“Lavender Cottage is a beautiful old building.”
The sitting room has lots of room for four people and the house is in a great location. The bedrooms are bright and spacious.
As you would expect from a 17c building, it is quirky and you have to expect things like the internal doors not shutting and getting used to ducking your head to avoid the low beams.
The kitchen is very well equipped and the bed linen and bath towels were crisp and clean.
Sadly though this property was very let down by;
* the garden which was a big disappointment as it clearly has not been cared for at all. The shrubs in the pots at the end of the garden were dead. The plants were all very over grown particularly a every vicious old rose bush, the beautiful apple tree is so low and over grown that you have to stoop to walk up the garden. To the left of the back door was a pile of discarded and dirty carpet. For want of a days hard work this could all be improved and would make a huge difference to the quality and enjoyment of staying there.
* the house is in need of a deep clean, the windows most particularly which had dirt, cobwebs etc between the external windows and double glazing in the sitting room.
* the bathroom had received a good “between tenants” clean but again it needs a deal clean in all of the floors corners etc.