Canterbury Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Anne - Verified booking

  Gingerbread Cottage is simply amazing and one of the best cottages we have stayed in.

  We arrived in the dark and the house was lit by some fairy lights on the front door and further Christmas decorations in the garden. We had a cosy feel about the cottage straight away. Inside we were greeted by a welcome hamper consisting of a home-made cake (plus hidden sixpence since we stayed over New Year's Eve), sparklers, a bottle of bubbly and a greeting card. I must say that I have rarely experienced so much attention to detail. The kitchen is equipped with everything you need, the bathrooms (one upstairs, one downstairs) each have a spacious and hot shower, the livingroom has cosy sofas around the fireplace with wonderful views into the garden. The bedrooms are just beautiful and the beds super comfy. The cottage is a 7-minute walk from Canterbury's city centre, but situated in a quiet residential street. I cannot praise the work and love Barbra puts into maintaining the highest standard of hospitality at Gingerbread Cottage highly enough. We can't wait to visit again.

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• Adam - Verified booking

  The place was nice and cosy.

  I think privacy was my issue. There was a lack of it. I stayed 4 nights with my partner and we arrived late the first night, the next morning l felt the owner was trying to make himself visible to say hello which wasn’t necessary. And they also took note that we arrived late the night before..not sure why it mattered to him. They also have their children’s/grandchildren roaming the garden and they have a bench right next to the snug where they sit which again is a lack of privacy because they would sometimes sit there when they know we’re staying there. The driveway is stone but where you are designated to park there is an awful lot of stones and sometimes your cars tyres would sink and it may be slow getting out of the stones. And it’s the only place on the driveway with too many stones. A lot of insects too you will wake up with a few spiders on the walls and ceilings. If the privacy was greater I would recommend it.

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• Adam - Verified booking

  The place was nice and cosy.

  I think privacy was my issue. There was a lack of it. I stayed 4 nights with my partner and we arrived late the first night, the next morning l felt the owner was trying to make himself visible to say hello which wasn’t necessary. And they also took note that we arrived late the night before..not sure why it mattered to him. They also have their children’s/grandchildren roaming the garden and they have a bench right next to the snug where they sit which again is a lack of privacy because they would sometimes sit there when they know we’re staying there. The driveway is stone but where you are designated to park there is an awful lot of stones and sometimes your cars tyres would sink and it may be slow getting out of the stones. And it’s the only place on the driveway with too many stones. A lot of insects too you will wake up with a few spiders on the walls and ceilings. If the privacy was greater I would recommend it.

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• Mr Trommelen - Verified booking

  the cottage needs a thorough renovation, de kitchen is rundown, some doors of closets won't close, some of the cutlerie wasn't clean, there is no dishwasher, the washingmachine makes a lot of noise, in de bathroom some tiles are broken, the joints between the tiles are cracked and dirty, there are a lot of stains in the carpets througout the house, the chairs in de diningroom are full of staines, the couches are rundown and sagging, the traffic on the road is very loud, 24/7, stripes on the wall beside the stairs, the garden is overgrown, the gardenchairs and table have seen better days, de shed is a dump, dampspots on the wall of the bathroom. 2 stars, max, not 4 stars. Most importantly however is that the cottage was nog clean at all. It hadn't been vacumed for months, dustbunnies everywhere, windows were not clean. Very disappointing. Only positive is the 2 minute walk to the centre of Canterbury.

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• Shirley - Verified booking

  One of the most loveliest cottages we’ve stayed in & we have been to loads!

  Gingerbread Cottage stole our hearts from the moment we stepped through the door ❤️ Beautiful, even nicer in real life, from cosy corners where the log burner is to the other bright sitting area, beautiful bedrooms & great bathrooms, lovely garden area. Thank you Barbara for your lovely communication, it was such a pleasure from the time of booking to leaving the cottage. Thank you for such lovely goodies when we arrived, it makes such a difference after traveling so long to be able to pop the kettle on and having such lovely treats. Love the attention to detail & care, your guest’s are clearly important to you. If there was one wee thing, it would be a mirror in the master bedroom by the linen basket where there is a plug so I could do my hair etc rather than do it in the hallway where there is a mirror, it’s a small detail. Everything was fabulous

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