Dog Friendly Buxton Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Karen - Verified booking

  We had a lovely time at the cottage.

  The cottage sits in a well maintained site, on the side of a steep valley, with great views across to the other side. It was clean, modern and perfect for our needs. The kitchen seemed well equipped but we didn't end up eating in the cottage as there was plenty of other options nearby - we had hoped to get an evening meal at Ye Olde Cheshire Inn but they were always full, so we had fish and chips one night and had two meals at the Pack Horse in Crowdecote, which were all delicious. We found an interesting walk in the cottage which we did from the cottage - this took us out to the Pilsbury castle and then onto Crowdecote, Longnor and back around the Manifold river valley back up to the cottage. In an area like this mobile signals can be limited, but we were able to get mobile signal by holding phone outside the property (and it was even better further up the hill); but couldn't seem to get the wifi to work - which would have been helpful for planning our days out, weather updates etc. It wasn't until the departure day that I noticed in the guest book that others had asked Justin for help with this, so any issues were likely to be resolved if I had asked. Justin was very helpful with another more personable issue which was unrelated to the cottage.

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• Bianca - Verified booking

  My husband and I, along with our labrador, had a lovely six night stay at Curlew.

  The location is perfect, with walks from your doorstep or short drives to popular locations. You feel like you’re in the middle of nowhere, with 360° countryside views, but are still close enough to everything you need. The kitchen was well equipped and the open plan living area is the perfect size for two people, with a nice comfy sofa. The outside garden area, which wraps around three sides of the cottage and is shared with others, is enclosed and great for sitting outside in the sun whilst knowing your dog can’t go far. The host was also most helpful by providing us with a What3Words location for the cottage, which made finding it a breeze. The only negative is the bed, which is very hard. Both myself and my husband woke up multiple mornings with back and hip pain (we’re only in our early thirties) and found the bed very uncomfortable. It could really do with a foam topper, to just make it a little softer. However, this wouldn’t stop us from recommending Curlew to others, as the positives definitely outweigh the negative!

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• Corinne - Verified booking

  We had a wonderful holiday and the cottage was really lovely inside.

  However, one comment I would make is that in the Sykes description ' all of the apartments also come with incredible views of the Peak District' this is just not the case at all with Curlew cottage. Curlew is on the ground floor, which we knew, but there is no view at all from either of the three windows. Two windows (lounge and bedroom) look out onto an old breeze block barn blocking any view, and one window (from the kitchen) looks out directly onto a two storey brick wall of part of the owner's house, blocking any view so that was very disappointing. This is not a criticism of the owners at all, but the description by Sykes for Curlew does need to be changed - or re-worded as it is mis-leading. I don't need this feedback published, but I would appreciate an email back to me at Corinne.diss@btinternet.com Kind regards.

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• Christine - Verified booking

  We left after one night.

  Overwhelming smell of smoke from the broken chimney stack. White stone walls in the sitting room are grey with it. Mould spores everywhere, behind beds, corners, windows etc. Leak in utility so floor had puddles. Sheets hadn’t been changed. Stained and wrinkled so called owner and told where sheets were (locked in eaves, sitting on floor with mouse traps and mould on walls). Mould in eaves wardrobe. Dirty kitchen, oven. Uncomfortable beds. Vintage one unsafe as not bolted together tightly and moves. Sofa dirty and cushions paper thin. Had shower and flooded downstairs toilet out and that was the last straw. Obviously happened before as ceilings have old water stains. Got refund for remaining 6 nights but really upsetting. Took photos and shared with Sykes. Only saving grace is the glorious location.

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• April - Verified booking

  Unfortunately the cleanliness lets this property down massively.

  The cottage really needs a thorougher deep clean, the dust, hair, dirt and the overall odor of wet dog is really disappointing. The cottage itself is beautiful, situated in a perfect place, but unfortunately our stay had been ruined by the cleanliness. We appreciate this property allows dogs, but if this is the case the cleanliness needs to be resolved, we couldn't even sit on the sofa without a blanket it wasn't pleasant at all and did ruin our stay, we are lucky that we could have windows and doors open due to weather. I would recommend staying here and I would come again if the place was cleaned more efficiently. It is a shame.

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