Dog Friendly Cottages in Dorset

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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• David - Verified booking

  Tastefully furnished and almost everything you'd need for a home away from home.

  Location was amazing being so close to the beach and loved the sea view from our bedroom. Great to have reserved, secure parking too. Was clean and different floors and the outside patio gave us space from each other which we needed for a longer stay! There was a nice welcome basket which included Dorset apple cake which was delicious! We holidayed for 2 weeks and things that you don't think of too much for a week started to niggle on our 2nd week. Beds were comfy but the duvets were 10 tog which were far too hot for summer and just using the cover was sometimes too cold, so summer duvets needed. The lounge TV was painful to use as as the remote slow and unresponsive, and it had limited functionality. When you've got younger kids, you will spend a fair amount of time in your holiday home and not having a decent TV with the ability to download streaming apps that we use like Disney was a faff. The upstairs Fire TV could do that but only if you have a prime account, which we do but it often just wouldn't work properly as Fire devices are prone to do. Also whilst we brought our own consumables like dishwasher tabs etc we hadn't expected to need bin liners for week 2. If you're staying for a week then none of this should bother much! A couple of extra notes to include that aren't written but good to know: The pebble beach has a steep bank to the shore line and a very short promenade so if you want to take a long walk, would advise wearing hiking boots. Nice cafe on the beach which sometimes hosts lovely evening pop up evening restaurants - check their Facebook page for more details.

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• Rob - Verified booking

  We stayed at Kimberlin for a week over the Easter period, as a base for attending an event at the nearby Sailing Academy.

  The location is perfect for that purpose - walking in about 20 minutes or a very quick drive. It's proximity to Chesil Beach is a great feature, and there are direct sea views from the top front bedroom. The house was spotlessly clean on arrival, and is well furnished with comfortable beds and sofas etc. We really enjoyed our stay, but there are a couple of points worth noting - these are factual rather than critical - there's nothing that the owners could do to address them! The development is a couple of years at most (probably less) and, as is the way the developers, they have crammed as many properties in a small space as they possibly could, so despite being a three bedroom property, the living areas (kitchen/living room) feel very cramped. We were two adults plus two late teenage children - and moving around the kitchen/dining table is "cosy" to say the least. There is only room for four chairs around the dining table (not sure what happens if 6 people book?), and you can't open the fridge/freezer doors fully without first closing the kitchen door. Over a week this did start to irritate. Likewise the on-site parking. The spaces are very tight for larger cars, and despite being clearly marked, guests/owners of other properties seemed to regard them as a free for all. We had to leave a note on a car to ask them to move so that we could use the allocated space for Kimberlin. There is parking right opposite development and at quiet times there are spaces - but in busy season that's not the case and we had to park some distance away.

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• Andrew - Verified booking

  On the whole the cottage is brilliant.

  The rooms downstairs are well proportioned but there is a need of general maintenance throughout. The previous tenants had broken the washing line which wasn’t replaced for us. We spent an hour cleaning the kitchen upon arrival along with the crockery we were going to use. Toilet seats were missing or broken, the plug hole in the en-suite bathroom was full of hair and the bedding smelt fusty. After coming through the pandemic I thought there would be a better standard of cleanliness but there is still a broken dog ball under the settee in the dining room and muck from along time ago. The pool table is multi functional which has broken the cushions but still playable and very enjoyable. We loved the space and setting expected being nearer a working farm as in the description but wasn’t to be found. Lovely area with great walks though. The owner was quick to drop off a new kettle for us when the old one wasn’t working well.

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