - 11 of us stayed there and there was plenty of room for all of us.

  Separate lounge areas meant the kids had their own space to the adults, and all the rooms were plenty big enough. Could even get the additional fold-out bed into the single room. Log burner was a nice feature too during our autumn stay. Dining table was large enough to seat all 11 us together at meal times, which was a big box ticker for us, and the kitchen was well equipped. On the cleanliness front this was fine for the visible areas, but as furniture / rugs got moved it was clear that it hadn't been 'deep cleaned' for a while - with muck and bits of toys etc hiding in the unseen areas. Kitchen and bathroom areas were well cleaned and maintained to a good standard, although the utility area at the rear of the property absolutely reeked of wet dog. This did seem to be the area catering for dogs with feeding bowls etc so to some extent is understandable, however was an unwelcome aroma for our group staying there who don't have dogs. On the plus side we kept the rear kitchen door closed and that contained the smell to a large extent. In terms of kitchen equipment - pretty much all bases / needs were covered, and the welcome hamper on arrival was lovely. However there only seemed to be one champagne flute type glass. I'd have thought that a property housing this many people would be playing frequent host to celebrations of one type or another where a bottle of fizz or two would be popped. Always takes the edge of it when you have to drink it from a normal wine glass. That would be the only addition I'd make to the kitchen facilities. Bit of annoying miscommunication from Sykes meaning when we got there the additional fold-out bed hadn't been setup. However the owner did call us asap (from Florida) to help which was a nice touch. By that time though we'd found the beds and bedding and sorted out ourselves. Lovely location for rural peace and quiet. In terms of activities we did a couple of walks right from the doorstep; unfortunately a lot of the public rights of way marked on OS maps don't really seem to be adhered to by a lot of the local landowners - so just be aware if planning your own walks. However of course that's no fault of the cottage itself. When we did sort our walks out they were very pleasant and good to be able to ramble from the front door and back again.

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• Gillian - Verified booking

  We booked the cottage very late (2 days notice ) having been let down by the cancellation of a trip elsewhere .

  Michael and Marion, the owners , were extremely helpful in facilitating at short notice . We were told the dishwasher Was going to be replaced and indeed it was although not until the end of our stay through no fault of the owners . However this didn’t detract from a fabulous stay at Garth. There were 11 of us in our party and a dog, across three generations and we all had a fabulous time, helped massively by good weather. The children loved the fact they had their own “quarters “ with 4 bedded room and lounge to themselves , leaving the adults to spend some quiet time together . The kitchen was really well stocked with everything you need and plenty of games for all to enjoy . The views from the house across the Welsh hills is stunning and we enjoyed some really good walks , although not really for the unfit ! Lots of places to visit and Llyn Brenig was only 15 mins away. We had never heard of this place but it was lovely with a nice walk across the dam, adventure playground and motor boats to hire. Garth is a little remote with narrow lanes surrounding it but it did mean the children could make as much noise as they liked without disturbing anyone . We would definitely return !

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• Dave - Verified booking

  We were a party (extended family + 1 dog) of 11/12 who stayed at Garth Cottage for a week at the end of July.

  The cottage itself is spacious and has most of the facilities a large/extended family would need to spend some quality time together. The cottage itself is quite secluded so you're going to need plenty of rations, board games and wine (sort the order of priority yourselves), we enjoyed the spacious upstairs lounge when we needed to get away from the kids and noise, remember to note your Netflix password for the films. You will probably also get a visit from Tommy the friendly Jack Russell from the neighbouring property, according to the owners he used to live there and still thinks he does.We experienced the obligatory Welsh rain for a couple of those days but made the most of our time together at Prestatyn (nice town and beach), Llandudno (ditto), Betws-y-coed (picturesque, with nice shops and kids railway), Llangollen (good places to eat and pretty). We also got as far afield as Liverpool for the day (1h15m) and Chester is also a similar distance. All in all it was an interesting Welsh country hideaway in a nice setting with lovely views. One recommendation, communicate with the owners, they are very welcoming and willing to please. Thank you both Mick and Marian.

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• Anita - Verified booking

  There was an unusual unclean/stale smell every time returning back to the property from being out.

  There was no hand soap available in the bathroom. The bathroom has mould, cracked sealant and gaps around the bathtub. The door does not close and the lock is just for show. The sofas and furnishings were tired and carpet had multiple stains on. The front door leaked in when it rained. The carpet on the stairs is coming away near the bottom. The fire alarm battery needed changed (as it was beeping repeatedly). So we took it down and noticed it wasn't a hard wired alarm and had a replacement date that had expired. Furthermore, we both experienced a case of bed bugs bites. We didn't raise anything with the owners as for us, we were out most of the day most days. And for how long we were staying it 'served a purpose' of giving us a roof. The cost for what we got is saddening as the cost doesn't reflect the quality of the rental by a country mile. The paintwork and general upkeep and maintenance of the property is severely lacking and I wouldn't recommend anyone stay here. Id appreciate a refund but doubt that will happen so will have to chalk it up to a bad experience and be cautious of Skye's other rentals on the site.

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