Dog Friendly Cottages in Builth Wells

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Jeanne - Verified booking

  This barn renovation is luxurious, and the view from the balcony stunning, over splendid hills and valleys.

  It’s on a working farm, so there is ongoing, quiet activity, but one can immerse oneself in a gigantic peace, not even any traffic noise. On a hot day such as we had, the spacious sitting room, with its huge windows and wide door opening onto the balcony, was wonderfully cool and restful. We would certainly want to go back again. It may be useful to say that on arrival, we missed the turning; look out for a long track leading upwards with a sign written on a slate at ground level. The name of the next-door house, “Rhoslyn” was first, then “Goblaen House” (not “Goblaen Barn”). We had to knock at someone’s door to ask for help. There is a parking area a few yards from the barn, but you can take the car right to the door for unloading/loading or for dropping someone off. The owners were away, but a young woman looking after the horses showed us the parking arrangements when we arrived. Again they were marked, by a sign on a slate. The barn was being looked after by someone who had kindly left a welcome of Welsh cakes and fresh flowers. Goblaen might not suit an elderly or disabled person, as the access is up a stairway, as the website makes clear. Also the sublimely comfortable, super-king-size, bed is very high, although there are twin beds in the second bedroom at normal height. Some little touches were missing in the lovely bathroom and the shower room, a toilet roll holder, for instance. Another thing to be aware of is the very slow internet and no mobile phone signal. There is no iron or ironing board. I would have found it useful to have a portable rack for drying small hand-wash items. Hot water all the time, a lovely big oven and hob, and a small ‘fridge with a freezer compartment. The shops are a few miles away in Hay-on-Wye, but there was milk in the ‘fridge, coffee and tea, and the Welsh cakes!

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• Neil - Verified booking

  What a lovely surprise awaited us when we arrived, flowers,bread,tea,Welsh cakes, crisps, wine and some chocolate These really made our first night …….

  Thanks Rowan cottage is a comfortable cottage just off the main high street in Builth Wells The cottage had everything we needed, and was very clean and tidy The double bed on the third floor was very comfy we slept very well, on the second floor there are 2 single beds and a lovely bathroom with both a shower and a bath The ground floor is shared with a kitchen and a cosy living room with a log burner which we didn’t use as it wasn’t cold enough The garden was a great bonus for our dog Plenty of shops on Castle street and pubs think we counted 7 There’s some lovely cafe’s too we only visited the Cwtch cafe which do a lovely full breakfast for £5.95 if you don’t fancy cooking We really enjoyed our stay the only problem was when we first booked we thought we had WiFi as it did state WiFi but elsewhere on the listing it states coming soon which we didn’t see It wasn’t a problem for us, but was for our son and be aware the phone signal is very patchy depending on your supplier There is on road car parking outside the cottage but we never managed to park there Behind the property is a Co op were you can pay to park over night or there’s a free carpark in town The photo of the cottage really doesn’t do justice to the quality of the cottage on the inside it really is lovely I’m sure we’ll be back as we enjoyed the area so much and thanks for calling us to let us know we’d left our dog bed which allowed us to come back to collect it

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• Hilary - Verified booking

  4 days before our holiday at Globlean started my mother was taken into hospital meaning and I was left having to look after her 15 year old terrier.

  With no means of contacting the owners of Goblaen directly, I took the decision to bring him to Wales, rather than having to cancel our family holiday, knowing that the property took 2 dogs not 3. So I drove from my mums in Nottingham to London ( to pick up my dogs) and then to Wales - a 9 hour drive. We were met with a level of hostility that I have never experienced before, with Tracey the owner telling us that she would have to check with her husband to see if we could stay as 'rules are rules' and then added that my dogs were 'large' and the listing said that only medium sized dogs were permitted, I didn't even bother mentioning that they were both 11 year old retired service dogs ( no such information is given by Sykes). I waited for over an hour with no feedback, so eventually had to go knocking on the owner's door to see what their decision was. We were fortunate to be allowed to stay and acknowledge it was our error of judgement in the first instance but once you feel so unwelcome your holiday is ruined. We have used Sykes many times over and have always found onsite owner's to be extremely friendly and helpful. The location is very beautiful and the property is probably nicer inside than the photos give it credit for.

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• Andrew - Verified booking

  The cottage was absolutely perfect.

  Lovely garden with lots of nature. There was enough things in the cottage to keep everyone entertained throughout, like the ping pong table, pool table, piano, board games, hot tub and tree swing. We also loved the cake, dessert treats, eggs, bread, tea and coffee, and milk, as well as firewood that the owners gave us. We loved how easy check in and check out was, and how we were left to enjoy the cottage without interference from anyone. And the WiFi was really good. The fridge and freezer were a great size. Although we really enjoyed our stay, there are just a couple of things that I think it would be good for the owners to take on board. Firstly, it would be great if the kitchen was slightly better stocked, e.g. By having more pint glasses, more small oven dishes, cooking tongs etc. Secondly, it would have been great if we had slightly more kitchen roll, toilet paper and dishwasher tablets. Lastly, we don't feel it's necessary to ask for a £500 security bond before our stay. You have our card on file so you could just charge us if anything was broken. But our bond was returned on the same day as check out which was good. Overall a really pleasant stay and we hope to come back soon

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• Nick - Verified booking

  Second visit to the property.

  We love the location, and had a good holiday but unfortunately we found the cleanliness of the cottage was not as before. I leave these as constructive comments for Tim and Ruth: - The doors/handles felt sticky/greasy. - The oven temperature was not controllable. Any temperature below 200 was way off the mark - needs a new thermostat. Try it..put it on 180 and see what happens.. took 2.5 hours to cook a chicken.. - The shower in the ensuite needs changing - really tired and mould/plaster falling off round the outside bottom of tray - The curtains in the lounge and front bedrooms are missing curtain rings and they therefore do not close properly - The wall lights in the lounge are missing bulbs - non available to replace - Mattresses in both double beds are tired..they are no longer supportive - The welcome book is old/out of date and dirty - Fridge shelves in door are missing / broken I just feel after 6 years renting the property its perhaps time to replace and spruce up... As I say I offer the above as helpful comments, I feel sure customers may feel the same, but not take the time to feed back.. Kind regards

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