“On arrival we discovered that the photographs of the cottage on the booking website were not a true reflection of the poorly maintained cottage.”
While we found the cottage to be extremely clean and tidy, the internal décor and external fabric of the property are in need of maintenance. The showers worked very well and the beds were comfortable (if you sleep with your head at the feet end due to the sloping floors). The kitchen was well equipped, roomy and airy while the snug room was cosy. We chose not to use the lounge due to the constant smell of soot; unusable dvd player (kept sticking and guests had previously mentioned this); and ...
While we found the cottage to be extremely clean and tidy, the internal décor and external fabric of the property are in need of maintenance. The showers worked very well and the beds were comfortable (if you sleep with your head at the feet end due to the sloping floors). The kitchen was well equipped, roomy and airy while the snug room was cosy. We chose not to use the lounge due to the constant smell of soot; unusable dvd player (kept sticking and guests had previously mentioned this); and the amazon fire tv provided extremely limited channel choice. No radio was provided with an expectation that you could use your smart phone (if you have one) to access a radio app. However, the app only worked properly in the lounge due to it needing to be close to the wifi hub. The pond was leaking and rather than the owner determine the source of the leak, they expected the gardener (who was very considerate and helpful) to keep refilling it. The cottage is in a great location and we were able to easily travel to the attractions and places we wanted to visit. However, a warning needs to be given to guests about the speeding traffic that use the road outside. Care needs to be taken when exiting and accessing the driveway due to speed of vehicles and poor visibility.