Lodges & Log Cabins in Suffolk

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Hawthorn - Verified booking

  Had the Potential to be Good. The location within the countryside was great for peace & quiet and observing wildlife from the windows - lots of pheasants all over the place. It is close to the coast & easy to visit the main places we wanted to : Southwold, Sutton Hoo, Aldeburgh & Thorpeness. It was spacious enough inside but we had a few niggles -  It needs some homely touches - pictures, rug, some colour on the walls.  It felt cold & unwelcoming.  The website shows cushions on the sofas but they were not there so we used the spare pillows instead.   There were no tea towels but there wasn't a draining board for the kitchen sink either so nowhere to stack dishes washed by hand. The beds all had duvets & covers that were a size too small e.g. Kingsize bed but must be a double duvet & cover, not good on colder nights, same for the singles beds. Plenty of hot water & the heating was adequate although took longer to react as it's an air source heat pump.  We couldn't find any instructions for the heating except "adjust the temperature" but didn't say how.  We did work out how to operate the controls but others wrote in the Visitors Book that they couldn't use the heating & were cold.  The Freezer was in the Utility room, in a side building but better planning could surely have included it in the kitchen area? Biggest problem - the Freezer was unusable when we arrived as it was frozen solid, the door wouldn't close & the drawers were iced up.  The ice & frost would have built up over time & should have been defrosted well before reaching that state.  This "freezer frozen solid" was actually mentioned in the Visitors Book by the people who were there the previous week but either the book was not read, the freezer not checked (as a matter of course) or totally ignored.  As we expected to be able to use the freezer, we defrosted it ourselves throughout the Sunday.  That meant mopping up drips then drying inside which took several hours & throwing away the frozen food we'd brought with us.

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• Mrs Bramhall - Verified booking

  The welcome pack was very nice and the property is very spacious. The location is very good for lots of places to visit in Suffolk and Norfolk. We enjoyed watching the pheasants in the adjoining field. Most of the equipment we needed was provided ( except a draining board as we don’t use a dishwasher for the few pots that we use ) . This property could be really nice, unfortunately it has not been looked after and is now in a state where it needs a deep clean, inside and out. It is difficult to find as the signage is not adequate. The cleaning does appear to be minimal ( I am aware that the cleaners do not have a lot of time between guests) . Although the booking form says 1000 departure, the cottage information book says 0900 , so we departed a day early. We had very good weather which made all the difference and we enjoyed the things we managed to do.

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• Mrs M - Verified booking

  I would just like to say how nice River View was. The apartment had everything you need for a good holiday. It was well situated for touring around Suffolk - we stayed at Peasenhall last year but still found lots more places to visit this year including Beth Chattos garden in Essex. The apartment was very stylishly decorated and furnished and had fabulous views down to the estuary and marshes. We were lucky that the weather was so nice while we were there and enjoyed being able to sit in the front garden and relax with a book and a drink in the sunshine. The owners were very friendly and welcoming and we much appreciated the fact that we were able to access the apartment when we arrived after our overnight drive down from Cumbria. We would definitely recommend River View to our friends.

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• M Round - Verified booking

  Beautiful apartment with stunning view. We enjoyed a lovely long weekend in River View at the start of February. It was beautifully furnished and warm and cosy after days out exploring this area of Suffolk, from Southwold down to Orford. You need a car to eat out in Aldeburgh unless you are up for a half hour walk but you can walk to the neighbouring Hazelwood nature reserve which has a bird hide looking out onto the Alde estuary. RSPB Minsmere is also a short drive away and worth a visit too if you love wildlife. Highly recommend River View as it had everything we needed and was in great condition.

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• Mrs Lettice - Verified booking

  We loved our stay at Scapa Lodge. It was well equipped and substantial to our needs. We enjoyed visiting the area. The owners were very welcoming, friendly and helpful with regards to what could be found locally. We visited The Plough & Sail pub in Snape for our wedding anniversary meal - the homemade food was delicious and the service excellent. We visited Aldeburgh and the Scallop Sculpture, Woodbridge, Orford Castle and Quayside, Sutton Hoo, Tunstall Forest and Thorpeness. We hope to return to the cottage another year.

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