Villas In Rothbury

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Andrea - Verified booking

  Let me start by saying this cottage is in a lovely location and with a bit of love could be spectacular.

  However, on arrival we had to pick up 4 dog poos from the gardens, as dog owners we understand that is the guest's responsibility, but it should have been double-checked by the caretaker, as we shouldn't have to clean-up after a previous guest. Cottage needed alot of TLC with worn furniture and peeling paint, but we could've overlooked it if the cottage had been cleaner, there was dust, cobwebs, dead spiders and just an overall feeling of grime, dirty cutlery and plates. The main bedroom hadn't been made up, so we slept in the 2nd bedroom which was not really big enough for a double bed. The cupboards and drawers also seemed dirty and smelly, so we just lived out of our suitcase. There wasn't any hand towels or washing up liquid, things you would expect as standard. Check-in time was earlier then most cottages we've been to and because of that I feel like the cleaning and checking process may be rushed, we feel like those extra couple of hours could be used for a more thorough clean and check. I know this review makes me sound like one of those people, but I have never had to leave a review like this before.

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• Paul - Verified booking

  This clean, comfortable, homelike and well-equipped apartment was the perfect centre for a holiday exploring the wonderful county of Northumberland.

  Perfecrtly positioned in terms of geography - with easy access to both coast and uplands - it is also perfectly situated within Rothbury, being right in the middle of this lively but peaceful town with all its useful shops, pubs and eating venues within a few steps of the doorway. A big bonus is that each of the major rooms boast large, sash windows looking over the pretty, bustling marketplace. The level of facilities is very good, with the unusually well-equipped kitchen and the exceptionally comfortable bed being worthy of special mention. Little touches like the scroll-top desk in the bedroom and the thoughtful, attractive decor are much appreciated. The owner is friendly, helpful and a pleasure to deal with. I had a superb holiday and Simonside apartment contributed greatly to its succes.

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• John - Verified booking

  Comfortable and well equipped apartment.

  Perhaps a folder of instructions for the various equipment would be useful. One or two minor issues which were quickly sorted out by the owner. I actually contacted Sykes Holiday Cottages via email about the above issues on the day of our arrival (Sunday) and didn't receive a reply, which incidentally didn't resolve the issues, until Wednesday - not very satisfactory. Fortunately as previously stated the owner quickly resolved the issues. A very good base for seeing Northumberland, plenty of places to visit and things to do but not enough time to do them all. Must mention that been above The Narrow Nick is not a problem regarding any noise, even when they had live music one evening. All in all a very pleasant stay.

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• David - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our stay at Simonside however the apartment felt very cold and damp/musty on arrival with a strong chemical smell which persisted throughout our stay despite having windows open to air the rooms.

  We wondered whether this was caused by building work in the Bar below. There were some minor niggles which could do with fixing...... • Toilet seat was loose and moved and the shower/bath was very slow to empty • Grill on the oven didn't seem to work very well and had to resort to a different method of cooking. • TV kept losing stations and sound bar didn't appear to work • Living flame fire not usable and replaced with electric heater. Some of the photographs in the listing are out of date and could do with updating. The property is in a good position right at the centre of the town/village but a little noisy in the morning which is to be expected because of the location.

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• Roger - Verified booking

  Nice, well equipped apartment.

  We enjoyed our stay here and it is in a good location for exploring Rothbury. There is a fair bit of noise from outside as it’s only single glazed, which might bother some people, but it didn’t spoil our stay. The bar below was noisiest at the weekend not surprisingly but was usually quiet just after 10.30pm and didn’t cause us any problems. The freeview signal was awful and could really do with being a smart tv. The immersion heater didn’t work and I reported it to the owner but nothing was done during our stay. It was ok seeing as we had an electric shower and just boiled a kettle to wash up. Overall it was a pleasant place to stay

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