The Fernglen Forest Retreat

The cottage itself was warm, welcoming and thoughtfully equipped with everything we needed for a comfortable and relaxing stay. It truly felt like a little home away from home.

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Location, view, fire place, oven and hitters.

Water hitter which was hard to control the temperature and Sauna was out of order.

Tranquil and spacious. Fireplace was lovely. Surrounded by beautiful nature.

Cooking implements limited, BYO if doing anything more than basic

It was a very peaceful cottage. Loved the atmosphere of the birds coming to feed on the seed. The sound of the rain and fog. Quiet.

We arrived and was not told that there was going to be work on the drive way to the spa cottage. Which means we couldn't park next to our cottage. As it was raining, we had to walk in the dirt and mud to get to the cottage, which was very slippery and dangerous. The cottage was very cold when we arrived, so we put the split system on in the bedroom, while we got the fire going. There were no kinling, or fire fighters for the fire. The logs were too big. Need to split them again or twice more. The cardboard/wax bricks take forever to light. The basket outside where there is suppose to be firewood was empty. After an hour of the split system being on, it was still cold. It does not work. It has cobwebs on it (old cobwebs, not new). I think it needs a clean. The only heating we ended up using was the long bar heater. The sofa is terrible. You can not relax. The cushions sink into the sofa bed and you end up sitting on the sofa bed bar. Our backs and bottoms hurt after an hour sitting on it. The hot water isn't very hot. I had a bath and only used the hot water tap, and still it wasn't hot. The plug barely works. It doesn't sit in the plug hole, and moves so water drains. There is also a button for heat in the bathroom, which does not work. The hair-dryer in the draw is very dirty. The skirting around the bed is dirty. There is spill marks down the wall near the bed/window. I understand that the cottage is old and rustic, which we usually love, but it needs to be clean and things need to work. There was a review about 3 weeks ago regarding some of the same stuff. Clearly nothing has been fixed as it stated in the review.