“The studio was lovely.”
Very clean, cosy, with a well stocked kitchen. It is easy to find, and looks over stunning grounds and fields.
My only two negative points, the first is that the listing indicated free wi-fi, which was one of my search filters and important, and when I arrived it was noted that whilst there was wifi, we were polityly being asked not to stream anything, or download large files.
I went there to do some writing and research, which required listening to podcasts, YouTube. I also stream music, and my preference is to watch netflix rather than terrestrial tv. The weather was pretty grotty, fortunately, I had the work I wanted to do, but other wise, I could have been stuck with things to do.
So I think free wifi on the listing was misleading, and maybe limited wi-fi should be noted.
Jane the owner was very nice about it. She did increase the quota of data on her contact (because I'd used so much with pod casts & youtube) and I then upgraded by phone contract to include more data. Neither was really ideal, when the listing could have included these details from the get go. This is more of an issue with the listing on the website, rather than anything negative about the property or the landlady Jane who was lovely.
The only element to do with the property which I didn't get on with very well was the shower, which had a very poor power/flow; so not enough water came out it to properly cover you, or to wash your hair easily, so I was cold in the shower. It could do with a more modern version of the Mira units maybe, my parents have one and it is just like a power shower.
Many thanks for your feedback.
Trister Studio is very popular and has a lovely owner, Jane who always goes out of her way to ensure her guests are happy and enjoying their stay, thus resulting in continuous positive feedback.
As it states on the website, there is “TV with freeview, DVD, WIFI”. Although WiFi is available it is not unlimited and there is a polite notice which refers to this in the Studio. However, with an average use of the internet this limit should not be an issue. If a guest wishes to stream large files, download podcasts, YouTube, stream music, Netflix etc. then it is advisable to check with the owner first as this would be considered more than recreational use. Despite using up almost over half of the monthly allowance in 2 days, the owner straight away upgraded her allowance to accommodate despite never having had any issues in the past. Had the WiFi been unlimited, a realistic usage is to be expected unless otherwise requested by the guest.
Due to the unusual high usage in a very short period of time which resulted in urgent alerts from the provider to the owner, it was only really queried with the guest as the network is unsecured and as this had never happened before, the owner just wanted to ensure that the system wasn’t being used unauthorised by an outside user.
Regarding the shower, this will of course be looked into, however, as this is a Studio which is situated away from the main house where the water is supplied from, the pressure will always be less. However, this issue has never once been raised by any of the many previous guests.
This owner always does a meet and greet and always encourages all of her guest to let her know of any issues and requests to ensure the best possible experience.
Sykes owner relations