It was a great holiday home with plenty of space for three adults. It was well located for trips to the Lake District and also to Yorkshire. If you are good at parking, there is always a parking space along the road, although not right outside the front door.
The kitchen/living room is cosy and spacious and the electric radiators made it easy to heat quickly and as customised There is an airfryer, which we did not use, and an Aeropress coffee machine, which makes good coffee. The larger fridge with freezer compartment was also great.
The design of the rooms is appealing and tasteful.
We definitely felt very comfortable and would choose this accommodation again.
Nevertheless, there were things that didn't quite match the high standard of the house. In both toilet rooms the soap containers were empty, the hoover was so clogged with carpet fluff that it did not vacuum. The heavily soiled forecourt by the front door, the frayed kitchen towel and the stained table runner did not make a good impression. There is neither a socket for the hairdryer nor for the shaver in the bathroom. But we think all this could easily be fixed and then everything would be great! The safety box for the house key was a well-functioning, secure place unfortunately the key jammed, especially from the inside. The key problem also exists for the downstairs toilet.
Suggestions for improvement:
The forecourt in front of the front door should be swept every now and then. As we found it, the first impression was not very inviting.
The table runner was freshly washed but had red wine stains.
The houseplants were dried out.
The soap dispensers in the house were empty throughout.
There was only one frayed tea towel.
The box of dishwasher salt was soaked in a plastic box with water, as were the few remaining dishwasher tabs.
The coating on the pans was damaged.
There was no salad bowl.
Unfortunately, there was no broom and the hoover was totally blocked and didn't really work.
A mirror in the guest toilet would have been great.
We think at least one or two things could be improved with little effort and would be more in keeping with the status of the house.
The communication with the agency could also be better. We received no reply to our email during our stay.