The Studio

Loved this place, beautiful property and brilliant location.

Everything was clean too, except for under the bed which was really filthy, we only noticed because something rolled under there but this really needs a clean. Other than that, the facilities were excellent and i would recommend. Only thing to mention was that it wasn't clear were the off-road parking was, site specifically said this was included which was why we booked and we had to ring to try to find out where we could park. If you could get the owner to put a sign up saying parking for guests of the studio, that would have then been perfect.

Nicely furnished & well equipped accommodation in excellent location.

Lots of positives - excellent shower, large TVs in both living room & bedroom - we stayed during the World Cup so good for watching the football in the evening. A few grumbles - there is no parking space even though the information led us to believe there was! Luckily we found parking in neighbouring streets but misleading nevertheless. Mattress lumpy & needs replacing, & bathroom sinks very slow draining. Would benefit from a microwave. All in all accommodation a success.

My partner and I stayed here for 4 nights over the bank holiday weekend.

The studio was beautifully decorated and was in a perfect location to walk into Bowness (5 minutes) and into Windermere (15 minutes). The bathroom was stunning with 2 sinks and a heated towel rail, and we really appreciated the bedroom having a large TV. The reason I’m giving this property 3.5 stars is due to the fact we were left with half a roll of toilet paper, and about one pump of soap in the bathroom prior to arriving. There were no basic kitchen amenities such as tinfoil, oil, salt & pepper etc. which meant we had to buy these whilst we were there. There was also a lack of parking nearby, the closest free parking being around a 5-10 minute walk away. Aside from this, the decor inside and the perfect location meant for a lovely 4 night stay!

The property is in an excellent location and as its set back from the main road, its also a quiet spot.

The bus stop is just on the main road and you can go to Windermere/Ambleside/Grasmere easily - Windermere is less than a mile along though so easily walkable. Bowness itself is less than 5mins walk. It did say on the main advert you have parking for 1 car, this is not the case and no parking is available - side streets nearby are where you need to leave your car. The property although very well presented, does not have much of anything, i.e no hairdryer, no games or walking leaflets, no basics of anything in the kitchen i.e kitchen roll, tin foil, salt/pepper, cooking oil etc which we have mainly always found these basics in other accommodations - so be aware you need to bring such things. We did love the property layout though and small touches like underfloor heating in the bathroom, heated towel rail, 2 x sinks/mirrors in the bathroom. large wall mounted TV in the bedroom were very nice.

Over all this property was very nice, it was clean and comfortable over our stay just shy of a week.

It is in the heart of Windermere so everything is on your doorstep with other nice places just a short drive away. The issue below is minor in retrospect to some and may not happen to you but this is my experience with the customer service so take it how you will. Other than this issue, it was a lovely place to stay which is why I'm disappointed to leave this review. The only reason i have provided this with 3 stars is due to our issue with the WIFI. We arrived on Saturday 28th Feb around 4pm and noticed it was not working. Due to the time the customer service office was closed, then the following day being Sunday it was also closed, this was nobody's fault and have no issue with this so i phoned first thing Monday. I was assured the owner of the property was notified and would be in touch regarding the matter and i received an email confirming this. The WIFI was a range extender being a TP link on the ceiling and in the boiler room was a hub of sort with lots of Ethernet cables so it didn't seem like a simple reset as there appeared to be no router. With all the cables it seemed it was shared across several properties but I'm not sure, it was enough to make me not want to mess about with it. We departed on Thursday 5th March and there was no word from the Owner, due to being out in the morning/afternoon and returning in the evening i was not able to chase the customer service as the office had closed. Perhaps i could have chased in the morning but this was a holiday, it was logged i had an email to confirm, I had faith that they would be in touch and didn't want to waste time phoning customer service as they have no ability to fix the issue only to notify the owner which they had done. Normally WIFI is not a big deal but due to lack of reception in the area it would have been rather useful at times contacting people back home, and especially when trying to watch things such as Netflix in the evening after a day out but was stuck with normal TV with nothing on. This may not be an issue for some but it would have been nice to have a movie night for instance with help from the WIFI that was advertised. This genuinely would have been a 5 star if the issue was resolved as i understand things can go wrong, especially WIFI, but having zero contact made the matter unimportant and felt ignored. Not sure if the owner was actually contacted or if customer service said they contacted them but didn't i don't know, but either way i did my due diligence and reported the matter and it fell on deaf ears. Maybe if i chased and chased the matter it would have been resolved but that's not the point i should not have to do that on holiday and be on hold for who knows how long when i could be out and about enjoying my time off, it's been reported so my job should be done. 1 star removed for no WIFI throughout the stay and the other for the disappointing customer service.