Dog Friendly Builth Wells Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• William - Verified booking

  Buzzards Breg is in a beautiful, but very remote location.

  The cottage itself has been sensitively & creatively refurbished after the rebuild from barn to cosy cottage. It was very comfortable. But it was a shame the woodburner had not been cleared out of ash & subsequently relaid , ready for us. ( as promised in information ) We are both touching 80 years & had recent serious health issues & stress over many months related to this. The ow ners knew this.There is no freezer in the property & we would suggest this is a neccessity due to its location, much preferable to the dishwasher which we did not use. The lobby & utility area ( with large sink ) by front door was a most useful feature where one could leave wet boots , waterproofs etc & gather our belongings together, making arrival & departure much easier, rather than continually walking back inside with outside shoes on. The listing was not accurate as there WAS a shaving point & there WAS a hairdryer provided, the former not obvious. We had not expected to provide our own toilet rolls or to strip the bed on departure. Neither of these requisites have ever been required before in s/c accommodation & friends were amazed that this was expected. A welcome pack or even just milk would have been much appreciated . In the past owners had actually asked us if there were any food items they could provide for us on our arrival. We , of course, wished to pay for these but that offer was always refused !!! The most aggravating feature of Sykes is that one cannot reach the owners until 48 hours before departure. This has NEVER been our experience before & owners have consistently wanted to be as helpful as possible prior to the holiday, always going the extra mile, even to the extent of texting us while they have been on holiday abroad themselves ! Nothing has been too much trouble. My wife was made to feel an inconvenience by Steve when she contacted Sykes re delay in owners contacting us. She had many concerns to make the holiday as easy as possible due to the huge pressures we had been under since early 2022. We are 'easy ' folk, not the troublesome variety (!) & initial communications were definitely not helpful or particularly kind. That was a shame. She was told that consumable items like bin bags , loo rolls etc must be brought by us & that personal items like a hairdryer should be brought too !!! Extraordinary ! She was told we were renting the building & that was all. It was not a good introduction & she was rather shocked, as was I . However, we give thanks for the peace & beauty of the environment, once there. It is most appropriate for walkers who have little desire to venture further than the immediate landscape.

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• Martin - Verified booking

  5 of us had a marvellous week at Tanyrallt Farm - End of June 2024.

  Used as a base for a Motorcycle Tour. Superb twisty roads in every direction. Pick a point on the map, jump on the bike and away. Plenty of places of interest endless castles, waterfalls to go see and beautiful scenery. Highlights being the Devils Staircase, stopping for an ice cream at the Llyn Brianne reservoir dam and carrying on for a meal at the excellent West End Cafe in Llandovery. Then the trip to the Devils Bridge Waterfall, Pontarfynach, that was well worth it just for the outstanding breakfast at the Woodlands Cafe. There are plenty of places to explore in this part of the world and the roads in between are awesome. Fast sweeping or tight and nadgery with sheep eating the grass growing up the middle, it's all gravy. The cottage, by the way, is superb. A great location. Spotlessly clean, spacious and with comfortable beds. Slept like a log. The big bonus is the games room, which was a massive hit and the little sun room is a lovely place to chill out, with a stunning view. We cooked most evenings having an Asda delivery for when we arrived and topping up at Tesco, Llandrindod Wells. The kitchen had all we needed and a big table to sit at. Overall a fantastic break and would love to come back.

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• Philip - Verified booking

  The cottage was well situated within the beautiful Welsh countryside, which is exactly what we wanted.

  The amenities were good, but few things could be added/amended on the description. 1) The garden's picture didn't reflect the real size of the garden. When we arrived it had been fenced off, which was a much smaller place than advertised. 2) An external light at the back of the garden would be useful for the evening/night to check on the dog when he goes out. 3) A big gap in the fence leading onto the road MUST be fixed, as our dog escaped through it! Lucky no tractor was passing at the same time... 4) A fridge with a freezer compartment would be ideal, for storing food or ice cubes, as shops are quite a way away. 5) A door (or something else) would be very useful at the bottom of the stairs to stop dogs going upstairs. 6) The underfloor heating is great, but it takes a long while to warm the place up.... We had a very nice time though. The stillness of the environment, the views on the hills and the birds chirping were all fantastic.

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• Ashley - Verified booking

  We stayed here in the last week of September 2021.

  TLDR is we got what we paid for. This wasn't the most expensive place to stay but perfectly met what we were expecting. Longer version is that the house was lovely and homely. It was warm, clean and had everything we could have wanted. The owner was extremely nice and answered all the questions we had. There isn't a huge amount to do in the area, but we made do. A couple of negatives which stopped us putting 5 instead of 4 stars. 1) the beds were quite uncomfortable 2) we didn't realise this was a working farm and we were kept awake by cows mooing 20ft from our bedroom window on several nights. 3) the main (largest room) whilst very nice, had the main water tank for the house in it. This was unbelievably loud and woke us up every night, several times. Most annoyingly, it woke our 11 month old daughter up. Overall, I would recommend for a relaxing few days away

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• Jane - Verified booking

  We returned yesterday from a fabulous 7 day stay at the Pheasantry.

  We had 9 people in our party plus a dog and found everything at the property to entertain our family and friends whose ages ranged from 12 years to 70 years. The property was very comfortable and a perfect size for our party. We were left not wanting for anything as the property was well provisioned. The gardens were impressive and the seating areas perfectly placed. The hot tub was the icing on the cake for all ages as was the outdoor tennis table. We would all highly recommend. If we were being picky it would be good to have a traffic mirror on the opposite side of the entrance drive to enable a more comfortable right turn or the hedges either side trimmed back to enable better visibility of oncoming traffic. Our deposit was also returned super quickly on the day we returned.

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