Shepherds Hut with Scandinavian Hot Tub and hydromassager

The hot tub and the shepherds hut was lovely

It was a little further out of sway than we thought

The location, views, widlldlife, and the style of the hut was pretty and you was supplied with a breakfast hamper, milk and other necessities such as disposable flip flops for the hot tub When you asked for help you were provided with it but only on a reactive basis.

No welcome on arrival. Non of the twinkle lights hung up worked apart from the lights around the hottub which were hooked to the mains. We only knew to turn these on after we were told from havingn to ask. The switch is behind the hut, how would anyone know this without instructions? All the electrics went out on the first night! Yes this can happen and out of the owners control but their first response was- 'we understand if you want to go somewhere else' a very lazy attitude to have and did not give us reassurance that they were going to do all they could to resolve the problem. We were supplied with ambient lighting but only after we suggested this and we had to make sure they took our food from the fridge so it would not go off. Very reactive and not proactive. They did contact their electrician but they could not come out until 11 the next day. This time turned into after 11 and then not until around 1 30ish they turned up. My husband and I kept having to ask for updates from them as we had gone out for the day and had concerns of what to do if it did not get fixed. They did offer for us to stay in the smaller hut but were not willing to clean it straight away and if we wanted a refund we must go through booking.com. The attitude and lack of checking in on us, considering the situation just made us feel unwelcome and an inconvenience. Minimal to no information or instructions for how to use things. Items such as the hob were pretty self explanatory however the instructions on how to use the hotub were rubbish. It states to put three eco blocks in but it turns out that after having to ask for help, there is a specific way of placing them - so why is this not in the instructions? The gap to get into the shower is ridiculous, it is super small. If you were pregnant or bigger you literally could not use the shower. The bed was very uncomfortable with springs sticking out.

Beautiful and remote location. Hosts were very helpful

Nothing.

The hut was cute, cosy and very well equipped. The hosts thought about every single detail. We had a champagne and basket of food on arrival and in the morning we were greeted by horses just outside the hut. Beautiful scenery Plus, we could take our dog which was a bonus.

The only thing I would pick on was that the hot tub wasn't covered so we couldn't use it as it was raining heavily. A simple gazebo would solve the problem but in summer months it would be perfect.

so cozy with everything you’d need

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very secluded and away from everything

It was great, nice and secluded, friendly helpful staff, on hand when needed but didn't pester or hover. The breakfast hamper was a nice touch especially as my friend is coeliac and we had gluten free bread. The kitchen was stocked with tea, coffee, sugar, milk, butter and even marshmallows and choc digestives. There was plenty of loo roll too which isn't always a given...

Only slight downfall was the frequent power cuts and lack of outdoor lighting of an evening. Only one set of fairy lights worked and when the power kept going we felt like we were a bit of a pain having to say something. Was a little awkward trying to get out of the hot tub in the pitch black. Can't fault anything else though, we had fresh logs and firelighters the next day. One thing, maybe pre-book taxis if you need one as they seem a bit sought after in the area