Cosy and comfortable

A lovely clean cottage that fully met my expectations. The availability of 1 litre of milk plus condiments was an unexpected bonus.

As I do not use the booking.com app I was unable to communicate with the owners prior to arrival.

Open plan and able to keep warm with ducted heating. Fantastic proximity to the village Main Street and cafes etc.

Positives included: * Host made contact day of to check arrival time, confirm they were ready for our stay; * Property was walking distance to shops, cafes; * The fire place was lovely given the time of year; * Our dog was welcome.

Potential areas for improvement for the property: * Would have liked to see lawns mowed so we could have let the dog play in the yard, there were some sharp tiles, bricks and the grass was long so wasn't sure if it was safe for her under foot; * It also wasn't clear if the backyard is shared with the neighboring properties incl. the pharmacist, other shops so wasn't sure if we could shut the gate and let the dog run around in the yard; * What looked to be a toilet for the shops outside one of the bedrooms; * House was nice, but smaller than what we had pictured was glad it was just the two of us as opposed to four as I had initially planned as would have been too cosy; * Property was generally clean and tidy, but I needed to wipe down surfaces which had a few hairs etc; * Fire place could use some 'fire starters' and a poster as to which direction to put the flu up / down plus firewood stocked to last the duration of the stay; * Local area is relaxed and nice to walk around - traffic a little intense on the way there on a Friday night with cars bearing down a bit on vehicles not doing the speed limit or higher, hard when you're unfamiliar with the area, trying to identify turn off points.