Stratford upon Avon Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Richard - Verified booking

  The property was in a nice location, close to Stratford, but far enough out to be quiet, with some local amenities such as a shop and restaurants.

  The furnishings were nice and the sofas were comfy, and we liked the character of the property. We appreciated the 2 bathrooms, although the toilets used macerators and were very noisy. However, this is the most expensive 2 bedroomed property we have ever stayed in (presumably partly due to covid) and we felt there were some things lacking given the cost of the holiday. There were gaps at ceiling level between the 3 rooms which meant that noise travelled freely, making sleep difficult if anyone else was in the main living area. We felt there could have been more crockery as there were only 4 of a number of items. As it was the height of summer, an outdoor dining table and chairs with umbrella would have been a useful addition so that a meal could be eaten outside. As others have said the wifi was very poor, and we felt that the cleaning could have been better in some areas (eg the bedrooms which were dusty in places and had numerous spiders). Overall the space was quite small, probably better suited for a autumn/winter short break rather than a main summer holiday. Overall we have enjoyed our break and exploring the surrounding areas, in particular Warwick Castle which is only a 15 min drive away. Unfortunately the water taxi was not operating during our stay.

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• Ian - Verified booking

  We were so looking forward to our stay at Ryepiece Cottage, only to have to feedback that it was disappointing.

  Apart from it being a little tired and need of some attention in places, below are areas which we feel the property on this occasion let the standard down that we have become used to when using Sykes Cottages. This property was not cheap, at just over £200 a night, the following issues were disappointing: * kitchen drawers in front of the sink dirty, and just needed wiping down * bathroom mirror needed cleaning, again so easy to do but evidence that the property had not been prepared properly * pubic hair on top of the toilet and in the shower * bath and hand towels so heavily washed, rough to the touch and smelt musty and not fresh * three large dead hornets removed on arrival, again demonstrating a lack of proper cleaning * the microwave/combi oven seemed to only be operable as a microwave oven, meaning food we bought prior to arrival remained uncooked. There were no cooking racks. We are careful users of property, and safe to say we actually left the property in better condition. than we found it. We do not usually give such negative feedback. Please look into some refund option, as the standard was sub optimal. 

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• Nathaniel - Verified booking

  We loved our stay here and gave taken our time over giving feedback because we weren't sure whether to mention the cleanliness as most of our experience was positive.

  We know from speaking to the owner that she has a housekeeper and would like to advise she either hires another or speaks to her/him.. most of the cottage was lovely and clean but the kitchen table, chairs and under the table had crumbs from a previous guests stay and on the kitchen side when I wiped it with a wet kitchen roll in the corner behind the kettle it came away black.. this was enough to send us to the shop to buy cleaning products. My husband chased our child's pencil down the side of the sofa and it was full of crumbs too.. That being said the cottage was overall the perfect location for visiting the area and we did enjoy our stay here. We met the owner and she was lovely and very helpful. With a note to the WiFi as people have had problems in the past, while we were their the owner was in the process of updating the WiFi, this was completed on our second day and once done it workes perfectly and we had no issues. I would recommend this cottage to other people, the only reason we mention the cleaning is we think the owner is being taking advantage of by the cleaner.

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• Susan - Verified booking

  Our cottage was perfect.

  .....absolutely perfect. Cosy,warm and with everything one would need for a wonderful stay in the countryside away from our very busy everyday lives. It was well maintained and beautifully finished to a high standard without loosing the beautiful atmosphere of a country cottage and its idyllic surroundings. Each day we visited a town exploring its history and admiring its buildings, there were so many to enjoy, Stratford, Burford, Morton , Broughton and Cirencester. Each one worth a visit. But best of all was coming back to the cottage each evening to our beautiful cottage, shutting the door and simply relaxing in total comfort, ready for the next days adventure. Our host was very nice, nothing was too much trouble and i must mention her amazing garden with all its knooks and crannies. We would love to return especially during the summer months to be able to take full advsntage of the garden. A wondergul break in wonderful accommodation in an amazing part of England, thankyou.

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• Stu - Verified booking

  My wife and I stayed for a week with our two boys, 4 & 7, at the end of August ‘22.

  Meg’s Cottage is lovely. All on one level apart from three steps up into one bedroom at one end. This bedroom has two single beds and was ideal for our boys. It has an en-suite shower room and hanging storage. At the other end is a double room with another en-suite shower room, with wardrobe and drawer storage. The rest of the cottage is open plan lounge, kitchen, dining room which is light, airy and well appointed. Really easy to find and to access. Next to a holiday park which has a bar and restaurant venue which had an outdoor cinema, kids play area and mini golf area. It also had a river taxi (6 people at a time) but there was often a long wait for this so we didn’t use it. Great location as it was easy to drive to Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwick and surrounding areas like Bidford-on-Avon. Really quiet area too. Parking next to the cottage with a convenience store, pub and restaurants within walking distance. I would definitely recommend this cottage

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