Buxton Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Simon - Verified booking

  The property was very easy to find with the postcode and instructions and is set on the side of lovely valley with amazing views.

  The cottage itself was very clean and tidy with a great view across the valley from the comfort of your bed. The furnishings were great but could get a little uncomfortable after any prolonged sitting (mainly due the weather in the evenings). The bed was extremely comfortable if a little on the small side. Loved sitting on the terrace (when the weather permitted) with a glass of wine. The only real negatives was the speed of the Wi-Fi, if you are going to advertise Wi-Fi please make sure its fit for purpose as we had planned to doing some work whilst there but the speed was slow to non-existent and with no mobile signal it meant we have to go elsewhere during the day to get done what we needed to do. There seemed to be an over kill of emergency lighting in the property with the charging light making the bedroom really bright at night, also if theres a power cut the bedroom light would make sleep impossible. One last thing we would have preferred a washing machine to a dishwasher. Sounds like I'm moaning but these things needed pointed out however, we really enjoyed our stay.

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• Charlotte - Verified booking

  Views were lovely!

  ! A few walks nearby however you do need to drive to get to the prettier more interesting longer walks. We were lucky the weather was nice as I don’t feel I would have liked to stay here inside if it was raining. No games, one puzzle with a missing piece, sofa can get uncomfortable after a while of sitting. Unfortunately there are 2 large green fire exit lights that are very bright at night, we had to cover with towels. Very basic kitchen equipment, would have preferred a larger frying pan and most places we’ve stayed before at least had some salt and pepper. Lots of the utensils were poor quality e.g. a melted spatula. Also personal preference we’d have preferred a washing machine over a dishwasher as with a dog and muddy walks we much needed this. Would like to have been more positive as it is a lovely location with a nice view however it’s the little things that add up and don’t feel we got our moneys worth with this stay.

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• Angela - Verified booking

  Arriving at the cottage at 4;00pm we found it was freezing and due to the heating system it took a very long time to warm up.

  It would have been nice to arrive and be warm. Kestrel cottage is in a beautiful setting with lovely views. The outside seating area is private and an enjoyable place to relax. It's furnished to a good standard and was reasonably clean. Mugs had lipstick/stains around the top. We felt we had to put everything through the dishwasher to be safe. Everything else was clean. The bed was terrible. Extremely uncomfortable and creaked with every movement. Worst bed we've ever slept in. We tried sleeping on the sofa but this was equally uncomfortable. If we were not going onto Scotland we would have gone home after 3 days as we were exhausted. This ruined our holiday. We did turn the mattress on the 4th day and noticed a slat missing. Although this probably didn't help it was the mattress that was the real problem. We wouldn't recommend this cottage based on this. However, the kitchen was well equipped and only needed some pasta bowls.

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• Lynn - Verified booking

  Whilst the property itself was well presented and tastefully furnished, there are some issues to feedback.

  Firstly the grass had not been cut, it was at least 12” high, we therefore had to cut it before we could use the garden. The garden was not enclosed, as our 2 small dogs were able to get through the ornate fencing, we therefore had to create a barrier with bin bags, not ideal and not very relaxing. One bathroom, especially 1 toilet, for 2 families was a push; no shower mat and no bath mat provided; no proper bin; no recycling instructions - had to go on line to look these up; no stair gate to prevent dogs going upstairs; bike store locked so unable to be used; ‘on leaving’ cleaning instructions were unbelievable! Really do you expect guests to do that, yes leave it clean and tidy but not go to that extreme.

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• Nick - Verified booking

  We stayed at Skylark 2 years ago and immediately booked for the following year at Kestrel before we left.

  Regrettably circumstances prevented us from going last year but Sykes Cottages and the owners were excellent and allowed us to carry over the booking. The Cottage is beautifully presented, quality throughout. It is situated in an idyllic location with superb views up and down the valley. Having its own private seating area is a bonus. The whole place is serene, beautiful, and with a wonderful rural peace about it. Justin is a wonderful host, and they also run a pub, The Church Inn nearby which has great food and atmosphere. Quite frankly it is difficult to imagine, for us, a more perfect holiday. We are already booked again for 2024

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