The Old Chapel Cottage

Great venue and easy to find. Communication with vendors very good, including when we couldn’t get the job to work. Bedrooms were comfortable, lounge cosy and dining room huge. Would recommend eating out or takeouts for evening meals.

Kitchen very small which caused a bit of trouble when trying to sort out evening meals for us all as had not realised there was no oven only a dual hob, microwave, toaster and kettle and small under counter fridge. We made it work but would be very difficult if had five people staying and were planning on cooking. A shame as the rest of the property was lovely.

The linens on the bed and the towels were clean and of good quality.

This was a disappointment! The toilet was not fixed to the wall or the floor. The shower door was loose and did not meet. The toaster looked as though it had been on fire. Cooking facilities consisted of two hot plates and a microwave. Mismatched crockery, cutlery and glasses (there were NO tumblers). Being 'dog friendly' we expected to be able to let the dogs out of the door into a secure area!

Quiet location with easy access to surrounding area. There are pubs, a convenience store and take aways in nearby Toddington.

No place to park when we arrived. Heating was off so the place was cold when we arrived which was not very welcoming. Kitchen under the stairs is miniscule with stairway rising through it, 2 hob rings, a tiny fridge and no oven so not suitable for decent self catering. Trying to make a family meal in the available space needed the skills of a gymnast in a strategy game. Insufficient cutlery for 4 of us on arrival so contacted host who provided more. Large dining room was not heated so host provided electric heater. The children's delight at seeing the Xbox with games was dashed to disappointment as the controllers were unusable and there was no cable to connect to the TV Hot water was just above luke warm and ran tepid after two showers, so not conducive to a relaxing bath. Asked to turn heating down to 10 overnight, sorry but for £150 a night half term hike prices we were going to be warm! Double beds against walls meant one person had to chamber over to get in or out. Outside handle snapped off of one bedroom door. Sensor lights on landing and in sitting room couldn't be deactivated so came on when not wanted. Patchy WiFi As a family we were greatly disappointed with our stay for the amount that we paid.

We were attending an event in the village within walking distance of the property so it was a perfect base. Communication with Maria was superb. Despite my comment below about buses we found a lovely off road 2mile walk to Toddington which had shops and a few great pubs. Nice to have off road parking.

Not so much the property but the fact that buses don’t seem to go through it anymore. We attended the local pub on the Saturday evening and it was having a closing down party. The locals and owner were very welcoming so it was sad to learn it would be closing. Cooking would be limited in the kitchenette but it was ample and why bother when the pub in Toddington does meals for around £10

I arrived at the property with my 80 year old Dad at 5.30 pm, check in time was 3 pm. The cottage was freezing cold and had a bad smell of damp. The guy came round, he had to turn the heating on and said it would be warm 5 minutes, the house did not warm up in 5 minutes … the radiator in the lounge area was not working, we waited for 30 minutes and decided that due to the bad smell of the property and the inadequate heating we couldn’t stay there. The hearing should’ve been switched on much earlier, considering they give a check in time of 3 pm. My Dad is an 80 year old man who is used to a nice warm house, I thought this change of environment would be good for him, oh how I was wrong! In one of the bedrooms there was a dirty towel in the dresser… I had to book us into a hotel … I have contacted the owner on two occasions requesting a refund and I have yet to receive their response.

Nothing… When we left there was another guy that arrived and he mentioned he’d stayed in the house and had similar difficulties with the heating, bad smells and ridiculous lighting system!

Off road parking for works vehicle

good location with secure parking.

we booked both properties. neither of them had a proper kitchen. two ring hobs, microwave, toaster, kettle and fridge. no ovens or washing machines. on our first evenig one of the team had a bad accident. he fell over a rotten fence and ended up need mutliple stitches after seven and a half hours in accident and emergency. everything that is timber in the garden is dangourese. decking and fences are rotten out all fences and handrails around the decking you can push over easily. i do want anyomre else to suffer an accident like my employee.

We had a very nice romantic stay in the Old Chapel Cottage. The kitchenette was big enough for the two of us and had everything we needed. The bedroom/living room had plenty of space and was very clean and comfortable. There was a spacious wardrobe and more than enough drawers. Lots of clean towels were provided. We were lucky enough to have fine weather, so we appreciated the pretty patio where we could have our meals. There's plenty to do in the area. It was a delight to go on the steam engine at Leighton Buzzard and explore nearby Rushmere Country Park and the canal.

Showers seemed to be hotter in the morning than in the evening.