Dog Friendly Cottages in Suffolk

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Susan - Verified booking

  Liked the property overall, the bed was very comfortable & loved the open fire, but there were issues with facilities.

  The heating was not on on arrival, three radiators switched off & we had to figure out how it worked to heat the house up. The bathroom was always freezing with the heated towel rail working every now and again. We did eventually learn how to turn it on but were always out before it heated up. Cooking facilities were poor. The cooker hood needs a good clean and bulbs replacing. The roasting tin and baking sheet were rusty and unusable, there are only two saucepans with lids and three small milk pans - why is a proper set not provided? Couldn't turn the oven on & had to phone up for instructions as there were none. Despite having three welcome folders there were no instructions for any appliances. The washing machine is not level, rocks on two feet & had to be wedged up with a book to stop it roaming around the kitchen. Had to buy an airer to hang clothes to dry. Had to buy a new plug for the kitchen sink and had to improvise a plug for the bathroom sink. Had to buy a set of allen keys to tighten up the table legs to stop it wobbling around (& potentially collapsing). The weather was poor with conditions outside very muddy. No mop was provided so, unfortunately, we couldn't clean the floors properly before we left. Towels provided are tiny & only just fitted round our waists. If we'd known would have brought our own. We enjoyed our stay overall, we don't usually let poor facilities dampen our enjoyment, but are very disappointed to have again paid a high price for a UK holiday property that fell short. The location is lovely but is definitely not worth the money we paid.

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• Ros - Verified booking

  The radiators in the lounge side of the house take a long time to heat up, may be worth noting this in the welcome pack as we thought they weren't working at all.

  Owners very responsive and arranged a call out in arrival evening for us, The house was 11 degrees on arrival, perhaps pop the heating on in advance during cold months? Bathroom lock needs attention, it is not at all secure and opens very easily with just a slight push on the door from the outside. Cleaners a bit trigger happy, sitting outside waiting for us to leave (well before 10 am) Apart from those minor issues, the house is superb! Beautifully furnished, very comfortable beds, amazing towels and bed linen. Very well equipped kitchen, lovely crockery and glasses. Everything you could need for a very relaxing, wonderful stay. Fabulous pub a few minutes walk away and an amazing Co-op a few mins walk also. Very friendly neighbour who let us park in the 5 private bays to the left of the house. We had an amazing Christmas break, thank you!

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• Fiona - Verified booking

  Generally v clean but shower room could have been cleaner around the sink area and bottom of shower screen.

  There were no shelves or hooks in the shower room for towels or toiletries which was a bit awkward. Although it was a very pleasant stay the price charged was a lot compared with other properties available for a long weekend in January considering the basic nature of the internal space. We loved the open field, the privacy and view but the fencing is not secure for small/ medium sized dogs. Our dog managed to crawl under the fence at the back but we caught him before an escape was made! All places we have stayed at with Sykes have a folder of useful information about local facilities and walks in the area, there wasn’t one here which we missed. It was lovely to have a welcome gift for our dog which was appreciated. River Lodge was ideal for a long weekend and was conveniently walking distance of the supermarket and Aldeburgh itself.

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• Rebecca - Verified booking

  We have had a fantastic one week stay at River Lodge.

  What a peaceful place with beautiful views. The lodge is like a tardis. I managed to get our weeks worth of luggage all unpacked and neatly away. The bed was very comfy. The kitchen had everything we needed. The freezer was a good size for the space and really great for us as our dogs food is frozen. The TV was a nice little extra we weren’t expecting and we could get all freeview channels. The enclosed wrap around garden was huge and our dog loved it. The fencing is excellent and totally enclosed. The local area was lovely with lots of places to eat and plenty of fresh fish. A Tesco and coop in walking distance was really handy. Even with all of this on our doorstep we felt like we were in a very peaceful and private spot. We would certainly recommend and would love to return. An excellent holiday had by all, such a fantastic place.

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• Mrs Boddey - Verified booking

  We had a lovely, quiet, peaceful and cosy stay in Lodge Farm Barn. The property is very well appointed and spacious with wonderful modern touches like underfloor heating and excellent, fast broadband - a must for us as we were working on some days, with both of us doing video calls at the same time. We also streamed several films on our ipad and the wifi coped with all of that perfectly. The welcome pack, including local juice and jam from the from the farm was a lovely touch and it was nice to find things like washing up liquid, hand soap, loo & kitchen roll provided. We could not get over how quiet and peaceful it was all around and the sunsets from the garden were a real treat! We would not hesitate to book this property again.

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