Dog Friendly Ceredigion Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Cherry - Verified booking

  Very soon after booking the cottage, I had contact from Digby and Penny, the hosts, with valuable information and directions to assist in finding them.

  They met us on arrival and proceeded to offer helpful local information - a very friendly couple. On entering the cottage, we were very impressed with the thoughtful welcome pack, and being Easter it was themed accordingly. Ty Barcud was a spotlessly clean, cosy, atmospheric cottage, with a lovely log burner, already laid for us to use on our first night, the radiators were very efficient too. The kitchen was very well equipped with a cooker, microwave, fridge and full size freezer, not to mention all of the utencils, baking equipment and crockery including serving dishes. The beds were lovely and comfy and we all slept well. The bed linen, towels and soft furnishings around the cottage were all good quality. The wifi signal was good, despite the remote location and using the internet was easy. There were reading books and games to use, as well as bincolulars, everything had been thought about. Simply, it was 'home from home'. The cottage has its own safely enclosed dog friendly garden - sitting on the patio was a delight to watch and listen to the many bird species on the feeders, in a tranquil setting, so relaxing. The property grounds are extensive and guests are welcome to walk around at leisure, enjoying the countryside views, besides being able to use a safely enclosed area, with a picnic bench which can be found on a high point in one of the properties fields, a peaceful place to enjoy the views. The surrounding countryside is beautiful and the roads are not busy, making travelling to the local towns easy. This entire experience definitely exceeded our expectations, there was nothing that we could fault, or that could have been done better. We will return without hesitation.

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• Craig - Verified booking

  The general cleanliness was not good.

  We had to wash cooking utensils before using them, there was also bits of hair and dirt in the drawer of the kitchen units. The cullender had green stuff on the bottom of it, so whoever had previously been there had not washed up properly and there's even a dishwasher. So there's really no reason for it not to be clean. The microwave was also in a filthy state with bits of food splattered inside it. There were cobwebs by the fire extinguisher and down the back of one of the bedside cabinets. Additionally, the walkway down to the property is very treacherous, particularly after it's rained, it was rather slippy and one of the steps appears to have broken in two and when I stepped on it, part of it slid from under my foot because of the wet soil/muddy texture underneath and I almost lost my footing. This needs to be rectified, it's only a matter of time before someone does fall, particularly if it's wet. The final thing is that we could not see anywhere to put, or any instructions where to put, our rubbish, nor the dog's poo bags. Consequently, we ended up leaving our rubbish in black bags inside the doorway and I had to leave the dog poo bagged up outside, with the little bags all bagged up in a bigger bag. This is not what we would normally do on a holiday, but we could not find anything in the information folder in regard to this. If it is in there, it needs to be made clearer. Or place suitable bins by the cottage for this. We took photos of the above problems (microwave, drawer, cullender, walkway.etc) should you need to see them.

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• Ian - Verified booking

  Very spacious and comfortable property with real character and well set out.

  The outside space was great for keeping our dog safe ,outside lights ,bbq area, washing line ,seating area and hot tub which was a special treat even in late October!! My seven year old loved the games room and play area was also a great surprise too. would also have definitely used washing machine if staying longer ,an added bonus to be taking home clean clothes. Kitchen great with large fridge freezer, large dining table ,dishwasher etc we used facilities every morning to cook breakfast and prepare packed lunch for the five of us ,we found everything we needed but may have been useful if the toaster had been larger as it was a little tricky to provide warm toast with cooked breakfast for five guests at the same time. Beds very comfortable, plenty of wardrobe space ,reading lamps in every bedroom. loads of coat hooks ,coffee tables in lounge and plenty of room for outdoor shoes under stairs, during the winter months ,kids bedroom great and plenty of storage space for cases loads of mirrors sockets, a bonus having three loos,hocks on every door also in bathroom great for clothes ,dressing grown ,swimwear and toiletries, Would definitely recommend this properly for couples and families alike would love to return during summer months to make more use of facilities provided. Also the great local walks. A great four night break had by all the family.

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• Wendy - Verified booking

  The area is very pretty and peaceful and the cottage well equipped and had far too many towels for just 2 people for 1 week stay.

  The owner provided treats for both dog and humans such as wine milk tea coffee sugar sweets logs but whilst these were very nice , I would have preferred kindling, matches and paper and a clean ready to use wood burner., a properly working shower ( it was just a trickle, extractor in bathroom wasn’t working either). Toilet was slightly blocked on our arrival (something an owner should have checked during cleaning ( if that had been done properly). I sorted it myself quickly enough. Bed linen whilst clean was not the correct size for the bed size. Window blinds missing in the bedroom. Sofa and lounge floor covered in white dog hairs. Owners dog had left a ‘welcome gift’ of their own on path down to cottage (owner did clean this away quickly but more appeared during our stay.) The outside area was very over grown , long grass and weeds. I would not return to this cottage which falls far short of the usual standard I expect from a Sykes cottage. Such a shame as with just a little bit more effort on part of the owner regarding maintenance, it would be a good cottage.

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• Chris - Verified booking

  A fantastic week with our 3 dogs and 2 Grandchildren.

  The cottage was extremely clean and tidy, which was brilliant for us as we arrived quite late after our long journey. The hot tub was an amazing asset and huge hit with the little ones, and ourselves. The rear garden was fenced in so that the dogs were well controlled but free to venture out as well and the views were phenomenal. Indoors we couldn't want for anything else, except maybe a bit of lube on some of the door hinges upstairs. Not any sort of problem but very noisy once the little ones were asleep. The only slight downer, particularly for my ancient bones, was the low and soft sofas. Like i say, only a problem for me and next time we will take a few cushions. Just something for future guests to be aware of in case they are of a similar state of worn-out-body-itis. I would highly recommend this holiday cottage for very many reasons and the hosts were extremely friendly and helpful. Definitely going back soon, as we were informed by our 5 year old Granddaughter!

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