Sunset Retreats The Double Hobbit

Keys was already in the door, as lock box was broken on the table on arrival

Great, quirky cabin. We had a lovely stay. It was warm and clean. Having the additional living room space made the stay much more comfortable so we weren't only confined to one room. The hot tub was amazing and very hot. And we had fun building and sitting around the fire pit.

The bed wasn't very comfortable at all and could do with something more sturdy. Heating unit was pretty loud. I paid extra for an English Breakfast package, but apparently the shop had run out of products to fulfil this (it was NYE). I was advised just before we arrived of this, and was told some continental breakfast items and a smores package supplemented this - not very good really as I would expect this to be accounted for as I paid weeks in advance. I also hate marshmallows so smores aren't my thing, and a couple of tins of protein shake, fruit and cake, aren't what you expect when you order an English breakfast. We also couldn't work out how we were expected to cook the English Breakfast offered, had it been supplied, as there was no cooker or hob in the cabin, only a microwave. I can only presume that we were expected to cook this over the fire pit, but this was a bit odd, awkward, and not clear. We still massively enjoyed our stay though.

Hot tub and how cute the place is

The grounds were a bit messy.

The hot tub was the only decent things about the stay after we figured out how to open the door ( nobody tells you anything ) 😂

I feel The property has massive potential the cabins are well set out and quirky, The hot tubs are also a bonus. By looking at the pictures provided £140 a night seems like a bargain….. how very wrong I was 😂 we arrived at 12 noon and were “greeted” by a man who’s only words to us were “are you in this one? Keys in the door hot tubs on” A hello would have been nice… i have a good sense of humour and found the whole interaction hilarious but some would be horrified 😂 We got into the glorified shed and wanted a shower before we headed out but unfortunately the shower was hanging off the wall… not ideal. To be fair we rang the host and someone was round in half hour to fix it. Still not great as we were tight for time we had to go out as we came. Onto the bodge jobs… I’d imagine all of the work has been done “in house” Im not a massive perfectionist but what a mess. Even the kitchen taps were plumbed in wrong (hot tap was cold/ cold was hot) someone must of had a fight with the sealant gun it was everywhere.. no love or passion had gone into anything. We named it “cowboy cabin” because that’s exactly what it is. Sunset luxury retreat must be a joke… The place does look better when the sun does set tho and you can’t see as much filth. Diggers outside if you fancy a race around the camp with the misses or maybe a game of crazy golf (so random) make sure you take everything from home as cowboy cabin provides a dirty microwave, a couple of forks in a glass, a kettle WITH coffee and tea but no milk? Maybe a trap so you go into the weirdest “Farm shop” I have ever seen…. A poverty spec butchers and corner shop in one. We stay away in these hot tub cabins all over the country and visit maybe 7/8 a year and this is by far the worst. But as I have said the potential is there! A lot of money has been spent so why bodge it? £144 is pennies for what is described but please do not be fooled! On the plus side We still had a good time!

Nothing

Everything was terrible

Nothing positive to say about the poor quality property.....it is so not value for money this is the big problem. When you pay a premium price per night you expect premium service and facilities and Sunset Retreats just does not come close to that. The pictures on Booking.com website are also so misleading as they do not show how shabby the site is in reality.....this is false advertising......why don't they show all the building mess and diggers and the fact its next to a car park on a busy main road! It is way way below the quality of what they are advertising and very bargain basement in quality and not high end as they make it out to be. So disappointing to say the very least. Shame on you Sunset Retreats!

Location awful, facilities in property awful, site awful and run down and poorly kept with building mess and diggers left onsite! No screening to hot tub! No proper seating on decking, windows don’t open apart from one. Wi fi awful so tv channels hit and miss. Just a terribly ran site with no customer care at all. Plus nowhere to cook inside when the property stated “kitchen for cooking” don’t waste your money here!! The site is on a car park of a Farm Shop on a busy main road, so not peaceful with lots of road noise!