Dog Friendly Dumfries and Galloway Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Hilary Cunningham-atkins - Verified booking

  Barnacle Cottage is a lovely cottage based on RSPB Mersehead. This is a great location if you are interested in nature or want complete peace and quiet. That said, the reserve is open to the public so you do have people driving and walking past your window and outdoor seating area. Being able to walk round the reserve late evening or early morning is a real bonus. However, if you are just looking for a base to explore the area I would suggest looking somewhere with more amenities. This cottage is nowhere near a shop, pub, etc. unless you want to drive. I had stayed previously and improvements have been made since then. However, I personally feel the cottage falls short of the standard you would expect for the price. Whilst generally clean, I think many people would feel the need to do further cleaning before being able to settle. I washed all crockery and cutlery I needed before using it as some items were far from fully washed. The cottage is well equipped but everything needs a good sort out. Overall the standard is good but there is a lack of attention to details. So 4* from me because I am a birdwatcher and love staying on a reserve but I would not recommended it to my non-birdwatching friends given the cost of renting.

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• Lauren - Verified booking

  We loved our stay at Little Lodge - everything was absolutely perfect and couldn’t fault a thing.

  The lodge itself is stunning. Inside was immaculate with all facilities and furnishings looking brand new. The beds and sofas were incredibly comfortable and provided us with a brilliants night sleep each night. Outside, the surrounding are so peaceful and quiet which made for relaxing in the hot tub an amazing experience. Finally, the hosts. Mel, Nadia and Kirsty made us feel so welcome from the moment we arrived. Treated us like friends the duration of our stay and nothing was a bother with any questions we had. Would definitely recommend Little Lodge to anyone! It was one of the best lodges we have ever stayed in. Thanks again! Ps, little Ruby visiting when we were outside just topped off our visit.

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• Andrew - Verified booking

  Little Lodge itself is immaculate and the host Mel is very welcoming.

  The main issues I have with the holiday experience has more to do with the access to the lodge as the road from Glenluce to the entrance is bad enough. Still, the track from the entrance to the lodge, in my opinion, is unacceptable, luckily I drive a car that sits quite high off the road so apart from the damage that could be done to my suspension it was just bearable. I would not recommend doing it with a saloon-type low-to-the-ground car. The other issue is with being limited to where you can walk around the lodge as there seems to be conflict with the owner of the old hotel who also has gates at both sides of his property which is something I don't see as necessary.

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  A very nice cosy cottage and lovely quiet location. Everything you could possibly need in the kitchen, beds comfy and once the heating was turned up no need for the log burner to be lighted. The only criticism was the heating in the bathroom. The towel rail needs to be working - there is nothing worse than damp towels. The wall heater would only come on for 10-15 seconds at a time. Appreciated the bird seed as it was so good to see them come onto the bird table whilst having breakfast. RSPB centre just up the road and loved the circular walk round the reserve. Would recommend and would have given it 5 stars if the heating in the bathroom was working.

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• Betty - Verified booking

  The lodge is a little gem hidden away, family and pet friendly.

  The noise free time was awesome! As a Fibromyalgia sufferer this was the perfect place to relax & recharge. Also, the bed was soo comfortable definitely the customer was at the heart in everything the owners did and do here. They deserve a recognition for this and have no problem on highly recommend this place to anyone . The only observation as dog owner is that the overgrown area at the back could be cleared a bit for the dogs to indulge smelling and playing in the grass. Saying this my girls were treated as guests too and thank you so much for the efforts made to make us all feel welcome! We loved the place and it was difficult to leave

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