“Firstly the good and very good aspects of this property.”
The Location is lovely, we were in Peartree cottage (The largest), this backs onto views across the fields.
The inside is very spacious , the living / dining / Kitchen areas are some of the largest we have stayed in, Warm environment, comfortable seats all very good. The bedrooms are also pretty Spacious especially the master.
Here are the downsides, to be fair most self catering properties suffer many, or all of the things I make comment on here.
Documentation on how things work, especially the TV, the requirements regarding waste and recycling etc - missing, or unable to find.
No visitor book, it's always good to read what other guests think.
Nothing on the area, things to see, useful numbers etc. Like us I am sure most people do their own research, but it is nice to have the local knowledge.
The Kitchen is very workable for two people, Which makes a nice change.
The standard of the cooking utensils, saucepans, frypans etc were adequate. Crockery and cutlery were very good.
My Wife and I like to prepare our own food, we always have, with the cost of eating out I am sure this is the case for a lot of people, Kitchen ‘equipment’ should be given more focus.
Example, a microwave is supplied, but no suitable containers to use in the microwave with a lids.
No Kitchen roll, no foil to use in the oven, no saucepan cleaning pads, small things, but important.
The impression given is they are unwanted house hold items. It’s a shame.
Finally the showers. Good points, they are clean and work.
The water flow is pitiful.
My review sound like me moaning about everything, not true, we were happy there, BUT, and this is true most of the time with all properties the attention to detail comes up short. Self catering implies doing things for yourself, so the appropriate tools need to be supplied.
