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"First class accommodation."
Beautiful traditional cottage, modernized enough but still retaining original features which we loved. Very homely. Garden and seating areas outside were perfect when we had the sunshine. Would definitely recommend.
Thank you so much for your lovely comments. We are always so pleased to hear that guests have enjoyed their stay at The Whins. When we carried out all the refurbishments our aim was to keep the Arts and Crafts features and try to furnish it in a complimentary way, yet still keeping it 'homely', so we were delighted to receive your comments. We are also pleased you had some good weather and could enjoy the garden and the seating areas. Thank you so much for recommending our lovely holiday home, and we hope to welcome you back again sometime too!
Property Owner
Reviewed by Caroline5.0★Jul 2024
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"Wonderful stay at the Whins!"
lovely cottage and beautiful garden will definitely stay again.
Thank you for your feedback - we do try to give our guests a wonderful stay at The Whins, so we are delighted to hear that you really enjoyed it, and will come and stay again.
Property Owner
Reviewed by George5.0★Jun 2024
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"Delighted with everything."
Will definitely be staying again
Thank you so much for your comments - we are delighted you enjoyed your stay at The Whins, and look forward to welcoming you back again.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Steven5.0★Jun 2024
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"A fantastic stay: serene, idyllic and cozy."
Sykes are totally useless and as good as uncontactable, but the owner (Christine) was generous and fast with her communication - not that we had anything go wrong. We enjoyed feeding the birds and befriending a couple of tame ducks and will certainly book again when we next stay in that part of the world.
Thank you for your feedback. We are so pleased you enjoyed your stay at The Whins and all our wonderful visiting wildlife! We look forward to welcoming you back again.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Alistair5.0★May 2024
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"Amazing house beautiful location stunning garden and views everything you could ..."
Amazing house beautiful location stunning garden and views everything you could need spotless clean loved having breakfast watching Charlie the pheasant lots of birds squirrels and ducks will definitely stay again
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback- it always gives us great pleasure to know guests have really enjoyed their stay at The Whins. Glad to hear ‘Charlie’ and our other wildlife came to visit during your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back again.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Stephen5.0★Apr 2024
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"The property was lovely - very scenic and secluded."
The location is great, being close to Bowness and Windermere and not far from Ambleside.
Really enjoyed staying there, was very comfortable and nicely laid out and the garden area is expansive and relaxing. A great place to use as a base for walks and also chill out.
Will certainly be staying again.
Thank you so much for all your lovely comments, We are so pleased you really enjoyed your stay at The Whins and we look forward to welcoming you back again.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Brendan5.0★Mar 2024
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"Very well furnished and good quality of all furnishings and kitchenware."
A heating problem on arrival was quickly resolved by the owner.
I tried to contact lakelovers, you were unavailable.
As always contact with owners provides better results than agents.
A phone number /email address would be useful I had to ferret it out from paperwork at the property.
Just as well the house was so comfortable since the Lake District weather was atrocious for most of the week.We are used to mountain weather!!
Thank you so much for your feedback and excellent scoring. We were so pleased you found The Whins very comfortable and well equipped, particularly as the weather wasn’t good and you couldn’t get out much.
Hopefully you will return again in better weather and enjoy the mountains as well!
Property Owner
Reviewed by Susan5.0★Mar 2024
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"We enjoyed our stay here and found the Whins very well appointed, clean and comfortable."
Our only criticism is that it was advertised as having log burners but these were not available for use.
Thank you for your feedback. We are pleased to see that you enjoyed your stay, finding the property to be clean and comfy.
We take all comments on board.
Thank you- The Lakelovers Owner Relations Team
Property Owner
Reviewed by Albert4.4★Sep 2023
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"We had first class stay at The Whins - absolutely top notch."
The cottage was beautifully appointed and all prepared for our stay. The grounds were delightful and much enjoyed during the recent excellent weather. Thanks for everything at Sykes Holiday Cottages - so professional and amazing service.
Thank you so much for your lovely comments - we are so pleased you had a wonderful experience staying at The Whins, and that the weather was good so you could enjoy the garden and the wonderful lakeland scenery.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Ian5.0★Sep 2023
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"Spacious, well equipped, fantastic TV."
Negative: noise from nearby road, beds in need of an upgrade.
Thank you for your comments and we are pleased you found the house well equipped and enjoyed the large smart television! We are sorry you found you heard noise from the road, which is the first time anyone has commented on this, as all the windows are double glazed and at night there is very little traffic. We are also sorry you thought that the beds were in need of an upgrade - again, no-one has commented negatively on them - in fact recent feedback commented on how comfortable they were. The super-king bed and the double bed were both purchased new just over 18 months ago and have good quality expensive mattresses. We ourselves use these beds when we come to stay regularly and would certainly upgrade them if we felt that was necessary, as we have high quality beds at home.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Eldert Gijsbert4.1★Jul 2023
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"The cottage was fantastic , it really gave us a cosy but luxurious weekend."
The property was well maintained, had all the features we could have hoped for and even clear instruction manuals to help us with our stay. It was also in a lovely location close to nature and a short drive to the local town, lakes and hiking trails. The owner, Christine, was extremely friendly and helpful when we sent some questions about the property.
We would absolutely recommend this cottage for a holiday.
Thank you so much for your lovely positive feedback and recommendation. We are really pleased you enjoyed your stay at The Whins. As our very much loved second home, rather than just a holiday let, we are so delighted when we hear guests staying at The Whins have enjoyed their holiday there. We hope we can welcome you back sometime for a bit longer stay!
Property Owner
Reviewed by Sathya5.0★Jul 2023
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"The Whins is a beautiful property, with plenty of outside space."
Very comfortable beds and furniture; a large screen TV, and good quality furnishings and equipment.
It was let down by the provision of little sachets of long life milk, a pint of fresh milk in the fridge would have been appreciated as would a spare toilet roll!
Many thanks for your feedback. We are so pleased you liked The Whins and found the beds and furniture comfortable - we do strive to provide a really good experience for our guests, so your comments re providing a pint of fresh milk are very helpful, and I will see if this is something we can arrange going forwards. I am very sorry that you found there wasn't a spare toilet roll, as there should have been two. At each changeover, the cleaner puts a new roll on the holder and a spare one on a shelf of the table stand next to the toilet to start guests off with, so I will find out on this occasion why this wasn't done and make sure there is always a spare toilet roll provided at the start of each guests' stay. Thank you again.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Stephanie5.0★Jun 2023
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"Beautiful cottage everything and more had a great time"
Thank you so much for your feedback- we are so very pleased to hear you had a great time and enjoyed staying at The Whins
Property Owner
Reviewed by Steve5.0★Jun 2023
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"Wonderful holiday in a beautiful cottage."
Friendly owners and brilliant weather . Could not have been better. Thankyou
Thank you for your kind comments. We are delighted you had a wonderful holiday staying at The Whins, and that the weather was brilliant!
Property Owner
Reviewed by Joyce5.0★May 2023
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"The Whins is lovely property to spend a comfortable break in."
The whole property is well presented and is short of nothing would definitely stay again when visiting Bowness.
Thank you so much for your very nice comments, and were so pleased to hear that you were comfortable and had everything you needed during your stay at The Whins. We really do strive to give our guests a lovely experience staying at The Whins, so thank you for your feedback. We would be delighted if you come and stay again when visiting Bowness in the future.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Keith5.0★May 2023
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"A lovely house, thoughtfully planned and immaculately presented, with everything of excellent quality."
The location was ideal for visiting so many sites and places of interest, while just away from the Jubilee crowds in central Bowness. We loved the house and hope to return.
Thank you so much for your kind comments. We are so pleased you really enjoyed your stay at The Whins and visiting the wonderful places the Lake District has to offer and look forward to welcoming you back sometime.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Rosemary4.7★Jun 2022
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"The only grouse is that we did not find any notes on setting the heating temperature and timings."
Spent a very cld day the first day!
Managed to understand on the second day!
We are so sorry you could't find the notes on the heating - they are contained in the 'Welcome Letter and Housekeeping Notes' file, which should have been left on the worktop in the kitchen for you to read through on arrival, but glad you managed to understand it on the second day and were warm. Thank you so much for your very positive scores, and so pleased that you enjoyed your stay.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Michael Kevin5.0★Apr 2022
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"Amazing and very well equipped cottage."
Ideal location for exploring all the lakes have to offer.
At the start of some brilliant walks (High Street etc.) and a very short drive from others (Coniston, Striding Edge, Crinkle Crags).
Really enjoyed our stay here, will absolutely be coming back.
We are so very pleased you really enjoyed your stay at The Whins and your walks. We look forward to welcoming you back!
Property Owner
Reviewed by Stuart5.0★Apr 2022
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"The cottage was beautiful in a lovely spot."
It was very comfortable and tastefully presented and of a high standard. Fully equipped with everything. The only thing we needed to buy was the food. We had a lovely stay.
Thank you so much for your nice comments and we are so pleased you had a lovely stay at The Whins.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Sue5.0★Mar 2022
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"A very comfortable house with everything we needed for our stay."
Thank you for much for your nice comments and positive feedback - we are so pleased you enjoyed your stay at The Whins
Property Owner
Reviewed by Sarah4.7★Feb 2022
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