Last Minute Cottages in Cockermouth

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Jamie - Verified booking

  Although the location of this property is fantastic, we do not recommend it as somewhere to stay on holiday.

  Poorly equipped with miss-matched cutlery, few plates, bowls, mugs etc. just enough for the amount of people which isn’t great! Most importantly no blind or curtain on widow in the double bedroom upstairs- the neighbours over the road could literally watch us sleeping (it is a velux window that is below the height of the over road neighbours bedroom so they can literally look down into the room)!!!! Not to mention having nothing to block the light when we were trying to sleep! The upstairs shower is duct taped to the floor so very wobbly and the downstairs shower leaks into the hallway to a huge extent and as it is tiled flooring makes a huge safety issue- our children slipped a couple of times despite us mopping after every shower. The double bed upstairs is also very uncomfortable and lumpy! The owners clearly do not care about the property or about the comfort of the people staying there, it’s a shame as the layout is great and lovely location. Also the property was not in a clean state when we arrived. There was so so much dog hair from previous stays- there were literally hair balls in the corners of the living room and we had to retrieve a toy from under the sofa- I wish we left it there as it was covered in dust and hair! There was cutlery in the draw that still had oil and what we think was honey on so we then had to wash everything to make sure it was clean enough to use. Sorry, we cannot recommend this property and hope Sykes contact the owner regarding the lack of privacy/ blinds in the double room upstairs as well as the safety issues regarding both showers.

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• Philip - Verified booking

  As a whole we found our stay to be enjoyable and comfortable.

  However, for us, there were just a couple of niggling points that I would like to bring to your attention. Firstly, the shower head in the downstairs bathroom is fairly corroded with a constant leak from the shower hose joint. Nothing too serious obviously, but it somewhat spoiled the overall feel of what is a nice bathroom. On the up side, the water pressure for the shower is excellent so it was most enjoyable. Secondly, we were slightly disappointed with the communal area. The way it was portrayed in the advert led us to believe that it would be a place to sit just outside the front of the house. With two children, we didn’t really want to be separated from them whilst we were sitting in the grassed area. Again, nothing serious, but we felt that the wording of the advert could have been a little more accurate. All in all, we found our stay to be comfortable and enjoyable with enough facilities in the house to cater for our needs. The cat was very sweet and an added bonus!

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• Adrian - Verified booking

  Property was lovely and spacious very modern an felt homely.

  It was a lovely village to stay in. We did find the oven /microwave and fridge not very clean. The shower in the downstairs bathroom when using the top shower head causes the water to go out under the door into the hallway. In the kitchen there was little cutlery 4 forks and 1 dessert spoon between 6 of us. The patio door (left side) key when used to unlock had snapped. Being a dog owner I found it surprising there were no gate/fence around the property to keep the dog in. A blind in the upstairs double bedroom would also benefit from a blind in the velux window. Also had trouble connecting to the WIFI password was incorrect when enter from the back of the router and there were a couple passwords written in the comment book which we struggled to read if some where capital letters/numbers. We tried to call mobile number thats was left which was not recognised. I think if these little things were addressed it would have been a more pleasurable stay.

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• Jon - Verified booking

  Its great that there is the ability to bring 3 well behaved dogs to this facility, and this was the main reason for us choosing to stay here.

  The onsite 'dog park' is also very pleasant and a great addition to the locality. The property was located extremely close to a main road (approx. 5m away from the road), which created a lot of additional noticeable noise through the stay. I would have liked to have known this, or had the ability to see the siting on the park prior to arrival, as I would not have chosen this. The kitchen was lacking some equipment which made it challenging to cook meals. There was only one tray for the over, and pans/utensils that appeared to have seen better days. More equipment would certainly be beneficial to future visitors. Overall cleaning standards were satisfactory, but the shower head was heavily scaled and was challenging to keep in a position suitable for showering.

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• Carol - Verified booking

  We would highly recommend this property!

  It was very clean and tidy. The main bedroom was very spacious and lots of cupboard space and having a toilet and a washbasin in the room was a bonus. We also liked the dog exercise field which was a lovely idea. There was also a lovely cafe next door which sold the most amazing bacon butty ever using local produce. We did have a couple of issues but this was dealt with very quickly with the owner who was lovely and we were very impressed with the speed our issues were dealt with. If you want a quiet chilled out holiday book here! We couldn't fault anything. We will be back! Thank you very much Rob! Carol and Dave and family

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