The Dovecote

10 Customer Reviews

• "We stayed here in June and were looking forward to the short break."

  The cottage was lovely as we knew it would be! and the extra heaters came in handy at times when the weather was chilly! The welcome gifts were very much appreciated. From the last time we stayed there is a little maintenance required as the blinds behind the bed aren’t opening/closing properly. Not a complaint at all, just wanted to let you know. Once again we really enjoyed our stay and are likely to revisit again x

  Reviewed by Sharon4.7★Nov 2023

• "Was surprised that the cottage was very separate from the village and had to walk along the busy A road to get anywhere to walk the dog."

  Would be good if the sofa had wipeable seats eg leather as the fabric was very smelly of other dogs. However, otherwise the property has been restored to a very high standard but would benefit from a coffee pot for the coffee lovers amongst us!

  Reviewed by Lois4.1★Sep 2023

• "We had a lovely holiday in this beautiful cottage!"

  There was local information provided which helped us decide on things to do whilst we were away. The cottage had everything we needed and was perfectly clean!

  Reviewed by Jess5.0★Sep 2023

• "We love the property and the bed was comfortable but this is where it ended."

  The cleanliness was extremely poor, clearly it is being neglected. on arrival there was no toilet roll, i have never been to a holiday home without the the initial roll being supplied, this wasn't a major problem as I had brought some along. As the the majority of the flooing on the ground floor is stone, it would be helpful if there was a long handled brush or hoover, I personally like to keep a tidy house and found this difficult to do with the items provided. I was really disappointed when the shower over flowed into the kitchen. My husband cleaned the waste trap, which resolved the issue but he shouldn't have to do, it was that bad it looked like a dead rat had been removed. There was black and pink mould on the shower tiles, some of which could easily be removed with a wipe. The bathroom sink was also backing up and no doubt will remain the same for the next holiday makers, my husband went out of his way to make the garden to look presentable, this is not something we should be doing on a well earned holiday , photos of what we found can be provided if needed

  Reviewed by Sharon2.2★Aug 2023

• "Lovely cottage we would stay again and recommend."

  only downside is the drainage from the shower isn’t strong enough. Literally flooded the bathroom so had to to shower quick to stop it from happening the next time, and no sweeping brush or mop. We only stayed 3 days but if you was staying longer I couldn’t cope with not being able to clean the floor, especially when having a dog.

  Reviewed by Jason4.4★Aug 2023

• "Everything you need for your stay was there."

  Very comfortable bed. Use of a vacuum would have been handy. Use of Wi-Fi and the Wi-Fi code was supplied on correspondence and in the kitchen in the property. Plenty of parking. We think that it would have been useful to know it was stoned from the driveway to the property as we did bring the motorbike as well as the car. One the downside the property was quite dusty with cobwebs but there were quite a lot of spiders that we aren’t particularly fond of, but this was probably due to the location of the property and the surroundings and out buildings. Overall we had an enjoyable stay and would recommend this property.

  Reviewed by Martine4.1★Jun 2023

• "A lovely place to stay, also really good to have a secure garden for our dog."

  Everywhere was clean and we were very comfortable. Can’t fault the place at all. We loved that the original dovecote has been left partly exposed in the bedroom.

  Reviewed by Sharon5.0★Jun 2023

• "Very disappointed with this cottage."

  Have never had to write a negative review before. Always felt in safe hands with Sykes but not so, this time! The place was scruffy and uncared for and adjacent to a closed down spa resort with no information in the property about WFi etc. To many snags to list here!!! Left and went home as no phone number working for housekeeper and no response from Sykes on the weekend! Shame! Always trusted this company.

  Reviewed by Phil2.5★Apr 2023

• "We really loved yr cottage."

  It is lovely and homely, well equipped and spotlessly clean. Location very good and enjoyed the countryside and a quiet restful break. Thankyou very much for having us.

  Thank you for your lovely comments and we’re so glad you enjoyed your stay at The Dovecote! Hope you’ll come and stay again! Sarah Property Owner

  Reviewed by Yvonne5.0★Mar 2023

• "Good Afternoon Many thanks for making contact and I appreciate the opportunity to provide some feedback about our stay in between Christmas and New Year at The Dovecote."

  There were some issues during our stay at the cottage. My husband liaised with our contact about these issues whilst we were there. She was clearly frustrated herself as a couple of communications with us demonstrated. In one she said "Oh gawd that's not good is it" and in another we suggested very politely that she might have a word with the company who look after the change over to which she replied inappropriately. This is a text that I sent to our contact just before we left on 31st December.... "Hi, we are leaving very shortly. The cottage is lovely and thank you for the fan heaters in case of dropping temperatures. But clearly there have been number of hiccups unfortunately: bins left (ie. rubbish bags from previous visitors which we were asked to move), wood not put out, no corkscrew or tin opener (which tbh I anticipated someone would drop off) absence of any decorations on the tree other than one bauble (see photo attached) no shampoo, conditioner or body wash (would have expected those to have been included). Thanks for the welcome package of wine and Welsh cakes (but no Welsh cakes!!!). I have used one of the bottles of wine from under the stairs but left quite an expensive one in its place. Kindest regards for the New Year"

  Reviewed by Josh2.8★Dec 2022

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