Dog Friendly Cottages in Cumbria

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Benjamin - Verified booking

  The pool situation was joke, having so many cottages all trying to book their 45 minute slots is bad enough without the pool being closed for two afternoons in the week for private children’s swimming lessons!

  ! This was outrageous! Not only was it unfair on paying guests it also brought traffic and destruction to our stay. We could not park near our cottage due to parents of local children who came for their swim lesson, the instructor and parents of the children were loud and inconsiderate to holiday makers, we were trying to have a bbq while sitting opposite a line of parents waiting for their children to finish their lessons. This felt entirely money grabbing of the estate! And not covid safe either! If the pool is only available for a maximum of 45 mins per day IF YOU ARE LUCKY then this should be advertised as such as we would not have booked it for our family holiday. Other than this the cottage was totally satisfactory however I agree with other online reviews there was no luxury touches what so ever. The photographs are misleading. The prices for this cottage in 2022 are outrageous and it would require serious improvement to warrant them. We took a break from our farm in Yorkshire to visit grubbings and due to the “private” swimming lessons felt like we had booked a week in Piccadilly. Incredibly unfair and disappointing.

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• Kay - Verified booking

  On the plus side: The location of Parkgate couldn't be better.

  Walking distance to Windermere and Bowness with all their fabulous amenities, restaurants, pubs and coffee shops. Lovely big house, 9 people, a baby and dogs and we had plenty of space. Great kitchen, well stocked and a lovely big oven and hob. Great WiFi. On the downside..... The lounge furniture was so uncomfortable. The springs had gone in both sofas so once you sat down you are practically on the floor and can't get up. So we couldn't really relax together at night. They desperately need replacing. The bunk beds are too small, okay for very small children but any older and they're not practical. One of the single beds was listing, felt like I would roll out. Garden not as shown in the listing. It's been shortened to allow for more parking.....a good thing but we had two dogs so needed that space more. The 'lean to' conservatory was rough and ready, not practical and grubby but okay to sleep the dogs. However, the good stuff far outweighs the bad, so we would definitely go back BUT, those SOFAS need replacing.

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• Erica - Verified booking

  We greatly enjoyed our stay at Eden House!

  I’ve stayed here or at the Eden Lodge (on the same property) almost every summer for the past 10 years, and I always look forward to coming back. The rooms are comfortable and quiet - there were 12 of us total this year. The dine-in kitchen is huge with a beautiful setup (dream kitchen for me) and a nice gathering area. The ground level has a sitting room with several couches and chairs that leads into the sunroom with table tennis; plus the hot tub and sauna are a nice bonus. Eden House has a lot of space for a large group of people. The grounds also have plenty of outdoor sitting areas, and in recent years, we’ve enjoyed the addition of the farm animals including sheep, pigs, chickens, goats and peacocks. Fabrizio, the caretaker, and Ernst, the owner, are also very responsive if any issues arise, though we’ve never had any major issues; thanks so much to them for making Eden House available to us, year after year. Highly recommend Eden House and Eden Lodge!

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• Linda - Verified booking

  Disappointed in the cleanliness of the Grubbings lodge this year, kitchen/lounge area floors were dirty in fact the kitchen floor was filthy don't think it had been cleaned for several weeks.

  The cleaning team are only teenagers who obviously don't know how to wash floors etc This time there was no smell of any disinfected been used in the kitchen or bathrooms. Also not checking the glasses and crockery. The furnishings ware also getting rather shabby now think need to be changed or at least refurbished. No sitting area as previous years the rattan seating has gone!! which is essential we all would like somewhere to sit in a relaxing area after been out all day, or even someone like me at 71yrs who doesn't want to go walking or out all day and who goes to Graythwaite cottages for a relaxing break now there is no where to sit....think you need to have a rethink about the outside areas more comfortable rattan seating needed, spoke to most of the quests and all of the same opinion....so Im guessing you will get quite a few bad feedbacks this year. A response to the above would be appreciated. Also why was the gym not open?

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• Adrian - Verified booking

  The property is for 8, however the smaller 1st floor bedroom does not have any clothes hanging space due to the double bed - the wardrobe is outside the room down 4 steps on the mid-landing?

  As with all properties the accommodation is non-smoking. It should be noted that the rear outside area is covered over and shared with the adjoining property. During our stay the area was used 'by others' for outside smoking? - No smoking sign would clarify the legal status. The split kitchen/dining area is not an easy to use layout. The table although a good size, has restrictive chair seating access. The front hallway has a mobile entrance mat that rides up and is a trip hazard. It should be noted that the instructions in accommodation book say the bed linen is to be turned back and not stripped as per the email read on our return. That all done with, the TV was great, the water pressure was good, plenty of cutlery, cups, plates etc.. The location was good for the town shops, park and Latrigg Fell not far away.

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