Dog Friendly Lancaster Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Darren - Verified booking

  I can only echo the review left by Jacqueline for Skipper.

  Our holiday was absolutely ruined by the building work that is ongoing right next to Skipper. Constant loud noise all day from heavy construction plant and many skip fires that blew smoke all over the garden. In addition the workers arrived at 7am in the morning and parked behind the gates, slamming doors and waking us up. There are see through gates where they park, so our privacy was also compromised. We only read Jacqueline’s review during the holiday and had no warning from either the owners or Sykes that this was happening, although clearly it has been going on a while. I feel the owners are morally corrupt, actually making the cottage available during a period when they know there are obtrusive works going on. Despite complaining three times during the holiday, neither the noise nor the skip fires ceased. We also complained to Sykes, who were of no real help, citing the fact that the contract is with the vendor and not with them. There is no mediation service. The only recourse left open to me to gain some kind of recourse is to go to the small claims court, but my wife and I have decided to draw a line on it and not spend any more precious time on this matter. So the big guys win again. I just hope that others read this before booking or taking their holiday and hopefully it will save someone from the same horrible experience that we have had.

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• Jacqueline - Verified booking

  ***BE AWARE THERE IS BUILDING WORK GOING ON ON SITE*** This was our second stay at Skipper.

  We were there last autumn and thought we’d go back when the weather was better (who were we kidding?). Having had a wonderfully peaceful stay in beautiful surroundings we expected the same but were sadly disappointed. There is major building work around the hall itself but all of the heavy machinery and vehicles are kept just to the left of Skipper and the noise of them trundling back and forth was horrendous. It started at 7am and didn’t let up until 5pm. As if this wasn’t bad enough there were a couple of skip fires so we had to keep the doors and windows closed. Also one night a van turned up, parked directly facing the garden with its headlights blazing in on us. We had a glorious 48 hours between Friday night and Monday morning when work stopped and all of the animals began to emerge. We had taken almonds and walnuts for the squirrels and it didn’t take long before they were tapping on the patio doors to be fed, the rabbits and pheasants came out from hiding and we even spotted a few deer. We discovered that there are a couple of truly free range chickens which rocked up at the garden gate and in no time they were eating out of our hands. Sadly the diggers and dump trucks started up again at 7am Monday morning and we had no choice but to leave.

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• Kat - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay at Cosy Bee and are very grateful to the owner(s) for letting us take our three small dogs to stay- our blind poodle spent most of the week in the cottage but was no trouble and ( as usual!

  ) slept most of the day. Cosy Bee is in a great location- having lived in Lancaster and Morecambe I knew what to expect and was familiar with Heysham Village- the steepness of the drive came as no surprise! It was very peaceful at night and the next door neighbours, who we met very briefly, were friendly. The facilities were good and provided everything we needed, I especially liked the pretty enclosed garden. The beds were comfy and overall the cottage was clean, albeit for some slight discolouration to the living room carpet which is only to be expected in a dog-accommodating dwelling and it didn’t matter to us. The only reason why I am grading 4 stars is because I personally found the living room sofa very uncomfortable ( I have back and neck issues). After a long day of walking I could have done with a firmer sofa to chill on- but I compensated by going to bed to lie down . The handbook was very informative and helpful. We left comments in the Visitor Book about our stay and I wouldn’t hesitate to book again if and when I am next up that way. Many thanks once again to the owner from 2 happy hoomans and 3 happy pups.

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• Michael - Verified booking

  I book all my holidays with Sykes this shouldn’t be on there books we were ...

  I book all my holidays with Sykes this shouldn’t be on there books we were going for a nice family Christmas with my wife’s 80year old parents we had all electrical sockets apart from kitchen trip I unplugged all sockets but still kept tripping I had to buy extension lead to run from kitchen to lounge there was damp in wardrobe running into plug socket we had no correspondence from owner or caretaker we left 3 days early as the cable running across the floor was not safe cleanliness is not brilliant I would not recommend renting until all electric s and damp are sorted the worst place I have booked through Sykes I wouldn’t bother to book this place better places around area this is just a greed over safety plac

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• Penny - Verified booking

  We had a lovely 3 night stay at this property over New Year.

  What a beautiful cottage, very clean, and everything was well presented. The welcome pack (prosecco, milk, fresh lemonade, tea, coffee, washing stuff and shortbreads) was very much appreciated. The towels and bed linen (all white) were freshly laundered and we really couldn't have asked for anything more, the beds were also very comfortable. The owners have thought of everything, the kitchen was well stocked with crockery and cooking appliances. We ate at the local pub (Sun Dial) on NY eve, only a 2 minute walk down the road, traditional pub grub but very nice and the staff were very welcoming and friendly. We definitely recommend the cottage and will also look to stay here again. Thank you !

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