Cottages That Sleep 12 In Ceredigion

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What our customers say about their holidays

• Maggie - Verified booking

  This is a lovely house with great facilities.

  We stayed for 4 nights as a party of 10 to celebrate a 60th birthday and overall the experience was a good one. The rooms are spacious and comfortable, bathrooms are great and the entertainment room at the top of the house is a fabulous facility. There are some points worth mentioning. We arrived in the dark and as the cottage is away from villages it really is very dark! We went down the lane and drove past some derelict barns and saw no sign of the cottage. We followed the lane and came to a dead end at the bottom of an incline and as it had been raining so much, found ourselves with 2 cars stuck in the mud, unable to reverse or turnaround - very unnerving in the rain and wind. We called the property manager who told us that this happened to someone else 2 weeks before and they needed to be pulled out by a tractor! Which begs the question, why no signs for the house, or lights left on to give people arriving in the dark and idea of where it was? We did eventually manage to push and pull the cars around and eventually get back up the lane to discover the house is by the derelict barns but not visible as you drive down the lane (in the dark anyway) Please, please, put a sign up to indicate where the house is and maybe a sign saying not to go further down the lane! The house has 3 log burners which are great however, there were only 2 logs and small amount of kindling next to the kitchen one. This was quickly used up while we moved our stuff in and it took us a while to realise the logs were outside in a barn. It would have been more welcoming to have all the log baskets full for the first night so you don't have to go looking for them in the rain and wind after a long journey and getting stuck in the mud. The house is clean, well furnished and has everything you could possibly need in the kitchen which is wonderful. The dishcloth left for us was well used and very unappealing so we didn't use, fortunately brought own own. The kitchen hand towels were also not the best, very old and grey and past their best and could do with replacing. Overall though, we enjoyed the house a great deal and had a lovely weekend despite the weather. Newcastle Emlyn is a sweet little town with plenty of individual shops to browse. Lovely eating places nearby, we had Sunday lunch at The Daffodil which I would highly recommend.

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• Theresa - Verified booking

  The owners were very friendly and helpful.

  The property was a lovely rustic old farmhouse and the outside was in good repair, on a very beautiful farm with amazing views and walks around the area, the play area was great for the kids. On arrival the farmhouse was clean and had plenty of cutlery, dishes etc... However, unfortunately there was quite a few things wrong whilst we were on holiday... No hotwater in the ensuite at all, only one person could have hot water in the morning if someone had a shower in the main bathroom. Light wasn't working in kitchen, but was quickly fixed by the owners, on our last day the electric kept going off, the microwave had no numbers on to tell us how long to put it on for, the remote control had worn off the writing too, so no idea how to use the that. No instructions left to use any of the equipment in the property, such as washing machine, dryer, dishwasher etc... The hob only worked on the left hand side. We weren't able to use the hot tub very much due to the weather, which is not the owners fault, but perhaps for future use they could put a covering of some sort over the pergola so people could still enjoy the hot tub in the rain etc... Also the fairy lights over the hot tub on pergola didn't work, would have been a nice touch on the evenings if they had worked, when we were able to use it. Also the flies and wasps were quite an issue, I had to buy a fly swatter as it got so bad everytime we opened the door to let some air in the conservatory as there was no windows. But being on a farm this was expected.

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• Sandra - Verified booking

  The house is located in a beautiful setting, surrounded by fields and sheep!

  Internally, the property is spacious and was squeaky clean on arrival. Kitchen was very well equipped - there was nothing we wanted that was not available despite our party size of 12. We found the croquet set in the parlour - we had brought our own as hadn't spotting anything in the listing about this so it may be an idea to publicise in the future... In relation to the bedrooms, a couple of the rooms had only double beds. Although clean and comfortable, I would recommend that when the time comes to replace these that they are upgraded to zip link singles that can then create a more flexible space - twin room or king bed. Most couples on holiday will prefer a larger bed and kids are reluctant to share doubles with a preference toward twin beds - this solution caters for both and allows the property to be set up in a more flexible manner for future guests. The games room on the top floor went down very well with the kids, who made use of everything and especially the projector screen that was hooked up to the playstation...! The property mangagement team were amazing and very helpful when I called to ask about the possibility of hiring a hot tub and bouncy castle to make our stay more fun. The owner was accommodating of our requests and the children loved the addition. A dedicated hot tub would have made this property more attractive to us on booking! We all had a lovely stay at Llywyncadfor and would recommend...!

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• Alan - Verified booking

  Party of 8 booked for 7 nights, what a nice house.

  very roomy downstairs plenty of space to spread out. well equipped kitchen (could do with a filter coffee machine though) loads of pots and pans, baking dishes etc. dish washer in kitchen with two fridges in the utility room next to kitchen. comfy lounge with large telly and two sofa's (see pictures). Conservatory with wood burner also sporting two sofas most comfortable, spent most of my time in here when not out, eating or sleeping. has a big table and seating for 8/10 ish without a squeeze. upstairs, most comfortable I thought the beds were just fine as beds go, which is somewhat subjective etc. headroom is on the low side caught my head twice on doorways i'm only 5-11 you have been warned. Fishing pond back down the lane is very much worth bringing some fishing gear for, over a 7 day stay two of us managed to land 70 odd fish mostly common & mirror carp and some small tench, most of the carp were 1/2 to 1 lb or so, we did manage to connect to and land several larger fish in the 6-8 lbs range and one bigger common of 13-15 lbs approx. larger fish were taken on ledger rig into middle of the pond however several of the larger fish also readily responded to float methods at short range.

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• David - Verified booking

  We was a family of 9 adults with 3 kids , went for new year 29th Dec 2023.

  When arrived 1430pm the place was ready and look amazing, but only a few issues, as you come off the main road, you Drive up a long narrow farm track BUT at near the end of it I would recommend to the farmer to put some ash felt on it as its very very bumpy as my sons car was bottoming out on it,,,, the house its self is OK, only the 1st day the electricity kept on triping out , we contacted the owner and within a hour a man came a fixed it , we had a 18 month old girl , and yes they was 2 safety gates ,that didn't work and was under a cupboard broken and did not fit , as for the games room was not that great , yeas i no it was winter and cold and a storm it was leaking water , I also recomend that the owner , gets a few more glasses and they was only 9 forks for dinner ,, so just few issues easy fixed , I also would definitely recommend the owner puts a nice shower in one of the bedrooms as all they is yes 2 baths but the shower is only a basic one on taps and needs up grading , they is a stray cat as soon as we pulled up the cleaner did tell us he dose wander in houseif you leave door open , but as this sound s a lot , we had a good time ,,,, Dave

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