“Picturesque cottage in a great location, bus stops at the bottom of the road.”
Was disappointed to see that previous guests had jotted down the negatives in the guest book and not on the website. Mentioned by previous guests – the parking, double bed mattress, sofa. If I had seen these comments online I would not have booked the property. Problems: Double bed – you roll into the middle of the bed, no support, uncomfortable and wasn’t able to get more than a few hours sleep. Single beds – not much padding, could feel the springs, springs creaked when you moved, uncomfortable. Smoke alarms – In both the bedrooms these flashed intermittently a bright white light all night. Water/heater system – It kicks in at 6am (4:45am on Saturday), it was so noisy it woke us up in the double bedroom and we were not able to get back to sleep because it runs for a couple of hours. Sofa – sinks when you sit in it. Parking – Parking was frustrating. If you have a small car you should be alright (it all depends on how the guests next door park and the size of their car). If you have a large car it is problematic. You can’t open car doors when parked and we had to park so close to the gate to get the car fully on the driveway that it wasn’t possible to open the gate (we used next doors gate). We did once leave the car with a 10cm overhang off the edge of the driveway when we had the bike rack on the back, we had to move the car because the coach driver said he couldn’t get the coach bus to clear the corner – so I wouldn’t recommend even a slight overhang in case of damage to your vehicle. My requirements when I book a property is a decent night sleep and a dedicated parking space that my car will fit into. We left exhausted after a week of lack of sleep due to the poor mattresses, flashing smoke alarms, and noisy water/heater system. (Reported to letting agent: mattresses, smoke alarms and sofa)