Holiday Cottages With Hot Tubs In Welshpool

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Shaun - Verified booking

  We arrived at around 6pm Monday night and were greeted by the owner who seemed great.

  We spoke and she almost immediately mentioned about flies and said to keep the windows closed. We understood that there might be a couple of flies as it was by a field, but we were a bit concerned about leaving the windows closed on the hottest day on record. Anyway we left the windows closed and had fans blowing hot air all night so we all sweated buckets and hardly slept. The next morning we went down stairs to a mass of flies. Anytime you opened the doors the flies would creep in. We told the owner who tried to hoover them up, but she ultimately blamed it on the weather, which we thought was untrue as there was fly buckets around the property, fly zappers, fly strips and also fly spray that she told us to spray around the property even though we had small children (we didn't want them breathing in the fumes)We were told to open all the windows and put the fans on downstairs to get rid of the flies, this inturn caused more flies to come in, they were evetywhere, in the cupboards in the fridge and on any crumbs of food that were left behind. We decided to leave after the first night as we just couldn't relax. There is clearly a fly issue in the property, if we would of know before we would not of booked. If you have to have fly zappers, fly strips, fly sprays ect in a property then there is a fly issue in there. We received a 1/3 of our money back which she thought was fair, how can that be fair when we have lost money and a holiday due to no fault of our own. We have 4 small children and can't afford to book another holiday. The owner is unfair and clearly only cares about the payment you make. This place is FLY INFESTED. Also had to pick up dog poo that had been there a while as it was white.

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• Marilyn - Verified booking

  The cottage was lovely but a number of issues really impacted negatively upon our stay and little was done by way of a compensation gesture other than a sorry.

  The property is very isolated, which is fine, BUT we had no phone coverage or WiFi for two of our four days so we could not contact anyone, nor could we watch the advertised Sky Glass TV or use laptops or tablets ; my husband could not do any of the work he needed to do and we had to go out during the day to work rather than fully enjoying our break. As there were no pubs, shops or restaurants within five miles, we were effectively trapped as we could not even phone a taxi to take us out for the evening. We also have elderly parents who we could not check upon which was very worrying. We missed some of the basics as in soap, shampoo or shower gel and there were no teatowels available; a small thing but surprisingly necessary. We missed the usual 'Welcome Hamper' although the lovely maintenance man did bring us a bottle of wine.Hot water was somewhat limited and only a quick shower was really possible. I have a chronic back problem and always book accommodation with a tub; but having a bath was not possible due to limited hot water supply. The cottage has a septic tank and we did experience some issues with flushing the toilet, somewhat embarrassing. We did love the cottage, and I do not wish to be negative but I honestly feel prospective guests need to be aware of potential problems. The setting is gorgeous and the pub we visited, The Miners, was incredibly welcoming but, we were disappointed by the issues we experienced, even more so that we were not offered anything by way of compensation. Sadly, I would not stay again.

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• Hazel - Verified booking

  This was a second visit for us after staying in 2021.

  The cottage has spectacular views and is set in a calm and peaceful location but is in easy reach of Newtown and Welshpool with the coast being around an hours car journey away.The only noises likely to be heard are the baaing of the sheep and the mooing of the cows along with birdsong..This is so lovely to listen to. Sunsets and sunrises are beautiful. The cottage was spotlessly clean and has benefitted from new comfortable lounge furniture and a new dining table. Their is a dishwasher and a washing machine although it may benefit from a dryer which would be useful if weather is inclement and the outside line is not able to be used. There is however a drying rack provided and clothes will dry on this in the lobby . The cottage is equipped with plenty of utensils, cups and even plastic glasses if needed whilst sitting outside . Hand and bath towels are provided and there was liquid hand soap in both bathrooms.The hot tub is an added benefit with lovely views to be seen whilst relaxing in it. The owner , Jen is extremely helpful and friendly with nothing being too much trouble. The lettuce and radishes she gave us from her garden were delicious . We also met her husband and daughter who were also very friendly .We benefited this week by having lovely weather and we were able to sit in the garden enjoying the scenery frequently. We will definitely be returning again and are so pleased we found this gem of a holiday cottage. We would highly recommend.

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• David - Verified booking

  We were greeted by Ivy/Vera and she was friendly and gave us a thorough tour of the cottage and showed us how to use the hot tub etc.

  There appeared to be lots of rules around the hot tub, including only using it for half an hour at a time. We were asked to sign a contract agreeing to this also prior to using the hot tub . The positives are as follows: Fantastic views and the cottage is well located centrally to access most of Wales easily. Lots of wildlife - birds etc in the garden (as well as the sound of sheep and cows which added to the experience). Bed was comfortable. Cottage was well furnished - TV, kitchen and utensils, washing machine etc Negatives: The driveway was hazardous for us as it was all gravel (not good for motorbikes as we all nearly came off on several occasions - sliding about on it). As mentioned above - the hot tub and the rules. The shower was quite dated and not powerful although did the job. The upstairs bathroom had no lock on it. This is a simple job and I would have expected it to have been done to avoid any embarrassment when someone is using the bathroom - and someone else walks in accidentally. The owners had some farm dogs (Collies) and although they were very friendly, we noticed that they used our garden as a toilet (and on one occasion we almost stepped in some poo)!

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• Paul - Verified booking

  Had a very comfortable stay.

  The interior is very comfortable, decorated well and very cosy inside without feeling cramped. The outside space is lovely with the view from the hot tub which is stunning. The place was spotlessly clean and well equipped with everything you could need in the kitchen. My only criticism is the quality of the WiFi, we didn't have a problem until the 4th evening when the WiFi connection was lost and did not come back before we left so we had about 48 hours without a connection. Normally this wouldn't bother me but as there is also no mobile signal and no 4G available inside the property, it was was completely cut off. Added to that was the Sky Glass tv (which was amazing) relies on the WiFi to be able to watch anything. I appreciate that when you're away you're not watching tv but in the evenings this is important and more so when you can't contact anyone or get access to online facilities. Apart from that though we really enjoyed it and I would recommend staying here. We would love to come back again in the summertime and get a different experience that comes with that time of year.

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