Dog Friendly Dorchester Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Mrs Maskell - Verified booking

  We stayed at Farwood Cottage in the Easter Holidays. The location was perfect, 10 mins away from DurdleDoor/Lulworth Cove, Ringstead Bay and close to Weymouth. The cottage is located on a bridal way and is a bit out of the way of the main road. This wasn't a problem for us at all. On arrival we were pleasantly surprised with a gated parking area right outside the cottage. The cottage was clean and well presented with a real authentic feel. The kitchen had everything you would need utensils and pans for cooking. The bedrooms were very cosy and the beds were extremely comfortable. The bed lining was super soft, it felt lovely. Two bedrooms had a lovely view into the garden with horses on the field behind the garden. The stairs were steep and the upstairs doorways and kitchen doorway were low, my husband kept hitting his head. The upstairs bathroom was our least favourite room of the house. It was very dark and the lighting kept flickering. It just had a bit of an eerie feel to it. The shower was nice and powerful. There was a Farwood cottage booklet in the lounge with all of the information that you would need for your stay. It was very informative. The lounge was nice, again a little dark, but the wood burner was a nice addition. We bought our own wood and fire lighters and got it going in the evenings. The garden was nice but the grass could have done with a cut, it was a bit overgrown. But it was lovely having the horses at the end of the garden. Overall we enjoyed our stay and would recommend this cottage. It was in a perfect location and was a lovely cosy cottage for our family of 5. We would recommend.

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• Mrs Noyce - Verified booking

  Very disappointed to have rang before booking and checking of there was a dishwasher which stated on the website, the guy at the time confirmed there was everything we needed, which we was torn between wales or closer to home for a shorter drive.. as we arrived all seemed ok and beautiful so I decided to do a thorough check to see if we needed more pots or plates etc as my husband was coming later in the day , anyway the first thing we noticed NO DISHWASHER despite the website saying and the guy on the phone telling me there was, I rung to ask where was it located and Lauren who was a lovely lady called me back to say no there’s never been a dishwasher on that property which was a massive disappointment I instantly wanted to ask for my money back and go home as I work long hrs that was meant to be my Xmas present from my family to do nothing just cook and chill I then checked the rug & that hadn’t been hoovered properly as there was dog fur still the tiles in the kitchen were dirty and as I like to disinfect the sides I wiped the work tops and were dirty.. the flash upstairs only my husband could get it to flash which was a nightmare So we had to carry buckets of water up when someone used it over night, Over all I would never use the original cottages to book anything else anymore as they clearly mislead people. Very very disappointing but least now people are warned if you plan going there for a Xmas break you will be cooking and washing up constantly… Family asked for the details and I have refused to recommend it to anyone as I would expected better cleaning and at least a dishwasher as there’s enough room for one..

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• Richard - Verified booking

  Bell cottage is a lovely small quirky cottage that unfortunately sits in a not too brilliant position.

  Location isn’t great as it’s hemmed in by other big buildings and a big conversion is being carried out currently on the property opposite into an 11 flat house of multiple occupancy. Work began at 7 am and continued all day with the accompanying noise and comings and going’s. Obviously this is only temporary but it impacted my stay. The cottage smelt faintly doggy when I arrived and every time I returned..I’m not a dog person ,and this may not bother those who are. Despite that the cleanliness was absolutely fine. Good kitchen facilities..everything was perfect....slight issue with fire starter pack not being available that was quickly sorted with discussion with the owner..I hadn’t read the small print that this isn’t provided after the end of March...but the weather still being very cold at night I managed to buy some fuel from the nearby coal merchant Roger, who was most helpful. TV.....a major issue.....some expensive kit but no normal TV channels without going through a long winded laborious process using various app’s BBC’s I player, you tube etc....all a bit too complicated to even bother with. All in all..a nice cottage but spoiled for me mainly by the location...a tiny yard at the rear and nowhere outside at the front to sit..but I can’t blame anyone for that..it’s just the nature of this particular property. Thanks anyway...enjoyed the few days overall.

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• Sally - Verified booking

  Do not book this property or use Sykes.

  The floors were dirty, cob webs & dead bugs everywhere. Musty smell when you walk in. Pictures were very generous and clearly old as there was different furniture. Small points aside, major issues were the bugs/fleas/flies (not exactly sure what they were) all over the walls and ceiling in one of the bedroom rooms. This made the room unusable and we had to put some people in the front room. The main bathroom (only new, decent looking one) leaked into the down stairs ceiling (we assume a faulty/cracked pipe underneath). The leek was into the hallway down stairs directly through a light. Very dangerous. Old water stains so had clearly happened before. Rang both contact numbers provided, no answer. Contacted Skye's who acted like they cared at the time but then said they couldn't get hold of the owner and it's not their problem.. we paid for 7 beds and 3 bathrooms and could not use 1 of each. No resoonse, apology or compensation. Property should be taken off until fixed as this is very danagerous! We had children in the property!! Will never book again

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• Gillian - Verified booking

  On arrival to deer leap house we thought wow.

  .there are 3 steps into the property that could do with some support to climb them...the beautiful Hall was so lovely and so was the house .The kitchen really needs updating and we found it hard to cook for lots of people..we loved the games room we had loads of fun times ..the lounge was nice but sofas were very low and we had 2 ladies in there 80s and people with back problems so it was quite uncomfortable...heanna answered all our text and came out to sort heating and give us cleaning products but we feel her house cleaners are letting her down ! there were no cleaning products left and we feel like there should be bleach in each toilet..there isn't a dryer so if you are going on your holiday here take your towels because you only get 1 per person...the bedding could do with up dating and the mattresses but we sleep well never the less..the grounds are stunning and seeing the wild deer every morning was amazing...we would definitely return if the house was updated to a 5 star

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