8/10 Good
Lisa T.
11 Sept 2021
Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy
Period cottage in quiet, rural small village near impressive mountains
This is a good size period cottage which retains lots of features such as slate floor and has interesting items such as unique crockery. As a fan of older houses it was nice to see a cottage which retained a lot of character. The property is large enough to support a group of visitors without us all being on a heap / bedrooms are a good size. Even though it’s an older house it’s suitable for those less steady on their pins as the tread is wide on the stairs and there aren’t that many steps. The heating came on 2 x a day so it was cosy. The hot water also comes on 2 x a day for baths and there is an electric shower for 24/7 use. The cottage has board games and a DVD plus good WiFi though we could not phone out on EE. The owner has connected a land line and there is a telephone box outside. Janni showed us where a nice dog walk was up the hill yards from the cottage: It’s a bit overgrown on the path but does afford great views at the top! We wanted an Indian takeaway and that’s a 15 mile trip to Lampeter but there are other choices for Chinese etc closer to home. The sat nav may take you over a mountain road to get here which is a bit hairy but wonderful scenery. If we had more time we would like to go hiking. There is also a pretty river on the way to Lampeter about a mile from the cottage which would be lovely for a picnic. We had a day out in the quaint New Quay and that’s about 40 mins away but practice your reversing skills as some country lanes are quite narrow! We would have have liked to have visited Devils Bridge waterfalls but sadly not enough time. After a day trip there are plenty of plates in the property so you self cater easily -even champagne glasses to toast a bday! We also had a pint in the beer garden of the new inn which is tiny outside but Covid safe so good for the nans and the staff were very friendly - we bought some nice local honey in the shop next door/. Both are a few yards from the house. There is parking a few minutes away in the village car park/. The bedding was plump and comfy: I did find the bed a bed a bit soft and squeaky in the master bedroom, the back of the garden could with a spruce and the oven seem to take a while to heat up but that’s my only gripes: in all it’s a well stocked, rustic property in a quiet village which offers good vfm. If you want to get away from it all you can’t go far wrong. We even overslept as it was so quiet!
Lisa T.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021