Wishbone Cottage In The Cotswolds

The cottage had everything we needed for a 5 night stay. The kitchen was very well-stocked with whatever we needed to cook and eat. In fact, there were a few provisions left for us in the refrigerator when we arrived. The cottage was very clean and close to shops and restaurants.

Parking could be an issue, but we were fortunate to be able to park close by every time we returned. There was a clothes dryer in the garden shed, but it took quite a while to get our clothes dry.

We loved that it was in a small town with pubs and a co-op near to the cottage.

Can’t think of anything!

It was a pretty cottage that had been tastefully decorated. The garden was safe and completely enclosed for our dog.

When we arrived we couldn’t park on the busy road anywhere near the cottage and had to park some distance away and lug all our belongings down the street to the cottage, parking is a challenge in that area! The fridge wasn’t cold enough so it took overnight before it got cold, this is a recurring problem with holiday cottages we’ve found, where the owners don’t turn them up in time for the guests to use them on arrival. They said that there was matches and fire lighters for the wood burner but there wasn’t.. added to this, the heating didn’t come on so we were cold on our first night and had to sleep in extra clothes! My husband ( who’s an engineer) discovered the next morning that the boiler wasn’t set on the correct time or date so the heating was not working properly. Although the general bedding was clean, the pillows only had one , thin pillow case on them ( again a recurring issue with cottages) so the smell of previous, sweaty heads was ‘yuk’ to sleep on! Luckily I had brought my own spare pillow cases as I have found this to be a problem with other rentals. Pillows need washing, especially if it’s been warm and not using pillow protectors or under slips means your guests can smell the previous occupants! Not pleasant!

A lovely cottage with great facilities.

We had a great time, the location was great, we loved to stay at fairford

The place was not really clean and beds were not really comfortable

Cute cottage Lovely village Fenced garden Dogs allowed rural walks starting at right your doorstep

- Cleaning (dog poop in garden, food residues in the oven, used contact lenses on bedside table, dirty dishes, dead insects, dirty windows) - Humidity in the cottage (fabrics of living chairs felt clamp, this was better the 2nd day after we turned heating on) - bed on 2nd floor, horrible matrass, never had so much backpain during a vacation - no reaction at all to my message about lack of cleaning. So keeps me wondering if they’d react if there is an urgency. - high traffic noisy road (they drive like crazy!). However during the night it calms down.

Cosy

The toaster did not work Almost impossible to reach the tenant or the staff . Telephone number mentioned in the book I g confirmation was not existing. Leaking tap at the sink. My friend Martin Bown who left the cottage at 10 am forgot his toiletry bag in the bathroom. We do net get any possibility to reach the staff how to get this item back.