Jo H
October 2020
We’ve just returned from a very enjoyable weekend at Twisted Chimneys and would like to share my thoughts.
There were four of us (two couples) spending a much looked forward to long weekend together. Our initial responses were simply ‘wow’! The photos in the online ads do not do the place justice. The whole house is decorated beautifully with attention to detail on everything. The light fittings are simply gorgeous, the rain showers fabulous, curtains and carpets are opulent, and the high range kitchen appliances are great. The beds are singles which we chose to be zipped and locked to become super-king and were exceptionally comfortable. I don’t like a hard mattress and therefore found these to be perfectly soft and to my liking!
The hot tub is a wonderful feature which we made use of every afternoon when we were unfortunate to experience poorer weather! The regular trains never ceased to stop entertain us!
In response to a previous rather surprisingly negative review of this house, I’d like to say it’s like we had stayed in different places! We cannot really comment on the comfort of the sofas as we were enjoying ourselves, and didn’t go there to slob out in the sitting room. We did sit in there for short periods, and no one commented that they were uncomfortable. We didn’t feel the kitchen was dark and poorly equipped, but we didn’t cook and we used the dishwasher. We also took our own tea towels in case one wasn’t supplied, but didn’t really use it. The decorative details in the place (posters vs mirrors) was, in our opinion, perfect. We didn’t notice the place to be dark in any way, but obviously if it was, the abundance of mirrors would be of help to brighten things up. But as I say, it wasn’t really needed. The only point I agree on from the above mentioned review is the lack of facilities to dry swimwear and towels. A pop up airer in each bedroom might be an option, or maybe a washer / dryer may help. Also, we chose to use spare towels to walk on from the back door to the loo to prevent flooding, so a mop of some kind would have been useful. The projector TV outside wasn’t working for us either, but as we were there as a group we didn’t need nor miss it. We didn’t hook up our phones to the hot-tub either for music, as we were mindful of an adjoining property’s bedroom window directly overlooking the tub. I hope we didn’t disturb the occupants too much!
All in all we all four loved our stay at Twisted Chimneys and consider it a perfect base for exploring the area. I’d definitely recommend it.