Carrieboo73
October 2019
We booked from 14th - 17th October and had a wonderful, relaxing time. We travelled as a family (2 adults and 2 children aged 8 and 11 years).
Firstly, we found the accommodation with no problem at all thanks to the clear instruction given upon booking. Upon arrival, we phoned the owner, Steve, who was not available but his wife came straight over and gave us a brief rundown of how to turn on the fans in the hot tub. Otherwise, we were left to it and settled very well into the house. It was clean, warm and inviting. Little touches like the milk and bottle of wine were gratefully received and the kitchen cupboards were well stocked with every piece of equipment you could possibly need to make meals during your stay.
There is no WiFi, which I had thought might be an issue, particularly for the children, but there were plenty of DVDs and some games, we had also brought some of our own, so we were never bored. There is a Wii too but the controls batteries needed replaced so we were unable to use it. There are also a lot of books, if you feel like putting your feet up and have a read.
The hot tub was the main reason I had booked and we spent a lot of time in it, it was fantastic!! The only issue I had is that one afternoon the temperature had reached 40 degrees which was a little uncomfortable, so we tried to turn it down using the temp control button. The next day, when we went to use the hot tub, it was at only 34 degrees and, despite trying to turn it back up, the temp did not increase. I contacted the owner who came over straight away and was extremely annoyed that we had touched the temp control button. We had not been advised not to do so and there were no instructions on the use of the hot tub in the accommodation (other than health and safety advice). If we had been advised not to touch the controls, we would not have, and so it might be a good idea to actually provide these, or at least advise visitors on arrival. Anyway, the issue was fixed and we didn’t allow this to mar our stay.
A couple of things we had noted from previous comments....no pets are permitted but there are 2 dogs and 3 cats on the grounds which belong to the owner. Not a big deal for us really, but you can’t leave any door/window open unless you want the cats in. Not ideal if you have an issue with cats and probably should be mentioned in the description. My kids loved stroking the cats though so it wasn’t a problem for us. Also, it should be noted this is a converted barn next to a farm so expect some wildlife. My husband forgot to pay heed to a previous comment by another visitor and left the bathroom window open so we were paid a visit by a frog. Cue lots of hilarity as we tried to remove it from the bathroom
All in all, a beautiful place in a lovely location and the perfect, relaxing break. We would recommend and return.