“The property is in a garden at the back of the house, the parking is on the front of the house and to access the lodge you walk down the side of the garage.”
The lodge is in its own fenced off area. Inside it is mostly comfortable apart from the settee which is very saggy and could be in need of replacing. The beds were very comfortable as was the outside sitting area. The Lodge was clean and tidy although we found there could have been more equipment in the kitchen, things missing included washing up sponge, measuring jug, oven trays, torch, ice cube tray, only one tea towel, brush and dustpan or sweeping brush. Although the description said there was a gas bbq it was not there. A welcome pack would have been nice, maybe a cake, some milk or bottle of wine etc.
Things we loved, lovely shower and bath, plenty of hot water, the lodge was lovely and warm obviously well insulated, we loved the outside sitting area, the king sized bed was very comfortable, it was also very quiet and we could sit and watch the birds, rabbits and occasional deer. The TV was a good size.
We would definitely come back to the lodge to stay again but based on our experience of a lot of Sykes cottages we feel it just needs a few things tweaking and it would be 10/10.
Thank for your comments. I will look at providing further kitchen equipment. The setee is of good quality and the cushions are all feather filled and because of this you do sink into them. To sort out the problem I have had sponge inserts put into the base cushions to raise it and stop the cushions from sagging. Due to the wet weather we have put bbq under cover. A hand held electric hoover is always in the cabin along with a torch.
Property Owner
