Villas With Hot Tubs In Gloucestershire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Jacqui - Verified booking

  The cottage itself was lovely and very well equipped and comfortable, one of the best I've stayed in.

  It was very clean and clearly a lot of thought has gone into guest comfort. The location is beautiful. What I didn't like was the lack of privacy. CCTV recording video and audio at the front. CCTV on the back garden. Neither were declared in the listing even though Sykes say it should be disclosed. Fortunately the hot tub is around the side and not covered by CCTV. Over zealous and very bright security lights made sitting outside in the evening with a glass of wine to enjoy the fading light impossible as they come on at the slightest of movements. This was a disappointment as it's a great spot for night sky gazing. Ditto for enjoying the hot tub after the kids have gone to bed. No screening between the neighbours conservatory which abuts the boundary so the neighbours were sat a few feet away looking straight into the garden. There was an odd and seemingly unnecessary mention of sex offenders in the guest information folder which my daughter read. I hadn't expected to be explaining to a 10 year old what a sex offender is on the first night of my holiday. The information on wild boar was interesting and informative. The hot tub almost certainly was not serviced during our stay. It had reasonable use as there were 5 of us but despite diligent showering beforehand by the 5th evening the water was cloudy and it had a very unpleasant smell. We left on day 6 so no idea if it was serviced after this. We pretty much only ever book properties with hot tubs and have never previously had issues with water quality or smell. It was too cold to use on the first evening presumably due to a change of water so don't expect to relax in it soon after arrival. When usable it was a great addition. On the whole what should have been a wonderful stay in a beautiful cottage didn't feel particularly relaxing particularly when using the outside space. I'm aware I could have cancelled on arrival as the CCTV was not declared however this wasn't a realistic option after a 7.5 hour journey with three young children. It's not particularly clear from the listing whether there's a dining table which almost put me off booking as we always eat meals at the table as a family. There is dining table with two benches and a fold up chair which was perfectly adequate for dining.

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• Karin - Verified booking

  As a disabled person I always select our stays with Sykes, I fine their details of each and every property extremely helpful.

  I have to have properties that are on one level, along with walk in shower facilities, I always take a few items from home to help my stay, but these are minimal. Our stay at Orchard view was fabulous, the cottage is a home from home, from the moment you walk in you know that you are going to be comfortable, as we visited in Feb not the warmest or driest of times to holiday. It was warm and cosy as soon as you walked through each room. Both bedrooms are spacious and both have more than enough storage space, you would have to take an enormous amount of clothing to fill the wardrobes and drawers, Our super king sized bed was sooooo comfortable, and a good height to get in and out of, I cannot stand upright from low furniture. Jacques the home owner was super helpful, and knowledgeable about the area and what things are available to do. Our granddaughter loved the hot tub as did I, I was amazed that I was able to get in and more importantly back out, with help from my partner and granddaughter. Even though the weather was cold the hot tub was a dream, helped with my aches and pains and so relaxing. As you can gather I could go on forever about this cottage. The scenery from each room is glorious, even if you are not interested in horses you cannot help but love the landscape and it is so peaceful.

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• Valerie - Verified booking

  This is a lovely, spacious house and is extremely well equipped.

  Indoors the rooms are large and well furnished. Outdoors there is lots of room room for the children to play, including an excellent climbing frame/swing (and a pool table in the games room). It is in a marvellous setting, where we could sit out and admire the wide, long views over the Severn river, and the countryside beyond, with just the sound of the birds and the sheep in the fields, but it is not in the back of beyond. Littledean, with pub/restaurants, an excellent fish and chip shop and a convenience store are 1.5 miles away, and it is only a 10 minute drive to Cinderford with its Tesco superstore and butchers shop (selling lamb from Moor Farm). The attractions of the glorious Forest of Dean are all within a 20 minute drive, with lots of walking and cycling for all abilities plus adventures like Going Ape. It is only 25 minutes to historic Gloucester, which also boasts impressive shopping. There are also walks starting right from the back door. We really appreciate owners Donna and Barry looking after us. Donna met us on arrival and gave us a guided tour. After that, they were always accessible for advice, but were in no way intrusive. All in all we had a fantastic holiday, and would thoroughly recommend Moors Farm.

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• Delyth - Verified booking

  What an amazing break-away we just had at Orchard View.

  The photos on the listing do not do the property justice, its stunning and located in a truely idyllic area. The only sounds you'll hear are the birds, horses and occasional sheep. Jacques the owner is a really friendly, helpful and interesting charecter, and nothing we asked was too much trouble. He even allowed our daughters to visit the stables and meet his horses, which made their day. He was an excellent host. The house is very well appointed, with fresh bread, cookies, eggs, butter,milk, coffee, tea, sugar, oil and condiments all provided, as well as dishwasher tablets etc, there really wasnt anything other than toiletries that we needed to bring. The property was very clean, tidy and well presented and was a really nice and homely place to relax in, we especially liked waking up with the patio doors open, looking out over the fields whilst listening to nature. Outside was a large garden area with dining area, private parking and an awesome hot tub, which was kept at a very pleasant 38c and was freshly cleaned, filled and heated prior to our arrival... The kids loved the hot tub! All in all we are so happy we found this amazing gem of a property and will certainly visit again!

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• Clair - Verified booking

  While we had a good holiday at The Cart arms we were disappointed with quite a few things.

  - no heating on when we arrived so it took the large barn most of the evening to warm up. - the corkscrew broke when we tried to open a bottle of wine. We messaged and called the number left to see if they had a spare so we could enjoy a glass of wine on the first night of our holidays. Nobody ever replied to our message or voicemail. So unless we messaged the wrong number this is very disappointing. - the sofa was in a very poor condition with a lot of stains and really needs replacing. - the plates had been put away filthy and all had to be re washed. I also had to clean the filter in the dishwasher as this was really slimy. - the WiFi is also awful and I think it would be good to know this as with no 4G it made researching places to go very frustrating. - on a positive note the upstairs bedrooms and bathrooms were nice and the kitchen was well equipped. - Because of the above issues we would not return or recommend to others. Many thanks Clair

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