Holiday Cottages With Hot Tubs In England

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Julie - Verified booking

  We stayed for 3 nights at The Snug, from 17th to 20th September 2021.

  On arrival we were greeted by a young lady who was very friendly, and showed us to our parking bay, and spoke to us in regards to what we needed to know, for our stay. She also said that she was showing us around as the owners were away. The Snug was very clean, however the grass area had not been freshly cut, which I would have expected, prior to our arrival and the outside table was really dirty, and the chairs had not been washed down - they were dirty too, and covered in leaves. The Snug is advertised as ‘finished to an extremely high standard’, therefore I would have expected this - we thought that maybe because the owners were away, this was missed? We also found that there was no where for our cases. There were drawers under the bed, which were rickety, and hard to open, so we didn’t use them. I also would of liked to have a full length mirror in The Snug (which would have been perfectly situated hung on the inside of the bathroom door). We also felt that there could have been shelves somewhere inside the bathroom, as there was nowhere to put toiletries, which we ended up leaving in our wash bags, which ended up on the little table each day - we just couldn’t keep the place tidy and felt this is most defiantly a place to stay for no longer than one night, maximum two. The towels were very, very disappointing, they were quite small, and very hard/rough. Nice big fluffy towels would have been a nice touch. We also found no where to dry off towels and shorts/swimming costume etc (from the hot tub), therefore I would suggest an area for a clothes line, as this just made the inside of The Snug feel more messy. There were shutters on the windows, however nothing over the glass on the door, or the little window above the bed, therefore we couldn’t really have the full lie in that we were hoping for. The most disappointing part for us was the bed/mattress - we found it really uncomfortable to the point where by day three, we were both struggling, and I ended up pulling a muscle in my neck/shoulder - there was only one pillow each too. Another pillow each should have been an option. We were all ready to make bacon sandwiches one morning, however when we pulled out the portable hob; we found no where to plug in, without removing the microwave from the built in area. The Snug is in a very private area, which is nice and the noise of the river/waterfall is nice to hear too, and of course the hot tub is lovely. We personally thought The Snug was too small for us, especially for a 3 night stay, and although that can’t be changed; we did feel that there could have been some improvements to The Snug to make it much, much better - mainly the bed/mattress. Although it’s not advertised; we also feel that a welcome hamper, bread, milk (not just sachets), butter, jam etc would have been a lovely personal touch, which I’ve experienced in other micro homes - it wouldn’t have cost much, and would be a lovely attribute that would make anyone smile :) This break was booked for my birthday, and although we made it nice, and travelled to different places; we were disappointed with certain aspects of our stay (as above). Our highlight was eating in the beautiful barn, just down from The Secret River Cafe, Longtown, and I urge anyone to go - it’s beautiful. There is nothing in Longtown itself, unless you need to use the SPA - i don’t plan on returning there in a hurry unfortunately.

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• Mrs Allan - Verified booking

  A lovely property. Well equipped and nicely furnished. A lovely hamper was there on our arrival, which was a nice touch. Its only has a small kitchen if there's a large group of people needing access. Good location for access to the town and shops but it is very noisy as it is right beside the main road on a crossroads where the A171 meets the A174 with very busy traffic. It was hot when we were there, and so we needed the windows open, which obviously allowed the road noise to be heard even more. Outside seating area was poor. Only 4 chairs and no table. So if there's a party of more than 4 there's not seating for everyone. Also, it's very noisy with the traffic going backwards and forwards. There was only 1 key in the 'key lock box' to gain access to the property. It would have been useful to have 2. ( when there's a large group of people occupying the property )

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• Faye - Verified booking

  I couldn’t recommend a better stay!

  ! I had the most incredible weekend for my birthday with my partner. This was 10x more incredible than I expected, the garden was huge and the surrounding was amazing. The shepherds hut was so cosy, comfortable and the interior was beautiful. There was so many little added details which thought was put into making me feel even more welcome. I will 1000% be returning to the Snug. The only small thing it is missing is somewhere to dry your clothes and towels after the hot tub. Like a washing line or even a little drying rack as I was finding it difficult to dry the clothes. I think in summer it would be fine because I could hang these over the fence but I didn’t want to risk it blowing away as the weather isn’t incredible at the moment. Thank you so much for the best stay!!

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• Latham - Verified booking

  Absolutely fantastic stay, really enjoyed our time at the shepherd hut.

  Everything was clean upon arrival and we had more or less everything we needed. It was initially quite cold and the fire, whilst nice, didn't kick out a tonnes of heat. Once we discovered the little space heater, it made controlling the inside temperature much easier! The oven was a little bit difficult to use but we only used it once or twice in our four night stay. Accessing the site was super easy and the taxi service got us from the train station to the farm very easily. It was a lovely walk down into town, although a bit of a slog walking back, still very much enjoyed it! We were apprehensive of the outside bathroom but found it to be really good. The hot tub was absolutely gorgeous both in the day and in the evening.

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• Ms Halls - Verified booking

  Luke's Barn is equipped with everything a family needs. Lovely, caring touches throughout the house. It's exceptionally clean (inside and outside) and we recommend to families as a peaceful holiday retreat. Close to Porthtowan and Portreath beaches. Don't be put off by owners living nextdoor, you will have privacy to relax, but they will help you with any queries if you ask them. Super hosts! Beautiful cats Flash and Dobby will keep visiting and keep all entertained- if the games room, hot tub, spacious garden, super sound system, board games and books aren't enough. We've had a lovely week (parents with children aged 13-20). Really pleased we booked Luke's Barn. Thanks Gary and Helen.

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