Betty’s Cottage

Booked this cottage based the fact it had a log burner / open fire. Had we booked a week earlier, then we wouldn't have been able to use it as it was still September. This should be made clear prior to booking. Check-in was 5pm, check out 9am. We found the check in time no problem as we found things to fill our day until 5pm. We did however, find the 9am a rush to get the house clean and tidy and all packed up. Whilst I appreciate Covid has changed things, this was only made clear to us after we had booked. We therefore had what felt like a day in the property whilst paying for two.

Published on: 2020-10-12

An absolutely stunning cottage in an absolutely stunning village. The cottage has a beautiful family kitchen diner extension which opens up onto a well kept garden and a wonderful 'living room for grown ups' so it's very easy to see how you could spend your entire time happily indoors if the weather turns. However, it's only a few minutes drive from the lovely town of Burford, which has all the amenities you need and a few further minutes from the Cotswold Wildlife Park, which is an excellent place to lose a whole day.

Published on: 2020-09-12

The cottage is really quite pretty but I do think there are a few areas that could be improved with a little attention. The WiFi didn't work for the entirety of our stay and given the note on the wall advising that guests are to fix this by calling BT, I'm guessing it's not an unusual occurrence. Not the end of the world, but there is absolutely no signal at all inside the property, so just be prepared to be "off grid" and unable to plan your journeys without a physical map. No dishwasher tablets provided for the dishwasher, which is just a little weird. I did text the number provided to check whether I'd just not found them but was ignored. Given COVID the access times were changed (I assume to allow for thorough cleaning). Despite the late check in and early departure times, I wouldn't say the property was extremely thoroughly cleaned - even just judging by spiderwebs. 9am is really quite early to be up and out of the property! We were also a bit put out to find out that the wood fire, which is advertised in listing (and one of the reasons we booked) was only to be lit between October and April. There are also quite a number of passive aggressive notes throughout - no doubt because prior guests weren't respectful - but it gives a slightly unwelcome vibe in our opinion. All in all, the property is pretty and good for a couple of nights in the country but I'm not sure that the price is entirely justified.

Published on: 2020-09-02

On arrival we found the cottage in a very poor state of cleanliness. Given the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic we opted for a cottage from the Luxury Collection that had signed up the Safer Stay initiative and were very disappointed. The cottage was not clean, it appeared that linen had been changed and that was it. There was left over, open, half used, food and drink in the fridge and freezer. The cottage was not in a good state of repair overall, quite drab and two leaks from the roof during heavy rain. Owner rude on phone. Internet not working and appears not to have been for some time following a conversation with BT. One to avoid!

Published on: 2020-08-20

Beautiful cottage in a lovely setting and close to lots of fun things to do with the kids.

Published on: 2019-10-27

The cottage looks beautiful from the outside and is in a picture postcard pristine village. However, we were slightly disappointed on venturing past the front door. While the kitchen extension is stunning with beautiful garden views, the rest of the cottage was a little disappointing. It all looks far more plush in the photos. The upstairs bedrooms were particularly drab. We didnt feel it merited the premium price. The cottage has a septic tank and we found that the front living room stank of sewage the whole weekend. The wifi worked for about five minutes the first night but then was out of action for the rest of the weekend. This is fine if you are happy to be off grid but there is absolutely no mobile phone reception either. The instructions say that if there is a problem with it, call BT. Not very helpful if you are not the account holder. The other thing was that checkout is at 10am. At 9.50 as we were loading our cars the owner turned up and sat outside waiting in his car - he then rushed in as we left. We found this a bit passive aggressive and too much. We weren't late!

Published on: 2019-10-24

Hmm didn’t really feel that the cottage was cleaned very well for our arrival so had to set about cleaning when we arrived

Published on: 2019-09-28

Lovely cottage in a beautiful peaceful area. Great open plan kitchen which flows into the garden, fab for families or group of friends. Very clean. All modern appliances. My only criticisms would be that the dishwasher was out of order so it wasnt really my idea of a break having to do the dishes every night but it wasnt the end of the world. And the next door neighbour who took it upon herself to come and lecture us about the bins being out (I can only guess the cleaner or previous guests left them out the day before we arrived), not really what I wanted first thing in the morning, there are obviously unwritten rules on bins being on display, anyway it wasnt the nicest welcome!

Published on: 2019-09-06

The cottage was very nice but being 6 foot 4 and some of us even taller the cottage was low. some headbumps further we all ducked on time. At arrival the "landlord" was still cleaning and when we knocked on the door we could only hear him shouting "not ready yet...." And it feeled like he didn't want to see us. He very quickly showed us the cottage and said that the internet wasn't working properly and there is a phone number in the book and we should call that number if there was a problem with the wifi. When he left after 5-10 minutes he said "please don't call me, It's my holiday and It's an hour driving". Being with 2 teenage boys internet is quite important so we called bt to reset the internetpoint, witch worked for a day or 2. From wednesday we got a message from bt that the bill wasn't payed and the internet had been disconnected. That's the cons of that week, all others was very nice: kitchen is complete, beds are fine, showers are fine. Very quit village.

Published on: 2019-08-20

Published on: 2020-10-02

Published on: 2020-09-16