Guests say
Y Bwthyn is a well-equipped cottage in Newport, praised for its convenient location, enclosed garden, and parking. Guests appreciate the proximity to local amenities and the property's suitability for dogs. While some guests mention issues with cleanliness and maintenance, the cottage's comfort and the generous provision of essentials are noted positively.
Reviews indicate a mix of experiences regarding cleanliness. Some guests found the property clean and comfortable, while others reported issues with dog hair, dirty windows, and a need for a more thorough cleaning. The presence of pet odours was also mentioned.
The cottage's location is highly praised for its proximity to shops, pubs, and the estuary, making it an excellent base for exploring Pembrokeshire. However, some guests noted noise from nearby pubs and road traffic as a downside.
Guests find the cottage comfortable overall, with a warm atmosphere and a well-equipped kitchen. Criticisms include the need for additional seating in the living room and the quality of the sofa and chairs. The garden is a highlight for relaxation.
Facilities are generally well-received, with a secure garden and modern amenities. However, there are recurring mentions of a sensitive smoke alarm triggered by oven use, and some guests reported issues with the plumbing and the need for maintenance.
While guests appreciate the provision of essentials and the property's dog-friendly nature, there is no mention of gifts or special touches that would indicate thoughtfulness from the hosts. Therefore, a score cannot be provided.
About this property
The seaside town of Newport / Trefdraeth has Carningli Mountain (The Mount of Angels), the medieval church and beautiful castle as a backdrop. The Pembrokeshire Coast Path is less than 5 minutes' walk away at the Iron Bridge on the upper reaches of the river Nevern estuary, where many different varieties of wading birds are spotted daily. The cottage is just a few minutes' walk from a butcher, baker, deli, general store and a selection of welcoming pubs and restaurants serving excellent food. Within walking distance of the cottage are Parrog beach and the Boat Club. Traeth Mawr - the 'big beach' is a 20-minute walk along the coast path (or 3 miles by road) and offers a mile and a half of silver sand with rock pools, dunes and cliffs backed by the 18-hole links golf course. This cottage is perfect for a couple or a small family at any time of the year
Newport is a beautiful coastal town in Pembrokeshire, south west Wales lying on the River Nevern with a selection of shops, pubs, tea rooms, plus an excellent golf course overlooking the sea as well as a lovely sheltered harbour. Newport lies on the Pembrokeshire Coast Path which is renowned worldwide for its unique landscape and wonderful opportunities to go dolphin and seal spotting. Wonderful coastal walks along the path or in the nearby Preseli Hills with the ever changing scenery are a walkers dream all year round. Learn about history when you visit the mills, craft centres and castles dotted around the county or spend a day at the wonderful Castell Henllys Iron Age Fort where you can learn hands on all about living during that time. See the majestic Shire Horses at the Shire Horse Farm or spend relaxing days on the huge choice of beautiful sandy beaches. All year round this is a perfect location for all the family.
Accommodation
Two bedrooms.
1 x Double bedroom.
1 x Single bedroom and a trunk bed for children.
Shower room with shower, hand basin, WC and heated towel rail.
Open plan kitchen & dining room.
Sitting room.
Sun trap garden with seating
Gas central heating throughout.
Wall mounted electric fire.
Sofa Bed for occasional use.
Electric hob, built in fan and microwave ovens, fridge, dishwasher, washing machine, freezer, TV with DVD, wifi.
Fuel and power included in rent.
Electric Vehicles: This property does not have a charge point for electric vehicles and charging from within the property is prohibited.
Bed linen and towels included in rent.
Cot, highchair and stairgate available on request.
Off road parking for one car.
Two well behaved pets welcome (additional charge applies).
Sorry, no smoking
Reviews (34)
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Kayleigh
We have had a fantastic holiday. The cottage is in a great location, near to our points of interest; Nevern and Fishguard. It is a 15 minute walk to the beach and has a few local shops and pubs (but most don't serve alcohol until 4pm). The facilities were good, plenty of pans, cups, cutlery, dishwasher, washing machine, freezer, etc. But the fridge didn't seem cold enough, even when turned up all the way. So unfortunately our meat turned bad and needed to be thrown in the bin. Also the scissors were broken and the knifes were blunt, which was abit of an inconvenience when cooking. Thank you for the welcome back. The local walks, recipes and Welsh language was a nice touch. It was great to have a contact book of health care facilities, vets, etc for if we needed them. The only negative really is that the Internet is really slow. Most of the time we struggled to use it. Because of this, the property could really do with a smart TV with access to more TV channels or a Netflix account. As we were quite bored in the evenings and wanted to relax in the property.
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Keith
As reported back in June 2023, the kitchen cupboard under the sink absolutely stank and the smell permeated through the house unless you kept the lounge door closed all the time. We had to leave both outside door in the kitchen area open to actually go into the kitchen to do anything. There were cobwebs on top of the kitchen units (which we removed), but the actual unit tops are filthy dirty with grease and grim. The oven is filthy and can not be used in that condition. The shower was black with mould all along the door bottom runners and in the corners and again had to be cleaned thoroughly before use. To the main bedroom, there is bedding stored in the clothes hanging area. Whether this was clean or dirty is anybodies guess. As for the cleaning equipment stored in the utility/cloakroom, well the vacuum cleaner looked like it had never been empted, so not really useable. The garden table and chairs are so rusty you would stain your clothing if you sat down and used them, so were useless. The internet was practically useless as connection was intermittent and for the most part not connected. We took our first day and and a half giving the house a clean, but still could not get rid of the smell/stench in the kitchen cupboard under the sink Its a shame as the house could be very nice if it was thoroughly cleaned and maintained. It was in a nice area with shops and eating places nearby.
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Julie
However, Y Bwthyn was very clean and comfortable. We have stayed here many times and absolutely love it. We were blessed with good weather and made use of the lovely garden. With reference to the smell mentioned in the previous review, there was an unusual aroma at first but seemed to disappear as the week went on. I would agree that the Internet is pretty dire and we were without it for most of the week. We are already planning next year's holiday at Y Bwthyn as we love staying there!