“Pros to stay: good location, nicely furnished, charming building Cons to stay: 1/ the kitchen tap is a safety hazard (mentioned repeatedly by previous guest), extremely wobbly especially considering that the left lever provides scolding hot water!”
It would also be useful for guests if it were explained next to the sink that the right lever actually operates as THE mixer tap in case someone prefers to use the sink to wash two plates, a pot and some cutlery instead of the dishwasher (this would save some water too) 2/ half of the crockery is chipped and should be replaced 3/ the beam above the bedroom door really needs some cushioning (examples for this can be seen in historic buildings/castles owned by the National Trust). I am only 5’ 6’’ high and lost counting the number of times I banged my head in it inadvertently. While this may be one of the characters of an old building, most guests do not live in such buildings and it is not easy to remember to duck every time one wants to cross such a low beam. The kitchen extractor fan is also low and with the sharp corners it is another potential for painful bumps. 4/ the grouting around the shower and the bottom of the shower glass is covered with black mould! It is another potential health hazard and certainly not inviting! 5/ there is no curtain next to the bed to provide sufficient privacy if the lights are on. To have a dark room at night we needed to use some towels. 6/ it would be more welcoming if the heating would be kept at least at luke warm temperatures on the day of arrival for new guests during winter times. When we arrived in the evening it was only a mere 12 oC and took quite a while to warm up the rooms. Due to Storm Arwen we had to cut our stay short. Luckily we spent only one night without heating and electricity. We followed the advice of previous guests to take our own supply of logs and bought some coffee logs and kindles which we could have used in the wood burner. Unfortunately, we never thought that we have to supply the matches as well (our fault). We advise future guest to take everything (matches, kindling, logs and some paper) if you want to use the wood burner. Please be also aware that the logs under the wooden seat near the stove are actually NAILED! to the back of the seat and not left for your comfort! We found this very mean I’m afraid. In the specifics it is mentioned that there would be some logs left at the property for the first night. This was certainly not the case. 7/ the entrance door could do with draught proofing all around. There is at least a finger wide gap around the sides. The wind rattled the door most of the night until we managed to stuff the gap with some tissue. Over all, unless the owner prepares to pay more attention to details such as above, sorry, but we would not recommend to stay at this property.
Thank you for your feedback. Lakelovers manage Craftsman Cottage on behalf of the owner, so please do accept our apologies. The hot tap in the kitchen was attended to and repaired.The nature of old properties does lead to a few quirks as mentioned (low beams, lower extractor fan low sockets), but we will look to see if anything further can be done about these. We will also look into the other maintenance issues pointed out. Lakelovers stopped offering log starter kits a while ago, so i am sorry if they info/pictures mislead this. We have updated the wording to reflect this. Thank you. Lakelovers Owner Team
Property Owner