Villas In Ipswich

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Ruth - Verified booking

  The owner of the property lives in the cottage next door with his family and 2 large dogs.

  The entrance on and off the holiday property is via large yard where the owner keeps bees and has a large shed/outbuilding. The owner used this are on occasion during our stay and was out there with the dogs. You are unable to access the holiday cottage without going via this yard/space. The dogs, one in particular, do come over and bark and growl which made my daughter nervous. The back entrance to the property smelt of damp dog and the freezer, which is housed within this area, had mold all around the opening and lid. We left our food in there and didn't use any of the kitchen appliances beyond the kettle and toaster! The oven was filthy! Every saucepan and frying pan was dirty. On some of them the non stick surface was scratching off and would very easily peel off into your food. There were dirty baking trays in the cupboard which were rotten and unusable. The oven was disgusting, there were more baking trays in there which had clearly been used and just left in there dirty. The sheet on the double bed had black marks on it and the blue sheet on one of the single beds had odd white stains on it, possibly bleach. The 2 large white sofas had both seen better days and became very depressed when sat on. I have left the property with a bad back from using these sofas and am now on strong pain killers. The stairs are very steep and become narrow and take a sharp turn almost half way up. They are less than an average foot width wide at this point making navigating them with a suitcase very difficult. Finally the Cockerel. Every single morning at, or even before 5 am the cockerel would wake you up. Whether you are in the front or the back bedroom you could hear him. So unless you like an early start bring ear plugs! Had we not made bookings to use beach huts and see other attractions and see friends we would have gone home. This was not a pleasant stay. If I had been able to upload pictures on here I would have have!

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• Virginia - Verified booking

  I think the writers of the previous review must have stayed in a different cottage as No 2 Hillside is clean, comfortable and in a lovely quiet location but near to Felixstowe and lots of attractions in Suffolk.

  I met the owner Matt who was very welcoming along with his two beautiful friendly labradors. I only saw the dogs in the parking place once and they were fine. The stairs are very steep but easy enough to navigate with the added hand rail. The sofas were perfectly comfortable as were the beds. We made use of the sky TV in the evenings. I liked the canopy over the sunbed in the garden making it easy to be shaded from the sun and we were lucky enough to have the weather to make use of them. The rooster next door didn't wake me up at early at all and I'm a light sleeper. I did hear him during the day but he wasn't loud. I loved the fresh eggs and veg that were available with an honesty box next door. The cottage garden was enclosed so safe for dogs which is important for me. We were lucky with the weather apart from rain on the weekend but that didn't stop us getting out and about. We went to Felixstowe, Aldeburgh, Orford, Waldringfield, Rendlesham Forest, Languard Fort and Shingle Street beach. We loved our stay and would love to return.

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• Garry - Verified booking

  This holiday cottage is amazing, the peace and quiet is great but you are not isolated.

  If you like walking and watching birds this is the place for you , plus it’s dog friendly and completely fenced in no worries letting the dog out , Only 10 minutes to drive to Felixstowe 15 minutes to Ipswich great location to see east anglia There are some great local pubs that serve great food . The cottage itself is very clean , beds very comfy even the pillows are good , overall a place that makes you feel like home from home , the owners live next door and make you feel so welcome top marks from me a truly great holiday let, . Also on chilly days there is a great wood burning stove If I could make a comment that I think should be added to your web site is that there is a lovely fishing lake a 10 minute walk away which is a day ticket lake for which I would have used if I had known it was there Garry and Sandra

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• Joanne - Verified booking

  This is a good location for exploring Suffolk.

  Felixstowe is a gem and is within a ten minute drive. The cottage is very comfortable and the owners are lovely and very helpful. Some of the mugs in the cupboard were badly stained and needed a good scour before we could use them but I suspect this was down to previous holidaymakers. They looked perfectly fine in the cupboard at first glance. One or two plates hadn’t been washed up properly either but again, stacked in the cupboard nothing was amiss. The stairs bend sharply at the top end and are very narrow so could be a challenge for some. Getting luggage upstairs is a bit tricky but manageable. Just something to be aware of. The cottage is very old so will have challenges but so worth it for a great stay. Our thanks to Matt and Amber for making us so welcome. Lovely welcome gift too and milk in the fridge.

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• Geoff - Verified booking

  We couldn’t fault Rose Cottage.

  It’s a lovely cottage with a beautiful garden, the weather was kind to us so we spent some time out there. There was everything we could need and a thoughtful welcome package that included all the essentials.The cottage heated up very quickly in the evenings which was a real plus and although the parking space was too small for our car the pub next door let us park there so it wasn’t an issue. Our dog Chester really enjoyed the garden and walks from the door. The ceilings height could be a drawback if you are tall but being shorter it was great only having 9 steps to upstairs. We did have an issue getting the key safe number but did get it 3 hours before we arrived by phoning Sykes. Really relaxing stay and can’t wait to book to come back. Thank you

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