Silhouette Cottage

God position very comfortable

Great location for our daily explorations of the area. The cottage was spacious and well equipped which was amazing. The space was quite comfortable and reasonably decorated.

We found the stairs a little steep and beds not the most comfortable however, I appreciate it is hard to accommodate for everyone. The cottage could have done with a fan as it was quite hot inside despite closing windows and shutting the curtains etc. Wish the garden could have been more enclosed by putting a fence on the front or something as we found it challenging to keep an eye out on both dogs XD

Location was excellent for woodland walks and access to local villages. Village pub 200 metres away.

Driveway a little narrow.

The fact that the stairs were incredibly steep and shallow making bedrooms and bathroom inaccesible to us. The bath and therefore the fixed to the far end walls shower was unusable for location reasons. The kitchen has one radiator located behind a breakfast bar with two tall heavy ( mdf?) bar stools.The same stools block the use of a double cupboard storage cupboard. If there are more people than two the bar is not usable. The cutlery and kitchen knives are cheap and nasty as is the furniture downstairs withe exception is the three piece suite, which although dated is comfortablr and most of the conservatory furniture.. However the lighting in both the sitting room and conservatory is abysmal. The tiny log burner door blackens up completely within twenty minutes of being lit thus rendering the heat output negligible. The garden which could be lovely was overgrown and looks absolutely neglected.Some of the wooden garden furniture rotting and the remnants of other wooden goods still piled in the corner. Although dogs are accepted the garden is not secure and only moments from the road through to Monmouth. The cottage is kept very clean. We stayed only two nights.because our journey took us 6 plus hours and to drive back would have been unsafe. Our basic needs for hygene I was able to take up stairs in my pockets.Nothing else. My wife could only tackle the stairs with my assistance. The second day of our stay the day was dark and very wet and chilly.. t he heating went off at lunchtime.I tried the controls all ways.No joy. I phoned the owner.Not in,left a message.No response..Repeated message some 2 hours later. No response The owner never did. Please note that we are older but NOT disabled and manage well. If we had been given knowledge of the problemswith the stairs and bathroom we wouod not have ever booked the property for any stay. The fee for our fourteen nights was in excess of £1800 We have been given a refund for only the intended second week of our stay.

Spacious, clean, well equipped, private.

No dislikes.

The space, the cleanliness and the comfort. The responsiveness of the owner.