Down Studio

The owners were very welcoming, friendly and helpful. The property was ideally situated for where I wanted to visit and near to a friend. However the property itself was disappointing. Doors were hanging off, it clearly had not been decorated for some time, the oven was dirty, most of the crockery was chipped. There were no instructions for appliances or tourist info. This was unlikely to be due to COVID as pictures, books and ornaments were in place. Overall it needed a deep clean, redecoration and general maintenance. Because of this I could not recommend it.

Published on: 2021-07-13

We moved from East Sussex a few months before staying here. So for us it was ideal for visiting friends in various directions. The studio was interesting with an outside seat. It was rather simple and cosy but we liked that. Bed was very comfortable. The owners were friendly and helpful. We would certainly return.

Published on: 2021-06-23

Down Studio is clean and comfortable. It was a good location for us as a base enabling us to see our family. Although there is no view from the property it's on the end of a lovely country lane and the surrounding countryside is very pretty. It is good value for money.

Published on: 2021-04-24

What an absolutely lovely place to stay and such kind and helpful hosts too. I would recommend Down Studio without hesitation.

Published on: 2020-11-09

A warm and cosy location for a few nights of down time. Tom and Claire friendly and welcoming , appeciated the flowers, bottle of wine and eggs from their chickens on arrival. All clean and great for a few days realaxing.

Published on: 2020-11-06

We had a very nice week at Down Studio.The owners who live in the house next door where very friendly and helpful. We arrived to a very clean studio , with a vase of beautiful fresh flowers , a bottle of red wine , and milk in the fridge. These touches make a stay very special , and were much appreciated. We knew that it was going to be small , but it is very cosy and comfortable. The bedroom was nice , and the bed was comfy with beautiful clean white linens. The shower room was perfect , and again the towels were clean and white. We would not hesitate in returning, and would like to thank Tom and Claire very much !!! P.S we were also given some free range eggs from the owners chickens !

Published on: 2020-10-05

Very helpful and friendly host. Milk and wine left for us which was much appreciated. Cottage well equipped and comfortable, and very conveniently situated for getting into Tunbridge Wells and around. Some very pleasant country walks straight from the front door of the property. The location was spoiled only by its position just off a very busy and noisy road. Although the weather was very hot it was impossible to have the windows open because of the traffic noise. This did not however disturb our sleep as the bedroom has no windows. Would recommend replacing the electric hob, which was very slow to heat up, and also the entrance door was very shabby and did not give a very good first impression. Otherwise we very much enjoyed our stay.

Published on: 2020-09-20

Very disappointed

Published on: 2020-08-20

Tom was a lovely host. Cottage was lovely with all amenities on hand. Lovely part of the Country loved our stay very relaxing.

Published on: 2020-08-17

The cottage was not carefully cleaned which was disconcerting with COVID 19. The place had a tired and uncared for feel. The sash windows were very difficult to open and only opened about six inches - another worry when ventilation was important. When we managed to get one of the windows open, soil from the broken window box spilled onto the sill. I went outside to brush away the soil. There was no window in the bedroom. The bed was very old and hard. The bottom sheet was thin with a rip in the middle.

Published on: 2020-08-09

Published on: 2021-06-29