Dog Friendly Cottages in Cumbria

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Sarah - Verified booking

  This is an amazing house!

  We had an wonderful time making use of the pool table, hot tub and fire pit. The sitting room (with the pool table in) was brilliant for playing games and chatting, as the sofas are all arranged in a square with a table in the middle. The other sitting room was great for older family members to retreat to when they wanted to watch a bit of tv. The location is good, with plenty to do nearby, although the house is so fantastic we didn't feel the need to go out much. My bed was one of the comfiest I've ever stayed in away from home and several other family members also made the same comments. The room I was staying in had blackout blinds and thick blackout curtains, which made for a lovely dark bedroom at night. I assume the other rooms were the same, but didn't check. The kitchen and dining area is a wonderful, social space and it was great that everyone could fit around the dining table. Things like hand soap, washing up liquid, dishwasher tablets, washing powder, shampoo etc were provided, which was good. The house was very clean. A few suggestions to make it even better would be better lighting in the pool table room. Three out of the five bulbs above the pool table weren't working and the type of lighting, even if the bulbs were working, wasn't really adequate for the room. We had to move the lamp to the back of the room in order to see the pool table and when sitting chatting at night it felt dark. A bluetooth speaker in the pool table room would also be good, but just a suggestion. The photo of the gym is also out of date, as there is no longer a treadmill in there and the multigym didn't work. However, the communication with the owner is excellent (via WhatsApp) and I'm sure if we'd mentioned that the multigym wasn't working they'd have sorted it. We all had an fantastic holiday and would definitely recommend this house as a wonderful place to stay.

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• Gillian - Verified booking

  We would not rate this property as a 4 star, we have stayed in 2 star properties with other companies that were of a far superior quality.

  It definitely was not worth the £1237 we paid for the week. The property had single glazed windows throughout which, consequently were covered with water on the inside each morning. It was musty and damp with mould on the walls in the bedrooms, which we tried to clean this off as best we could. It was totally unacceptable to advertise this property as a 4 star rating and disingenuous if you were aware of the true presentation of the internal condition of this property. The window sills were dirty and had not been cleaned. The toilet seat in the first bathroom was loose and we tried to sort that out without success. The water in the second bathroom ran a dirty yellow colour. The top drawer in the kitchen was broken. We did draw these to the attention of the lady in the shop and all she said was they were looking for new cleaners, which was not helpful to us. You also stated that there was a welcome pack, there wasn't one on arrival. We asked the lady in the on site shop about it, she did then give us bread, coffee and teabags but we had already made a trip to a different shop to get the essentials. There were no bin bags either which we have always been provided in every cottage we have booked. We would recommend that you visit the property and inspect it without giving notice, you may then want to consider what star rating it should really have - we would suggest no more than a 2 (and that is being generous) On the plus side the kitchen was well equipped, the bedding was clean and the pool was the saving grace of the property. There are also plenty of good walks close by. We would be grateful if you could contact us directly to discuss a refund.

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• Adrian - Verified booking

  We had a lovely time at Cartmel lodge.

  The lodge is situated beautifully, surrounded by trees and bushes. It's so quiet and you can enjoy watching the squirrels jumping between trees whilst relaxing in the hot tub. Inside the lodge is big and open and feels very homely, the kitchen has all the utensils you need and a great big fridge freezer too. The central heating is great also and warns the place up in no time! Ensuite shower was brilliant although the bath in the family room is quite small. I marked the lodge down on a few things. When arriving after a long drive and as it was cold we would have liked to use the log burner straight away but we couldn't as there were no logs left for us. There was no information as to where you get the logs so we had to travel out to find some from a supermarket. I thought this was a little poor. Also as we visited during autum the wooden steps and decking area was extremely slippy l and led to a family member slipping down the entrance steps and hurting themselves, luckily nothing too serious but when I messaged the owner I had no reply. The steps could do with some anti slip strips placing on them. The same goes for the decking to the rear, I slipped and one of the decking planks shifted next to the hot tub causing me to land on my knees. Again could be easily rectified. All in all a great week away and we would be happy to return.

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• Debbie - Verified booking

  10 of us arrived for 1 week (July 24) at the lovely house which was very spacious.

  Dining room had enough seats and a big table for all of us to sit for meals and the Utility had, Washer Dryer, Dishwasher, Iron and Ironing Board so very useful. Kitchen was well stocked with Dishes, Pans and Cutlery. Although there were plenty of Oven Tray's and Utensils I felt that these needed updating. Bedroom again were big and plenty of storage, the beds were very comfortable although for some were a bit low. While staying we did have a slight problem (that was not the agents fault) this was dealt quickly and efficiently by Sarah and Simon, thank you. I feel there are a couple of issues. We had a dog and small children staying, there was no gate at the bottom of the stairs leaving it open, because of this we had to improvise to keep dog from going up and the toddler from climbing the stairs. It would have been very useful if there had been a gate there, you could put a child gate when guests have dogs or small children for safety. The garden definitely needs improving as it lets the property down, needs new Fire Pit, table and chairs (rusty), new wooden seat (near Fire Pit) weeds taller than myself need clearing. Only my opinion but it could be improved with some ornaments attached to the fence and maybe light on the fence too. Although there were some negatives all in all it was a nice house with a great Hot Tub, Thank you.

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• Marilyn - Verified booking

  Omg absolutely amazing stay.

  From arriving till leaving we all loved everything about Sanderson house All rooms are big so felt very spacious indeed. So many things provided just in case (hairdryers, high chair, travel cot even dog bowls and towel) usually need to bring these things which can be a right chore for some families. All rooms (living, dining and tv room) had more than enough seating even when house was at maximum capacity. Usually struggle to fit everyone in in rental properties. Was also no chance of running out of cutlery, crockery or glasses. Well stocked indeed. Utility room was awesome for a longer stay. Pool table in the lounge was a massive hit as was the Hot tub and where we spent a lot of time as the weather was a touch miserable. We did venture out to local beach which was nice and plenty things around like shops, Chinese and bars. Or Closest town only about 4 miles away. The garden is also huge again with plenty of space, seating areas, summer house bar and barbecue, not to forget the gym. Amazing place to spend with family and can only imagine it being even better in the summer!! Host Sarah was a pleasure to deal with and communication was very punctual. I’d definitely recommend Sanderson house and say it was great value for money. We met up with family for further away and everyone was impressed with the house

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