Criccieth Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Rachel - Verified booking

  We had a fab stay in beautiful Criccieth in the quirky but comfortable Y Stabl.

  Once we found the door to get in (go up the street and it’s the gate before the launderette past the red door and into the side entrance) we were blown away by how amazing the place was. The cottage is on three levels but you walk in on level two. We used the main front door into the very well equipped kitchen to save tramping up and down the carpeted stairs in our outdoor shoes. The kitchen is spacious and spotlessly clean, we were a little disappointed at the lack of coffee machine (self confessed coffee snobs!) however there was cafetières to make up for it. The only thing I would add to the kitchen is an air fryer. The lounge area is pretty bizarre with its amazing wall art, massive TV, comfy couch and swivel chair by the cute little balcony with the stunning sea view, even though it was late in the year we had the doors open several times. We couldn’t work out how to use the sound system sadly but we made do without. The shower and steam room was just heavenly and such a lovely luxury. The bedroom is right up in the attic and has a low beam and a sloping ceiling but the comfortable bed has a view of the castle from one window, which is stunning when lit up at night and the other window has a sea view. The jacuzzi bath is the main reason we booked this cottage and although it’s a little compact it was used three times! We dined at The Spice Bank, delicious Sunday lunch and Saturday brunch was eaten at Tir a Mor and we had a lovely lunch at Dylan’s and we also had dinner at Moelwyn which in summer has a lovely view from the dining room. We adore Criccieth and finding this lovely property just made us love it a little more! We most definitely will be returning.

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• Steph - Verified booking

  The cottage was just perfect for us!

  ! We are a family of 5 (3 teenage children) and 1 dog. The house was so comfortable and exceptionally well equipped - it literally has everything you could need. We were lucky enough to visit during a very hot week, so every day was around 29 degrees. We ate every meal in the courtyard garden, and it felt like we were abroad. The local beaches were perfect, although Criccieth beach had some jellyfish - we did mainly go to Abersoch beach as we preferred it. Opposite the house there is a beautiful riverside walk which was wonderfully shady for the dog - we all had a dip in the river, which was gorgeous. As it was so hot, we didn’t get to walk as much in Snowdonia as we wanted to, which was a shame. We also weren’t able to eat any meals out as we couldn’t get booked in anywhere - so if you want pub meals - do book in advance. With regard to the cottage, the beds were delightfully comfortable, and the cottage was wonderfully cool, the showers was lovely too and there was plenty of hot water. Apart from the water being very soft and making my hair go all fluffy, I can’t find a single negative to say about our week away!

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• Rosie - Verified booking

  The view from the bed of the castle and the sea was stunning.

  The castle is lit up at night which is also visible from the bed. We woke ourselves up every day with a steam in the steam room and a coffee from the machine. Very quirky house. Ideal location in the village for a short walk to the sea, a range of shops or pubs. We would really recommend Dylan's restaurant for a great evening meal, within an easy 10 minute walk. Slightly negative: The heating is locked to a timer and cannot be switched off without a pin code, so we had to open all the upstairs windows on the first night, the toilet floor had been left dirty and I had to clean some wee off the floor when we arrived (and it smelled bad during our trip) so I didn't bother to clean before we left. The Google Chromecast could not be used as the laptop required was not present but we could still use an aux in cable to pipe music to every room but had to keep going upstairs/downstairs to change the song on the phone. Minor grumbles for an otherwise wonderful trip.

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• Stephen - Verified booking

  Disappointed that a cottage that promoted a wood burner did not include any wood or even suggestions where to buy it, never had this before with a cottage.

  After a long drive and filthy weather nothing would have been better than to light the fire. There is only really seating for 3 which is not really sufficient for a 3 bedroom cottage & the strange leather seat which would probably win a world's most uncomfortable chair competition needs to be binned. We were also very disappointed and amazed that the cottage owners don't care about recycling when it was clearly available they need to think again, Sykes need to get this sorted out and make sure the availability or not of recycling is given prominence. Otherwise the cottage was comfortable and warm in a great location with all the utensils you would need, we pointed out that the aerial connection needs renewing but heard nothing back, which is again disappointing. When it rains the BBC channels distort & freeze and you can't get HD channels. It also appears from the road that the aerial has been blown over slightly.

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• Gillian - Verified booking

  We had a lovely time in this beautifully equipped and immaculately clean cottage.

  Fresh flowered were such a lovely touch and every detail catered for. We made use of all of the facilities. Excellent location Port Merrion on the doorstep where we spent the first day before checking in and had a lovely meal in there fabulous restraunt. We love Criccieth, the tea shop next door does amazing cakes, and as we couldn’t go inside we used the kitchen of the cottage and didn’t feel short changed. The staff there are also wonderful and very friendly . Dylan’s is also one of favourite places to go. We went 3 times twice to eat and once for gorgeous cocktails. We scoured the the shops and took home bits and bobs. Loving the castle chip shop too. On our way home we went to Rhug farm, rosies cider press and Cheshire oaks. Spent all our money and loved ever minute . Thanks to the owner we had a great time and no doubt will return

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