Quiet but not so comfy
Review Submitted: July 26, 2009
Date of Stay: July 2009
We chose this cottage mainly for its location and price. It is in a wonderful location, middle of nowhere, and incredibly quiet and relaxing. wonderful views of the hills and farms and not much traffic passing. You wouldnt beleive how close you are to the town of Newport!
It suited the 3 of us (two adults and 1 child) but it would really be a squeeze for any more. The main bedroom is large and has a wonderfully big wardrobe, but thats the only one. There are no other wardrobes or chests of drawers anywhere in the cottage. My stepdaughter had to live out of her suitcase.
The living room is quite small, and only has two small two seater sofas, one of which is the sofa bed, which was incredibly uncomfortable to sleep on, and would definitely not be able to sleep two people comfortably at all. It hardly seats two people comfortably.
If i were to go in a party of 6 people, as the property says it can accomodate, I would have been very dissapointed. I would recommend this cottage to couples or families with two small children (if they are old enough for bunk beds) but no more than that - there is not enough wardrobe space, the sofa bed is very uncomfortable, and there is just not enough room for 6 people to live there for a holiday.
All in all it was reasonably comfortable for the three of us, and it is in a delightful location which is also fairly central. No noise from the neighbours - the walls are incredibly thick and the cottage really retains heat.
A welcome pack would have been useful, ie how things like the water heater worked, where the nearest shops were, etc. We also arrived at 3pm, as we hadnt been told what time to arrive and the cleaner was still there, not expecting us until 4pm. We felt this was rather late to expect someone to arrive.
To summarise: Not enough room for 6 people, only one wardrobe and very uncomfortable sofa bed. Wonderful location and a nice quiet base for a family of 3 or 4 (with small children) - and take a corkscrew if you want wine....but the kitchen is very well stocked apart from that!
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