1 Apse Castle Cottage - Chocolate Box Cottage, Pet-Friendly 16th Century Cottage, surrounded by Ancient Woodland in Shanklin

Location great. Beautiful quiet road. Beds very comfortable. The kitchen was well equipped

The outside area was not very well looked after or particularly cosy. Grass overgrown. Lots of cobwebs indoors but this was sorted after a vacuum

loved the log fire and comfy beds, location was beautiful. well decorated and stocked with plenty of pots and pans.

the doors in front of the fridge and freezer don’t really work and the fridge one virtually fell off and has been a complete pain! also only like warm water seem to be available in the evenings so a bath was an impossibility.

Clean well equipped cottage, great having the 2 bathrooms, nice clean bedding and towels, loved the Dachshund themed kitchen as our sausage dog joined us for the trip, setting nice and quiet but not to far to get to attractions and shops by car.

Heating set up, unfortunately we arrived on a very cold afternoon, the cottage wood burner took hours to heat radiator system fully, the plug in radiators helped though as did the kitchen heater, housekeeper very helpful and caring.

Lovely rural location. House full of character and very tastefully fitted out. Excellent bathroom and a functional upstairs shower room. Bed very comfortable and linen crisp and sparkling. Kitchen/diner very well equipped. Parking good but tight for two cars. Good supply of kindling and coal for log burner. Double glazing a big plus.

The log burner is slow to heat up and consequently the heating in the house takes a while. The shower is a tight fit.