Pear Tree Cottage

Location

Size of the property; car park space; and the fact it does need proper refurbishing

The quiet location of the house is ideal for all aspects of Bowness and only 5 mins walk to Lake Windermere, or the social centre of Bowness. Having off street parking next to the house was a real bonus and we felt the car was safe there. Inside the cottage was comfortable and homely. The kitchen is well equipped and perfect for a self catering couple or young family. All rooms are a comfortable size and felt welcoming. The heating was excellent! We would not hesitate to book this house again if we were to return to the area and would look for its availability first!

We thought WIFI was included with the booking, but could not make it work, we were however offered the chance to buy a wifi service form EE at quite an expensive rate!...(we declined). Be aware, the mobile signal in the Lakes area seemed generally very poor and unreliable for us. The only thing about the cottage we found disappointing was the size and layout of the bathroom. located upstairs the room is small but has an extra large shower cubicle which makes the toilet and sink area rather cramped. Dare i say this may be troublesome to a "larger" visitor...or someone with limited mobility. That said, it worked fine for us and we understand the limitations of upgrading an older property.

Lovely little cottage, very well equipped and clean with everything you could need and in a great location. Parking space a big bonus too.

The stairs are really steep. Think if you had disabilities or small children may be a problem.

Location

Bathroom slightly small.

Great location, beautifully staged and presented

Nothing !

Excellent location, could not fault it. Nice and warm.

There was a disparity in check in and out times on some communication. Some emails stated check in at 5pm and check out by 9am which does not seem to be the norm. However we arrived at 3pm and left at 10am which was stated on other communication with no issues.

Excellent location with a parking space. Very clean and comfortable

Communication from the host prior to arrival was poor, nothing negative for the property

Excellent location. You're extremely close to the lake and transport links.

Terrible host and poor communication from cottages.com. I requested a cot from them weeks in advance of the stay and had no reply. When I phoned a few days beforehand I was charged for renting one. The property's welcome pack said it was included for free. I have since pointed this out and am still waiting on a refund. Any follow up emails haven't been replied to. Because of this really substandard communication, I wouldn't rent a property from cottages.com again.

Loved the locality of accommodation. Great place to stay with all required ie full kitchen including washing machine/dryer. Very small modern bathroom.

Very tight fit to use toilet. But does explain in welcome folder that the old cottage didn't have indoor bathroom when built.

Very cosy and clean. Great location..Everything required for a holiday stay was there. My kids enjoyed the games provided.

Had some difficulty in opening the safebox to get the keys and the number provided gave automated reply that someone will call back soon but no one called till the next day morning.Luckily we were able to access the keys eventually elsecwould have stranded outside for the whole night.