Dog Friendly Buxton Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Catherine - Verified booking

  Waited for 2 years for this cottage holiday, due to covid unfortunately it wasn't worth the wait or the money.

  The cottage was very clean and fairly well presented and well equipped, a little dated in areas but generally good. The owners left a cream tea for us on arrival and treats for my dogs which was lovely. However, that is where the good points end sadly. The 'enclosed ' garden was a very low wall around a tiny courtyard, so low at the bottom, even our Pomeranians could jump out! The hotub was overlooked by all the neighbouring gardens and not private at all, we didn't even attempt to use it, the owner says it's private once you are in but you still have to get in and out! The cottage is located next to a busy road which was very noisy all day and night, it kept us awake at night and was not mentioned in the property description which we feel is misleading. The beds were unbearably hard and uncomfortable but I appreciate this is a personal preference thing, just thought something in the middle would suit more people. The owners dog unfortunately barked and howled everytime they went out, the owner said they were moving soon, so might be ok for the future but didn't help my stay. The owners kept walking past the kitchen window to use the shed in the garden, move bins and collect a ball, we found this an unacceptable level of privacy and quite intrusive. Overall we were very disappointed and found the property nothing like it's description and quite misleading, we left and went home 3 days early as we found it not to be the relaxing, stress free holiday we were hoping for. I did complain to the owner who was very sorry but had an answer to everything I complained about, no offer of compensation for the 3 days. The most annoying part is having had the holiday cancelled twice due to covid, we were then charged an extra £91 for the same holiday as prices had gone up! I appreciate this is not anyone's fault, no one saw the pandemic coming but quite rude to expect guests to pay more for the same week, overall unhappy and out of pocket!

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• Brigitta - Verified booking

  Excellent cottage and lovely stay.

  We were a bit snowed in but that didn't stop us enjoying Buxton and the local scenery. Our hosts were lovely and very generous. They provided us with a laid fire, wine and scones on our arrival which was a lovely touch. They even provided us with additional logs for the fire given the extreme weather we were experiencing. Any issues we had they were very attentive and helpful. The house itself was cosy nicely furnished with everything you'd need. It was well placed to travel into Buxton and the surrounding areas. The garden and hot tub also had everything you might need (albeit the garden was under a blanket of 6 inch snow so we can't comment too much on that!). The house was very warm and the log burner was brilliant at kicking out some heat to warm us up. We did find the living room TV to be a touch slow but it worked adequately. We did feel there needed to be a few more soft furnishings around, such as on the sofa, and some new pillows provided as they weren't the comfiest (we have been told by the owner that they plan to replace these asap so that was reassuring and good to know for future stays). All in all we had a fabulous stay and would absolutely recommend Shenton Cottage to others. The owners were lovely and helpful, the local area very beautiful and the cottage a nice, cosy place to stay. We definitely plan to return again.

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• Victoria - Verified booking

  We simply couldn't have asked for any more from this amazing stay at Shenton cottage!

  Messaged before we arrived and owners got in touch with a speedy reply. Everything was spot on for us and the cottage was very family friendly. There was plastic plates, bowls and cups as well as a selection of adults and children's books, games and colouring books and pencils too. The cream tea, wine, water and sweets for the kids on arrival was a lovely touch. Everything that was provided was carefully thought about to provide guests with all that they needed for the week. Managed to get parked out the front of the cottage and it isn't too far from main Buxton. Lots of lovely shops and a fantastic park in Buxton. There's an Aldi and Morrisons not too far away for shopping. Well placed for lots of days out in Derbyshire. We did venture to Manchester and Bury too as we needed rainy day options for our stay. Would definitely recommend as it's the best cottage we've stayed in.

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• Keith - Verified booking

  Yet another wonderful week in Shenton Cottage.

  The weather was against us but because of the excellent location of Shenton we still had a lovely week which included trips to Bakewell, Chartwell House and the Monsal Trail. We also took the short walk into Buxton town centre for some lovely meals (Pizza Express, Simply Thai and St Moritz are our favourites). Back at the cottage, we had the relaxing hot-tub (all ready for you on arrival and for the duration of our stay) and the log-burner fire (again, already laid with more wood available) to help us relax outside or inside the cottage. We also agree that the beds are wonderful, very large with warm duvets. There are also lots of lovely little touches which makes this cottage so well equipped. We have already booked again for June 2024. Keith & Elaine

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• Keith - Verified booking

  Another very relaxing week at Shenton.

  The cottage is well equipped and very clean. It has large, comfortable beds with very comfortable duvets; a great log fire (already laid for your arrival) in the lounge; a nice outside sitting area with a peaceful water feature which can be turned on or off as you choose; an excellent and very well maintained private hot tub with trees, screens and a large canopy-style roof. We had no problem parking outside the cottage all week and last but not least the extra little touches provided by Jane and Steve, like beginning our holiday with a wonderful cream tea on arrival, are what make Shenton so special for us. We cannot recommend Shenton Cottage and its hosts highly enough and look forward to returning in the near future.

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