Holiday Cottages In The United Kingdom

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Rachel - Verified booking

  The property is not suitable for children or people who want to go to bed before 23:00.

  The late noise from the restaurant next door is terrible, not only from the dining tables directly outside the twin bedroom window but also through the walls from the kitchen or prep room. The main double room gets cars parked outside, on the double yellow lines, from restaurant staff who shout when they leave, have loud music playing and rev their engines at 23:00. Others have complained of this issue but it hasn't been resolved. Your description says café which is incorrect, that is a restaurant. The supplied cot was a travel cot, fine for one night but terrible for a week. Your description led us to believe small children would be better catered for, I would strongly recommend you rethink letting people with young families use this property. The kitchen got extremely hot due to the appliances and the floor gets warm in places. The oven had issues with temperature which made cooking guess work. The fridge is too small for 6 people. The main bathroom had a window that opens near the restaurant tables, plus the property is straight onto the road. The blind fails to give privacy with the window open. Given the overall damp state in there, I expect most guests have left the window shut adding to the serious damp issues through out. The property was filthy when we arrived though there were signs a damp cloth had recently been used to smear the dirt. The property is tired and needs work. At least supply new mattress as they were terrible. Due to having to move our kid, I ended up sleeping in most of the beds and could feel springs from cheap mattresses. It was impossible to relax in this property during the day and evening due to the constant noise. I will give you time to respond before publishing via TripAdvisor.

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• Edmund - Verified booking

  The cottage was as described, except the en-suite does not include a toilet, which was the reason we stayed here.

  After setting off on a 300 mile journey, I got a call saying that the previous occupants had urinated (!) on the carpet and asking me to consider an alternative; the only alternative was in another county with no hiking nearby, so we pressed on. After several hours, a number of calls and emails, I was told that the owner had managed to clean the mess and we could still use the booking. In the end, there was an odd smell at the property, but we had no option but to stay. I don't have a good sense of smell, but others in my party have and said it was definitely noticeable. It was quite stressful not knowing if we'd have somewhere to stay at the end of our journey, to say the least. The property is charming, with all bedrooms on the ground floor and kitchen/living room upstairs; it clearly has a serious damp problem, but it's superficially noticeable and didn't affect our stay. It's centrally located and very well placed for some moderately challenging hikes of 5-6 hours. I recommend Great Rigg, stopping at the pub in Rydal on the way back. We went in high season, so paid just shy of a grand for five people for three nights at Rowan Cottage. A bit questionable at that price; it's worth more like fifty a head per night, I'd say. If we'd had a sixth person, that would have made it more economical. Overall, a pleasant stay marred by a rather stressful few hours on the way up. I've stayed in a Sykes cottage before and I'm slightly less likely to recommend them after this trip.

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• David - Verified booking

  Very traditional stone built cottage in a fantastic location in Grasmere close to everything you'd need.

  Quirky internal layout and features, bedrooms on the ground floor with bathroom and shower room. WC upstairs off the landing between the lounge and kitchen/diner. The kitchen is very well equipped though we didn't cook at all, we ate out or brought back take aways. Bedding and towels all of good quality and clean. All mattresses were great though not all had mattress protectors under the sheet. Plenty of pillows. It is not in a sunny location, nor is there any garden or outside space. Heaters are provided to drive off a little dampness in the air. TV was fine for free to air channels, we didn't make use of the Denon music gear, wifi was fine too. Car parking voucher provided was much appreciated as it can be used in many locations other than Grasmere, saving us quite a few quid. We were lucky with the weather so out on the fells almost every day. There were lots of extras there that we didn't use - for example the shower as we all used the one in the bathroom - lots of books, jigsaws, games. We enjoyed the stay very much indeed.

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• Kate - Verified booking

  The cottage is situated in a lovely village with a great community pub and surrounded by beautiful landscape but conveniently close to beaches and Bridport.

  So far, so good. Our problem with the house was that although relatively spacious and reasonably well -equipped, it was grubby and a bit shabby, and certainly not at the standard we'd expect for the price we paid for our week's stay. The shower wouldn't drain away, and the cubicle was mouldy, and we had to stop halfway through showering to prevent flooding (we noted that this was brought up by previous guests over a month before our visit).There was food beneath the microwave and mould in the bin. When we stripped the beds in the ground floor bedroom, there was mould on the wall in the corner. The carpets were stained, the skirtings dirty. The whole house could do with a really good clean, and it made staying there uncomfortable. Overall , we felt over-charged for the property of that style and condition. It's a shame because it could be really pretty, but it needs an overhaul.

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• Adam - Verified booking

  The stay was lovely for the most part, except for a few issues.

  Primarily, this cottage has a significant issue with damp. The entire downstairs smells quite bad (especially the back bedroom and the front entrance way). The smell gets worse after people shower. The main bedroom downstairs has a lot of spiders, and the beds really are not comfortable (which is a bit of an essential when on a walking holiday)!. The kitchen is well-equipped, but the listing really should make it more apparent that it is a gas oven (which many people are not used to). The bottom door of the oven does not close fully, meaning that the kitchen gets very hot when cooking and that anything put in the bottom section of the oven takes quite a bit longer to cook. Other than these issues, it was a lovely stay. The living room is comfortable and lovely and the location is perfect.

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