eboneezahs
November 2017
The converted barn from the outside looks fine but it is let down by the rotten doorframe to the entrance of the cottage. It was cold there when we stayed and the wind howled through the lack of door frame where it had rotted beyond redemption.
The house was warm enough but the owners electricity bill must be huge as the heat is lost immediately unless the hole is blocked which we had to do as our pet dog had to sleep downstairs. The microwave has seen better days as you cannot see the timer gradients as they have been worn away through usage. Moving upstairs the shower room needs to be looked at as when you put the so called power spray on, it waters the floor as does the ordinary shower as the screen is too short to stop the water from spraying the floor. The shelf to the shower unit is hanging off so that was redundant. The bath is shaped at the toilet end thus it makes it very narrow when going to the loo and somewhat difficult to manoeuvre around. The bedroom is very warm and the bed is comfortable but very low as it is a sleigh bed style making it difficult to get out of it. The upstairs bedroom window has a wooden batten screwed to the window frame which I would consider as a fire hazard as well as the downstairs window!!!!! The sofa downstairs is adequate but small and you cannot stretch out. All in all it was a place to put your head down at night and for £30 a night does one expect more?, yes one does!!!. The rotten door frame did not happen over night and must have been seen by the owners at some time so this lack of attention to detail must be addressed same for the other points raised. The saving grace to our experience of this village is the PUB, the CHURCH INN, very warm with a double sided wood burner ,dog friendly, and good food with good beers and wines. The surrounding area of the village is lovely which gave absolution to the stay here.