Big Cottages & Group Accommodation in Mid Wales

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Shelley - Verified booking

  The cottage was easily found by SatNav (many of the local roads are single track), and was warm and welcoming on arrival.

  Both heating and wood burner worked well. Bedding and towels were clean and fresh. I had no phone signal, but that's likely to be provider dependent. There are no street lights and it's quiet-which we love. The neighbour feeds the birds, so we were lucky enough to see woodpeckers at close range. WiFi was excellent (important for the WiFi dependent offspring). Bathroom was of good size, warm (it had both a heated towel rail and radiator), and the shower was excellent. We used dishwasher and washing machine: both of which worked extremely well (though we couldn't find instructions in the cottage-luckily there was WiFi). You should be aware that the kick board hadn't been cut out to allow the dishwasher door to open easily, so the door does rise up and over it-making it feel as if you've broken it-but it is fine. There was a good supply of cutlery and crockery (often lacking on other cottages, which often only give you one of each item). We like cooking so found kitchen pans & utensils adequate but not extensive, and did wonder if they'd be sufficient for 5 like minded-adults (we were a party of 3 adults). Under counter fridge was of good size (with a small freezer at the top-useful for ice cubes and a bag or two of frozen goodies). Neighbours friendly but not intrusive. Excellent walks within 10-20 minutes drive, and only half hour to Elan Valley. Our only disappointment was that we didn't find the games which had been mentioned in the description (luckily we'd taken our own) and that we had to come home.

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• Karl - Verified booking

  We’ve just spent a great 5 days travelling around Wales and stayed here for 3 days over the weekend.

  Firstly the road in from the A470, is a decent road not a dirt lane that I was expecting based on other reviews but we do live in the Lake District so comparing it to those country lanes I thought the road in was fine, it’s 2/3 miles either direction to a main road which is fine with us. The house was great, clean and plenty of information made available for things to do locally or further a field. We also had two dogs with us which is why we booked here for being dog friendly and they had plenty of space to run about and plenty of guidance on do’s and don’ts. The pub next door has great food and owners were friendly and made us feel welcome from the get go, the Sunday dinner is a must and we landed Friday and booked a table then which I’d recommend. All in all a really lovely clean house to stay in if you want to get away, we spent time in Brecon Beacon area, recommend the four waterfalls but get there early for a space and Hay-on-whye little book town which was a great experience. Wendy popped round Sunday afternoon to say hello which was lovely and again made us feel welcome and told us not to rush out Monday morning to take our time which was great as we had over a 5 hour drive ahead. Highly recommend and dog friendly. Hot tub was clean and useful after all the walking we did. Will stay again in the future. Thanks and enjoy!

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• Sally Ann - Verified booking

  We chose The Gatehouse based on the feedback.

  Although it’s a lovely cottage and Wendy, the host was very welcoming and helpful, there are a few things that need pointing out. One of our party has limited mobility. There are a number of steps from the parking to the front path (with no hand rail, just wobbly fencing) and then more steps to the front door (with handrail) The back garden has two lots of steps. All of these, and the patio area, were extremely slippery when wet. The cottage is dark, due to its construction, but several lightbulbs weren’t working. Wendy pointed out that the utility strip light wasn’t working (the fridge is in there) and that you could see from the hall light (you couldn’t) In the sun room, where we sat mostly, 4 out of 5 spotlights weren’t working and a wall light bulb was missing. The location seemed fine looking at the map. However, the B road it’s sat on, was nothing more than a lane of 4 miles, to get to any decent road. Due to limited mobility, we spent a lot of time driving daily to get everywhere. Positives - beds/bedding really comfortable. The hot tub was great. The proximity of the Roast Ox Inn was brilliant, although closed Mondays and Tuesdays. The food and staff there were lovely. It’s a great area for walking, but we weren’t there for that this time. If you are, then you’ll probably love it.

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• Denise - Verified booking

  Lovely location, plenty of walks nearby.

  Superb pub opposite the cottage. Cottage was nice to stay in, well equipped, nicely furnished. Downside it was cold but there is a wood burning stove in the lounge/snug area. The week we were there was unseasonably chilly so we needed to boost the heating alot! The downstairs shower room is quite small and the shower head leaked making it quite damp in the room. The owner did point this out and said the shower needed replacing. In the main bathroom there is only a cradle shower and not enough head room to stand up!! We had a bath instead! Good utility room with washing machine and it also housed the fridge. There are plenty of dog bowls, blankets etc. The owner is lovely, helpful and friendly. Only niggle, the towels were provided but they had been line dried so to start with it was like drying yourself with cardboard, they needed to be soft and fluffy but that's a minor point and you could take your own towels. All in all, lovely week in a nice cosy cottage. Would recommend it.

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• Jane - Verified booking

  Great spacious cottage, really enjoyed it very much.

  The furniture and fittings were comfy and convenient and pretty. Pub across the road friendly and welcoming, food at pub - great. Bring provisions for cottage (essential) . There are no shops in the immediate area. (10 -15 min drive minimum to shops) Though the lane opposite has fresh eggs for sale at the roadside. The hot tub had was lovely. The thermostat inside the cottage has a limit of about 20 degrees which wasn’t quite warm enough for me during a few cold days but the wood burner warmed us up during the evenings no problems . One of the single bedrooms is quite small with no wardrobe but we all shared the space (ideal for a child though the bed is fine for an adult) . Beautifully clean. The area is stunning. Recommend ceramics class with Alex Allpress (Newbridge on Wye) The owner of the cottage was very welcoming and lives next door helping us out when we locked ourselves out and when we needed extra logs. Thank you! Would absolutely recommend this cottage..

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