Cottages That Sleep 12 In The Peak District

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Lisa - Verified booking

  The old post office was a great holiday house to stay in.

  There were 14 of us in total (and two dogs) ranging from age four to seventy. The rooms were spacious and comfortable and plenty of en-suites to keep everyone happy. There was plenty to explore in the local area and we even joined in a pub quiz at the local pub - Farmers arms. We took up the recommendation of eating out at Harvey’s as a family and really enjoyed our time. Being a large family we did cook and eat frequently at the house, the dining room was a great space to eat together (I would say that a little time and effort is probably needed to restock the house with updated kitchen appliances, but a huge bonus was the use of two dish washers, as a big family this was much needed). The communication was excellent from the hosts and all in all we had a wonderful family holiday in Holmfirth. One little niggle worth noting was that the washing machine was not in full repair and had a faulty sensor, this meant constant resetting - when reporting this we were told it was an existing issue. My recommendation is for the owners to simply buy a new one. With the price we paid for this holiday home we felt it tiresome dealing with a faulty appliance. With that being said I don’t want to end on a negative note this was a great house with plenty of space for all of us to enjoy a relaxing week together.

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• Emily - Verified booking

  A lovely house with a very well equipped kitchen and well decorated living space with ample space for friends and family for a special birthday celebration.

  The log burner was glorious and downstairs was really well thought out. The house was in a great location too. Regarding the facilities, some of the bedrooms need to brought up to the higher decoration spec of the other rooms and I would suggest the twin is made into a double. I would probably put the four poster bed in the first large bedroom as it has a lovely vista over the garden as well as the en-suite in it making it feel a little more luxurious. Had a number of issues with light bulbs - some lamps were missing bulbs, and a number of bulbs were flashing and flickering as possibly not dimmable so this could be checked. It would have been nice if the hot tub was working, or if not I would suggest taking it away otherwise it feels like a futile fixture which guests can’t partake in. Outdoors could be made more of - it would be good to have an outdoor fire pit and some seating to really use the outside space better which I was expecting. Overall, would highly recommend to others and return again as the space and layout outshines some of the little tweaks required.

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• Tara - Verified booking

  What a stay!

  Myself and 15 friends stayed here for 2 nights for a reunion. The property is absolutely gorgeous, spacious and very comfortable. We loved having the large open-plan kitchen, dining and living room to cook and sit together, especially with the log burner for colder nights. The bedrooms are all beautifully furnished and there were enough bathrooms and en-suites to ensure there wasn’t a queue for showers in the morning. We felt that our stay was very reasonably priced given the quality of the house and we’re considering using it again for future reunions! A couple of small things that would have made our stay even more perfect - there wasn’t a huge number of loo rolls for 16 people so we ran out before our 2 nights were over. It would have also been useful to have kitchen roll provided in the kitchen. Finally, the large fridge was off when we arrived and had a funny smell to it - I’m not sure if this was accidental but it made it slightly tricky when our food delivery arrived and we had nowhere to put it. Thanks for such a lovely stay!

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• Paula - Verified booking

  Wow, wow, WOW!

  This place was everything and more! We came as a party of 12 adults (6 couples) for a Christmas weekend. My guests were actually tearful at how beautiful and christmasy the house was. There was ample room for all of us and we absolutely loved the open plan of the downstairs as it gave us the space without being disconnected whilst cooking! We decided to do the full blown christmas meal in the very ample kitchen, there was more than enough equipment to cater for such a big banquet ( maybe one or two more oven trays needed) the table was more than spacious enough to get us all around and be able to decorate it up for a christmas setting. All the beds were very comfortable and bedding was good quality too. We didn’t get the opportunity to use the spectacular garden but the view of it was picturesque. I would be back here in a flash, would love to experience it in the summer time too, BBQ, wine and games in the garden.

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• Jane - Verified booking

  After making the original booking, we had a lot of trouble contacting Sykes Cottages.

  For example, when trying to pay our balance, we could not find our booking on the website. Contact through phone calls was impossible. We ended up phoning Snaptrip, the umbrella company. In contrast, the management company was very easy to contact and responses were speedy. An example was to request a cot and highchair, which we could only do 24 hours before arrival ie couldn’t contact Sykes so had to rely on management company of the property. We were very lucky there was availability of these items. Generally, the property was great. Lots of room and good facilities. However, we had one very disappointing aspect. There were 9 toilets, 7 showers and 2 baths and the owners only provided 3 hand soaps. For the money we paid, we could not understand why at least small bars of soap were not available. Why were there shower gel dispensers on the wall and nothing in them? Were the guests expected to fill them?

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