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"Although the accommodation was fully booked we were looked after as if we were the only guests "

"The property was beautiful and had everything we needed. We hiked Catbells, Hallin fell, and Black Moss Pot in Stonethwaite. We enjoyed a swim in Lake Ullswater-- we went to Glenridding and followed a footpath down to the water and had a little private cove all to ourselves on a hot day. We also hiked at Hadrian's wall and pursued some family history at Blenkinsopp Castle. We visited Keswick and had terrific Indian/Bangladeshi food at Saffron Kitchen. We ate breakfast for 4 days at the cottage and made two suppers while there and the kitchen had everything we needed. The only difficulty we had was communicating with the host, but I think that was more of a VRBO interface problem. VRBO was saying I had the wrong email address even though I was communicating via the VRBO app. Once I set up an account in cottages.com and reached out that way, I got a prompt response. The only thing I would suggest is to have pertinent property information posted on a paper near the kitchen table and wifi access code. It would be helpful to have general terms posted to include the check out time (since it is a bit earlier than most properties), whether we need to provide additional supplies such as toilet roll or whether those are supplied by the host, and any requirements for how to leave the property (what to do with trash and recycling, if there are other requests re: towels and bedding, etc.). We absolutely loved our stay in the beautifully updated Doddick Chase stone cottage!"

"It was small but had everything I needed. An instruction book for the combi oven/microwave would have been handy, and a rail to hang my clothes on. Very good shower. I did have problems locking the door from both the inside and outside. Great views, even though it was on the A66 it was very quiet."

"Unfortunately, as many have said in the guest book previously. It's a great location, but the property is tired. it's dirty. The sofa is broken, and the amount of dirt in the sofa is awful. Only one set of lights works in the lounge. Black mould in the shower. Old crusty blood on the bedding. Cobwebs in the bedroom. Floorboards loose on the landing. Bathroom carpet gripper sticking up and is a trip hazard. Blinds in both the kitchen and bathroom dont work properly, leaving you with no privacy. The hot tub is broken, and only 2 jets work at full function. Lid is too big and heavy and isn't keeping the heat in. The outside light is broken. Privacy fences around the pool are broken with gaps and holes. The outside seating area is 2 chairs and a broken table squashed in next to the oil boiler, so you get gassed out by the fumes whilst supposedly relaxing. Needs a roof over the top to protect feom weather and pine needles as the garden has bot seen a hoover for several years. The hot tub had lots of needles in before we even got in, which is indicating that it hadn't been cleaned before we got there. Dog barks continuously. No directions, and as it's hidden round the back, after walking past what looked like a tip, it eventually was found. Parking is not the best, and no contact number was provided. I am very disappointed with the property, and repairs need to be done. There is no point leaving feedback if they aren't going to fix the problems that were highlighted in 2018."