“The location, and the actual house are fantastic.”
That feeling of amazement and excitement that this was going to be our cottage was unbeatable when we first arrived. However, there were a few things that made it less 'shiny' of an experience. Firstly, there was no wi-fi for our stay - we were taken through to a page that said the wifi bill was not paid. We let Sykes know ASAP, and they told us they let the owner know and that hopefully they would pay for it before the end of our stay. Seeing as wifi was important to us (mixed working holiday and outdoors adventure) and was advertised, that was a bit annoying. Other facilities were also mildly difficult - for example, the lower oven door came right off its hinges. We had to put it back on. The plastic cap covering the joint between the shower hose and the wall came off, so I had to replace that. Something else we could have found useful was an itenerary of the kitchen items, because we ended up bringing a lot of our own items because we were unsure what the cottage held.
Overall however, we loved our stay and the views from the house did not get old. The furnishings were lovely, the kitchen surprisingly well-equipped. The house was spacious, well-decorated, provided ample space, and was very charming.