House in Canterbury
12 guests · 3 bedrooms · 1 bath
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About this house rental
Comfortable Accommodations
Amenities
Free WiFi/internet
Free Parking
Air conditioning
Non-smoking
WiFi/Internet
Ski in/Ski out
Garden
Family friendly
Contactless check-in/out
Cleaning products
Map of Canterbury
Ratings and reviews
100% verified reviews10 / 10Outstanding·Nov 2026
Our stay at the Forge was exceptional! Nothing compares with this realistic trip into the past in a wonderful old old home, very well appointed as it would have been in its earlier life but more cosy and comfortable. Well done Chris and Les on finding furniture and fixtures just like our granny's.
Beds are cosy and comfy, and spaces are great for a longer family stay.
Maybe some would prefer a TV in the living room but you have provided two in the bedrooms.
Although my bed in the pink room was cosy and comfy i think someone should check that the legs are secure as there is a lot of back and forth motion. All part of the charm and historic reality but just for the sake of h&s i would tighten a few bolts underneath!!!
10 / 10Outstanding·Sep 2026
Lovely old house. Full of character
There’s nothing we disliked
10 / 10Outstanding·Aug 2026
A warm welcoming place. It's been amazing with 2 warm fireplaces and a record player with an entire library of LPs. The kitchen had everything we needed. The location is perfect.
6 / 10Average·Aug 2026
Close to town.
Plenty of parking.
Spacious.
Interesting large LP collection.
Firewood supplied.
Good space for ski gear in the laundry.
Very effective heater in the bathroom quickly made it the toastiest room in the house.
There mattress bases on the 2 single beds were very old fashioned and sagged. These beds should be replaced.
The weather was cold: -7deg frost. On the last morming, the toilet didn’t flush because of frozen pipes – which in itself was a fun experience. The instructions said this can be prevented if you “leave the heat lamp on in the toilet”. However, these instructions are out of date as there was no heat lamp: the light bulb is now a low energy bulb. We used buckets of hot water to fill the cistern to flush the toilet.
Yes, the house warms up from the fires and heat pump, but in cold weather, when you get up in the morning, you have to endure the cold in order to get the fire in the kitchen going again, and this is challenging and uncomfortable in a freezing cold house first thing in the morning. Luckily, we’d brought a small fan heater with us which was very useful to warm the kitchen in the morning and the twin bedroom at night. We recommend in very cold weather you bring a portable fan heater or two that deliver heat faster than a fire can. It would be good if the hosts provided extra heaters like this.
The drawers in the kitchen can go in at any angle and need care to close them properly.
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7.4Good
(98 Ratings)
"Our stay at the Forge was exceptional! Nothing compares with this realistic trip into the past in a wonderful old old home, very well appointed as it would have been in its earlier life but more cosy ..."
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