Big Cottages In Kent

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Mrs Sarah Green - Verified booking

  This is a fantastic and interesting property with plenty of room for the six people who stayed there for a week. It is a 0.75 mile walk to the pub and good village shop, otherwise you will need a car to explore. We were disappointed not to find a welcome pack of any sort at the house. In other properties we have stayed in there has been milk in the fridge, tea and coffee available, and maybe cake and biscuits or some other local produce, and on one occasion, sparkling wine, custom coffee mugs and fridge magnets! Here, there was nothing except 4 old looking coffee sachets in a scruffy jar, and 3 dishwasher tablets. There was barely enough washing up liquid to last the week, and none of the waste and recycling bins had been emptied the previous week. There was no paper and card recycling bin available. The collection day changed while we were there, so this needs to be updated in the home manual. This is not a cheap property to rent, and if we had had a long drive to get there, would have been very disappointed to have to go back out just to get something as basic as milk. The above criticism is not to put the property down, it is a stunning place and has been well thought out for holiday letting, and is highly recommended by us, but we feel that it has some customer satisfaction issues to resolve.

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• Nina - Verified booking

  What a wonderful stay we had at The Old Dairy.

  The house is beautiful and contains everything you could need for a week away from home. We stayed over New Years and were delighted to find it all decorated for Christmas, tree and all!! What a fabulous surprise. The downstairs living area was so spacious and inviting, the kids had plenty of room to play and a separate snug meant when our family visited we could have a relaxed conversation in comfort. The kitchen had everything we needed and was very clean. The extra fridge was an added bonus and much appreciated. The beds were all very comfortable and the rooms large. The bathrooms were modern and the shower ginormous and inviting. You could tell that a lot of time, effort and love has gone into making this holiday house feel like a home. All appliances, linen and furnishings were all high end and great quality. A lot of thought has gone into all the added little touches. The owner Kate was such a lovely lady and all too happy to help when we needed a little assistance, otherwise she left us on our own to enjoy our break. Plenty of parking, we had 3 cars, and surrounded by beautiful countryside and walks in all directions. We would recommend this house to everyone, we had a fantastic stay.

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• J - Verified booking

  Superb property in a quiet and beautiful rural setting.

  Such a high specification inside, especially the kitchen area and bathrooms, showers.All the bedrooms are spacious and the beds are very comfortable. Absolutely delighted with the accommodation, have never stayed in such a clean and well furnished holiday place.Felt safe and able to enjoy the surroundings in peace. All the family did their morning runs through the woods opposite , it really suited all 5 of us ( could sleep 6) and we had space within the barn to relax . Lovely coast to explore, we didn't know the county at all, picked it as a base for ourselves and visitors from London, trains nearby from Canterbury. Altogether an exceptional holiday with everything at hand, we all shared the cooking and ate outside in the private garden when possible, which is sunny all day . Definitely has the wow factor, doubt we will encounter such a wonderful place again , will need some finding, thank you .

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• Dana - Verified booking

  We had a wonderful stay.

  The place was so well presented and clean with a lovely welcome note from the owner. It was so well stocked with everything you might need which often isnt the case at so many cottages. The only things I would say is that the garden felt like a little bit of wasted space and we did not realise that the ceilings in the bedrooms would be so slanted and low. Luckily we were only two fairly short couples so we did not use the lowest ceiling bedroom but we did have a few head bangs along the way. The downstairs though was ideal, the open plan setting was perfect with comfy sofas and a decent sized tv. Perfect for making social dinners and just having that feeling of everyone being around but having enough space to not feel on top of each other.

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• Ms Helen Travis - Verified booking

  Lovely cottage in a great location. Very quiet, clean and comfortable, and fully equipped with everything we needed for a two week stay over summer. Parking is easy, the owners of the cottage are very helpful, and there are lovely neighbours in the adjoining cottage. The wifi as it was a bit hit and miss & rather slow during our stay but for us this wasn’t a huge problem. There is so much to see and do within a short drive in any direction from the cottage and the owners thoughtfully provide lots of brochures and information about the local (and wider) area. It is also only about an hour by train into central London from Headcorn station (about a 15 minute drive from the cottage). We fully recommend Penhill Cottage as a place to stay.

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