Dog Friendly Cottages in Dorset

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Candida - Verified booking

  The property is lovely, comfortable and very well equipped (though it could do with a BBQ and a freezer).

  We really appreciated the speed with which the local Lyme Bay holidays team addressed the issues with the en suite door and the shower in the main bathroom (wobbly loo seats remained outstanding). The only downsides from our perspective was the location and the levels on the outside space. I know this is down to the lay of the land so can't be helped, but the steps in/out of the property and around the garden are huge and the listing really should state this so that customers know it's not very elderly or child friendly before they book. The fact that there is no pavement on the road should also be mentioned as this makes walking to and from the town a health and safety risk for young and old as road users are not very pedestrian friendly! The listing also states that it’s ~0.5 m from shops, which is likely true BUT it doesn't mention that the walk to and from those shops involves an extremely steep hill, so again if your party contains young or old members be prepared to be driving back & forth into town to drop off or pick up as walking up the hill is likely not an option! Finally, again I know there is nothing you can do about this but the house is very close to a noisy road, and the noise is very invasive if you're not used to living by a road. The master bedroom faces the road and its very noisy with the window open when the traffic starts from 6am so again I think this is something potential customers need to know. In summary - it is a lovely property, well laid out, decorated and equipped but on balance I would only recommend for fit or able adults only, not for older customers or families with small children.

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• Steve - Verified booking

  We love the place, so much we have booked for next year whilst there.

  Our only niggle was it stated a cot and it was a travel cot, fortunately we had our own as well so had the correct size linen, if its said "travel" we would have packed more correct sized sheets. Our first week started slightly odd as the people in Little Forge wanted to use our second parking bay as they had an extra guest staying with them, asked to use the garden and wandered across the garden each day cutting flowers out, which we reported. On "Facilities & Maintenance" the reason is we lost power on the last day, we struggled to get in touch with the housekeeper (about 5pm) for a bit, apparently no emergency electricians available. So we had no power, washing stuck in the machine, no way to use our prep machine or sterilizer for our 5 month old (very stressful), our 2 year old didn't like the dark, could not pack/clean properly, we called the out of hours line, left message, no one came back to us. Housekeeper did her best, along with our lovely neighbours but never fixed.

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• Vicky - Verified booking

  Lovely property, very cosy and homely.

  Great location. Good sized kitchen. Really nice to get a welcome pack with some local produce to enjoy, thank you. Comfy beds & sofas. The travel cot smelt very damp and musty so we couldn’t use it for our 5 month old. Main bedroom & cupboard smelt like it has a slight damp issue - no window in there. Some crumbs on floor & work surfaces when we arrived and we had to clean a lot of the kitchen cutlery/appliances before use, but all was fair as they can’t check everything left from previous users. When we got there the tv remote said low battery and didn’t last long so we went out and brought more batteries for it so we could use tv. Our one year old loved the long hallway running up and down and the building blocks to play with. Great to have two decent bathrooms and useful access for buggies with side entrance. We would recommend and enjoyed our stay. Thank you

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• Nigel - Verified booking

  Overall our stay was enjoyable.

  However, a few things were an inconvenience. The bathroom sink tap started leaking on our first night & flooded the bathroom during the night. A Sykes Cottages rep came out to answer our call & turned the water to the tap off, meaning that we could only use the bath taps for the rest of our stay. We couldn't get the oven to work. In spite of Googling instructions & following them, the oven would not come on. Subsequently, food we took with us to cook, travelled back home & we had to go out to eat. Not one of us could open the conservatory door. The weather was hot and it became too warm to sit in there & enjoy the garden. Nothing too bad, but put together it affected our overall view of the place and made us feel that it was overpriced.

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• Kate - Verified booking

  We absolutely loved this cottage.

  It was superbly equipped- fantastic kitchen with excellent glassware, crockery, cookware and comfortable seating. Lovely sitting room with stove and wood supplied. Warm & snug. Good showers & endless hot water. Comfortable bedrooms with good beds, pillows and linen. The location was ideal. Peaceful and beautifully tended garden. Our only criticism is to the windows that could not be opened, and in particular the ventilation (or lack of) in the bathrooms. Still giving 5 stars though as we had such an amazing stay and loved our time there so much. Would just recommend that the ventaxia fan is fixed in the bathroom downstairs, & the window in the upstairs bathroom is sorted out so it can be opened.

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