Dog Friendly Chard Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Richard - Verified booking

  This was our second stay at Swandown and this is our first review.

  Our family of 4 (we have twin boys aged 11) love coming here, the standard of the lodges are fantastic (we have stayed at lodges 9 and 14) everything you need is at hand in the kitchen, the living areas are very comortable and have plenty of space and the outdoor areas are lovely too. The staff are very welcoming, great to deal with and friendly. The supermarkets are a 10 minute drive, the local pub a 5 minute walk (and has fantastic views from the garden) and the local golf club (all welcome) is a 5 minute drive, both are great for eating out. The likes of Lyme Regis, Sidmouth, Burnham, Weymouth & Teignmouth are reachable in an hour and Minehead, Torquay and Bournemouth around 90 mins so perfectly located for day trips out. This is one of our favourites and we will definately be returning.

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• Rebecca - Verified booking

  We have been to Swandown for the last 10 years and alway enjoy the location, the facilities and the lodges.

  This time we were allocated an owner managed property and in some ways that was good, the touches for our dog were lovely, for example. Unfortunately, the bed in the master bedroom was not fit for purpose and part of it collapsed at 3am on our second night. It was then clear that it had broken preciously and had been patched together and, in our opinion, wasn’t suitable for use in the property. Clearly this marred our stay, a night of very disturbed sleep and a bed that was then unusable. We were then disappointed not to have any contact from the owner to acknowledge the fault or apologise for the issues this caused with our stay. This won’t discourage us from staying at Swandown again but we will now avoid owner maintained properties and this one particularly.

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• Michael - Verified booking

  The listing made it clear that guests had access to services in the nearby hotel.

  However, having walked to the hotel, we were told on arrival that there was no contract in place between Swandown and the hotel and there hadn’t been for some time. It was clearly not the first time that the hotel had told guests that this was the case, so we are very disappointed that the listing had not been corrected as this was part of our reason for deciding on choosing Swandown. Also the path to the nearby pub was only illuminated in places (lights exist but are not all working). Not sure who owns the path to the pub but if it’s one down then it would be good to get the path lights repaired. Other than that, we had a lovely weekend and would recommend swan Down

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• Marilyn - Verified booking

  We had a lovely week at Swandown.

  We have stayed at no 16 Netherhaye several times and the view from the balcony over the beautiful Somerset countryside was amazing - however no. 16 is no longer avalable so we decided to book 18 Netherhaye which is further along but sadly has no view from the balcony as there are several tall trees in front and the single level lodges in front. Also the microfibre towels that were provided for the pool did not do anything to dry you. The blue and white striped towels provided in no.16 were much better. We have booked No 9 Kittwhistle for next year as the views will be uninterrupted not only from inside but also out on the patio (weather permitting!!) Thank you.

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• Lydia - Verified booking

  Had a lovely time at 18 Netherhaye.

  First impression property was immaculate. Had everything we needed. Rooms.were spacious. Lovely view from the balcony outside. We took two teenagers so the private pool on site was a great . There's a pub 5 mins walk away. Lots to do in the area and shops 5 mins drive .Only criticism would be there were cobwebs In the ensuite bedroom, socks on the floor upstairs in lounge from previous holiday makers and the bedrooms were a little dark., and could do with bins in the bedrooms, this didnt bother me just making you aware, I'm.just being picky.. Thank you for a great holiday

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