Dog Friendly Oxfordshire Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Chloe - Verified booking

  The most disappointing stay that we’ve ever had.

  The Granary is advertised online with beautiful shots of the exterior, but prospective guests should be mindful of the fact that they can only view it from one aspect (not the aspect shown in the advertising photos online) as (understandably) one side of The Granary is inaccessible as it sits behind a gate to the owner’s home (no issue there) but when my fiancé “dared” to stand next to another side of The Granary, he was rudely told that he wasn’t allowed to stand there, by what was presumably a member of the family who own the farmhouse, Granary etc. Such a lot of emphasis is put on the outside space available to guests in the listing details, but the moment that my fiancé was stood there to admire The Granary, he was immediately told he wasn’t allowed (he was not stood behind any gate or sign-posted area that indicated it was for use of the owners only). Another family who were staying in the adjoining Cart Shed whilst we were staying at The Granary told us that they had felt uncomfortable during their entire stay, as they had felt members of family that owned the farmhouse & holiday lets were “keeping an eye on them” whilst they spent time in the allocated outside spaces detailed in the listing. Some things that I would improve if I owned this property: - the shower is basic at best. The water pressure is low and uneven - at check-in there were many areas of The Granary that clearly hadn’t been cleaned or wiped down prior to our arrival - the fixed pane windows are likely a huge selling point for many guests when considering this venue, but guests are greeted to views of untidy bins, broken plant pots, what appear to be empty buckets of materials/products & bikes from the farmhouse out of the fixed pane windows. We had hoped to have and capture beautiful countryside views from these windows, but the surrounding area was untidy as noted above and far from picturesque - guests of this “luxury” guest house are charged for fire wood. A first of anywhere we’ve stayed previously All in all, you couldn’t pay us to stay here again. There are much better holiday lets in the surrounding areas and I would urge anyone considering staying at The Granary to think again.

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• Tina - Verified booking

  Fantastic week at spring cottage, not perfect but perfect for us and our two dogs!

  I guess a lot depends on people’s expectations. Plenty of space inside and out. The garden was a bit wild but having a very large garden Myself I can appreciate how much time it takes to keep on top of it and obviously when you rent a property out you can’t have people there working. The only thing We missed on our week away was our shower but that’s just what we are used to, I would have used a washing line if there was one as we were very lucky with the weather. The utility room was so handy when we did come back with damp dogs. The area is fantastic to explore, we did so many long different walks straight from the door. Not all footpaths are well signed and some of the stiles could be difficult with large dogs. We tend to stay clear of fields with cows in after a couple of scary incidents in the past and there was a couple of footpaths that went through cow fields that didn’t have any notice on them and a couple of fields with gates open with cows in too. We always keep our dogs on leads through the countryside out of respect, the sheep always make me smile as they watch you with uncertainty and we went through lots of fields with sheep, but for some reason one sheep took an interest in one of our little black dogs and started bleating and the next thing we knew the whole heard were there! We didn’t go to any towns or pubs so cannot comment on any in the surrounding area. We did a couple of different walks by the canal and river which made a nice change, and any one we came across were very friendly I was really surprised at how many canal boats there were, this was really nice to see but I’m glad we didn’t visit at a busier time, all in all we had the best time and would definitely do it again

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• Katherine - Verified booking

  Firstly, it was a lovely break away with our dog for our 4 year anniversary.

  The cottage is well located with a local pub and a close walk to Burford town being only 5-10 minutes away. We enjoyed mostly how quiet and rural this property was as this cottage gave off a homely countryside vibe and just screams “Cotswolds” which is exactly what we were looking for. I rated the cleanliness above because of the following we come across during our stay: 1) Large and small shower head are covered in hard water stains and specks of mold. 2) The shower screen seal is mouldy. 3) The Kettle was quite a large concern for us from the beginning so we actually ended up purchasing a kettle from the nearest B&M to use during our stay. Starting with the outer appearance with the paint chipping and limescale covering the handle. Upon opening the kettle, there was further limescale. 4) The Toaster (which we didn’t end up using for this reason) had a fair amount of bread crumbs in the bottom as I am coeliac this is too big of a risk. 5) We found various cobwebs around the property. I rated the comfort above because of our personal preferences below: 1) The Sofa 2) Memory foam mattresses Overall, we would recommend but would make people aware of which I have highlighted above as considering the price I would expect the cleanliness to reflect this which saddened us more than anything else due to it being such a beautiful cottage with so much potential. In regard to the facilities, we found these very convenient due to there being a washer/dryer and a dishwasher available.

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• Gillian - Verified booking

  I have been in email contact about poor cleanliness but you were not interested.

  Thick dust in specific areas. Bedroom. 1 particularly on slope area. Someones socks left under table - thick floor dust where not cleaned properly Thick long black hair in property. Tea stained sink and washing up bowl just needed bleaching. Toe nail and pill in bedroom 2 on floor between 2 beds. Kitchen cupboard fronts had food debris and not cleaned. Fridge not clean. TV needs an upgrade to smart tv. Unsightly air brick behind tv. Kitchen poorly equipped - 4 knives, 4 forks for 4 people is not enough. No baking trays. Knives in knife block a have rust spots from dishwasher. Inadequate bedroom storage - no hanging space at all Local office were helpful but overall - Poor customer service as can not ring to discuss and received standard email saying matter is resolved and I did not follow process and report on arrival. No one took time to listen I was not seeking compensation but wanted to.alert to poor cleanliness. So assume my feed back wil be ignored and poor standards will continue. Of course you are welcome to publish but of course you wont! Oh and requested arrival time of 6pm unreasonable particularly when property had not been cleaned properly. Had assumed later arrival time was to allow more time for cleaning

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• Carol - Verified booking

  The accommodation was fine.

  However we found the lady owner unfriendly and unhelpful. Shortly after arriving I left a message on her phone requesting some salt and paper and also some kitchen roll. The photographs on your website appear to show salt and pepper on the worktop and clearly show a roll of kitchen towel – neither were in the kitchen (there was an empty kitchen roll holder). I received a curt text back thanking me for the call but saying “we are self-catering” – end of message. The duvet in the bedroom was a heavy, winter 10.5 tog and there was no alternative blanket or throw to use instead. Two tablets of dishwasher detergent were left but no detergent for the washing machine. It would have been nice to have a container for the recyclables as well as a kitchen bin for rubbish. Most establishments also provide a small amount of oil and clingfilm – again nothing. Rather than a box of chocolates being left surely more than 4 individual teabags, 4 Nescafe sachets and 4 tiny rolls of sugar would be more useful and appreciated. It was friendly of Mr Buckingham Snr to say goodbye to us on the morning of our departure. My husband enjoyed his chat.

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