“Great cottage in a fabulous location with a good sized garden but.”
...it wasn't very clean, full of cobwebs and grime. Also the numbers and settings have rubbed off the dials on the range cooker so it was impossible to see what setting or temperature you were selecting, also the blind in the downstairs bedroom was broken, also the sun awning was non functional on the back of the house and there was no blinds or curtains in the downstairs living room which meant that the late afternoon and early evening sun was blinding and there was no way to shade it which made it pretty uncomfortable. Finally the garden was great for our 2 dogs, huge, but half of one boundary was not fenced in and completely open to the neighbouring property which meant that we couldn't just let the dogs roam and play in the garden, a shame. Overall it feels like a missed opportunity to create a truly 5 star property, with a bit of care and attention, it would be stunning and a really nice place to be, as it was it came up a bit short.
Thanks for your helpful comments.
You mentioned previously, via Sykes Cottages, that you had spotted some cobwebs, but we were surprised to hear mention of ‘grime’; it’s a strong word! If you had advised on arrival that you spotted an issue with cleanliness then it could have been attended to. As it is we have let our cleaners know about your comment and we ask that you share with us any photos you took of the deficiency. As for cobwebs, this is a constant challenge because there are plenty of spiders around (the Lake District is, of course, a nature-abundant place).
We will get the ground floor bedroom blinds fixed; it’s a regular one, every few months at least they get busted!
You were lucky to experience good weather and some evening sun. We are sorry that you didn’t enjoy the sun flooding in when low in the sky; we think of it as a real pleasure! We aren’t keen on blinds in the ground floor living space, nor a replacement awning, because these would surely get broken too frequently to be viable.
We are aware that the cooker dial markings have been worn off by over-enthusiastic cleaning, and we are trying to figure out a durable way to re-mark them.
We are happy to hear that the garden was great for your two dogs. Regarding boundaries; it would be a major undertaking and costly to fence and gate the whole garden, the dry-stone wall edge, the hedges, and the open driveway, since these total several hundred meters in length, and we feel this would bring no benefit other than occasional containment of pets. We very much like that deer and foxes and hedgehogs can wander in!
We do our best to give Tower Cottage more than a bit of care and attention, and so we thank you again for your constructive observations.
Ivana, Tower Cottage
Property Owner
