“We have booked through Sykes Cottages a fair few times now and found the accommodation to be of a high standard. The booking system is efficient, as is the contact process during the trips. We will continue to use them in the future.”
“Lovely cottage, great location, would definitely book again! Really enjoyed our time here, recomendations from the host for the local pub ensured we had a few lovely meals out! When we booked we were a little worried that it was too far from the main "Lakes" for us, but they were easy to get to, and it opened up a whole new area for us to explore! Enjoyed time walking the beaches at Walney, going up "The hoad", and walking the canal path, which we would not have done had we not been staying there! Lovely goody hamper when we arrived and the hosts checked in to make sure all was ok without being intrusive. thank you!”
“The Old Chapel is a lovely little space to chill out in a quiet village. Not far from anywhere really and a perfect base to explore your surroundings. We had a lovely Easter, fantastic neighbours who were really friendly and helpful. The cottage is very nice and has everything you could want and need for a home.from.home stay. Nice little garden that is private, our only gripe was that our dog a labrador managed to escape to a neighbour's garden behind the cottage. Luckily we found her there as the neighbour's garden was secure. It was a bank holiday on our stay, so the road did get busy at times, but we were out most of the time anyway so this did not bother us. We would definitely stay again when it's available and we were in the area.”
“Another wonderful week at ‘2a’ - everything about the property is spot on for us. It’s our 3rd visit with 4&5 booked. I expect to turn up and find it tired, needing updating or some up keep required but happily not so far, as soon as you open the door you feel the weight of the world flying away. Its clean, modern, bright and you feel its love so treat it with respect. It’s a perfect location for us, days out and come back leave the car and out for a stroll and evening food and drinks. A dog friendly garden and beach across the road for early morning dog walks. TBH we never want to leave and between visits 2a and Beadnell never leaves us.”
“Always book my holiday cottages through sykes as never had a bad experience and reviews are accurate and the whole booking process is straightforward and self explanatory”
“This is a beautiful cottage in a great position. The three bedrooms are great and comfortable and the upstairs living room kitchen was enjoyed by all. The view out to Helm Crag and up the Easedale valley a delight.
We would very much like to stay again (4 adults and 2 children).
I do think that in a property of this high quality, and cost, that in the well equipped kitchen, there should be sharp knives, some washing up liquid provided (2 virtually empty bottles)and a dishwasher which works (it did after buying dishwasher salt and rinse aid).”
“Three words describe our enjoyable break in Martingale - comfy, clean and quiet. It was a joy to sleep peacefully every night. Thank you Darryl and Lisa.”
“Highly recommend this lovely place. Everything you need for a great stay, clean and very well equipped. Warm central heated, cosy, very comfortable beds and lashings of hot water.”
“The initial booking process was fine but when I later needed to contact Sykes for a pre-arrival question it was a nightmare. Their virtual chat assistant/ bot said the 'service' was busy and because of this, it was not working, it took three days for them to answer a text message (which they encourage you to use) and I had to wait over 30 minutes on the phone before being answered.”
“This was our 3rd stay at this fabulous holidsy home. It’s beautifully decorated, well appointed, comfortable beds, warm, cosy, lots of hot water and plenty of books and games provided. The hot tub is a bonus and was great to use after long walks. Everything you need is in Ambleside with lots of shops including a wonderful butcher’s. There are plenty of walks from the house, short and long. This is our favourite holiday house.”
“A well designed house which needs a little tlc. Cobwebs and dust around window frames, food stained pot in cupboard and wooden floors and doors would benefit from oil or varnish. Main pluses are excellent quality bedding and towels. Really luxurious. Heating good and lots of hot water. Garden also needs a thorough spruce up.”
“The cottage was in a lovely setting, would have given it 5 stars except one of the double beds was very poor mattress and towels were very old and only left us 1 towel each for the whole week. Positives were very quirky , great l9cation for vidtong Glastonbury Wells Clarks Village lovely gardens.”
“We loved our stay at Maggie's barn. It was comfy and cozy and in such a beautiful, peaceful location. It was very dog friendly and lots of walks right on the doorstep.”
“The accommodation far exceeded our expectations. The position of the lodge was excellent. The lodge had everything you would expect and more high-quality and extremely clean. The only negative comment we could make is that floor Mat would’ve been useful in the bathroom as after showering the floor became very wet. We could not use the cushions for the outside furniture as it was locked away and no key was provided. Overall i I would highly recommend this lodge and its location”
“Not happy with key collection and leaving . Had issues with keysafes and not satisfactory for elderly and partially sighted people ! Also sofas too low for infirm ! Very comfortable but had to use garden furniture cushions on top ! Fridge leaking - had to leave a cloth to catch drips and couldn't use door milk holder . Dropped and broke bottle before I read note - mop inadaqate to clean up ! But overall a fabulous house with everything clean and we had a great holiday ! Would return . Thank you”
