South East Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Mr Dyer - Verified booking

  WE LOVED STAYING IN THE OLD GRANARY AND THE STABLES - Our extended family (7 plus 2 dogs) booked this truly wonderful accommodation for the 4 days of Easter. Our hosts Rob and Bridget, were very kind and helpful. (My opening comment to them was the photos did not do the places justice..!!) We struggled to choose which of the 4 en suite bedrooms we each would have as the whole place is so wonderfully appointed and decorated... all high end appliances, furnishing and fittings. The fully walled, shared square courtyard with wisteria on the walls, shelters you from any breezes and is a wonderful warmth trap... the courtyard AND the garden is fully enclosed and totally child and dog safe... It was wonderful to go immediately on walks from immediately outside the property, the adjacent farmyard, which is concrete hard standing, is well cared and clean, and the grandchildren loved having the ponies nearby; ( for those not interested there was no noise and smell). The set up with grandparent having The Stables, which had a good sized living area which with the open plan kitchen enabled us, after agreement with the owners, to entertain some local family ... we ate our main meals together in The Old Granary A Truly Wonderful venue , which we were sad to leave..thank you once again.

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• Suzanne - Verified booking

  Positives: Clean and nicely decorated, extra sofa bed if two single occupants arrive, well-stocked with equipment and mod cons.

  Negatives: The picture of the garden, that is used as the primary selling point, is misleading. The last autumn's leaf fall had not been raked up, the furniture was old, tatty and falling apart. The garden has had about three years of usage since established (according to the guest book entries), and it looked like no-one was bothering to maintain it. It was a big disappointment, as we had expected to see something more well-maintained like the picture. No guestbook, and occupant information like an updated wi-fi password or local area information was clearly displayed/provided. We used a clearly displayed sign for the Wi-fi password which was out of date, battled with it for half an hour, and eventually had to go and knock on the door of the main house to ask for the information. Eventually, we found informational items tucked in behind the TV, a day later. We felt that it was a bit of an oversight to not make the location of these much clearer or to update their sign. We felt that the owners of the accommodation could have attended better to the small things, and the garden was a big disappointment.

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• Aminur - Verified booking

  The owners were very helpful and available when we called or texted them.

  The cottage was clean. The location of the cottage is within a shared area with neighbouring cottages and hot tub and a swimming pool. The cottage was very nice for a short stay however few improvements needed. - Provide guides/instructions for the property (we didn’t notice there was a freezer at the back of the kitchen counters until the end of our trip) - The heating was not working. It was very cold the first night as we only had one electric heater. After asking the owners we noticed there was a spare fan heater. - The cottage could do with a coffee table by the sofas for when you want to watch TV and eat. - Pathways to the cottage could do with some lights as it gets very dark in the evening and it is a long walk from the entrance of the property. Having to use mobile flash light can be difficult when you have bags to carry. - We were expecting there to be basics like salt/pepper/sugar/milk but none was provided given the price we paid for the stay. However basic kitchenware provided.

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• Ms Helen Travis - Verified booking

  Lovely cottage in a great location. Very quiet, clean and comfortable, and fully equipped with everything we needed for a two week stay over summer. Parking is easy, the owners of the cottage are very helpful, and there are lovely neighbours in the adjoining cottage. The wifi as it was a bit hit and miss & rather slow during our stay but for us this wasn’t a huge problem. There is so much to see and do within a short drive in any direction from the cottage and the owners thoughtfully provide lots of brochures and information about the local (and wider) area. It is also only about an hour by train into central London from Headcorn station (about a 15 minute drive from the cottage). We fully recommend Penhill Cottage as a place to stay.

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  We booked this property for a weekend break 2 friends and a dog. It's an area we were unfamiliar with but wanted to explore. We found the property, Fernwood, exceeded our expectations, it was warm, light and welcoming with a lovely outlook onto the woods behind, perfect for bird watching from the sofa and for great dog walks. The kitchen /lounge was lovely and the beds were really comfortable. The shower was great too. In fact we felt so relaxed here we didn't do as much exploring as planned. However we did enjoy a trip to the vineyard, pottering in the nearby village and loved Sissinghurst which is National Trust and a great day out. Its a place I would happily return to and visit some more National Trust properties.

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