Host & Stay - Garden Cottage

Very clean & lovely cottage, great location - I loved it

Very clean, tastefully decorated and well equipped with small pretty Garden for Drinks in the evening. Very close to Durham City centre( we left the car and used the nearby buses). The Owners, Debbie and Dave left Prosecco and Chocolates for our arrival and a Card to welcome us. Thankyou again The Lythe family

Couldn’t fault anything

Location was great for what we needed, quiet residential area with off street parking for 1 vehicle, the house was clean and tidy, heating came on when needed and beds were comfortable.

Nothing that i didn't like about the property

The house was very clean and in a very quiet location. It was also very light and has a lovely conservatory. The living room is small and seating not very good with 2 very small chairs (children’s size) and a small sofa. Upstairs floors are very creaky..

The property is comfortable and in a quiet neighbourhood. (It is a modern property on a housing estate so not period). There is useful information on access to the city, frequent buses near by or half an hour on foot. A map is provided for walking into town via the river, with a fine view of the cathedral. Note, this walk goes down some steep wooded steps and would not be suitable in wet weather. It would be a good idea for this to be pointed out. Host and Stay appear to be very efficient in dealing with any issues that may arise, even during weekends,

Very clean, comfortable, cosy and has everything you need. Free off street parking right at the house, very useful.

Second bed was a bit on the short side, think shorter than normal. Very small issue - lighting by the sofa was non existent so could not sit and read at night. Heating set a bit low at 20 degrees, which you could change but you only for a short period. Was slightly annoying.

Wasn't aware of the insurance/damage waiver prior to arrival so had to sort this out over the phone on the way to the property so that we could get the key access information

It was wonderfully decorated and felt very homely. The furniture was perfectly balanced to make a smaller house feel spacious. It had a glorious yellow conservatory and beautiful little garden. All the amenities were thoughtfully situated and the hosts had left lots of little things to make the stay more comfortable, enjoyable and convenient. It had easy access to a local supermarket and some restaurants such as a lovely Vietnamese Pho restaurant as well as traditional Fish & Chips if you didn’t want to cook. There is off street parking for one car and it is a short 6 minute drive to the centre of Durham.

The sofa bed in the second room was a little uncomfortable but there are two double beds so this is a minor thing.