Villas In Snowdonia

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Abby - Verified booking

  Thank you for a lovely stay.

  We had such a lovely time, despite almost constant rain! We’ve been to the village several times before and it is still as beautiful. The house is really cosy and perfectly located. We would stay there again in a heartbeat and our little one declared it “his new home” within about a day of being there. We did lots of (soggy!) walks, a visit to the copper mine (walkable from the house) and some time in Criccieth and a trip on the steam train. Some things that might be helpful to know for fellow dog / child owners! * I think the listing says there isn’t a stair gate - but there is! Very hand to have for keeping dogs and toddlers where they should be! * There are dog bowls provided. *Yes, a travel cot fits in the room with the twin beds! We were concerned it might not, it’s hard to tell from the pics, but it just squeezed in. *Beddegelert is possibly the most dog friendly place on earth. Almost all pubs welcome dogs. Our dog loved it there and was very cosy in his bed by the fire. The back garden is enclosed on the lower level but if your dog is the exploring type I wouldn’t leave unsupervised as they could definitely scrabble up the hill at the back. *It’s also very kid friendly. The Prince Llewelyn in particular was so welcoming and a really laid back place to go with a toddler. As others noted - no there isn’t a washing machine. It would be handy, especially with children, but it’s not the end of the world. The fridge is pretty small so don’t do a huge shop! There is no freezer either. Limited utensils and basic supplies in the kitchen but we were able to make meals fine. The local store is lovely but incredibly expensive! We didn’t use the shower in the bedroom - seems a bit random having one in there! I don’t think it’s needed?! But the shower in the main bathroom was great. Heating is really effective. Thank you!

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• Amy - Verified booking

  Location great, beautiful views and village to stay in.

  When we walked in through the back door, we nearly couldnt get in, the door mat was wedged behind the door, and the floor was discoloured and had water damage. Our first night was spent cleaning the kitchen and fridge out, the worktops looked clean but to touch they weren't, dog hairs in the fridge and on the side. Opened the cupboards in the kitchen to use the utensils/plates and there was a funny stale smell. Nothing felt clean had to wash cups etc before using. Cobwebs in the corners in every room, window ledges full of dust in the living room. Cushions and throws smelt old and musty. Upstairs was better, beds were clean and comfortable but TLC needed to bring the property back to a good condition. Damp patches in the second bedroom. Could do with an extractor fan in the main bathroom, no window to open so ends up very damp. No bath mat for the floor, had to use a towel as would have slipped stepping out of the shower. Used the wood burner on the first night and it was rocking on the floor, it was loose to the flue going into the top of the wood burner, didn't feel safe using it after that. Outside the garden really needed maintenance, loads of weeds and moss not like the photos. I've stayed in properties before that allow dogs and we think this was the main reason for the smell downstairs but haven't noticed it in other pet friendly cottages before. Overall we were out every day and only back at night and decided not to cook any meals there because of the above reasons so we ended up just using it as a Base. We think with the above things being sorted and just investment putting into the cottage, it could be an amazing place.

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• Jackie - Verified booking

  The beds are extremely comfortable and the cottage well equipped.

  We have found a few issues we would like to make you aware of, as I figure if you are not alerted then they cannot be rectified. The water in bathroom runs yellow ( 2yr old refused to get in the bath) and the bath had a grime ring. Fridge isn’t really big enough for the size of party staying. We found the size of the dining room chairs made it very restricting when eating. Maybe a rear bench would be better . My daughter has severe asthma and her first night she suffered badly as we were unaware that the pillows were feather, perhaps a note on the website would have allowed us to bring her own pillows from home. Lastly and most important was the cleanliness, on the surface it looked extremely clean and tidy, however under and down sides of sofas was a huge amount of food debris and dust (having a small child who drop her toys we discovered this problem). And the crockery and cutlery wasn’t clean enough and we had to wash everything we want to use, including cleaning out the cutlery draw. Once we had done this we relaxed and had a good week. This is the second time I’ve booked a Skye’s cottage and the last one has severe damp and mould on net curtains, it was advertised that the site had a pool and hotel restaurant and when we arrived everything was complete shut down . I do wonder whether you company does random spot checks on the properties you have on your site? I’m wondering whether to bother a third time which is very sad because the areas you have cottages are beautiful. Regards Jackie Bradley (disappointed)

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• Diane - Verified booking

  The cottage was lovely and had everything anyone might need for a perfect stay.

  It was overall clean but the shower areas needed cleaning by ourselves before we would use them. The location of the cottage however, was extremely remote. The very, very narrow road to and from the village was quite stressful to travel on as only one car would fit and we had to reverse a fair way a few times to find a spot (someone’s driveway) where we could turn into to allow the other car to pass. After this very long, extremely narrow road, we then had to travel over fields opening and closing 4 gates each time, before we reached the actual cottage! The other problem we encountered was the recycling and rubbish disposal. There were clearly marked bins and plenty of bags in the cottage and that was fine. However, in the information left for us, at the end of the week we were told to put the glass in the top box of the boxes outside the cottage and the food waste in a separate bin etc….these boxes were not outside the cottage - rather they were right at the end of the ‘lane’ which meant driving down, opening and closing 4 gates, struggling with all of this separate rubbish - 5 separate lots!) and when you have to be out for 10 am it’s is a bit fraught getting everything done. We really liked the cottage, the area is lovely, lots to see and do but the bad points, namely the remoteness of the cottage and the chaos with the recycling put a bit of a dampener on things!

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• Jane - Verified booking

  Nice cottage, lovely location.

  However Within minutes of arriving at the cottage we picked 2 fleas off our dogs. As they were both up to date with their regular flea and worm treatment from the vet I emailed Sykes immediately to alert them but did not ask for any action as I was thinking that it would not be a big problem as both dogs were treated. Unfortunately as the week went on we picked off more fleas - dying because the chemicals in the dogs blood stream was killing them- and humans were bitten. When notified - and with photographic evidence- the owners said the fleas must have been picked up from somewhere else as they had just had the house fumigated. So apparently somewhere on the nonstop 2 hour car journey….. so whilst the owners admitted they had a flea problem they have refused to admit that they might still have a flea problem. We are out of pocket as we had to buy spray from pets at home on the way home to avoid the potential of bringing home a rogue live flea as advised by our vet and wash all dog beds/ shampoo the dogs/ spray the cars… not a relaxing end to the Christmas break. I wouldn’t say it spoiled Christmas- but very upset at no attempt at finding a reasonable resolution or even reassurance that they will treat the cottage again to ensure other dogs don’t suffer.

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