Lovley cottage fitted to a high spec in a central village location

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Excellent location and very well appointed accommodation. We really loved our stay. Host had left stocks of teabags, coffee, sugar and washing machine capsules which was very helpful. It was possible to walk directly from the house as well as drive to car parks further away. In terms of parking, we found space to park in nearby streets each night. This might be harder in high season. There is a car park more or less opposite the property but costs would have mounted up had we had to pay for the week.

There was no socket in the bathroom suitable to charge my electric toothbrush. Other than that, everything was wonderful !

1. The location was perfect. Close enough to the pubs and shops, but on the edge of the town so not too busy. 2. Within easy reach of the hills. 3. It was nice that there were sandwich bags provided, cling film and loads of other useful kitchen bits and pieces. 4. We lost the back door key and did not get fined for this. 5. The cleaning had been done to a very high standard. 6. There were guides to the area, novels and games in the sitting room. 7. The air was fresh and lovely. 8. People around were friendly but not intrusive. 9. Food is good; shops have all you'd need.

1. I had asked the management company before we booked if there would be a desk upstairs with a view and did not get a correct response. In the event there was not. 2. I had received several messages from Booking.com right up until the last minute saying that there was still a procedure to go through before confirmation. Eventually I phoned the letting agent who said this was probably a mistake by Booking.com. 3. I received a message from the owner via the letting agent inviting me to "have a drink on us." Upon arrival the aforementioned drink was not there. Not that I expected it, but if you're not going to leave it, why mention it? 4. The nicely-bound instruction book is pretty good. However, it assumes that everyone is familiar with an induction hob. I was not, and had to phone up to be told how it works. Why not explain it in the manual? 5. The knob from the cupboard door had come off before we arrived and instead of being fixed on again, it had been put in the cupboard. 6. Phoning the management company is not as easy as it could be. You have to select from a series of numbers. When you get through, it is clear that the team are not familiar with the property. The company also seems to have misunderstood data protection and pointlessly take you through "security" in situations when it is unnecessary to do so. For example, when the staff phoned me back to give me the good news that the owner was not going to charge me for the key, they took me through security again. But no personal data was being exchanged, so no need for security checks. These are all minor quibbles. It was a wonderful stay.

Lovation was fantastic and the place was finished off to a very high standard.

Heating wasnt the best. Upstairs each room had radiator so got very hot but downstairs was underfloor heating so massive temperature gradient so much so we sometimes didnt sit downstairs. Bed wasnt very comfortable, firm mattress and pillows (but that is dependant on individuals).

Location was perfect and the accommodation had everything we could have asked for. Tea, coffee, sugar, milk, salt, pepper, washing tabs, dishwasher tabs, bin bags, etc.- those things that are nice to have but not essential were all provided and appreciated.

Closer car parking would be wonderful as it was a bit of a mission with a baby, still good to have though. We were distressed when it was raining and booking.com provided the wrong pass code for the key box. Better to get that right in future.

good location. near relatives who live in the village

bathroom a little small

The location of this cottage is superb. It's directly opposite the tourist information centre, close to the main high street and really easy to walk from here to Mam Tor and all of the nearby caverns like Treak Cliff, Blue John & Speedwell Cavern. All of these are well worth the visit too. And there are 4 or 5 country pubs and a restaurant really close by too! Brilliant The kitchen was really well equipped, (there was even a garlic crusher in the drawer) and the high standard of refurbishment undertaken by the owner is spot on.

The parking area is a little difficult to find and about a 4 minute walk away. Having said that, we were able to drop off our luggage at the cottage door first and then take the car to the parking zone. We stayed at the cottage for just under a week and didn't actually need to use the car even once! Therefore, all in all it was no problem at all. On the day we were leaving, we just went and picked up the car when we were ready to go we loaded the boot from the front door in the same way as we unloaded it on arrival. No stress, no real issue.

Great location, very clean and well equipped

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Great location In the middle of Castleton, The cottage is small but comfortable and decorated to a high standard throughout. Really couldn't fault the presentation. The owners have gone to great lengths to add charm and character to this property.

Lack of parking at the cottage. Although parking was made available at another property this was some way off. the main carpark charging £7 per day. Although parking further along street is free during the week. A bigger bed in the small room would have been nice (a small double rather than a single).