Dog Friendly Pwllheli Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Sophie - Verified booking

  We had a lovely 3 night stay here with friends and our dog.

  The location near Pwllheli is great, everything you need is within a 10 min drive (supermarkets, fuel, places to eat and a market in Pwllheli on a Wednesday) whilst the property itself is tranquil, located away from the hustle and bustle down a quiet country lane and short section of track. The surrounding fields hosted a variety of friendly neighbours from cows and sheep to ducks and a pheasant, but in no way were they a disturbance. An enclosed patio at the back of the house is plenty of space to host all guests for a BBQ (bag of coals we’re provided) and then sitting around the chimenea, whilst the grass areas (gardens) to the front and side were plenty of space for our dog to have a sniff around and play, we didn’t venture to the other garden with the ponds (which was separated by an arch and small gate) as likely our dog would have tried to go for a swim! Inside, the property is clean, tidy and well equipped with all the larger appliances you would need and probably more (ie.coffee machine etc) and a lovely gas (wood burner effect) fire to take the chill off on colder evenings, but the house has gas central heating anyway. The master (double) bedroom and ensuite is set upstairs via its own staircase off the lounge, whilst the other two bedrooms (a double downstairs and two singles up a different staircase) are located on the other side of the house. The bathroom facilities were very good (shower en-suite upstairs and full bath/shower combo downstairs) all very clean and great water pressure. Towels were provided, but we came with our own as we prefer to use bath sheets rather than standard bath towels. There is no wi-fi (which I loved) but you can pick up some mobile signal within certain parts of the house, otherwise if you walk outside a couple of meters up the track we were able to get full mobile signal (guess it might depend who your mobile provider is!). The owners property is located just a little further down the track so close enough if you need to ask them anything (they are very approachable). Many places are within an hours drive. In our 2 fulls days we managed to visit Abersoch, Criccieth, Harlech, Nefyn, Portmerion (BTW no dogs are allowed there) and Porthmadog as well as Pwllheli itself. Lots of stunning scenery and beach walks at some of those locations and our dog loved being able to take a swim in the sea. Other places we considered within an hours drive were Snowdon and Conwy but we simply didn’t have enough time to visit them all, so we will certainly be back to stay here to continue our discovery of Northern Wales. Just something to be aware of for taller visitors is that the external doorways and some of the roof beams inside are a little low (all part of the original character of the property) but the internal doorways are fine.

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• Daniel - Verified booking

  This cottage is in a great location as it is situated within a short driving distance of countless beaches.

  I have to agree with previous reviews regarding sharing the owners garden as being awkward. Although they welcome this, it does make you feel like an intruder when entering their personal garden so we only ventured in once. The interior is a bit mismatch and the sofas are very uncomfortable especially if you have to share it and mind your head if you sit on the one under the staircase. The consensus of 4 out of 6 of our guests, is that the mattresses are way too thin as you can feel all the springs underneath and the two double bed frames were not very sturdy. The kids were happy in the twin room so no complaints from them. The pillows also need to be changed as I could have slept on 5 of these. I know everyone is different but pillows are an essential for a good night sleep and quality is key. The bath towels were pretty small as they are only just bigger than a hand towel, I am only a 32 inch waist too. A big issue for us was the lack of internet. In this day and age it’s nice and sometimes necessary to access the web to book restaurants and days out etc and then check the weather to plan your days but the lack of WiFi and pretty much no mobile signal in the immediate area this was not possible. The owners mention enjoying the lack of internet but I think this is a much needed upgrade to the cottage. Also people like to read online to relax and it’s easy to avoid the other stresses that the internet brings. On the positive side the cottage is well equipped throughout (maybe a little more space to hang clothes) and houses a beautiful large fire. With a bit a modernising, upgrading the sleeping arrangements and WiFi, we would definitely visit again.

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• Helen - Verified booking

  I spent 2 hours cleaning this property when we arrived.

  I couldn’t stop sneezing because of the high level of dust. I don’t think it had been dusted for weeks, if not months. The hoover was full when we arrived and I had to hoover the whole property 3 times, before it stopped filling the hoover up again. The freezer and cupboards were full of half eaten food, which I was very confused about? I don’t think that is acceptable, hygienic or safe. I moved all the frozen food to the bottom of the freezer, incase it belonged to the owner.There was a dirty towel under the bed. The towels left to use were awful and very worn and threadbare. I moved all the outdoor furniture cushions onto the top of the wardrobes and then hoovered under the bed. The next guests won’t find it dirty because I spent a lot of time leaving it in the condition I would expect to find it myself. It a shame because it could have been an outstanding property on a lovely quiet camp, if it had been cleaned and all the food removed.

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• Martyn - Verified booking

  Absolutely lovely property.

  The lounge is super cosy with the stove lit on dark nights and sofas were comfy too. The farmhouse had everything we needed. The secure garden was great for the dogs to play and the walk around the fishing lake was lovely. Narrow country lanes to get to property but soon got used to them and was an ideal base to go to all the amazing surrounding beaches. We went to escape the fireworks as both dogs are terrified and didn’t hear any bangs the whole week, was so peaceful. The only noises came from the birds and the cows. Was greeted by the owners when we arrived then left us be but were only a phone call away if we needed anything. Good WiFi too If anything negative maybe a check of the kitchen as some of the plates are chipped and in need of a new frying pan. But would highly recommend and would definitely return it was a great property. As others have mentioned both dogs are sulking now we are home

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• Lizzie - Verified booking

  The actual cottage was great with amazing views.

  However, we arrived to no running water (we managed to fill a jug from kitchen sink before the system was completely empty) thank goodness we didn’t drink this water. We spent from check in to late at night trying to contact Sykes to get this sorted. We were told it was a water leak in the area. It wasn’t, the stop tap was turned off in January and the stop tap is located in a locked garage (fingers crossed this property doesn’t have a water leak) We called Welsh Water out, who were very helpful, even gave us some bottled water to flush toilets etc. We are still waiting to hear back from the Sykes emergency contact, left a few messages on the answer phone and also replied to an email asking how they had dealt with the issue (we haven’t had any contact with them since reporting the issue) However, still no contact!

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