Villas In Perth

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• Joyce - Verified booking

  Stay at 34 Watergate, Perth.

  05/06/2023 - 10/06/2023. Long review. First of all the positives. Car parking is provided and within the charge of the stay. For a busy city centre, that's a big positive and one of the reasons we chose to stay here. The apartment at first glance looked well kept and sympathetically renovated to keep the character of the original surroundings. Large lounge, dining and kitchen area. Good amount of cutlery and crockery. Everything that we would need for our stay. Even a little complimentary tub of tea etc. Now for the negatives. Car parking IS NOT ADJACENT TO THE PROPERTY as stated. It is in the front of the church gardens. At first it looks to be a direct access to the apartment, but it is not! To get from the car to the apartment you either have to walk up Tay Street, onto High Street and then onto Watergate and down a back alleyway or, up a long alleyway directly off Tay Street at the left hand side of the Church, onto Watergate and then down the alleyway. Watergate is a one way road that is wide enough for one car. To unpack, we had to block the road and then drive around to the front garden. Fortunately, it does not appear to be a very busy road, so for the few minutes it took to throw everything out of the car, it was ok. We actually had to call Sykes to ask where the parking was as we were baffled! Next, Wetherspoons. It's good to have somewhere so close to dine and have a few drinks, but the noise is awful! I'm a really light sleeper so this was a big issue for me, but even my partner who is a much heavier sleeper was disturbed. At the end of the night, they empty the bins and bottle bins. These bins are directly outside the bedroom windows. This happens from around 11pm to 12.30am. As this is a very old building with high ceilings, it echoes. Badly. The first night, we actually thought someone was in the apartment! Then the following morning at 7am, the drey arrived. Barrels being rolled down the side of the pub and into the back, yet again under the bedroom window. I will now move onto the door to the apartment. The front/outer door at the bottom of the stairs is accessed from the outside by key. From the inside, a quick release paddle, that is used on fire doors. As you access the door the tall, winding staircase leads to the apartment door on the left. To the right, this leads to the church hall, so the main door is obviously used by others from the church or people using the hall. This also got accessed late at night and early in a morning and due to the stone stairwell and very tall ceilings, made echoes throughout the apartment. When it is first heard, it really sounds as though someone is in the apartment with you and is worrying to say the least! We often came back in, to find the door ajar or as we were leaving, the door again, ajar. As previously stated, on first appearance the apartment is nice. However as we unpacked and looked at the cleanliness, it wasn't great. The en-suite toilet was dirty around the toilet seat fittings and in the bowl. The shower door doesn't quite close due to warping and tiles are also dirty with mildew and soap staining. We also had to remove the shower drain trap to allow the water to drain as it was at risk of overflowing into the bathroom out of the shower base. This again was filthy and the shower head drops out of the holder. The second shower room, again the toilet is stained and the shower does not stay at a constant temperature, so the lesser of the 2 evils was the dropping shower head without a drain trap! From this shower room, there is also an awful drain smell - almost like a gas/methane smell. Needless to say, we kept that door well and truly closed! There are stains around the plughole fittings to both shower rooms. We were also left with less than half a toilet roll in each loo, no hand wash in the en-suite and and a very small amount in the other. Much the same with washing up liquid and dishcloths. Only one half of the toaster works and the sink is stained in there too. Carpets in the lounge area, are quite stained in places. Oven door, dirty marks dripping down the inside. Oh and the lovely complimentary tub? Out of date hot chocolate and biscuits! Didn't even want to try the milk as there was no date on them! Back to some positives, because there were some. A beautiful view from the large windows overlooking the River Tay and surrounding area. The window seat is a nice touch. Very central for the local shops and supermarkets and local attractions like, Scone Palace and Glamis Castle. Good transport links if you prefer to use the bus or trains. We chose to get a train into Edinburgh rather than drive and it was a brisk 10 minute walk to the station. Several pubs and eateries all within a few minutes walk. Local parks - South and North Inch and walks again within a good locality. Photographs can be provided if needed.

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• Jacqueline - Verified booking

  Branklyn Cottage is a lovely National Trust property based in Branklyn Gardens.

  The cottage is well maintained and was lovely and clean, with a welcome tray waiting for us on arrival, consisting of scones, jam, tea, coffee, shortbread biscuits and even some hot chocolate; there were even some dog biscuits, bowls and towels for our dog. There is plenty of storage in the bedrooms and plenty of clothes hangers also. The kitchen is quite small but provided everything needed; cutlery, pots, pans, plates, bowls, baking trays etc. There was an under-counter fridge/freezer, dishwasher, oven, hob, microwave and toaster. The gardens are excellently maintained and were in their early stages of blossoming. Every time I went for a walk through the garden I noticed something different! There is also a tea room serving a collection of drinks, cakes and scones; all of which were sampled and enjoyed! Special mention for the cheese scones which were made on the premises every day and were delicious. There is,parking for bikes and one space just at the entrance to the gardens for a small car although the car park for Branklyn Gardens is just a few minutes walk. Now for just a few small negatives; we were mainly ‘self-catering’ for our 2 week stay and had arranged for our shopping to be delivered, (not realising that there is a large Morrisons literally 10 minutes drive away) but when it arrived there wasn’t much space in the kitchen to store dry products. Staff arrive very early on a morning and their storage space/ plant growing area is right outside the cottage main door, so don’t expect to be able to ‘sleep in’ after 8/9am, and there is a small garden border just outside the main downstairs window. This didn’t cause any real problem for us but the dog didn’t like people being so close to the window! The staff were exceptional, very friendly and always stopped for a chat; you could tell that they were all interested and happy with what they were doing but also interested to hear our views etc. There was nothing that was too much trouble for them. I would certainly recommend Branklyn Gardens and Cottage. A lovely place to stay in gorgeous surroundings, with brilliant staff and volunteers.

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• Heather - Verified booking

  Our stay at Branklyn Cottage over Easter was magical and one we will never forget.

  The property is located in the grounds of a botanical garden steeped in history, with an on-site gift shop and tea-room. The property itself is quaint and traditional with a very cottagey feel; it’s compact downstairs with a spacious master bedroom and cute twin room which was ideal for the children. We didn’t bring our dog on this occasion, but it would be ideal for a couple and their dog. The property is in a great location, within walking distance to the centre of Perth and within a short drive of lots of attractions for the children. The most memorable thing about our stay was the wonderful National Trust for Scotland staff and volunteers who were so kind to the children. They were on site daily, but we didn’t feel this was intrusive in any way – you can engage with them as much or as little as you like. The children were keen to get involved so the lovely staff allowed them to help with their volunteering tasks in the gift shop, café and around the gardens, with little jobs that made their day! Out of hours when the visitors have left the grounds, it was like having access to a secret garden and the children loved exploring the grounds first thing in the morning and playing hide and seek in the evening. Spending time at Branklyn Cottage allowed us to connect as a family and go back to the basic pleasures; it’s ignited a love of gardening and respect for nature in us all. We felt it was a real privilege staying at such a historically significant property and we will definitely make a bee line for more National Trust for Scotland properties on our next adventure in Scotland

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• Debbie - Verified booking

  Beautfiful warm very clean comfy flat in the town centre with a parking space in the church gardens.

  We were a bit concerned about parking to start with and had to ring sykes to check if this was actually going to be private and we wouldnt arrive to find someone parked there!. Bit awkward that the caretaker number is actually sykes as they act as letting agent so any issues you have to ring sykes not the caretaker direct. They didnt really answer our question but when we arrived we found that the gates had a big sign on with private parking for 34 watergate. You have to unload at the back and then take car round to the gardens and park on the gravel so the church gardeners can get in and out. Great for town centre literally two steps from the front door of the flat into the shops and high street. Lovely window overlooking the river. All in all had a lovely week. If we could find one fault (and it is nothing to do with the flat itself) it would be the fact that there is a wetherspoons public house next door. The bins and back of the pub were immediately under the bedroom windows so there was associated noise late at night and early morning of staff moving beer barrels and putting rubbish out.

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• Kathryn - Verified booking

  1. Yes.

  There were signs that maintenance is needed. The ensuite door from the main bedroom didn't shut properly -- it needs planing at the top -- and the hook is falling off. 2. The bright light from Wetherspoons at night was a potential nuisance, as the bedroom blinds provided are not blackout quality. We were able to improvise something but this was an unexpected setback. 3. The bedlinen was thin and poorly fitting -- not consistent with the high standards elsewhere. 4. We had an unexpected email from a Mr Tom Morrison in Perth, asking if he could come round to check a reported washing machine leak. We didn't want to use the washing machine and didn't want to have him round anyway, so ignored it. 5. We'd have rung you during our stay to tell you some of this, but the phone interface was not encouraging -- we could have spent a long time getting through. A local contact would have been helpful for reporting issues. 6. The guest information about the flat was sketchy to say the least. No provision for separate recycling bins looks poor.

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