Dog Friendly Gwynedd Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Kristal - Verified booking

  The cottage is in a nice location.

  It is in a quiet lane. No parking on that street for this cottage? But other cottages park on the street Parking is difficult, but a permit is provided. This didn't work well for us as my mom is 80 so there was a lot of moving of the car to make sure she didn't have to walk too far. Cottage was well equipped in the kitchen. Has everything you need. Bedroom with bunk bed was good and comfortable. Main bedroom was clean but bed was very uncomfortable. You can feel slats of bed through mattress. Bathroom is small but clean. Shower didn't work well for my 6foot3 husband. He couldn't stand up straight in the shower. Floors downstairs on arrival weren't cleaned well but overall was clean. May need the rug in living room cleaning as smelt of dogs. I personally moved it so my dogs didn't wee on it to cover other smells. Garden is small but useable. Shame there was no access to shared larger garden. Harlech is quiet. Has a few shops and chemist. No general store. Has Indian, Chinese and chip shop but only open certain days. Café on main square was really nice and did really good hot chocolate. Would we stay again? Probably not as not really suitable for our needs. Information folder in cottage needs a complete overhaul. Not been updated for a great deal of time. It looks as though other users of the cottage have done updates themselves!

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• Diana - Verified booking

  We had a lovely week's stay at Caer Rhos.

  Catrin, the owner, emailed me a copy of the guestbook before we came which gave full details of access, how heating/appliances worked etc., which was very useful. The cottage was very comfortable and had all the home appliances we could need. It is handily located close to Caernarfon and Anglesey as well as within reasonable drive times of quite a lot of the North Wales coastal and inland attractions. The wooden/tiled floors downstairs are ideal for the dogs, and there is a lovely public footpath a short stroll away to exercise them first thing in a morning. There is parking for 2 cars right in front of the cottage and, although quite a few people park along the lane we had no problems parking when we got back after our days out. The local Morrisons in Bontnewydd is only a short drive away and very well stocked for all your needs. My 2 friends, I and my 2 dogs had a very enjoyable stay and I would have no hesitation in booking again if we come to the area again.

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• Helen - Verified booking

  I spent 2 hours cleaning this property when we arrived.

  I couldn’t stop sneezing because of the high level of dust. I don’t think it had been dusted for weeks, if not months. The hoover was full when we arrived and I had to hoover the whole property 3 times, before it stopped filling the hoover up again. The freezer and cupboards were full of half eaten food, which I was very confused about? I don’t think that is acceptable, hygienic or safe. I moved all the frozen food to the bottom of the freezer, incase it belonged to the owner.There was a dirty towel under the bed. The towels left to use were awful and very worn and threadbare. I moved all the outdoor furniture cushions onto the top of the wardrobes and then hoovered under the bed. The next guests won’t find it dirty because I spent a lot of time leaving it in the condition I would expect to find it myself. It a shame because it could have been an outstanding property on a lovely quiet camp, if it had been cleaned and all the food removed.

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• Elaine - Verified booking

  The cottage was listed as being 10mins walk from the beach.

  However it was actually 10mins walk down very steep roads then, 15 mins walk through the golf course and sand dunes. The walk back up was challenging unless you are super fit. One of the roads to the beach bears a sign saying "The Steepest Street in the World" and has a gradient of 37.5. The closest convenience store and the pub had closed down and the restaurants and takeways in Harlech were not open every day so it was necessary to drive somewhere to eat. The cottage was comfortable but in need of some refurbishment and there was no welcome pack or anything like that. There was some sketchy information about the local area but more detail would have been helpful if, like ourselves, you are new to the area. There was no visitors book with tips and info from previous guests. Although we wouldn't stay in Harlech again due to the lack of amenities, we would definitely visit the area again.

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• Jane - Verified booking

  We contacted Sykes on the night of arrival to enquire about the availability of a grill pan tray and wire rack.

  There was a oven/frill but not pan/rack at the property. Jackie at Sykes provided reference number and promised to get back to us. We heard nothing for 7 days. It was such a shame and spoilt the local food we had purchased for a cooked breakfast, frying makes such a mess and is not very healthy. Bedding bottom sheet on double bed was very tired and nobbly with lots of black fluff. Would be great to have a washing up bowl provided, washing up very difficult as hot water from combi boiler took ages to come through which meant you could not top up with hot water which probably explained why cutlery was quite greasy when we arrived. Nice to have - a simple basic cafetière for coffee. We really appreciated the garden and parking at the cottage, the property is ideally situated for exploring the Llyn Peninsular.

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