Finest Retreats - Forge Cottage

Cosy cottage. Lack of wi-fi and poor mobile signal made for a more relaxing break.

Lack of wi-fi and poor mobile signal was a disappointment to my son and wife. Only having a VHS video player forced us to watch whatever was on the telly (like the old days) which would be a turn off for many, but i kind of liked it though!

The location and facilities were good, the place was clean and well kept.

The cottage had no WiFi which i was aware of, there was a video and DVD player but no CDs or cassettes to play. The TV had limited channels and there were no board games or other sources of entertainment for our family in the evenings.

Cosy, clean, quiet

I liked that there was no wifi, but any other time I would have needed it as I work whilst away.

Great location, good size. Nicely decorated,.

No WIFI or a tea towel

Pretty cottage

Towels were clean but smelled awful.

Lovely cottage with sunny back garden

For us.. Very isolated location. Clling it ‘Padstow’ is a stretch Not particularly clean Strange smell.. assume it was damp

The cottage was lovely, it had lovely features, fireplace, thick walls, clean bedding, dishwasher, washing machine, nice courtyard near the front door where you could have a coffee in the sun, good for dogs and not far from Padstow!

Well when we arrived we didn't know where to park, on the second day a woman drove passed and on her way told us where we should park. Took a while to find the key pad when we checked in! The garden could do with some housekeeping, wooden garden furniture was awful couldn't sit on it, no fireplace in the garden as described, only two logs for the fireplace so we had to buy some, such a shame as the fireplace was lovely. No hand wash in the upstairs toilet, very mean with toilet roll paper, very little dishwashing detergent, extractor fan didn't do a lot as it didn't vent to the outside! Lamps in the rooms are very wobbly. Lots of instructions telling us what not to do! Never had to strip a bedding before when staying in a self-catering accommodation! Pots and frying pans were very poor quality, frying pans were unusable.

Pretty little cottage in a sweet location

We were so excited to stay at Forge Cottage after promising reviews and pictures but sadly it wasn’t quite up to standards and having paid over the odds for this we were left disappointed. It felt damp and grotty and not well cleaned or kept. Fluff on the floors and just a general feeling of little care taken with it. We had no welcome, not even a note, some fresh flowers would have been nice or even a hamper for the price we paid! There was milk but that was left out on the side! And the hand soap in the bathroom did not exist, just an empty bottle filled up a little with water. The garden furniture worn and uncomfortable, no cushions for the seats were provided. Sitting outside was also effected by the noisy septic tank. Games were meant to be available but after a hunt we gave up looking for them. Really unfortunate not to have Wi-Fi especially when the welcome pack was so dated and grotty we really needed it to organise things to do. There was even dog poo outside of the property that was definitely more than a day old so it wouldn’t have been missed by the cleaner, we had to walk over that each time we left the cottage. All in all highly disappointing and such a shame.

The house is very cozy and has some gorgeous character features. It has a lovely outdoor space to relax when the weather is good and the property is not overlooked. The 2 bedrooms are generous and comfortable to sleep.

The house has no WiFi access and in an area where mobile connectivity is limited, it would have been useful. The housekeeping could been better, appreciate with a large house this is difficult to turn them around quickly. However, it was obvious in some parts (downstairs w/c) cleaning was missed.

It was a good sized property with everything you could need ,as we had a dog we liked the completely enclosed garden safe to let him out the door

The only thing missing was wifi