Large Cottages in Portinscale with Hot Tubs

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Angie - Verified booking

  We had a great family reunion, the cottage was very clean and we all thought the beds were extremely comfy.

  It was great having an en-suite each but the tub in the main bathroom was particularly appealing to one member of the family. The sitting room was well used of an evening, the woodburning stove was lovely and very well used as we did find the property very difficult to heat but being from Scotland and Snowdonia, North Wales we are built of sturdy stuff! A couple of members did think the large sofa in the sitting room was uncomfortable but the dining area was ideal, plenty of seating and space for the family meals we enjoyed together. As the nominated cook, I did think the kitchen lacked a lot of general utensils and more serving dishes and egg cups (3 for 8 of us!) would have been appreciated. Hot tub was great, although the fellas didn't get a look in. The parking was a real bonus and we could fit 3 cars quite easily as advertised. The location was perfect for us, close to Fitz Park (literally on the other side of the road and river) and Hope Park and just a short stroll through Keswick town (which we loved) to Derwent Waters. The girls (our 2 dogs) loved the extra walks and it was nice to have a fully enclosed patio at the rear for them. All in all a great week away and we are most definately thinking of rebooking for next year.

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• Kieran - Verified booking

  The only thing we would mention was that we were told a high hair and travel cot would be readily available.

  Upon arrival, we couldn’t find either. After a phone call to the office, we came to realise that the travel cot was in a wardrobe in a different room than we were told (this wasn’t really too much of a problem). However, in order to locate the high chair we had to unlock the cleaners cupboard door upstairs, locate a key which unlocked a door downstairs to a cupboard with the high chair in (felt a little bit like Crystal Maze). However, overall, we had a very pleasant stay. The hot tub was a wonderful added extra and really made the holiday for us, after long days of walking, a relaxing time in the hot tub was well needed. The property was a 5 minute walk to the town centre which was perfect (we saved so much money on parking). The property itself was wonderful, very spacious, very homely. The beds were comfortable, the ensuites were great and the family bathroom was lovely. Everywhere was very very clean. This property would be the kind of property we would be looking for when and if we move to the Lakes. Would 100% recommend the property and would definitely stay here again. Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! 5 stars!!!

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• Nicola - Verified booking

  Cottage clean and a great space to have family and friends as all bedrooms have en-suite facilities, a major plus.

  Showers v powerful and plenty of hot water. Kitchen lovely and location within a short walk to all facilities. HOWEVER, the beds are terrible! The mattresses all look new'ish but are totally worn out, dipped, lumpy and very uncomfortable. When your 13 year old daughter complains she can not sleep because her back hurts - its got to be bad! I think the divans also contribute, as they are all collapsed and really old, circa 1980 I'd say. It's a mistake so many rental cottages make - with a high turnover of people, the beds (including their divans) need changing every 6 months. Such a shame that a minor, easy fix at little expense, REALLY caused us an uncomfortable stay at this cottage :-( The sofas are also very well used and a bit grubby, plus a lick of point wouldn't go amiss. Final moan, no black out on curtains so summer sun at 5am and you are awake! Please fix these small things as the rest of the cottage is perfect, such a shame.

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• Adrian - Verified booking

  Greta Mill was clean, warm and well looked after with comfortable furniture and fittings.

  The space was adequate for eight adults, with enough crockery and cutlery. The spacious dining table was a bonus. The lounge and bedrooms were all comfortable, although the twin room was a bit tight. The showers were good with on tap hot water at all times. The kitchen was well equipped, with enough equipment to enable us to cook meals several times. The location is excellent, we didn’t use the cars all week and ample parking on site and free on road parking meant this was easy for all. Great base to explore Keswick and surrounding areas with walking and bus routes on the doorstep. Niggles about the house were too minor to give feedback on, and are about personal preference, none of which spoiled the time we were in the house. In fact, we would book again. (Not a complaint, but the owner may like to know that the guttering at the rear of the house - above the dining room windows, leaks significantly when raining.

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• Katie - Verified booking

  The house worked really well, being four en suite rooms with the additional family bathroom.

  This is the comfiest house we've ever stayed in in Keswick.- we really appreciated the owners' efforts to make it so nice. I would have liked more plates and glasses which were matching. The crockery and dishes to cook with or serve up food were the weakest parts of the accommodation experience 0 I actually headed off to a charity shop to buy a milk jug of decent size and left it behind for the next folks.. We loved the tasteful patio where we could eat out this year - an uncommon experience for us in Keswick!! and we enjoyed the hot tub. We'd love to book Greta Mill again but we see it's already booked for 2019, so maybe 2020! Well done everyone for making our stay so enjoyable - including Sykes Cottages.

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