“Firstly as this was a last minute booking for us, the service from Heart of the Lakes was excellent.”
Having not been happy with our first holiday home and not having a positive start to our holiday, you quickly turned it around for us so thank you. What works well for Ecclerigg Old Farm is it's ideal location close to Ambleside and easy access to other popular places in area. Great walks on the doorstep. It is spacious, clean and tidy. The cloakroom and large fully equipped utility room, an ideal place to store coats, boots and walking gear. The best thing was the modern, clean kitchen well equipped and plenty of storage space. A very pretty enclosed garden safe for a dog.
I really loved the window seats.
What could do with improvement is the decor - it was obviously furnished in the 80s. It is looking a bit tired and needs some re-decoration and modernising. The sofa is old and wasn't very comfy. Bearing in mind this is a property for 8, there is only a small sofa and two armchairs. I didn't like the stag horns above the fireplace. .
It is disappointing that there is no recycling at the property and if guests want to recycle they are advised to visit local recycling facilities.
What would be useful is a child gate across the bottom of the stairs or a portable one that could be used to stop children and dogs going upstairs. We used chairs but I have stayed in properties with one and it makes a difference.
We had a lovely week staying in this property and would definitely recommend it to others.
Thanks for your feedback - we will certainly see about getting a child gate installed at the bottom of the stairs - the layout of the airing cupboard at the top of the stairs prevents us fitting one at the top.
As far as recycling is concerned, there is a notice on the board in the cloakroom which covers this. We have a commercial refuse collection service (as do all the holiday lets) which takes everything in one bin and the rubbish is sorted at the depot which handles it.
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