Cathedral View Cottage, Canterbury

Super Lage in der Innenstadt von Canterbury. Best situated in the historical city of Canterbury.

Wir hatten ein Ferienhaus für mehr als 1000 Pfund/W. gemietet. Leider mußten wir die volle Woche in einem Lagerraum wohnen (1 Kubikmeter großes Paket mit einem Kühl-/Gefriergerät blockierte einen Teil des Wohnraums). Wir kontaktierten den Vermieter, baten ihn, das Paket zu entfernen. Das lehnte er ab. Weitere Versuche zur Kontaktaufnahme hat er nicht mehr beantwortet. Wir konnten unseren Canterbury-Aufenthalt nicht geniessen. Später fluteten bei Regen rund 100 Liter Wasser in die Küche, weil die Tür zum Innenhof nicht richtig verschliessbar war. Daher wollte meine Tochter den Vermieter per Mobilephone anrufen, er war nicht erreichbar und hat auch auf eine SMS nicht reagiert !!! Um das Haus weiter zu nutzen, mussten wir uns selber helfen, nahmen das Wasser mit Putzlappen auf (3 Stunden harter Arbeit). Darüber waren wir nicht glücklich. Nach Heimfahrt kontaktieren wir den Vermieter nochmals (E-Mail, Anfrage Mietminderung). Er hat wieder nicht geantwortet. ======== We rented a holiday house for more than thousand pounds a week. But we had to live all the week in a storage room (frigo/freezer parcel standing around blocking parts of the living room). We contacted the landlord, pleased him to take out the parcel. But he did not want to take it away. All further contact attempts were not responded. We really were not enjoying our Canterbury stay !!! Later on, we had some hundred gallons of water flooding into the kitchen while it was raining, because the back patio door did not close properly. That was why my daughter tried to phone the landlord, but he was not not available. She also sent him an SMS concerning the water, but again there was no reaction from his side !!! In order to stay further on in the apartment, me and my family took 3 hours to bring out all the water by wiping with a cleaning rag. We were absolutely not amused !!! After coming home, we again tried to contact the landlord, asking for a significant rent reduction offer.

|Heating system wored well

No functioning Wi-fi r television

The location was absolutely perfect, right in the centre but just off the busiest streets so it didn't feel too busy or noisy. The house itself was amazing from a historical perspective and had beautiful views.

The cleanliness was just about passable but could do with a good deep clean. They could make much more of a selling point of the history of the property.

The cottage was charming and very conveniently located near the cathedral.

Good location, very clean. The own very friendly. Answered very quickly. Very welcome house. Thank you

Nice property, nice location

Difficult to find cheap parking for the car but east train station was the solution. I did not manage to call the owner on the telephone to ask how to switch on the boiler but I managed to figure it out by myself.

Location

No toilet paper. No sheets. Dirty. Tired. Lacking kitchen items. Dirty cutlery. Poorly serviced. Broken furniture. Clutter left in main room. Broken washing machine. Stained chairs.

The rooms were nice and comfortable

The fact we had to use an electric key to get electricity. It was very dusty The WiFi and signal was shocking we had to leave the house to get any kind of signal to make a call.

If I talk about the location of this place in a fashion that is positive, I suspect that that solitary positive sentence in my review might be used, out of context, to imply this is an okay place to stay - when it really isn't. But the area is the only decent thing about the property.

This place is dirty, neglected and, when we stayed there, had lights that didn't work and three different appliances that were fitted with European plugs that had then been jammed into UK sockets - which is incredibly dangerous. The walls, carpets, chairs and sofa and ceilings were stained, the bath had black mould growing around it, and the cutlery and crockery in the kitchen had been put back into the cupboards dirty. I complained to the agent, who then tried to get me to deal directly with the landlord who lived abroad - he clearly wasn't interested in dealing with the matter himself, or taking responsibility for the property he was letting. When I persevered in my complaint, he eventually offered me a £100 refund, which I accepted - but given that the cottage had cost over £1000 to rent, this was really the least he could do, especially given the issue with the dangerous electrical appliances. Overall, I was relieved when the holiday ended and I was able to leave this place.