Dog Friendly Cottages In Weymouth

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Taylor - Verified booking

  It’s the worst cottage I’ve ever stayed in, and we’ve never had the feeling where we want to get home.

  We arrived in the dark, and went straight to bed, however even in the tiredness there was a smell. We woke up the following day, and the first thing we done was to go in the garden with the dogs. They couldn’t use it as it was so overgrown they couldn’t walk through it, and there was dog poo everywhere. There is a resident next door who said he cleared the path of dog poo also. The owner did get the garden sorted. I wouldn’t also class the garden as enclosed. Anyone at anytime can walk through as there’s a path that runs through the middle, it also isn’t very accessible and it’s quite dangerous, especially the steps down to the house as they are steep. Even worse when it’s been raining as there is a lot of moss which is very slippery. There are also two dog bowls in the garden which have been sat there a while as they had green algae floating in them. Back to the property, the smell we couldn’t get rid of and it stuck to all of our clothes. Unfortunately there is no washing machine to be able to wash the clothes. The property itself needs renovation work done as it’s very dated and also not practical. The floorboards in areas rock and squeak so loud so you cannot get up during the night without waking everyone up. The stairs are dangerously steep and narrow. They are not child or dog friendly, as an adult can barely get down them without holding on. The ceilings are also so low going into the bathroom you have to remember to duck. The bathroom is just not practical, it’s tiny. If you are of a larger size then I wouldn’t bother booking! The toilet flush is temperamental, the water in the sink ran out brown on and off which was disgusting. The shower has mould in, and the shower is just appalling. There is no water pressure unless you’d like an ice cold shower. You have to turn it right up and run it for a good 5 minutes before any hot water comes out (same with taps throughout), and it dribbles! It eventually scalds you and then you turn to put a little cold water in the mix and it turns to ice. Downstairs was ok, again just very dated and smelt. The sofa is squeaky. The kitchen is also tiny, and has to be spread out for storage into the dining room. The fridge was turned off when we arrived so had to switch that on to get it cold and the freezer door was broken. The windows are draughty and the bedroom one didn’t close properly. We also had rain when staying and they leaked water inside. The front door and porch door also need sorting as they don’t close properly. The porch door is very worse for wear as it’s splitting and is probably due to be replaced. The last thing, is the parking. It’s appalling that a cottage hasn’t got any form of parking. It confuses me why all the others along the row have parking round the side and this one doesn’t? You have to leave your car parked against a wall tight, on a narrow country road. There is a pub opposite which the owner could make an agreement with that one car could park there! Overall, I wouldn’t stay here again and we were really disappointed as it looked really lovely in the images but Sykes really need to update the listing to be accurate. I did contact during the stay, but they were so slow to respond that I gave up waiting. We spend so much time travelling the UK with the dogs, and go to a lot of cottages, but this one just doesn’t seem fit to be renting out to the public. It really needs updating and work done prior to doing this! We thought maybe because it was a listed property, that’s why they’ve not done anything with it, but then we looked on a competitors website at the rental cottage next door and they’ve made it practical! I feel so bad but someone needs to be honest to help get this improved and it’s very disappointing at present.

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• Andrew - Verified booking

  We really loved Tidal Drift and found it to be a genuine home-from-home!

  We had one or two ideas we wanted to share with you which we hope might make it even better: As a family we are a bit driven by time (even on holiday!) and so wondered if the addition of a kitchen clock might help others of a like mind; The kitchen is extremely well-equipped with excellent pans and knives and we were comfortably able to prepare ourselves any kind of meal that we wanted (not always true of holiday properties!). We did however feel the lack of kitchen tongs, and also (in the city of fish) a fish-slice. We actually bought a fish-slice, and hopefully left it for the house; We thought it might be a lovely addition to provide a guest book for comments. This is a great way for families to extol the virtues of the property to you (of course!) but also to leave advice and experiences for subsequent guests ("don't miss fireworks on a Monday", "the Crab House is gorgeous!", etc.); Finally, we generated (ahem) a fair quantity of bottles over our two weeks and were a bit disappointed that we couldn't recycle them. We understand that you have simplified the often-complex local rules on how to process rubbish, but would it be possible to include a glass recycling box in addition to the black bin?

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• Nicholas - Verified booking

  We enjoyed a lovely week at Badgers Cottage in September.

  It is a charming cottage full of character and very comfortable. The equipment was first class. For a cottage of this age and nature it is very spacious apart from the bathroom which we were warned in advance was very compact. There was a large enclosed garden at the rear safe for our dogs with a huge fruit laden apple tree. We are very mobile pensioners in our late seventies, but the challenge of the steep steps from the back of the cottage to the first level was daunting and from a safety point of view really required some type of hand rail to avoid potentially a serious accident. The location of the cottage for touring the Dorset coast is ideal. It is a shame that the Elm Tree pub opposite was closed down as this would have been a great asset during our stay. The village is charming and the walk down to The Fleet is worth the effort. All in all a most enjoyable Autumn break in this homely cottage.

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• Mr Hall - Verified booking

  The cottage should be nice, it’s in a nice enough quiet location. The village does not have a pub as advertised and you cannot walk to the beach from the cottage. The huge problem is the state of neglect that the cottage is in, it is seriously dirty, to the extent that we wanted to leave immediately (yes we did call out the cleaners again, which made it bearable - but still not clean at all). The bedding had not been changed since the last guests, dead flowers on the table, the oven is broken, kettle and toaster all dirty and need replacing, the cupboards are all stained, cobwebs everywhere with dead insects in them, the list goes on and on. I took photographs of all of this, this is the worst cottage I have ever stayed in and should be avoided.

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• Sheila - Verified booking

  The house was perfect for myself, daughter and dog .

  It was so close to the beach, with options of which beach to go to. When not at the beach we spent time in the garden soaking up the sun while the dog slept indoors to recharge his batteries before beach time again The house was immaculate and had everything we needed. We were very grateful for the little extras provided. A shop for basics was close by which we walked to rather than the Tesco Local further up the road where parking was difficult at times. We would not hesitate going back to Wren Cottage. On property parking at the rear of the property was great as we went through the back entrance to the kitchen with the dog. A thank you to the owner for such an enjoyable stay in lovely accommodation in a beautiful location.

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