Wales Cottages with Hot Tubs

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Louise - Verified booking

  What a beautifully restored old house this is .

  . and it is huge! We were a party of 9 and there was plenty of space for everyone. The positives are so numerous, I'm not sure I'll be able to list them all: - The dining table is fantastic, we ate there (of course), played games, sat and caught up on social media, chatted. it was perfect. - The dining / living space is really multi purpose and the heart of the house. The kids spent a lot of time chilling on the sofa's with the adults sitting at the table chatting. That worked really well as everyone felt they had space but adults were still around to keep an eye on things. - The hot tub is just brilliant and we used it every day at least once! - The bathrooms are really well finished and the showers are great. It was really good having two with so many kids to get ready for bed in the evening and everyone up and ready for the day in the morning. - The beds are all great - the doubles are pretty firm which meant that we all got a good night sleep and didn't wake up aching, which is what happens if I try sleeping in a too soft bed! There were only a few niggles: - We thought there needed to be a cupboard a some shelve in the main living / dining room for the things you bring with you - we had colouring, play dough and board games but there was no where to put this type of thing. We solved it by using one of the benched against the wall as a side table. - I hope the owners are going to improve the garden space at the back over time as the gravel makes it unusable as an outdoor play space, especially for little ones - and it could be amazing! - Bath - forget it if you like a long soak. Both baths drain even when the plug is in. I thought I was going a bit potty as I'd run the bath for the kids and when I had finally wrangle them into the bath room half the water had drained away. Also, with little ones, watch out for them standing or kneeling on the plug as it is easily released. I found my daughter sitting in a practically empty bath after being out of the room for less than 2 minutes! Overall this house is fantastic and I would definitely book here again. It was lovely, clean and we had a welcome pack from Vince. It was perfect for bring the generations together with enough space for everyone.

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• Rachel - Verified booking

  Our 3rd holiday to Wales this year and we were looking forward to staying in the barn.

  A lovely quiet location, stunning views over the beautiful countryside and room sizes are generous. However, we felt a little disappointed with the barn and overall felt it was tired and needed some attention and this holiday had cost significantly higher than the previous ones. The rusty old bbq looks so sad and neglected. The sofas had stains on them. Lots of cobwebs on the beams in the lounge/kitchen and bedrooms and by the doors. Not had a full dusting in a while. Place mats had seen better days. A toilet roll provided in each bathroom, thereafter buy your own. Mattresses were soft and you could feel the springs in your back. An issue with the upstairs towel rail which only had two bars working, the owner attended, then none came on and we requested further attention which did not materialise. The point of a towel rail is to dry towels, but they became damp and musty. Before leaving guest are to put the bins out, strip beds, gather up the towels, empty the woodburner of ashes. Really? this detracts from the holiday and enjoyment as a guest and the price paid should cover this service. We have had many holidays over many years and never once been asked to strip the bed. The timings on the information sheet just crossed out rather than a new sheet put in and this looked poor. Attention to detail is important.

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• Amanda - Verified booking

  This house is beautiful clean and spacious.

  There were seven adults and four children in our party and at no time did we ever feel on top of each other. The children loved taking over the top floor especially having the train play area. The kitchen had everything we needed and we had a lovely welcome basket on our arrival. Two lovely spacious sitting areas enabled us to spread out in the evening. The only negatives were the Xbox doesn't work, the WiFi isn't the best although thats maybe the area and there are builders in next door which during the week affects how you can use the hot tub. Again this is no fault of the owner. Also have to agree with other reviewers that the gravelled back garden would be better grassed for children and maybe a small table and chairs on the front garden would be ideal. We really enjoyed our stay at Trinity Avenue would would definitely recommend the house for large families.

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• Michelle - Verified booking

  We loved the beautiful holiday home, loads of space, hot tub, log burner.

  ... Few down points for a uncleaned BBQ that we couldn't use even after trying to scrub clean. There isn't a washer dryer as advertised, only a washer. Hoover,sweeping brush and dust pan and brush, dirty, we had to empty Hoover, as it hadn't been emptied in a while. We like to keep clean found it a little difficult, could do with new cleaning products. Upper bedroom has a small door that opens out, like a little balcony. MIND YOUR HEAD, as the door is small you need go duck down, you can bang your head, as we did on a few occasions. Before leaving you are asked to put bins out and strip all beds ! For the price paid this is not something you should ask your guests to do. Family's take note that days out will mean a 30- 60 min drive as there are only a few tourist attractions near by. Bala is nice and can be done in an afternoon.

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• Hannah - Verified booking

  Our house was really fabulous.

  It was a great holiday for three generations. It was huge and comfy. The bathrooms were wonderful. The owners were generous and thoughtful with their welcome pack of prosecco and bread. They were also helpful everytime we contacted them. Only suggestion was another fridge as two families were staying together. Even though we ate out alot...with young children we had lots of milk etc to store. However in terms of Sykes phone system we wanted to make a change by one day to our booking and I phoned about 5 times but Sykes made it quite complicated to get an answer. Sykes were polite on the phone but never phoned us back with updates. The owner fortunately phoned us on my mobile after Sykes had contacted them again and was fantastic rearranging the date for us. It was a really great holiday and location. We would love to return.

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