Dog Friendly Grassington Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Suzanne - Verified booking

  The barn is a lovely building and there is lots of room for a family of 6.

  Location good for walks. Thanks for allowing the extra dog .The local cafe was a gem.Lots of TV channels /games.There is a lack of good lighting in the kitchen and lounge. Oven trays need burnt lumps of food removed and front cleaning. We ate out. Shower has a very weak flow, but we could see why, this should be included in the details. Information pack advised us when to use bottle water. Kitchen floor had suffered from a leak so we moved bin and stool over it to stop the dogs catching their paws. No problem doing this as totally understood hard to get sorted between bookings. Lack of cups and mugs particularly as there is a dish washer. Cleaning is very poor in many places. I was shocked at the state of the mattress in the main bedroom when I removed the mattress protector as instructed with linen at the end of the stay. I had thought and trusted it would be clean. It was soiled with numerous stains and had seen better days, photo available on request. I would never expect anyone to sleep on such an item, it is disrespectful to your guests who work hard to save for holidays. I felt very sad and let down by the owners. Bedroom door would not shut. It would be fair to say outdoor space was decorative rather than of use. I would urgently suggest less it spent on the welcome pack which was lovely and more on maintenance. We have all had two years of challenging times and being together of course was wonderful, But sadly I would not book again unless the points above were sorted out.

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• Keith - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our stay and the location was perfect with great walks from the barn.

  Plenty of amazing sights and places to visit all within an hour drive. We found the barn lovely and comfortable to stay in with a well equipped kitchen and lovely lounge to relax in with a blazing fire in the evening. Without the fire the lighting in the lounge is quite dark with only 2 wall lights and 1 standing lamp. My sons loved the Wii and the vast amount of games they could play. However from reading the visitor book we noticed that comments from last year had not be addressed by the owners. The hot water was still scalding and the shower in the shared bathroom was erratic to use, all mentioned in reviews. We also didn't realise, from the writeup, that the day bed was in a room you had to go through to access the 2 double bedded room. This made it awkward for the person sleeping in the room as you had to always walk through their room to also use the toilet in the night. The double bedroom has no wardrobe or chest of drawers to put clothes in, we had to either keep our clothes in our cases or put them in the many wardrobes in the other bedrooms. I can't ever remember staying anywhere without clothes storage in a bedroom. This is a shame as if these had been addressed would have been an amazing place in a fantastic location.

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• Michael - Verified booking

  Pemba Cottage is a very cosy property, situated in the small village of Threshfield.

  Only a mile or so away from the quaint village of Grassington. We enjoyed our stay - the cottage was constantly warm and there is a log burner to supplement colder nights. The cottage is very well equipped even for your four legged friends!!!!! The owners had very thoughtfully left us some port wine and some pork pies, made by an established local butcher. Our stay was over New Year. The weather was not kind!! It rained a lot but that did not hamper our stay. Literally across the road, we can recommend The Old Hall. Superb food, a log fire and equally superb ales. Our stay was marred by the fact that we could not get the television to work! No matter what we tried, it just would not produce a picture. We sent the owners text messages seeking help - they were SUPERB!!! It has to be said. The problem was eventually solved by linking my laptop to the television and watching television programmes via my laptop and the internet. The owners, very kindly, left us some port wine and some pork pies, produced by a local butcher. Apart from that blimp, we thoroughly recommend Pemba Cottage - you will not be disappointed. Enjoy!!!!

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• Kim - Verified booking

  THE TOILET BLOCKS DUE TO OLD PLUMBING - AN ISSUE KNOWN TO OWNER WHO HAS SIGN OVER TOILET WARNING NOT TO USE TOO MUCH TOILET ROLL.

  We arrived 15.15 on the Friday, our friends joined us 13.10 on Saturday. Saturday afternoon rising water upon flushing occurred, by the Sunday morning the toilet blocked and we were forced to go out to find public toilets. By 15.00 the toilet had emptied but filled again after use and flushing and remained full even after plunging, forcing us to have to eat out at the pub opposite to have access to a toilet. Called the owner who revealed this was a frequent issue and told us to drop in a dishwasher tablet, leave then flush with the shower head. More calls to owner who just fobbed us off basically leaving us with no alternative but to vacate on the Sunday evening as 4 adults couldn't stay in a cottage without sanitary arrangements. When called Sykes and provided photographs, owner accused us of vomiting in toilet and blocking, which was totally untrue. AVOID LIKE THE PLAGUE. THIS IS A KNOWN ISSUE AND OWNER DIDN'T EVEN OFFER TO CALL A PLUMBER, BECAUSE IT HAPPENS SO OFTEN. LOOK UNDER THE SINK FOR THE SIZE OF THE PLUNGER TO KNOW THIS IS A PERSISTENT PROBLEM. TOTALLY RUINED OUR PLANNED WALKING HOLIDAY.

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• David - Verified booking

  There was a lot to like about the property - very spacious with all the facilities inside you would need and the best 'welcome hamper' we've ever received.

  The sofas are all really comfortable & the kitchen was more or less fully stocked. The mattress in the master bedroom was on the firm side for me, but that's a personal thing. I think the property needs a little bit of TLC as there were a few little niggly things that could be easily sorted. It's a property that allows a dog, but if you are thinking of taking yours please be aware there is no back garden and whilst the description of the property talks of a lawn at the front of the property, this patch of grass is very small and potentially not safe to leave your dog off of lead due to it being beside the lane. The other big thing for us was how dark the main room of the property is - only 2 small wall lights & without any sunlight during the day (we had periods of sun late afternoon & evening) it can be too dark to do a lot of things such as reading / crosswords etc. A couple of standard lamps wouldn't go amiss!!

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