Japonica Cottage

Best location I can imagine in an exceptional Cotswold village. Lots of character. Parking, kitchen and laundry.

No shower. 6pm check in and very difficult to find in the dark. We never heard from the owner even after we had trouble getting in (which was our fault, but managed remotely without any personal contact). This property is only suitable for people comfortable with steep stairs.

Location is fantastic. Close to the centre of Bourton on the Water and that means Supermarkets, bakery, restaurants, attractions. Very comfortable , will definitely choose again.

absolutely Nothing!

Very convenient for surrounding areas, really clean and bonus of a parking space

Right next to the church and the bells ring all through the night!

Great location in the High street with parking. Pretty and comfortable little cottage.

Couldn’t find a tea towel. Would have appreciated a few tea, coffee and milk sachets.

A very convenient location near to the centre of Bourton on the Water. Narrow entrance to car parking, but very convenient in this busy village. Exceptional service from the owner when the fridge stopped working, it was replaced within one day of us contacting him about the fault, I could not have sorted it out quicker than that even if I was at home. The church nearby chimed the time every quarter hour , and every three hours played a hymn tune on the hour: very enjoyable.

The stairs were a bit steep, but that is the nature of the cottage.

No breakfast

I do think that check in could be earlier. 6 pm is late especially as check out is 10am.

Great location in very easy walking distance of the town centre. Next to a church whose bells chimed every 15 minutes - may be an annoyance for someone, we were fine with it. Scrupulously clean - what a treat after staying in some pretty grubby accommodation elsewhere. The conservatory with table and chairs was great. Washing machine and dryer were a godsend.

6pm check in. We had been driving since 7am and arrived at 4pm, despite taking slowest route to get there so we wouldn't have to hang around too long before check in. It was a busy Sunday afternoon in Summer and it was almost impossible to park anywhere to kill 2 hours before check in and we were just too tired to want to wander around until 6pm. Went to the accommodation at 6pm to find that the people in the attached cottage (owned by the same people) had been able to get in much earlier. Would have been nice if the owners could have sent us a message to say the cottage was ready.

The location was fantastic, it was clean and well set up. The beds were very comfortable, and the property meticulously maintained. The church citadel overlooking the backyard played every 15 minutes - a nice environment outdoors, and the house was so well insulated from sound that the bells chiming during the late evening and morning didn’t bother us from our sleep.

Parking was a bit awkward - the garage doesn’t fit larger vehicles. The shower was a handheld unit above the bath, but the tiles only went up a little above the edge of the bath, and there was no screen on the open side of the bath. To use the shower set to wash your hair you needed to sit or kneel in the bath to avoid water going onto the plastered wall or outside the bath in significant amounts. Otherwise our stay was fantastic. We lived it.

That it had close proximity to the town center and that the little apartment was quaint. Access to TV programs was wonderful.

The steps and the reliance on the rope to use the stairs