“Pros:
Little Ellers was perfectly placed for our holiday as we visited the Keswick Convention every day the 7 days we were there.”
It was a 30 minute walk away – perfect for enjoying the views of this beautiful part of the world.
The property was clean and had more than enough space for all 10 of us (6 adults, 4 kids). As well as the many bedrooms, the property has a number of reception rooms, all of which are very spacious.
The garden was large and well kept – a lovely space for the kids to let of some steam. It was enclosed too so we felt we could leave them to it if we adults wanted to stay inside.
Cons:
None of the middle floor bathrooms had locks. Some of our party didn't mind, others really did. Only the downstairs toilet and top floor bathroom did.
We noticed that the middle floor bathrooms had lock-holes which we assumed meant the doors could be locked – we just didn't have the keys. We contacted Sykes Cottages on Saturday, Monday & Tuesday about this but only received a conclusive answer on Wednesday: there were no keys for the middle floor bathroom doors. Though Sykes said they tried to ring us, none of us had good mobile signal, so our phones didn't even say we had missed a call. To Sykes credit, they have said, in the future, they will contact customers online / via email if they can't reach them by phone, rather than assuming customers will get a missed call notification and call back.
The kitchen only stocked a few tiny sieves – a normal or large sieve would have been helpful.
Conclusion:
Little Ellers is a beautiful and spacious place to stay. Despite the few niggles mentioned above, we have booked this lovely property again for next year's convention/holiday.
(To the team at Sykes Cottages & to Little Ellers' owner, if those few niggles were rectified, we wouldn't hesitate in giving this property 5 stars!)
Thank you for taking the time to leave your feedback. We are pleased that you enjoyed the location and the garden.
We take all comments on board, and they will be passed on to the relevant teams.
We are pleased that you will be returning for another visit next summer.
The Lakelovers Owner Relations Team
Property Owner