Dog Friendly Christchurch Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Vicky - Verified booking

  The cottage was delightful but I think more attention to detail is required for the price of the property.

  The furniture is tired. The settee in the front room has stains on it and although comfortable to sit on I felt a little uncomfortable because of the way the cleanliness made me feel. The bed although comfortable squeaked every time you moved…this needs looking at. The fridge had been cleaned with bleach prior to our arrival so smelt of bleach…fridges shouldn’t be cleaned with bleach. For some reason we couldn’t get the fridge to work…it kept freezing the food. The garden was nice but could be lovely with a bit more attention to detail. And it would have been nice if the garden furniture had been cleaned prior to our arrival. The conservatory was lovely but the skylight needed cleaning. Lots of cobwebs and dead flies. The bathroom had very large cobwebs in it. Overall the place is nice, cosy and peaceful but as said it needs a bit more TLC to make it better. It’s in a lovely location and we would stay again for that reason.

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• Keith - Verified booking

  Smugglers Cottage is an ideal place to stay for a couple with one or two dogs.

  The location is perfect with a large recreation area for dogs a 2 minute walk away and a very good pub serving a excellent food 2 minutes walk in the opposite direction. It's also an easy walk to the beach or into Christchurch. The accommodation is very comfortable with all amenities that one needs. We stayed for 5 nights but could easily have stayed longer and still have found different things to keep us occupied. I would highly recommend Smugglers Cottage and would be happy to return in the future.

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• Jayne - Verified booking

  The cottage is ideally situated , to explore various locations , brilliant for dogs with lovely walks right on the doorstep.

  Pub over the road, short walk to chip shop, other shops within close proximity. Very good garden centre few mins drive serving carvery Sunday lunches and light snacks including delicious homemade cakes. Enclosed private pretty garden is great feature for those with dogs but also to enjoy sitting out , weather permitting. Cosy pretty cottage with modern facilities, to be critical could have been a bit cleaner , but on the whole a lovely holiday cottage , would look at returning.

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• Sarah - Verified booking

  Such a welcoming cottage in a good location and very comfortable with attention to detail in the furnishings.

  Well equipped throughout, even though we ate out mostly, as the Ship in Distress pub opposite was just fab and dog friendly. Parking was more of a challenege (owner was honest about this) as mostly locals parking outside but using the pub opposite, meant we could park there as the nature reserve was busy. However, being so close to the nature reserve, literally 2 mins away was perfect for the dogs and the enclosed garden was a god send.

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• Jennifer - Verified booking

  The cottage was extremely well equipped and spotlessly clean.

  The decor was in the best possible taste. The enclosed garden was very useful, and I was impressed by the washing machine in the shed, even though I didn't need to use it. It didn't matter that the wifi was slow. I would have preferred a walk in shower, but still managed to master the entry over the bath, and the actual shower was brilliant. I could always park outside the cottage, and Sanpit Marshes were excellent for dog walking.

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