Orchard Cottage

Great cottage!

Perfect size for 2 people and a large dog. We had a lovely stay here. The owners are very friendly and we were greeted with freshly laid eggs! There’s a large field to walk and exercise your dog in i which was very useful as our dog hurt his paws on a walk the very first day so couldn’t walk far. Would definitely recommend this place to anyone.

Half of the wardrobe, the drawers, cannot be used as the door has come off of its runner and does not open fully to enable the drawers to be used.

The eggs that were left were a nice thought. The cottage was comfortable, there were places to sit out, and the surrounding area is lovely. Did not see anyone for the whole of our stay, which is fine, but maybe a knock on the door to see if all OK?

We were the first couple to actually holiday this season so would have expected everything to be perfect.

The TV did not work and was stuck on “Dave”. A text to Annabel resulted in a quick response but without any success. A new remote was waiting for us when we returned next day. The kitchen utensils were lacking a few items particularly because the coronavirus resulted in more home cooking. We asked for a meat dish and the next day there were two large aluminium roasters left by Annabel. One of the bedside lights did not work and the handle on the bathroom door was loose. We did not raise these as an issue but left a note along with a new meat dish. We found 3 grasshoppers in the accommodation including one in the wardrobe. Also, we had to deal with a number of spiders. Please be aware that where ever you move in the accommodation there is steps to encounter, which have steep risers. They were a little difficult for us but for the agile they will not be a problem. Despite the above we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and the location made it easy to visit the many attractions in Dorset.

The accommodation has not followed strict cleaning guidelines during COVID-19.

Some of the utensils and equipment were still dirty so we had to wash a lot The furniture was not moved to clean behind the sofa as we found old sweet bags. Photos taken. This concerned us just how clean was the cottage which made us uneasy. None of the internal doors actually shut. The mechanism on the bathroom was loose and if there had been a deep clean surely they would’ve noticed and fixed. Again made us question the cleaning. The bedroom door didn’t click shut either. I did message the owner on the sat am but no action taken. Shame there was no hair dryer in the property. We were told to ensure all dogs toilet was bagged which we did but others staying there may not have decided to follow this rule which was not pleasant. Nicest touch was eggs they left for us. Disappointed to have paid £307 and to have had the above.

The only thing we did not realise was that the apartment was part of the farm complex and not a separate private unit but that was no great worry.

Cottage was a pleasure to be in, the only feed back I would mention that the chair in living room was not fit for purpose not comfortable at all, other than that everything else worked well.

Maybe a hook some where to put your coats would be appreciated. The layout of the cottages were very nice. The bottle of sparkling wine was a very nice touch.

The owners are great folks.

The location is delightful and very quiet and peaceful.

The cottage was lovely and the setting the garden etc The cottage was clean the rooms cupboards etc but when we moved the toaster it was obvious the worksurface had not been cleaned properly when we moved the toaster we found a heap of crumb sunder it and the inside of the the toaster was clogged with crumbs .

There was hardly any cleaning materials or equipment just one dirty dish cloth and one dirty flannel .There was no broom or mop just a dust pan and brush - The sauce pans were a bit worse for wear and one was dirty .The was the minimum of cutlery and china - just two mugs - 2 large plates 3 small plates - 3 soup bowls bowls - which made preparing food - difficult . no wooden spoon - no hand whisk. t was a great kitchen loads of cupboards - basically the cupboards were 'Bare!' - except for drinking glasses - there were lots of them !

The owner met us on arrival and did any thing to help he could.