Large Dog Friendly Cottages in Reeth

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Vicki - Verified booking

  Alma House is really lovely, spacious and comfortable.

  Reeth and the surrounding area is just beautiful. A few issues with the house that, for me, makes it a little below expectations of a holiday cottage charging over £1000 per week. 1. My first gripe is the check in time of 5pm. I realise all places are doing this at the moment and using covid and cleaning as an excuse, which is fine if you get there and the place is spotless when you do, sadly this wasn't the case. Yes we had comfortable beds with clean bedding and towels (although the towels are tiny) but dust and cobwebs needed seeing to and there are a number of clothes moths in one bedroom especially. I just think we paid for a day in the cottage which we couldn't use it for it to be clean and while it wasn't horrendous it certainly wasn't perfect, the kitchen cupboards are in need of a good clean especially. 3pm check in would be much nicer and if you are making people leave by 10am and asking them to do half of the cleaners job (stripping and bagging into separate bags all bedding, protectors, towels and kitchen towels) before they go then 3 pm should really be manageable. 2. The cooker! We got there at 5pm on arrival day and at 6pm turned the oven on to warm through a lasagne that had been made at home before our departure. This should have been edible by 7 we thought, but at 8 we were still waiting for it to warm through to the middle. Over the course of the week we tried all of the options on the cooker but none worked very well at all. 3. The Macerator drainage system upstairs is horrendous and super noisy. 4. We were asked to only use the washing machine on a 600 spin. This to me is not acceptable, apparently its something to do with the spin effecting the electrics of the flat below, I'm afraid my opinion on that is if its causing electrical issues the electrics need looking at and it's not the fault of the washing machine or people using it. It would be better to take the washing machine out rather than expecting holiday makers to wash on a spin where a tumble dryer can't be used leaving it taking ages to drip dry and ends up smelling worse than it did before it was washed. On the subject of the grumpy neighbour mentioned in other reviews, we had no issues whatsoever, he was polite and chatted each time we saw him. The parking on the green is just a short walk from the cottage, there is an honesty box for optional payments with a recommendation of £2 for a full day. I had no problem with paying this as it goes towards the upkeep of the beautiful village green. All in all it's a nice house in a lovely area, but I probably wouldn't rush to book it again. We had left our dogs at home, so the lack of outdoor space wasn't a problem for us, but I personally wouldn't recommend it for people taking dogs with them even though it is a dog friendly place.

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• Jean - Verified booking

  Lovely holiday house in beautiful Reeth.

  Our 3 generation family of 6 adults, 7 children, (aged 8 months to 15 years), and one dog, enjoyed a weeks get together at Hackney House this summer. The house is very spacious, clean and well furnished with enough comfortable seating for us all to be together in both the large dining room and lounge. This is the best equipped holiday rental home we’ve ever stayed in… the soft furnishings and bed linen are good quality. The kitchen had everything, an Aga, also an electric oven, hob and microwave, large fridge freezer with water and ice dispenser, washer and drier, quality utensils, tableware etc.…even had a dog bed and bowls, a welcome hamper and good Wifi. All 6 bedrooms were spacious with beautiful views, really comfortable beds, TVs and their own shower/bathrooms. We were a very short walk from Reeth village centre which is picturesque and surrounded by stunning countryside. There are three pubs which serve meals and a fine dining restaurant/hotel. We were welcomed in the local shop, post office, newsagent/gift shop and the bakery, there’s an ice cream parlour and one or two cafes, all set around a large village green. There’s also a small museum, playground and a doctor’s surgery. Just down the road from the house the other way was a shallow river where our children played and paddled. There’s pretty villages to visit nearby… we mainly shopped at Richmond which has a Lidl, but pretty Barnard Castle, Hawes and Leyburn, all a short drive away, are worth a visit. There is walking/hiking from the front door, the bigger boys climbed the big hill and flew kites from top. We visited nearby Aysgarth Falls which is beautiful, there’s High Force too but our favourite was less busy Wain Wath Force where we picnicked, paddled and swam. The front garden has a barbecue, large table and seating, back yard is small but adequate for the dog and washing etc. there are donkeys, sheep and rabbits to see in the field over the back fence and the bonus of the village green and play ground close by and the open countryside. One small niggle was the lack of power to the downstairs en-suite shower, but there was also a bath and five other shower rooms I could have used if needed. We had a fantastic summer holiday thank you. I was a very happy Grandma having all of my grandchildren together around me. They forgot their Xboxes, PlayStations and computers for a week and not one of them missed them. We loved the village and the house in the summer, but with the Aga and the log burners we thought it would also be wonderful for Winter/Christmas holiday breaks. Must lastly thank the very efficient and friendly caretakers who were there within an hour when we managed to get a bedroom door lock stuck.

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• Heather - Verified booking

  Had a fabulous week with friends in this comfortable and spacious old house.

  The location is spot on. Didn't use the car all week as there are plenty of wonderful walks from the door, and Reeth village green, shops. pubs, cafes are just a few steps away. There's an honesty box for parking on village green, which was fine with us. Neighbour was friendly, cooker and everything else in cottage worked fine. Beds were comfy and linen was fresh and clean, as were the towels. We brought our own larger bath towels with us. The top floor toilet/plumbing system is a macerator which makes a rumbling noise when in use, but we didn't find that a problem. It was good to have two toilets in the house, and there are 3 wash hand basins which was handy. The facilities, especially bathrooms, are a little old fashioned in parts, but clean and adequate, and I would definitely recommend this cottage and hope to book it again. All in all a very relaxed and happy experience in this spacious old house.

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• Julie - Verified booking

  This is a great house for a family celebration as for my Mums 80th birthday weekend.

  It's in a lovely setting for walks and visits to a pub. It is well maintained, nicely decorated and well equipped. We really enjoyed our stay. It accommodated 10 of us comfortably and the kitchen was well equipped for us to make and serve a large family meals. We really enjoyed our stay. It accommodated 10 of us comfortably and the kitchen was well equipped for us to make and serve a large family meals.The beds were comfortable and the living areas just perfect for that number of people to be together. Thank you for providing such wonderful accommodation to celebrate Mums 80th Birthday.

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• Lucy - Verified booking

  We've recently returned from a lovely week's stay at Alma House.

  This was actually our third stay at the property (first since Covid!), and the fact that we keep coming back probably says something about how nice it is. The house is super comfortable and always clean and well presented (the complimentary coffee pods and biscuits were much appreciated after a long drive!) We had an issue with one of the appliances but the owner was quick to respond to our query and happy to do whatever she could to help. Perfectly situated for what we had planned, I wouldn't be surprised if we were back at Alma House for stay number 4 in the future.

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