Tarvin House

Great location for walking into Chester along the canal

There wasn't a plug for the kitchen sink but it wasn't a big deal

Stayed with my daughter who is far too picky to eat out, meaning I had to really use the kitchen! Within easy walking distance of city centre, a Waitrose, and a 20 minute walk of large Sainsbury's. The house was clean, the cooker is actually really good (electric fan oven, induction hob) and kitchen fairly well equipped. The beds were really comfortable and there were plenty of towels.

The noise! I hadn't realised that with no front garden the traffic from the busy main road outside was horrendous! Lorries shook the whole house from 6am to about 2pm and my daughter couldn't sleep through it. Also the shower drain was clogged and it seems silly that this isn't checked between stays. This couldn't be sorted out as we discovered it on a bank holiday. We went home 3 days early and have had no offers of reimbursement, just told the noise was my own fault and I should have checked and noticed the house was on a main road. Would NOT recommend.

Location, everything else was poor

Dirty, poorly laundered sheets with hair, owners refused to change them, had to PURCHASE sheets and change own bed. Shower door broken, and shower tray totally blocked with hair on arrival. Damp smell on arrival, damaged decor.. very tatty. Spoilt family short break

the property was well presented, Blake and Jen were in regular contact to ensure we had everything we needed.

The house has everything you need for a short stay including washing machine, TV, oven and so on.

On entering the property we were welcomed with long black hairs on the floor and ‘bits’ on all carpets throughout and brown stains on the kitchen floor. We also went when the temperature was 32 degrees and we only had one fan for two bedrooms and a sitting room - it was so hot! We then tried opening windows but it is on such a busy road with constant police sirens you had to shut the front ones but had to put up with the drunk neighbours playing music into the early hours at the back. We contacted the owners who said that they would refund our cleaning charge as I had to Hoover throughout but thought that one fan was sufficient for property and that we shouldn’t expect too much as it was one of their ‘budget’ properties.