Holiday Cottages in the Wye Valley & Forest of Dean

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Steve - Verified booking

  The standard of the property was great it was exactly what we required for our family break.

  One disappointing part of the weekend was the lack of flexibility for a later check out than 10am on the last day. However, the biggest issue from the weekend was the departure procedure that was required either from the property owner or Sykes themselves. We are a clean and tidy family but the requirement to strip all the bedding, collect all the used towels, dispose of all the various recyclable materials into an outdoor facility (we’d already separated it into the correct receptacles within the property), clear out the main rubbish bin, etc. was all excessive. This was compounded by making sure this was all achieved by the afore mentioned 10am check out time. Is this kind of post-stay cleaning not a part of the rental price of the property? This would discourage me from using Sykes again.

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• Cheryl - Verified booking

  Sykes themselves were difficult to contact, however The Old Sunday School exceeded our expectations.

  Perfectly kitted out with every little detail attended to. Extremely clean, very well equipped kitchen, utility etc. Outdoor space, although compact had everything it needed, nice outdoor furniture, a gas BBQ and a large bike storage shed. The hosts were quick to attend to our queries and left a lovely welcome hamper. Bream itself had a Spar, a Co-op, a cafe, a pharmacy and a fish and chip shop. The pub didn't appear to be open during our stay. We can highly recommend the fish and chips! The house is a short driving distance from activities like woodland high wires, segway trails, arts and crafts, cycling and walking trails, a steam railway and numerous places to mess around on the water. Thanks for a brilliant holiday in superb accommodation.

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• Megan - Verified booking

  We had a lovely time at The Old Sunday School.

  Communication with Adam and Denise was excellent, always responding to our questions; before during and after our stay. We came to celebrate a 40th Birthday, the space was perfect for this, we were a party of 8: 6 adults and 2 children. We planned, cooked and ate delicious meals in the large and very well equipped kitchen. The house was super clean on arrival and we had everything we needed. We also had a food delivery which really helped start off our holiday. We visited loads of places nearby- puzzlewood, Clearwell Caves, Bathurst Lido, we also did a morning of canoeing on the river Wye which was wonderful. We also did walks locally. We had a great time and would recommend to large groups.

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• Caroline - Verified booking

  We had a fabulous week at the Old Sunday School.

  The space is great. Very well thought out for functionality and very attractive. It also felt homely with great wall art and books and lamps and nice bits scattered about. It was also really fantastic to have some basic cooking ingredients and a supply of tea and coffee, as well as other kitchen basics which are so helpful when self catering. In addition there were plenty of pots, pans and crockery etc. The TV and sound system plus wi-fi were also really appreciated. Upstairs.... the beds were very comfortable with plenty of space & fine bathrooms! All in all a great place to stay for a fabulous time away. Thank you so much Adam and Denise. We would like to return one day.

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• Jamie - Verified booking

  I stayed at the Old Sunday School with a group of friends and we honestly couldn’t fault anything about the property and the service up until our stay.

  The hosts were easy to communicate with from the outset and very accommodating of our requests throughout. They were in contact throughout our stay and followed all our requests. The property is beautiful and has everything you’ll need for a group. The open-plan living and kitchen area is what drew us to the property and it didn’t disappoint. The bedrooms were all great in size and space and furniture was all comfortable, with decoration done to a very high standard. Everything was clean and it had all the amenities we could have needed and more. Thank you very much for our stay. We would definitely choose to stay again if in the area.

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