Dog Friendly Cottages In Rutland

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• James - Verified booking

  Lovely place to stay with a private decking/patio area with hot tub, comfortable chairs and lounger.

  Perfect for good weather. Some concerns about fire safety .. there is an internal wood burner, a big fire pit on the wood decking (and what looked like another fire pit in the middle of a coffee table on the decking). The hot-tub is also wood-fire heated. With careful use these should be fine but it only takes a moment for a kid to become over-excited or a spark to land in the wrong place. I'd have liked to have seen a fire extinguisher in the kitchen at least. The lodge is really great inside - beautifully equipped. However, could we please have the instruction manuals for the dishwasher and air fryer? And could we have some oven gloves please? A visitor info pack would mean it'd not be necessary to explain the hot-tub use/buttons and could also include the Wifi password. The property is within close proximity of a rail track (Stamford to Oakham) - some may like to be made aware of that as trains (quite noisy) seem to be every 20 mins or so and run quite late into the night. The general description may need a bit of an update - the bath isn't P-shaped (so what?) and the 'communal freshwater dipping area' isn't actually a thing. Would recommend to those wanting a private and relaxing break as there's plenty to explore and do around Oakham and the Rutland Water area.

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• Alexander - Verified booking

  On arrival, the kitchen had dirty splash back (coffee stains up the wall under the window), grill pan had cheese & crumbs in, 2 partly used containers of milk were in the fridge, one floor plank had slid & there was a 2” gap between planks.

  Kitchen window (left) latch was loose. Dried food was left stuck on dining table. Large duvet was lying in the bottom of the pantry. French doors by the wood burner/ sitting area wouldn’t shut (we looked at the handle & noted there was no locking mechanism, this meant the lodge was not secure. The En-suite shower in main the bedroom had 1/2 used toiletries in the shower which looked dirty (black & orange marks on the floor), also the shower curtain was orange/brown on the bottom 25%. In the main bedroom 4 pillowcases had been left draped over the television, we put them on the pillows. There were cobwebs throughout the property & the skirting boards were covered in dust. The WiFi hardly worked & it was only possible to get 3G. We certainly didn’t expect to have to go out to get any connection. We felt disappointed & think the lodge is tired. The lodge was a perfect size for us with a 94 year old in tow. We loved the location & the setting of the lodge. The Barnsdale Hotel was conveniently situated for meals & refreshments, and use of the WiFi.

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• Nune - Verified booking

  The cottage was very cold at times even with heating on There were only a few logs for fire and no information on where more was stored…empty firefighter packet.

  .so didn’t bother lighting fire…bought extra warm blankets from Corby supermarket..also lighter is not in kitchen..it is in basket with logs Fair amount of empty or almost empty containers under sink plus basket with various items was quite dirty..only hand brush..no dustpan to sweep debris into Large dirty stain on carpet..I rang Sykes immediately to report this I did not know it was shared access so my dog often barking as neighbours often passing by and she is a very protective dog. I would not have booked had I known..I prefer privacy. Would prefer dishwasher tablets as opposed to biscuits..I used dishwasher often so had to travel to supermarket to top up. Also I left Christmas earrings on side table in twin room and they disappeared…I could not find them even though I stripped and lifted beds…This made me feel very uneasy and I felt someone had been into the cottage while I was out.. Needless to say I left on the morning of 31st December…

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• Allyson - Verified booking

  Kylemore Railway Cottage was perfect.

  We were 6 adults and the cottage was spacious and very comfortable for all of us. The cottage was impeccably clean and everything was of a very high quality spec. The beds were so comfortable that I'm now going to change my mattress at home for the same used in the cottage. Set in a quiet, rural area, next to a working railway line. The passing trains were swift and unobtrusive. We spent Christmas 2023 there and the owner had decorated the living areas beautifully with fairy lights, a real Christmas tree and lots of other decorations. Having a log fire in the dining room made it all the more special. We will definitely recommend this property and will stay there again in the future. Yvette and George were very helpful and friendly. All in all, a wonderful family Christmas (with 3 generations) was had by all. Thank you.

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• Lesley - Verified booking

  We stay in one of these lodges nearly two years ago and it was very smart and clean.

  This time we were forced by you to pay an extra £330, more than we have ever paid for a lodge. It was not very clean , the windows were filthy, the hot water tap didn’t work, the whole place looked tired. At the weekend the three lodges next to ours had been booked for a fortieth birthday party, guest arrived for the party and parked cars everywhere, we even had a camper van parked at the front of our lodge. There was another birthday party in one of the other lodges the same weekend. Very disappointing when you are expecting a nice, quiet and relaxing break. Our opinion was shared by other guests that W spoke to. All in all we feel very disappointed with the way we have been treated by Rutland retreats and Sykes holidays.

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