Corfe Castle Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Karen - Verified booking

  The tiny cottage is in a great location just a few minutes walk into Corfe where there is a castle, a variety of gift shops, pubs and galleries.

  The closest pub with beer garden and good food is almost opposite. The cottage has a good back garden that leads onto a field with footpaths in either direction. There is furniture to sit and enjoy during good weather. The cottage itself is small and with steep wooden stairs that would not be suitable for families with small children or for elderly guests. It is an old property that could benefit from an upgrade. During our stay the washing machine did not work and the toilet flush had no suction. We couldn’t close the curtains in the front room because the bracket holding the pole was only just holding on. One of the single beds collapsed when sat on. Whilst these issues did not affect the overall quality of our holiday, it was annoying having to repeatedly call the management team to arrange for someone to come out and repair where possible. The washing machine was never fixed and the toilet remained a problem. This could be a great property however, maintenance and modernisation is required.

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• Richard - Verified booking

  I think that the holiday cottage was good value for the money we paid.

  Great location. Comfortable sized rooms. Simple pleasant decor. The garden was amazing (couldn't really use it because of the time of year) and we loved the access onto the common behind. Parking worked well. The secondary glazing kept most of the traffic noise out. Other than that it is very quiet. A small thing - we would expect there to be a hair drier provided. Our one issue was with the access to the first floor. The old stairs have been removed and the new access is basically more of a ladder than a staircase. It was very awkward especially at night. There is a solution. A new bespoke joinery made staircase with a 4 winder section at the bottom could be made and fitted - this would significantly reduce the pitch of the current 'ladder' and enable an adequate tread to each stair. Worth getting a couple of companies in to look at this. I know it would not be cheap but it would make a huge difference to the property? Anyway, we had a very enjoyable stay at Tavern Way, thank you.

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• Sandra - Verified booking

  The cottage is lovely, well furnished and has handy parking right outside, the back garden was a real bonus with beautiful views and very quiet.

  The property is on the busy main road leading eventually into Swanage but we knew this at the time of booking, so having the bedroom windows open at night wasn't really an option for us. However we found keeping the curtains closed in the bedrooms all day helped to keep the rooms a little bit cooler. . In this modern era I would have assumed that there would be a small ice box as standard in the fridge but sadly no. This was a little inconvenient as the weather was very warm on some of the days and this would have been a real benefit for freezing ice packs for picnics to take to the beach etc. along with some Ice lollies for the grandchildren we had with us. It is a small compact kitchen so no room for a freezer. Other than the afore mentioned we had a thoroughly enjoyable week.

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• Jan - Verified booking

  The cottage is in a great location, just a short walk from the back garden gate through the fields into the village.

  Ideal for dog walkers. And the village itself is well provided with pubs and an excellent village stores. However the main road which runs past the front of the house is very noisy and meant we had to have the windows shut even on a warm night. The stairs are really steep, as mentioned by previous reviewers. I was surprised to find there was no freezer compartment in the fridge - a nuisance when I had ice packs to freeze for our picnic bag. I was impressed by the service received from Dream Cottages. I contacted them with a few minor issues, and these were dealt with promptly and courteously. And they even brought me some pegs so I could hang out my washing!

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• Sally - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay at this comfortable and homely house.

  It was on a main road but we were told this before booking, but as there was parking just outside this wasn't a problem. It had a lovely garden which led onto the Halves(green land between the two roads), and from here you can walk for miles. This is a huge bonus especially if you have dogs like us. The house had everything you needed, was warm and had excellent Wifi which was a bonus for our son. Would definately return to this great house and stunning area. Thanks for a wonderful stay.

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