Beech Nook

Beech Nook is a lovely house.

It is in a great location with good views. It is clean, comfortable and very well equipped. We all had a great time and would certainly recommend Beech Nook and Lakelovers. Thank you. (Just a little aside: about the odd situation regarding no internet whatsoever the whole time we were there: we contacted Lakelovers, and were told that the problem was outside; fair enough, but wouldn't the local inhabitants have done something about this with those responsible and got it restored in less than a whole week?)

Had a lovely stay for the Keswick convention.

Freezer in the garage was used - we missed finding this last time. Patio door key was to be found on the mantelpiece - thank you! Duvets were delightful as always. Walks accessible from the front door were simple stunning! And the X5 bus stop along the road made life much easier with us coming and going at different times. All in a fab house <

Arrived at property to find it hadn't been cleaned.

Once we got through to Lakelovers the issue was dealt with promptly, sending 3 cleaners & a goodwill gesture to cover cost of meal for 7 of us, which was very welcome, as we couldn't cook or unpack etc. Luckily the Royal Oak in Braithwaite managed to take our last minute booking but didn't have a table free until 7.30 (our youngest grandchild's bedtime) but at least we did have lovely meals. Despite sending various complaint forms when we returned home (as couldn't get through to a person at Lakelovers) we felt the issue of recompense wasn't addressed further regarding to the disruption caused by the property not being cleaned which after a 6 hour journey from Bristol affected us that evening & the following morning. Other issues were with the bins & recycling (an issue mentioned in reviews in 2021 & 2023). Note on kitchen notice board stated all bins to be put out on Tuesday. Only one black bin was emptied. We tried to find out online when recycling should be collected as bin full, it stated Thursday but wasn't collected. We took home 2 big bags of recycling that couldn't fit in bin. Previous occupants obviously had problems too as the recycling & black bin were both 3/4 full on our arrival. I did get a response from Lakelovers to one of my complaint forms stating that it was our responsibility to find out dates for recycling & bins, which I dispute, as in 40 odd years of renting holiday cottages, details were always provided in the properties. I also reported that the vacuum cleaner wasn't working very well & the washing machine needed to be looked at as not cleaning clothes properly. Also as mentioned in previous reviews, some bedrooms would benefit blackout blinds or curtains. Lakelovers said they would take these issues up with the owner. Finally, the actual property itself was fine and it's location was a great base for walk, visits to Keswick, local pub in Braithwaite - the Royal Oak is great and only a walk of about a mile from Beech Nook. Very difficult to get a person to actually speak to at Lakelovers

Lovely house in a great location.

Plenty of space for our family of 5 with a bedroom each and big living room. Well equipped kitchen and having 3 bathrooms was great. Village cafe/gallery only 5 minute walk was an unexpected bonus and was a treat. Keswick only 5-10 minutes away by car. We would definitely stay again.

It had plenty of space in living room for 3 young children.

Had to move tv and coffee table back. Found beds comfortable but curtains in the 2 single bed room needs to be darker, as child found it to light to sleep. Ironing board needs changing as it is old and dangerous. Couldn't let 3 under 5 ,s out in garden without an adult as no security without gates. It was well equipped in the kitchen. Off road parking which is needed. Provision of a safety gate for stairs, for small children. Thanks for our stay.

A delightful stay in order to attend the Keswick Convention.

A roomy and comfy house to stay in, well equipped. Lovely bedding (teenager hard to shift in the mornings!), plenty of space to relax after a long day. Bus stop along the road was a great use. Just couldn’t find the patio door key … Would stay again.

Great location , a little hard to find but the instructions were good.

Nice clean comfortable and a good price , it was even available at very short notice when someone else let us down. Could of done with a welcome booklet type thing , something that says here is the WiFi nearby food places instructions for bins how to work the heating ect ect , we figured all these out and a lot of those bits of information where on the notice board. Just a small touch the would have been good . Other than that ideal for what we wanted

Very comfortable.

Kitchen very spacious helping with food preparation. Excellent quality of kitchen utilities and crockery. Beds comfortable with more than sufficient bedding linen. Would recommend to friends and consider staying again. Also good value Thank you Peter

In general we were very happy with the cottage accommodation, which was spacious, clean, and generally well equipped and well maintained.

We had a couple of issues with comfort, however. The sofas in the living room were rather saggy for us with poor lower back support. Also, although the larger beds were comfortable, the left bed in the twin room sagged quite badly on one side, so we think the mattress probably needs replacing.

Lovely stay

This place is a real beauty, it’s a lovely family home and is very big, the kitchen has everything you can think off, no need to take anything with you, There are just a few points which need considering, the windows on the outside were full of cobwebs and need a good clean, the upstairs en-suite leaks into the kitchen ceiling, and the lights upstairs have a few cobwebs just need dusting.

We spent a week and was sad leaving it’s like going from a home to another comfort house.

The property was comfortable and homey!

The gardens were beautiful and relaxing! The view of the mountains was just beautiful!

The only problem was the shower up stairs, if u used it, water would come though the kitchen ceiling, so that bathroom was out of bounds all holiday, apart from that it was perfect

Beech Nook is a good size property with very nice bathroom and downstairs shower room, kitchen is also nice.

The heating in the property was very good apart from the sitting room where it was cold. Sadly there was no info on the property, appliances or location, restaurants etc. We found the sitting room to be uncomfortable The dining chairs has seen better days

Beech Nook was a mixed holiday.

The property is beautiful, and well equipped. We noticed that some previous holiday guests had reported that water was leaking into the kitchen from the upstairs shower. The same happened to us. I did report it on the phone number supplied but nobody came to repair it. When we arrived at Beech Nook we noticed that outside there were five full rubbish bins, and some rubbish bags. On the board in the kitchen it said rubbish would be collected on Tuesday, it never was. I reported this to the phone number supplied, but nothing happened. There were no rubbish bags supplied so we went out and bought some and as they were filled we put them in the garage. There was a washing machine and dishwasher but no washing powder or dishwasher tablets supplied. This is unusual in rented cottages. We also noted that there were no instruction books for any of the appliances. Washing machines and dishwashers are fairly easy to work out, bud the microwave was a bit of a challenge. Half way through the week one of the carbon monoxide alarms burst into life. After following the emergency procedures it appeared that it was signalling the battery was nearly flat. I reported this on the supplied phone number and was told maintenance would come to the cottage and sort the matter out. They never showed up. As I said at the beginning of this review, Beech Nook is a lovely holiday cottage but the customer service is diabolical. Most of the problems were simple and cheap to sort out, but there appeared to be a complete disinterest. Quick to take the rental money, but indifferent to responding to problems.

The location was excellent, in close proximity to footpaths into Whinlatter Forest and to Braithwaite and only 10mins on a bus to Keswick.

The house was nice, but could do with some TLC,cushions on sofas and dining chairs had seen better days. We had a few issues with the dishwasher not working for the first weekend until someone could come round to fix it and there was a leak from the upstairs shower through the kitchen ceiling which meant that the upstairs shower was out of action for the 2nd half of the week. The customer service was excellent, with almost immediate responses and solutions, although the shower reseal didn't solve the leak into the kitchen. We'd definitely stay in Thornthwaite again.

Lovely place in a great location

Great place for a family get together.

Small side tables would be useful for sitting with drinks. Also soft lighting in lounge. Night light on landind did not work. This did not spoil our holiday, just some points that would have made the stay better.

Probably due to the time of year, we feel that it would beneficial to have the driveway pressure washed as it was very slippy when it had rained.

There were no instructions on how to use the jet bath in the on suite bathroom. Staying 7 days, we would have expected, to have a least 7 dishwasher tablets. Only 3 were supplied. Apart that a very enjoyable stay.

We enjoyed a really lovely holiday.

Beech Nook is a real home from home and a great place in which to spend some quality time if the weather is rubbish. Sykes were really helpful in getting our booking secured for us at a point where we thought we weren't going to get a break this year. So glad we booked and chose this lovely property for a much needed break away from the stresses of life these days.

I phoned the two numbers before the holiday for the owner or caretaker which by the way were both the same, it went through to lakelovers or sykes cottages, my enquiry was to check if there was a high chair and cot at the property, the lady who answered eventually (very poor wait time to be answered) was quite short in her attitude, saying if it's not listed in the details of what's available it definitely won't be there, she just wanted to get me off the phone, when we got to the house, there was a high chair and travel cot!

!! I'm quite annoyed!

We placed the rubbish bins after checking with what neighbours had put out.

The first of three bins was emptied by the collectors we watched as the following collectors disregarded our other two while taking the neighbours. Don't know why they just left them. So we put them back in place still full. Not our fault.