The Secret Cottage - Morpeth

can't answer as never stayed as couldn't get parked to get to property,so he has my money for two days stay,

Spending my holiday time trying to find parking, owner lied about parking, 45 mins looking to no avail,I gave up and messaged owner,his answer were there were spaces dotted all around,No there were none,I booked another property elsewhere so this owner has two days paid of my money for not staying there,

Location was excellent, quiet

Nothing really

Central location

Its location is really handy, loved the big bath too!

The TV in bedroom wasn’t working. There are quite a few cobwebs… for us as. Family of 5 the second bedroom was too small. Would be great to have cushions for outdoors - although one seat needs fixed. Great if clock worked in living room. Extra blankets would have been helpful, as one ended up on the couch.

Positives: The cottage looks great on pictures + at first glance - lovely decor and quirky features. It's situated in Morpeth centre, so it's close to shops and facilities. Negatives: The towels, pillows + mattress are very cheap/low quality. Other people have commented on this also + it's obviously not been changed. Just simple better quality upgrades would improve the experience massively. The bed was so uncomfortable we didn't end up staying our 2nd night. There were only bath towels, no hand towels so you had to dry your hands, face + body with the same towel. The downstairs bathroom has no blind so you feel very exposed when showering. Again others have commented on this + nothing has been done. The place didn't feel hugely clean - the dishes were grotty, things felt sticky, the feature light in the bedroom was thick with dust, there were cobwebs all over the fake plants in the bathroom, the 'wood' panels were all peeling and grotty. The parking was difficult. It's on street near to the property (you can't park outside the cottage as it's down a passage which we didn't realise & it took us a while to find it). It wasn't explained properly in the instructions + when other people asked the owner if you can park outside they had said yes. You can't. We struggled to get anywhere in the area on the Saturday afternoon + had to circle several times. The main bedroom is a tight squeeze with the bath plinth right next to the bed + the bed right next to the wall. You have to shuffle round the bed to get in + we bashed our feet multiple times. The TV in the bedroom was switched off at the plug which was about 10 feet in the air so we couldn't reach to turn it on, meaning it was unusable. It's also way too big for the space - making it an even tighter squeeze past the bed. There is a church nearby which chimes a short tune every 15 minutes all night long.

Location was great. Town and area are lovely

The tap was broken in the bath, and we were only staying two nights and hadn't used it the first night. I rang to get it fixed but as we had to be out by 10 the next day it was a bit pointless, the maintenance guy did come out the next day but unfortunately couldn't fix it and said he needed to get a plumber. Maybe these basic things should be checked before guests arrive. I was really disappointed as this is one of the things that had sold it us. Also there are literally only two towels in the whole of place !

The secret cottage was charming, we had a lovely 2 night stay.

The quirky little touches and the exposed brickwork were lovely, really made it feel special. The fact that it is tucked away means it is lovely and quiet. Really good communication with the hosts throughout.

Nothing, we would definitely stay again.

Lovely place to stay, great location. Good facilities. The fire is an amazing feature to a comfortable front room. Lovely touches for Christmas such as a tree and decorations.

It would have been good to have a hoover, as it's difficult to keep the place clean without one.