Lodges & Log Cabins in Somerset

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Christopher - Verified booking

  This a very comfortable lodge with excellent facilities and its immediate location close to the pond/lake within the Country Club site is very restful, with the lodges well separated.

  The wider location surrounding this site is packed full of park-style home sites and is very busy. Immediately next door is Brean Leisure Park which could be considered a benefit or a nuisance depending on your needs. The description suggests that the swimming pool, gym etc are on-site facilities. I would disagree. They are fully 500 meters away in the Leisure Park and are not exclusive to the Country Club, which appears to be an up-market branding for the Unity Farm Resort next door. You also have to pay for everything, though you should get a discount. To return to the lodge itself, there were some minor downsides, like limited drawer space in the bedrooms, particularly the smaller one which is probably best suited to children. (We were three adults and this room is probably just about OK for one adult.) The wardrobe in the main bedroom is large. The bathroom and en-suite are excellent as is the kitchen area and lounge. The other minor irritation was lack of instructions for any appliances. The oven clock controls started beeping at one point and we could not turn it off in spite of looking up instructions on the internet. The only solution was to unplug the oven and restart it. The lodge has a monitored alarm system which apparently a pad on the key fob turns on and off. This is fine if you know what to do with the pad. In my limited experience I have used remote pads that work by pressing the pad rather like a remote car key. Again a visit to the internet revealed that one should actually hold the pad close to the control unit. We wondered why the alarm continued to beep for about 24 hours after our entry. Heaven knows what site security (who monitor the alarms) thought, but they didn't turn up in response. I'd recommend the lodge and its immediate surroundings, but remain unconvinced about the wider location at Brean.

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• Mark - Verified booking

  This has to be the best holiday lodge we have staying in to date.

  Thank you for complimentary drinks, what a lovely gesture. It was exceptionally clean, comfortable, lots of helpful extras and cleaning products which we thought very helpful. The most peaceful relaxing holiday, we didn't want to leave! Peaceful, lovely views, a short walk or drive to the beach or sister site where it was a little busier. Good places to eat and takeaways, we didn't cook at all and booked and ate three times at the golf country club restaurant where the food was really good and service wonderful. We will certainly return. Brean Downs National Trust beach is a lovely spot with nice beach and cafe plus the walk to the top if you are able, you can also hire a tramper if not. Other National Trust places not too far away too. Both Indian restaurant and Chinese takeaways nearby were very good.

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• Richard - Verified booking

  This was our second stay at Swandown and this is our first review.

  Our family of 4 (we have twin boys aged 11) love coming here, the standard of the lodges are fantastic (we have stayed at lodges 9 and 14) everything you need is at hand in the kitchen, the living areas are very comortable and have plenty of space and the outdoor areas are lovely too. The staff are very welcoming, great to deal with and friendly. The supermarkets are a 10 minute drive, the local pub a 5 minute walk (and has fantastic views from the garden) and the local golf club (all welcome) is a 5 minute drive, both are great for eating out. The likes of Lyme Regis, Sidmouth, Burnham, Weymouth & Teignmouth are reachable in an hour and Minehead, Torquay and Bournemouth around 90 mins so perfectly located for day trips out. This is one of our favourites and we will definately be returning.

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• Rosemary - Verified booking

  It was a big "Wow" when we walked into the lodge.

  Spotlessly clean with so many extras that were not expected. A complimentary bottle of wine and two beers were waiting in the fridge, plus a pint of milk! There were cleaning products, dishwasher tablets, bathroom toiletries and other things for us to use. I always take my own so this was a nice surprise. All the furnishings, beds, bed linen and towels were of very good quality and we all slept so well. Where the lodge is is very quiet and you overlook a small lake which is home to many ducks, geese and swans. Many days we had "visitors" come to visit on the patio. The other side overlooks the golf course. We enjoyed a meal in the golf club one evening, lovely food and good service. I feel sure we will return at some point.

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• Michael - Verified booking

  The listing made it clear that guests had access to services in the nearby hotel.

  However, having walked to the hotel, we were told on arrival that there was no contract in place between Swandown and the hotel and there hadn’t been for some time. It was clearly not the first time that the hotel had told guests that this was the case, so we are very disappointed that the listing had not been corrected as this was part of our reason for deciding on choosing Swandown. Also the path to the nearby pub was only illuminated in places (lights exist but are not all working). Not sure who owns the path to the pub but if it’s one down then it would be good to get the path lights repaired. Other than that, we had a lovely weekend and would recommend swan Down

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