Dog Friendly Exeter Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Dawn - Verified booking

  What a perfect holiday!

  From looking and booking, to arrival and departure all instructions were easy to follow and communications were excellent. Even a local road closure and re-route for easy travel were sent to us prior to arrival. There are covid - care measures in place and the cottage and grounds are immaculately kept. There was a lovely afternoon tea welcome pack with homemade Devon scones and clotted cream and milk in the fridge. Angela and Stuart are wonderful hosts, nothing is too much trouble for them and they have thought of everything and more to ensure a relaxing and stress-less stay. The cottage is really well equipped with high quality furnishings & home wares - basically everything you'll need. Even surprised and relieved to find some scales as being diabetic, I have to weigh out my food and I'd forgotten to take some. Eco-friendly cleaning materials are provided as are Fairy liquid and Fairy non-bio washing pods to use as the properties utilise non mains water and waste treatment. There is also recycling facilities and waste bags supplied. There's a smart TV which you can use Netflix etc from your own account and good wifi signals. Also have laundry / ironing facilities etc. Honestly they've thought of everything. Everything is scrupulously clean, the beds are really comfortable and everything looks new. The cottage is in really pretty grounds, beautiful hanging baskets and flowers and own private patio and small garden, but you are welcome to use the field at the rear for sport (we played petanque & badminton - but it was too hot to do much more during our wonderful heat-wave week!) The electrically heated pool is well maintained, cleaned and serviced daily and is a great size for families. There is a covid- care rota system in place currently for the cottages to ensure safe and equally use of the pool. If you are going out for the day - ask the neighbouring cottage to swap or change times with you. We did and lazed around for a few days - so basically had the pool area to ourselves - heaven ! The cottages are also dog friendly and there's a big dog walking field just to the rear of the cottages as well as good walks nearby and although dog friendly, there's not one hair or doggy smell to be found anywhere. It's really, really clean. Its in a beautiful spot within easy access of Ottery-St-Mary, Exeter and beautiful beaches of Sidmouth, Exmouth, Sandy Bay and a little further the gorgeous Jurassic Coast. We're already planning to return...... if you're in any doubt about booking here - don't be - its gorgeous and you wont be disappointed. Thank you Angela and Stuart and Helpful Holidays - can't wait to visit again !

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• Rachel - Verified booking

  We had an amazing stay at 13 Oxford Street.

  As non drivers the cottage is perfectly positioned near St Thomas Rail way station and a main bustop on Cowick Street. Its also a pleasant 20 min walk into town, either up the hill on fore Street or via the Quays using steps. There is also a flatter route along the river. The cottage was warm and cosy with relaxing decor. It was spotless and our beds were comfy. Great shower and large bathroom and a little courtyard outside. There is also a selection of books on the bookshelves. The TV has loads of options but we couldn't find the traditionsl terrestrial channels but it was easy enough to figure out how to select programmes and you can watch live TV if its the bbc or ITV. It also had Netflix and Amazon Prime which was fab. The kitchen is very modern and had every thing we needed bar a large frying pan and scissors. The fridge had milk, bread and butter but I reccomend to bring tea and coffee with you. Our only feedback would be printing out a little information folder with Oven and Hob instructions. I used Google and found the PDFs but not everyone can do this. There is free WiFi. We would have happily swept the floors or hoovered but there are little cleaning products so it might be worth leaving a few more bits and bobs out. These are all minor things and we would definitely stay again. The owners are also quick to respond over messaging which was fab too so we felt looked after, we also had a lovely welcome hamper.

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• Diane - Verified booking

  Bluebell Lodge is beautiful !

  ! Set in quiet countryside making chilling out under the stars a lovely experience. A bit of a shock to the system adjusting to driving along single track lanes to get there but worth it ! The lovely open plan lodge has plenty of room for up to 6 people. The beds are so comfortable. A full size bathroom with shower over the bath is great if you have smaller children with you. The lovely en suite shower room is wonderful plus there is a separate toilet with sink so in total 3 toilets (very important when there would be 6 of you) The hot tub is maintained immaculately by Andy who is on site should you need any info or should you have problems (which we didn't) The information booklet provided is very useful. Personally i might put a map of the site in the booklet explaining where the "meter room" actually is on site and where the dog waste bin is. There was free wood provided for the log burner but we didnt need it as the Norwegian log cabins are so warm anyway even when it was windy and raining outside. The kitchen is fully equipped with microwave, dishwasher, full sized electeic cooker/oven and every possible kitchen item you might need. Currently the owners, Gary and Gemma are in talkes witb the local council to arrange for recycling bins to be availae in the future which is in line with the company footprint. We will definitely be booking Bluebell Lodge again !!!

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• Mrs Oughton - Verified booking

  We had a great week at Chaff House. Helen was friendly, welcoming and helpful. The accommodation is immaculate. Very clean, comfortable and well equipped. It’s even more spacious than the photos show and there was plenty of room for us and our two toddlers (one in a travel cot). The farm is a fantastic place for anyone but would particularly appeal to those with young families. The massive covered play barn is absolutely brilliant (perfect for rainy days) - our three year old was thrilled to bits and especially loved the orange elephant slide and huge sandpit. Our almost two year old loved the summer meadow, especially the donkeys (Basil and Barney) and chickens. And the ice-cream is really excellent too! The farm is easily accessible - very close to Exeter and well placed to explore all Devon has to offer. We wouldn’t hesitate in recommending it. Thanks Helen!

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• Susan - Verified booking

  Slight confusion upon arrival (unfortunately, in the dark) as the second signpost up to the cottages had been dislodged in the recent bad weather but one phone call put us right!

  Lovely friendly welcome from Angela who very kindly popped straight out to welcome us, get the key from the safe, open the front door and turn on the lights. Once inside the cotttage was warm, cosy, comfortable and extremely clean. Everything we could possibly have needed, and more, was there for us. The online photos and previous reviews were spot on! Our little dog was with us and all the facilities for him were absolutely fine too and we must agree with other reviewers that there was no sign of any previous canine visitors! Note to other dog owners: We had some dreadful weather during our weekend away and would like to advise about nearby Cranbrook Park. It's less than 10 minutes drive away, easy parking in the local streets, loads of open grassy space, meandering gravel paths and doggy bins. Perfect!

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