Cabin on the lake

Remote

Toilet situation and water

I liked the location, which is in the middle of nowhere, within the grounds of a fishery, which was generally quite peaceful apart from being woken up at 7:30am by gunshots near the cabin.

It was within a fishery, so people may be fishing around the cabin during the day or night. The cabin is only reachable on foot over a long stretch of muddy grass. This isn’t necessarily bad but it would be good to know this before booking it. The shower block is over five minutes walk away, out onto the main road, which has no pavements or lights. The shower block was not heated and did not have any hot water on the morning I went there. Despite being advertised on Booking.com as having Wi-Fi and a shower, the cabin had neither. The listing also stated that it had a private bathroom, but this was actually a small room with no plumbing and a portable toilet lined with a bag. The owner’s husband told me before I entered that it would not be emptied by them and that I would have to deal with it myself. A sign on the wall even asked guests to only use it for urinating. There is no running water in the cabin and no soap to wash your hands. None of this is disclosed in the Booking.com description. A sign inside the cabin instructed guests to “clear fridge and clean; sweep, hoover and mop floor; strip bedding and place in a pillowcase; wash and put away all crockery, cutlery and utensils; clean microwave etc.” Considering the cabin costs £67 per night and has no running water, hot water, or proper toilet, it is remarkable that guests are also expected to clean it themselves. As there is no washing-up liquid or hot running water, the cleanliness of the crockery and cutlery for future guests is questionable. Rodent droppings were found, including on the bed, and on the pillow! The cabin itself is extremely tired, with water ingress in the corners near the beds and black mould coming through the wood. The floor beside the bed was filthy and collapsing into the ground beneath it. Major gaps around the door and no curtains make it less than ideal. If these facts were disclosed in advance you could make an educated decision; and realise it should be costing 10 GBP per night

A very much liked how cozy clean and well-maintained the cabin was. I know it's made for fishermen but it is definitely made for cozy weekends away from the city too

Could do with some door rugs other than that everything was excellent..

Quiet, compact, open air, basic, everything needed for a short fishing trip. Super friendly hosts, and visitors!

Spiders, flies, walk to the loo/shower block BUT it is in the outdoors and is EXACTLY what it says on the tin, so don’t expect the Ritz!

The scenery was lovely and it was very quiet

I couldn’t fault anything about the property! Had everything I needed

We loved everything about this beautiful little hideaway. It's located in a lovely little spot . Our stay was so peaceful and relaxing. This place really exceeded our expectations and is fantastic value for money.... we will definitely be back

Only thing toilet/shower been a bit of treck only cause hubby disabled but easily enough to drive car up too..

Beautiful view, perfect for a fisherman and his partner! We brought our dogs too and they loved it

Just missing teaspoons is all! Would have worked perfect for our morning coffee