Dog Friendly Cottages in Lincolnshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Leanne - Verified booking

  This is a lovely cottage, there are good aspects of it, some excellent but also some not so good.

  It is beautiful to look at, well positioned and in a great location. Everything we needed was close by. Like another review, we also had difficulty getting in when we arrived and as it was raining hard it was annoying. The key safe box is really stiff and trying to get the gate open was awkward only to realise the lock doesn't catch so it wasn't locked anyway! The rooms are well laid out, the kitchen is extremely well equipped, lovely big fridge, big enough freezer. T-towels, dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid the list of what is provided for goes on. And the welcome box was a lovely bonus. Lounge was great, very relaxing, cozy with two dogs but other than sit and watch TV with a cuppa or G&T what else do you need. We found the house a bit chilly and felt damp on arrival but maybe had been empty previous to us being there, put the heating on and warmed up eventually. Upstairs, lovely big bedroom (we didn't use the other one), bed really comfy. We couldn't get the TV to work upstairs as there wasn't a signal which was a bit odd. There were a couple of not so good bits, the bathroom tiles were a bit grim with black mould in the grouting, you can actually see it in the photos but don't realise until you get in the shower. The bathroom blind broke and had to stay down for our stay. The most disappointing bit is the outside, the enclosed garden is just the courtyard, we had expected as it was dog friendly that we would have a grass area where we could let the dogs into and as ours won't "go" on the patio we had to take them out on leads to the front for their toilets. I should have realised when I read the listing so I take responsibility for this but just offering as a warning to others if they have fussy dogs. I didn't like the view from the courtyard which is of a rough old bit of land looking at a run down building with broken windows, a higher fence or something would take the edge of that eyesore.

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• Susan - Verified booking

  Just back from a wonderful week at Richrose Chapel.

  It has been thoughtfully and lovingly converted and restored to make a comfortable and unusual holiday home. The owners have done an amazing job. The online photos are accurate - it really is set away from any neighbours; the handful of dwellings along the same road are around half a mile either side of The Chapel. First impressions were excellent - the stained glass windows in particular are wonderful, and the interior is finished to a high standard. The hot tub is a great addition. The Chapel is cosy and comfortable and very well equipped. Comfy beds and scrupulously clean throughout. Only downside would be that the sofa is a little hard and low backed so not the most comfortable - just a small and fairly insignificant detail! We encountered an issue while we were staying which was reported to Sykes immediately. The owners arranged for a tradesman to come out within hours to rectify the problem without any significant disruption to our holiday - we appreciated this greatly! There’s not heaps to do in the local area in our opinion, so I’d recommend this mainly for those seeking peace and quiet and an unwind. We took trips out to Hunstanton Old beach, to the Lincolnshire Air Heritage museum in East Kirkby, and to RAF Coningsby, all a 45-60 minute drive from the property. We would love to return to Richrose Chapel - possibly in autumn/winter so as to truly enjoy the cosy log burner!

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• Racheal - Verified booking

  Disappointing stay for us.

  We booked here because we have 2 dogs with social anxiety which means we spend most of the time away from people. We wanted somewhere with an enclosed garden for them and a hot tub for us. On arrival, there were rules for the dogs which included not allowing them upstairs. This was difficult for us as on of them chews. If I had known this before booking I would not have booked here. This should definitely be on the listing. The next disappointment was the mattress, which appeared to be a memory foam with severe dementia. We could feel the slats of the bed. Then the hot tub was a massive disappointment. The jets were weak, the water was below the minimal level and we were left with 1 test strip and 1 treatment which we used within 3 days and discoloured again in 2 days. No one to contact for maintenance. We have stayed in other places with hot tubs and never had this issue. We also developed spots which apparently is from hot tub water. We also only had 2 towels we had to keeps washing and drying. The other issue was cleaning equipment. There wasn’t enough cloths or cleaning products. The vacuum did not work, and was full somehow. The mop head fell off the mop. I feel for the price, it needs some loving care and someone to contact for the hot tub. Paying extra for this, it should be working well. We went home a day early.

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• Cennydd - Verified booking

  We stayed at Richrose for a week in July.

  The property it’s self if stunning and have been lovingly refurbished. However, the furnishings are not great! The couch is cheap and extremely uncomfortable with hard wood in sections of it, and the beds feel like you are on a camping mattress, to have slightly more comfortable couch and bed would make for a much better stay. Secondly the hot tub, I did go back and forth with the owners due to reading reviews about how the hot tub wasn’t great and un sanitary. On arrival it looked great, very clean. However, we were left one testing strip to test the hot tub and a small tub with some powder in it, no instructions! We therefore didn’t test it and didn’t use it after 3 days. If you want people to do the testing of the hot tub you need to provide instructions, more than one test strip and details of what chemicals we are handling. It’s great that we can test ourselves but more information please. Lastly there were no cleaning products even although it stated in the book to give a general clean up as you would in your own home using the cleaning products provided, one bottle of toilet duck so couldn’t use that on the worktops and therefore had to buy cleaning products to use there. As I said property is stunning but it was definitely more of an air b and b than a luxury cottage.

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• Jennifer - Verified booking

  We have just returned from a week at this fabulous holiday home.

  The garden is exceptional and completely secure - I think the dogs thought their Christmases had come all at once with the amount of space to run around in. It also has multiple seating areas, a BBQ, and the hot tub was an absolute bonus and loved by us humans. Only things to note are you have no back door directly for access into the garden, but this isn't an issue at all as it is a short distance from the door to gate and it is completely secure, and we were unlucky that the mosquitoes were out in force so make use of the repellent in the house. The hosts are on hand if you need them but very respectful and you have complete privacy if you choose. Louise was very kind to agree to allow us into Lincoln one day, leaving the dogs behind for a couple of hours which exceeded our expectations. The living area is cosy and we made good use of the log burner. The Co-op across the road was ideal for last minute bits. We had lovely walks through Rimac Nature Reserve and other local areas. We also must recommend Appleby's for their delicious ice cream. It was a lovely peaceful holiday made perfect by this wonderful cottage.

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