Idris Barn

Dirty, Muddy, overlooked by CCTV cameras, construction traffic constantly.

Builders and tradespeople walking/driving around constantly. Hottube not working with what ever was clogging it up, was thrown all other the patio. Patio unusable due the slime everywhere. We asked when hot tube was going to be sorted and told not during our stay. We could you the hottube at vacancy property opposite, crossing over a muddy driveway that the workers are turning in to get to the Plant Hire directly behind the property. I raise the privacy issues they text back saying there is nothing wrong. Very disappointed. This property is not a barn on a farm, it's inside and industrial area. The entrance is the same as the recycling centre, with a plant hire centre behind. The property flooring is so muddy even upstairs, ground in muddy from before we got there. The kitchen is outdated scratched damaged and stocked with dirty old pots other people baked bean sauce. Old cooker moves with green mold down the groove at the back. Bathroom clean, newish lino flooring. Ensuite black molding all the grout. Kind bed (2 beds strapped together) old sagging in the middle gives you back ache, might as less sleep on a deflated blow up. Communication fast abrupt rude and faceless. The cleaner sent messages with more manner that the owner. One star.

Overall the property was ok.

A good size for 4 people. We were told in advance that the hot tub was not working and given the option to cancel with full refund. We decided to still attend and they gifted us a 10% discount. The property itself has many lovely features but with a few adjustments could be even better A second TV in the bedroom Full length mirror or mirrors near to where plugs are in main bedroom Shelving in bathroom for further storage A guest book for people to leave suggestions Games room is a stretch - only a dart board no other games board games, puzzles books etc Images on booking showed games table and piano - disappointed these were not there and should really be removed from booking. This space has a lot of potential with the right equipment and again could be a selling factor. It speaks about the lovely views but the windows were very dirty and when the sun shone we couldn’t see well! The property has a number of stains and marks on walls carpet and furniture- we reported this first night and was reassured they kept video evidence. A bit of TLC would really help to make a difference. The hot water we had was very limited - we were unable to have a hot bath which was disappointing when there was no hot tub and shower was lukewarm The radiators made very loud noises throughout the night. To be fair though we didn’t raise this concern whilst there, we just dealt with it so can’t comment on the level of maintenance. One thing to consider when booking is the house is located right next to a plant hire company and there is additional noise from this and is your view from all rear facing windows ( not many as two are bathroom windows) Whilst it didn’t directly affect us being early risers, if you are wanting a lie in with no noise this is not the property for you. The location for us was ideal. We had a Spar within 2 mins walk which had everything you would need. The town of Dolgellau was within 10 min walk and is a lovely town with pubs and restaurants. We had a gift basket of red wine, crisps and delicious Welsh cakes as well as milk butter and orange juice in the fridge - this was a lovely welcoming touch. Overall a place we would not necessarily return to but with a few tweaks and attention to detail- ensuring hot tub is working as this is a key selling point - it is ok for an off peak price range below £500 ( for 4 nights)

Overall we were happy with our stay as we spent the majority of our time away from the accommodation.

The accommodation was comfortable with everything we needed. On the whole the accommodation was clean other than burnt food left on one of the frying pans. The one star rating is relation to location and general maintenance. Location; the accommodation to the rear backed onto a plant hire company, We were repeatedly woken by reversing alarms to rear side and front of the barn which would start as early as 7am. I did forward a video to illustrate this after being woken again early for the 3rd time Thursday morning taken from our bedroom, the owner when asked directly by yourselves re concerns only mentioned possibility of fencing work prior to our arrival. The irritating noise disturbance would carry on into the early evening. The description is at best misleading. “Situated by Afon mawddach river…..Countryside aura……..Window framed countryside views”. The property was separated from the river by an industrial estate then the main A470 I wouldn’t describe this as by the river! Or giving a ‘countryside aura’ equally 50% the Window framed views where of the plant hire business! Maintenance, the was a broken outside light to the front of the property with broken glass and possibly still live the fact in was at the height a small child could have put there fingers in posed a serious health a safety issue. All the patio chairs need replacing the fabric was starting to give way in fact one of the chairs had given way prior to our arrival so it the had been four of us all four wouldn’t have been able to sit down. As such I would not recommend your services but would reluctantly book again through your site as we have previously had good experience with yourselves. However lesson learnt to do thorough research prior to booking in future the accuracy of listing descriptions can not be relied upon.