Dog Friendly Cottages In Woodbridge

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• David - Verified booking

  A lovely location, very easy to find, with a lovely lake and large garden.

  Any criticism here is intended to assist the owner, who we never met, but don't let it put you off staying, as we had an enjoyable stay. There is one larger bedroom with an ensuite shower room and another with three single beds, two very close together, with a bathroom, which I assumed was meant for children. We asked for single beds and we were allocated the children's room. Upstairs is a lovely large kitchen / living room, which was very comfortable. There were sufficient plates, cups, etc. a welcome pack of cookies, a cake, and milk in the fridge, and a voucher for the local farm shop. The grounds had plenty of places to sit and relax. It is shared with other residents who, in our case, were out all day so we had the sunny garden to ourselves, although a pump was going all day long in an adjacent field on one day and on another there was loud music from somewhere and that did spoil the peace and quiet that we had hoped to find before we went off on the next leg of our trip. Mind you, as the holiday properties are on a farm I suppose we should have expected noise. As for the accommodation it was very comfortable, mostly clean, although the windows and oven could have done with some attention. There is a laundry room, which needed a good clean, for example the tumble dryer filter was full of fluff (which I cleaned out) and the sink and room in general was grubby. As a previous review said, there was no hair dryer, so I took my own, and plugged it in fhe hall. An iron and ironing board in the cottage would have been more convenient too. Overall this is very comfortable accommodation, great for a family, and the other cottages had families in them who enjoyed using the BBQ and outside space. We would return to the cottages the next time we drive through that area, although we would probably stay in one of the single storey cottages as I have some mobility issues and found the stairs to the living room difficult to walk up, but that was my fault in not reading the description fully before booking.

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• Natalie - Verified booking

  The location for the Suffolk coast was no more than a 30 minute drive to most beaches.

  The outside of the property could do with a tidy to remove dead plants and clean the window sills and frames. First impressions do count. The properties facilities were great. Top notch appliances; the washing machine and tumble was great for washing through after beach visits. The rainfall shower always had hot water and the beds were very comfortable. The property is situated close to a busy road so road noise could be heard late evening and early morning when in bed. We stayed when it was warm and had windows open. The sofa in the lounge needs attention, it was very saggy and uncomfortable to sit on and smelt musty. We were very disappointed with the cleanliness of this property. It was very dusty (more than the previous cleans worth) and cobwebs everywhere. The dishcloth was dirty on arrival and some towels were damp. The bathroom towel rail was very dusty and full of water marks. The cutlery drawer was full of crumbs and food. The floor felt sticky in places and white socks soon became very dirty. We did contact the agent (who are very difficult to get hold of as all contact is done online and you have to wait for responses to messages) and they did offer to reclean but we were halfway through our holiday and had cleaned it ourselves by this time. This could be a fantastic holiday let if it is cleaned as it should be.

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• Claire - Verified booking

  There was no guest guide which is usually provided in Best of Suffolk properties, so no info about bin collection dates or appliance manuals.

  The manuals would be useful as the washing machine and electric radiators aren't intuitive. The washing machine door sticks and you have to push it hard to click in so the machine starts. The online manual wasn't helpful in solving the error beeps. A concern is that the timer on the microwave doesn't work - instead of counting down, it stays at the time you set it to, so overheating and burning may occur. No vacuum cleaner. We didn't attempt to remove the bung from the chimney to light the fire (wood was provided) as there was no instructions or place to put it, nor anyway to clean up the likely soot. The kitchen and back door don't have blinds or privacy film so bear that in mind when using the downstairs back bathroom, accessed past both windows. If you're thinking of using the outhouse for bike storage, note that there is no lock, nothing to fix your own lock to (the access door or inside the outhouse). Overall, a pleasant place to stay but don't feel it is worth the full price advertised for a non-half term week in mid-October (£900, it was reduced to £500) as it is not of the standard I would expect. Best of Suffolk properties used to be of a higher baseline standard.

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• John - Verified booking

  We stayed at Poppy Cottage over Christmas.

  It was cosy enough to stay in and enjoy the peace and quiet of the Suffolk countryside, punctuated only by the ducks on the pond and the faint noise of a train in the distance, while also being close enough to so many wonderful locations when we felt like venturing out. Poppy Cottage is probably the best situated of the cottages in the complex for huddling down in bad weather; it looks out onto the sheltered courtyard, so we never felt battered by the occasional squalls of heavy wind and rain. When the weather permitted, we took trips to Aldeburgh, Sutton Hoo, and Framlingham, all of which were short pleasant drives; the location really couldn't be better. Lyndsey was friendly and helpful, and dropped by with mince pies to make us feel welcome. I can highly recommend a stay at Poppy Cottage.

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• Katy - Verified booking

  We had a lovely Christmas in the Bridewell.

  The house was just right with its log burner, old beams etc and great facilities. The kitchen is very well equipped, good cooker with 2 ovens open plan with the living room made a good space for cooking and entertaining. We arrived to a Christmas tree and very generous welcome pack . There was plenty of wood for the log burner. We knew there was no parking with the house . There is free on street parking with no time limit approx 10 mins walk away ( near Woodbridge school) more information about available parking in the details would be helpful. There was no guest information folder which is unusual. It would be helpful to have one with instructions for the heating, where the logs are kept , which bins to use and arrangements for recycling etc .

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