New Year Cottages in Wales

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Sheila - Verified booking

  I have known the existence of this holiday cottage for years and wanted to stay largely due to many positive reviews.

  Initial reactions on being shown in by the owner were good. Spacious and warm and clean. I think what stuck in my mind was seeing pictures of an Aga and reading comments from previous holiday makers about the lovely warmth it gave. It's been replaced by a very lovely electric range which is only warm whilst in use. The night storage heaters are not adequate for such an old stone dwelling and several were not working at all. A little kindling and wood is provided but would only be sufficient for up to two short evenings. After that you have to buy your own logs which we were reluctant to do for several reasons. Basic warmth and continual ongoing warmth should be included at the owners expense. The en suite bedroom smells of damp (from the shower) and there's a lot of damp in the conservatory. We weren't really able to use the conservatory due to the very wet and windy weather which was a shame as the sofa in there is more comfortable than the one in the living room. Overall it wasn't a bad holiday and the place is ok overall. We have stayed in far better and worse. In the summer months it might be very different. With the patio doors in the big bedroom flung open and the conservatory ones it would be lovely in sunny weather.

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• Joanne - Verified booking

  Had a lovely stay here, owners were really friendly and helpful, they live next door but were not intrusive, was nice chatting to them about the area etc.

  LOVED Bella the pony in the paddock next to the cottage and tramp the cob horse in one next to that. Great cottage, everything you need for a comfortable stay. There is now a new comfy fabric corner sofa in the conservatory and the brown sofa seen in current photos of the conservatory is now in the lounge area replacing the bar stools by breakfast bar. we loved our stay, the only comment/recommendation I would make is maybe get some new pillows as the ones had a slight greasy hair smell, but I just bought myself some to use as I needed new ones at homes anyway. The tv worked perfectly fine for us after I realised the first day that the cable had worked lose at the back of the tv once I moved the bracket arm. Wifi and phone signal were good, in fact better than we have at home. Nice to hear the Steam trains going past and the sound of the river was relaxing. Would return again in the future without a doubt if we come back to the area. great location to visit all the places in North wales we wanted to visit. Was nice and rural without being remote. great secure garden for our dog.

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• Mr Walch - Verified booking

  The cottage has been decorated to a very high standard using the limited space to the maximum however we found the lack of a proper bed to be a major disadvantage as it limited the available space by not having a dedicated bedroom and meant having to pull the bed down every evening and up again in the morning. The mattress was also incredibly hard which we found very uncomfortable. Ideally it should be described as a studio property to make this clear to prospective guests. The patio/hot tub is also not very private being overlooked by the drive to neighbouring properties so we didnt use this key feature. Whilst not the fault of the property there is very little else in the village with just a corner shop open everyday. The local pub dosnt open until Wednesday and doesnt serve food. There is another ex pub which does serve as a take away but isnt currently open as a pub. We decided to cut our losses and move to another village after 2 days.

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• Ms Norman - Verified booking

  The cottage itself was lovely. Good location, hot tub and little outside space was really nice and well maintained. Decent sized kitchen, enough storage space throughout to be able to unpack properly and my partner really enjoyed the commissioned maps as decor. The only downside was the bed. It was a pull down/out 'Murphy-style', turned the sofa into a king size bed. Good idea in theory for the compact space, but the frame corners were very sharp (we got bruises) and the arms of the sofa didn't seem to be removable, so we had to shimmy up the bed from the bottom to get into bed comfortably. The mattress however was awful and gave us both sore backs. So hard and uncomfortable that we considered finding other accomation and after 2 nights. Overall we really enjoyed our stay and would consider going back, if on the bed was changed.

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• Mr Challender - Verified booking

  The bed and sofa was extremely uncomfortable so much so we barely slept. The mattress is too hard. When I stripped the bed the mattress was extremely dirty and way past the sell by date. Should the mattress be of a decent nature, we could have managed by leaving that down for the week. It really spoiled it for us, as the holiday was a birthday present. We were so exhausted and in pain with our lower backs it took us all day to get going and venture out. The shower is cold and you barely get a trickle out of it. The kitchen however was lovely and well equipped. Also the way it’s worded on the advertisement we did not realise it wasn’t a separate bedroom. If we had of known we definitely would not have booked it. It was basically glorified clamping !! The location is fantastic for visiting various places.

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