Dog Friendly Cottages in Cumbria

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Paul - Verified booking

  The property has been beautifully decorated and furnished throughout, to a very high standard.

  The kitchen has everything you could need, the living space is comfortable and vast and the bedrooms are all of a good size with stunning bathrooms. The added use of the games room and small section of outside space is a fantastic addition. The location itself is perfect - only a 10-15 min walk to both Bowness and Windermere - meaning you have a host of bars, restaurants, shops and activities on your doorstep. We couldn't have asked for more. The first drawback was that the clean before our arrival left a lot to be desired. The upstairs bathroom didn't look like it had been cleaned thoroughly at all, with a dirty cloth left on the shower floor. The upstairs bins had not been emptied and were full of the previous visitor's rubbish. The living space was generally clean, but the washing machine was dirty inside and the place needed a "spring clean" to wash down wooden skirting boards etc. I would hope that this was a one-off. However, the biggest issue we had was the heat. Whilst we appreciate that The Lake District is not known for 30 degree temperatures, there had been feedback in the guest book for the need for fans for the top two bedrooms which get VERY hot and two extremely small (4 inch) fans had been provided. This was simply not good enough. The property direction means you get sun on the front windows from about 11am and all day long and the heat became unbearable. In the end, we had to purchase our own more substantial fans - which was disappointing given how well appointed the house was for everything else. All in all, we wouldn't hesitate to stay again and had a fabulous holiday. Our only proviso would be that we bring our own fans next time!

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• Nigel - Verified booking

  Property as listed.

  Great location on main road between Bowness and Windermere. Bus stops adjacent to property. We were a party of 2 adults and small dog. Games room for sole use of Upper Sheriffs with small terrace. Didn’t use the room and some darts seemed missing for the dart board. A great space for fun nights in however. Off road parking for single car. Large space, accommodated our X5 perfectly. Standard of bedding excellent. Clean and comfy. Large family bathroom excellent, good quality and well appointed. Lounge/kitchen/ dining area also very well appointed. Lots of gadgets and plates etc. also rechargeable hoover, mop and iron provided. Wine cooler, large fridge and freezer, washer/drier, dish washer, hob, ovens, coffee machine and Sonos Bluetooth speaker. Some of the soft furnishings in the lounge stained in places which is expected and could do with a clean to really make this property excel. All in all highly recommended and will come back. Also Lower Sheriffs Place can be accessed from the property. Perfect for large groups. Thank you.

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• Nikki - Verified booking

  Overall stay was lovely.

  A few things needing updated around the cabin.. microwave (Took a while to get warm milk for our toddlers bottle). The beds mainly the master double it was sunk on either side and the pillows were very flat. The bed sheet and duvet sheet also felt very cheap. Couch wasn't the comfiest but was fine as your not sitting in it all night the way you do sleeping in a bed. The TV was great that it had a netflix account logged in. My daughter loved watching that. Decking was safe and secure with the gates (would have loved a hot tub) but that would just be a wee loved extra. Shower worked great and cabin is in a great location just off the main road for cars traveling through the resort so felt safe having my dog and child as only people that would drive up were parking at a cabin which is only a few of.

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• Lesley - Verified booking

  Wow - absolutely delighted with every aspect - the quality/style and small details made all the difference eg charger point at bedside, information booklet on how appliances work etc.

  The high spec and luxury made our stay just lovely. I have even ordered the bedding and a runner from the same company that you use. The games room was great for my son (19) and his friend. Also loved the welcome pack as did Oscar(yorkie). One of the best places I have ever rented and will be back soon. Highly recommend to anyone thinking of booking you will not be disappointed. Location is great also as you can walk 10mins either way to Bowness/Windermere and your own parking space. Bus stop right outside as well. But, I would recommend Windermere or Ambleside for restaurants as Bowness was full of pub chain restaurants that were not great (tried 2 and food below average). Thank you for a lovely stay.

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• Michelle - Verified booking

  The internet connection is poor, couldn't work on my laptop and couldn't use play back on the TV.

  Hadn't realised the games room was not accessible through the house, entry only from outside, which also meant the heating of the room was independent from the main house. You needed to plan to use the room and make sure it was warm before entry. Didn't have a key to access the seating area at the back but this didn't matter as it was too cold to sit outside. The property is lovely, well equipped but would benefit from a side table lamp somewhere in the lounge area. Also, the bedroom with the en-suite is very small, hardly any floor space and the sink in the en-suite is tiny, not big enough to clean your teeth in! After all said, we would book again because the location is perfect for us.

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