Villas In Chipping Norton

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Brittany - Verified booking

  It was a nice stay, however would be worth while to share more realistic photos to set expectations of the outdoor areas actual size and upstairs.

  The signs around the property about cleaning and fees that will be charged aren’t the most comforting when you’re enjoying a weekend away. All our guests made a comment about these at some point. The light bulbs are extremely cold and bright and no option of dimming, we had to remove most lightbulbs and go to the extreme of checking the local supermarket if we could buy some, as the owner wasn’t able to help. It meant having a cosy evening was placing our phone lights round the room to try and make spotlights instead. Beds need replacing, some guests ended up doing mattresses on the floor due to the bed being so squeaky and rocky. Cleaned before arrival as expected but the whole upstairs was over powering smelling of bleach, so we had to air out all the rooms as much as we could. I recommend just making some small tweaks to make guests experiences better and more homely. Good for a group as nice to have multiple bathrooms available, and open living space, but very small outdoor space or area to sit in the sun. Over all a lovely stay due to the company and being all together but definitely some improvements and expectations to be changed.

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• Jenna - Verified booking

  Sadly the listing for this property was very misleading, No pictures of the bathrooms and for good reason, they were awful!

  No pictures of the surrounding area for the same reason, no view at all. On arrival the first thought was how dirty the propert was, filthy taps in most rooms and our en-suite shower room had so much dust around the sink you could leave finger marks through it. The shower room also had such a mouldy shower, you could scratch it off with your finger nail! On making a cup of tea the kettle had so much limescale in it that there was white bits floating in the tea. The owners did leave tea, coffee sugar and a jug of milk which was nice, but apart from that we felt totally ripped off! After spending nearly £2400 for a week we were very disappointed. It doesn’t seem fair that pictures can be withheld of things like the bathrooms and the view clearly because they don’t meet the standards of what most people are looking for. The kitchen was well stocked for cooking, which was very good, but lots of the equipment was dirty and needed washing before use. We were really looking forward to a weeks break after working so hard, but unfortunately left feeling like we made a bad choice of property and weren’t given the level of property we had paid for.

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• Iris - Verified booking

  This cottage is extremely well furnished with excellent linen on the beds plus high quality curtains, rugs, crockery and cooking equipment.

  There is a lovely outdoor space to sit at the table and have a bbq-sadly for us the weather wasn't appropriate for this. The bedrooms are extremely spacious. Bathrooms well appointed though we would have liked to have the underfloor heating on as the week was quite chilly. The heating system was set on 19 degrees so the house was chilly in the morning but warmed up in the day. The fire was amazing --we lit it every night and were so pleased with the availability of logs. The top floor bedroom hasn't a door to the stairs so that needs to be pointed out as one of our number took a tumble. The Cottage is in a beautiful village and near so many lovely places. We found lots of walks and visited Daylesford Organics and walked through the estate, plus we were only 2 miles from Clarksons Farm. We recommend Batsford Arboretum, garden centre and fantastic cafe. One of our favourite walks walks from Naunton to Guiting Power village and cafe and back--even though it was pouring with rain. A LOvely comfortable house, beautiful villages and wonderful scenery made a brilliant holiday for us.

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• The F family from France - Verified booking

  Premiere impression Merveilleuse ! je suis que je vais apprécier de darmin quefques nuits dams cette manifiques! J'ais 12 ans et j'habite enfranceje ne sais pas bien parles anglais, mais j'eouis quand m^eme. 😀 C'est mon premier voyage en Angletere! J'adore Harry Potter (Je suis Gryfondon, mais je veuse etre seipentant cest ma maison prefezec)(serpentand) Merci de nous panisser vivre de menveilleuses nuits doms ce si mignon cottage! 🧡 Ps. Jaime ausi beaucoump le mangas. Ps. mon prenon vien du seigneus des anneause. Thank you! 🧡 Anwern 🎵First impression Wonderful! I am sure I will enjoy spending a few nights in this magnificent cottage! I am 12 years old and I live in France, I don't speak English well, but I still enjoy it. 😀 This is my first trip to England! I love Harry Potter (I am a Gryffindor, but I want to be a Serpent, it's my favourite house) (Serpentand) Thank you for giving us wonderful nights in this cute cottage! 🧡 Ps. I also really like manga. Ps. My name comes from the Lord of the Rings. Thank you! 🧡 Anwern 🎵

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• Ian - Verified booking

  My wife and I are fortunate enough to be able to go on frequent holidays, as an example we have been on 7 this year and still have 2 to go.

  My reason for making this point is we have a lot of other cottages to compare with. The cottage itself is very spacious, comfortable and inviting. This cottage is the best equipped that we have been to. Silly things like, rolls of grease proof paper, foil and cling film, oils for cooking, and condiments. There is a dishwasher, as there has been in all of the cottages, but this is the only one where we haven't had to buy rinse aid and salt because the warning lights for both were on. The owner, Tom, couldn't have been more attentive and openly asks if you have any problems or recommendations for improvement. My thoughts on the area and things to do are all quite subjective, so I won't bother. As an example most people talk about lovely walks. My wife is in a wheelchair so this is not a huge pluss for us. Comfort and feeling like being in a home from home is, and to that degree I can't recommend Stow Cottage Barn enough. We shall definitely be going back, as often as we can.

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