Nice touch, Christmas tree set up and a bottle of wine on arrival.

There is a need for extra lighting on the path down from the hot tub. Could do with more lighting near the steps and perhaps a hand rail.

The cottage is located in a beautiful and quiet location. However we did have difficulties finding the property as it has no number, and is not well sign posted on the lane. This wasn't helped by the fact that we arrived when it was pitch black. Once inside the garden, there are good signs, but it's difficult to pin point from the street and almost impossible at night. So much so that the Sainsbury driver who was delivering our groceries for the trip, could not find us and left. Not a good start to our holiday. On a plus note, the owner left us a welcome pack of tea/coffee/biscuits and wine. The property has three good sized bedrooms, two ensuites and a separate bathroom. Great to have the flexibility to have twins or king-sized doubles in the rooms. The second ensuite is very small but has everything you need. Hot tub a great addition. Soft beds which I liked, and comfy sofas.

As others have noted, there is an unpleasant smell in the large ensuite as if the shower has not been installed properly. I think the return valve in the shower is faulty as the drain smells are coming back into the bathroom, rather than being shut off outside. So my husband and I gave this room to our daughter and we took the smaller ensuite room. The only problem with the separate bathroom is that the ceiling is combed so much so that my two boys couldn't stand up in the shower. They are both 6ft, so if you are smaller this won't be an issue. The main problem we all had was the heat in the property. As it is at the top floor of the cottage, and heat rises, it was very warm in the house, even though the temperature was from 18-21. Easy answer was to open all the windows, which we did, but as it's a rural location beside a farm, we were inundated with flies in all the rooms. So in the end we tried not to open the windows. A fly swat would be a great addition to the house. The kids did not enjoy the patchy wifi coverage, but all rooms had their own TV with Netflix and Prime.