Cottages That Sleep 12 in the Cotswolds

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Peter - Verified booking

  A wonderful family three days was spent by us at Arlington Mill.

  (There were ten of us). It is an amazing building and is just right for a large family group. There is so much space that everyone was satisfied with their own en suite accommodation. We ate in on two nights, preparing huge banquets in the massive and well-equipped kitchen (two freezers and two fridges!). The Catherine Wheel Inn is a stone's throw up the road and did us proud on one evening. This mill is an amazing place and there is so much to see in the village and surrounding area. It is a delightful part of the Cotswolds. Just one or two minor gripes. When using previous rented accommodation we have usually had a TV set in the bedrooms. Arlington Mill does not, though we were probably too tired to bother, anyway! The TV in the lounge appears only to receive programmes via Sky as Freeview failed to pick up any signal. The soundbar failed to switch on and is very precariously attached to the set. I am familiar with the model and it seemed to be inverted? We tried everything to get it into action, but it seemed dead. We brought DVD's with us for the grandchildren but were unable to use them as the player was not connected to the set and the leads appeared to be missing. The heating system is quite complex and not to be messed with! The timer appeared to be incorrectly set though we were frightened to fiddle with it and left it well alone! In leaving it as it was the heating seemed to come on very late in the evening and hardly at all in the morning when we were getting up. The master bedroom, however, was always warm. As a result, we had to purchase heaps of logs and used the very efficient log burner to heat the dinning and associated lounge area where we spent most of our time. These are only minor gripes about a holiday let which is second to none. It certainly has the 'wow factor' and is well worth the money. Congratulations to the owners who have done a great restoration job on what is a wonderful old building of some significance.

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• Pamela - Verified booking

  Our stay at Home Farm at Easter was a wonderful experience.

  On arrival we felt welcomed to an exceptionally clean and inviting home, and provisions for a drink and snack. All the rooms were of a high standard of decor and comfort. The newly refurbished kitchen was well equipped and a delight for storage and meal preparation, as well providing a smaller dining area. It was a memorable experience to sit around the large dining table with all our family to socialise and share meals. The various sitting rooms provided all the space needed for our multi generation family to enjoy themselves quietly, or join together as one large party. The newly created games room was a hit with everyone and an excellent place for wet weather fun. The grounds were beautifully maintained and provided all the space needed for outdoor games and a challenge for our Easter Egg hunt! Walks across the fields and watching the sheep and lambs were also much enjoyed, as well as visits to Ducklington village and surrounding towns. We reported a couple of minor glitches to the management team, who dealt with them immediately and this also gave us the opportunity to meet the property owner. Fiona was very interested to hear our comments and keen to hear if anything could have improved our stay. We say a very big THANK YOU to Fiona, the management team, cleaners and maintenance team for working together to provide the setting for a dream gathering. Pamela and Andrew

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• Jo - Verified booking

  The house has been lovely.

  Thankfully we were able to get an earlier check in as I hadn't realised until we had booked that it was a 6pm check in. This really is a unacceptable time for to get small children fed and settled for bed and to generally organise ourselves for an evening meal - this would really prevent us from booking in the future. Its a beautiful house though, however, it has been let down by lack of basic provisions; - I was later told these should have been left but weren't. No Bin Bags No Oven Gloves No Tea Towels (fortunately I brought my own) No Dishcloths or scourers No Dishwasher tablets - one of us had to drive after supper at 10.30pmto a garage to get some Other items which would have helped would be a couple of large water jugs - as one plastic one is woefully inadequate Also there aren’t two complete sets of cutlery for starter /main course/cheese for when we all sat down for dinner There are some keys missing in the piano which need fixing. If you could ensure these problems would be addressed we would like to come on a regular basis as the other facilities and the grounds and tennis court are excellent.

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• Christopher - Verified booking

  The house has been refurbished relatively recently to an exceptional standard with top end appliances double dishwashers and a huge fridge capacity.

  The kitchen is very well supplied with good sharp knives plenty of pans and at last for a holiday let enough glasses of all sizes! The garden is great for sitting out and for children's and adult's games. There is a haha at the end of the lawn with a fence, sadly there is no easy way down to the field level and all the farm gates are locked, so for those who are careful of our hip joints, there was no way to walk directly down to the Thames. We know that there were cows and calves around, but most people are not stupid. I did not look like there had been anyone here for some days, given that, it would have been a thought to have let us take over earlier than 6 pm, as that made the children's feeding and bathing late and rather ate into our first evening. For a large house it would be good to have a floor plan so we could plan who was going to be where rather than the scrum when we arrived. In general the house has loads of space for up to 13 people in comfort and not all crowded together in poor weather as in a French ski lodge.. We had a great family weekend.

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• Anne - Verified booking

  We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Home Farm.

  The facilities are excellent and the house and location are beautiful. We were staying with our children and grandchildren and the house had something for everyone. There was a Games room with a pool table and table football and there were outdoor games for the children with a large garden and tennis court. There were several televisions and a large selection of books and indoor board games. The kitchens had plenty of storage and several fridges and freezers. They were very well equipped. All the bedding was feather free, although many cushions and sofas in living rooms were down filled. We have two family members who have issues with feathers and down due to chronic asthma, but we informed the owners prior to our arrival and they kindly moved furniture around to provide a feather free lounge for them. We had no problems as a result. Most evenings after the grandchildren had gone to bed we spent playing games together around the dining room table. There are many places to visit nearby so all in all a fantastic holiday was had by everyone

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