The Golden Ball Cottages

I love the location, situated next to a stunning river and Asda's nearby. Large town centre not too far away and lakes within an hour's drive. Cheap fuel nearby too and I like the minimal contact from staff during my stay, as my dogs can be a bit shy with strangers. Really lovely large space in the rooms. Easy to park outside. Deliveroo will deliver here. Nice to have a sofa to sit on which you wouldnt get in a hotel room and not many stairs to negotiate or far to unload the car with bags and dogs. Pub is lovely didnt eat there but seemed cosy with great views.

Shower is really low pressure. Heavy stains on carpet but this is also reassuring when travelling with dogs. Bed very soft but I actually slept well in it. People talking loudly outside at 2am but this is no fault of the accommodation. Escape light could keep light sleepers awake but I wore an eye mask having read this in the reviews before leaving. There is a small fridge for about 3 to 4 cans but would be nice to have had milk to go with the coffees or a slightly larger fridge and cutlery/plates for longer staying guests.

Location

No hairdryer. No internet

Wanted a chilled quiet weekend away. That was exactly what we got. The food was excellent, the owners were friendly and the accommodation was clean, and welcoming! We enjoyed it that much we are going back in 3 weeks.

NOTHING

Steak pie and homemade soup

The vegetable soup

The room was lovely and tidy and the man that showed us the room was very welcoming and pleasant to talk too, waitress was lovely too who bought our food

Not great hospitality from the staff, got asked to move when eating dinner so the owner could watch the football as we were sat at the table infront of the TV, said there was WiFi but yet didnt reach the cottage we were in, literally about 30 seconds oppisite, man behind the bar was rude, the women owner came out and said we had to turn the heater off because it rinses the electric (shouldn't have it out there then or have it active)

The cottage was ample in size and the location was really good

The hotel connected to the cottages weren't doing any hot food on the Friday, the fridge in the cottage made a constant buzzing noise , there was no WiFi, there was a really bad smell coming from the bathroom which made the whole cottage smell unbearable and kept us awake at night , it was reported to the manager and she just sprayed some freshener in there but smell came back 2 hours later , it wasnt a very comfortable stay and wasnt offered a refund or another cottage to stay in

It is in a very pretty area. The cottage was clean, spacious and well thought out.

The property is a long way from Morecombe or Lancaster. Difficult to get anywhere without driving. There was no mattress protector on the bed or pillows.

Property was good enough for a couple of nights, was accessible to shops, it was cosy, good food in the restaurant at the hotel and staff were very friendly

Can’t say there was nothing I didn’t like as it served me for the purpose I stayed for so was generally happy