Jane - verified booking

"The house itself is very spacious and potentially could be fantastic. 12 of us stayed and our general opinion was the house hadn’t been maintained very well at all, just a lot of botched attempts at fixing things, masking tape holding the air hockey table together, a missing tube for the table football so the balls just fall out, a couch in the games room held up by some wood with no proper balance to it, the park trampoline has no safety net and the wood holding it up looks ready to snap, the list goes on. The heating went out for about 30 hours due to the oil running out, just a lot of things that should all be fixed and topped up for new guests for the price that is being charged. We as a family just powered through and still had a wonderful holiday, despite a bit of a bad experience with the owner Ian on leaving. Wouldn’t recommend staying here until a lot of the stuff has been fixed. Views were beautiful and overall we had fun, Edinburgh was great fun highly recommend the tour buses."

Julie - verified booking

"Akeld manor is a lovely house which is in dire need of bringing up to date to accommodate large parties of visitors . There is only one shower ( but many baths )which is not adequate for a family of 15 . You are met with many rules and regulations on arrival that are off-putting and also a hefty surcharge which seems unnecessary . A welcome pack with local produce would have been a nice touch. Some of the rooms are neglected and very bare and the house itself does not have a homely feel . There is no wifi which in this day and age is fast becoming a necessity . The staff are very friendly and the grounds are amazing , the location of the house is very good for exploring Northumberland with most attractions around half an hour away . The pool and gym are an excellent addition ."

Roger - verified booking

"Location was very good but spoilt by poorly equipped cottage. Everything supplied felt like the cheapest you could get.Cottage was not very clean when we arrived. We found some 'Pills' on the floor in the bedroom -no idea what they were! Kitchen blind fell out of ceiling when we tried to close it!!!!Kitchen equipment was limited and not clean. Saucepans had burnt food all over the inside of pans, as did the frying pan, the plates/bowls mostly chipped -need to be replaced. We were not prepared to use them - unhygienic to say the least.Opened wardrobe in bedroom and the wardrobe almost on top of me !!Best local food at 'The Old Stone Trough' Good quality, good price, very friendly, and also dog friendly."

marion - verified booking

"Braehill house does not reflect the pictures on website no lovely rear garden with trellis and green plants and shrubbery just bare space with weeds garden furniture in sorry state of broken chairs and worst for wear trampoline in play area does not have a safety net around it so unsafe for use decking area guard rails showing signs of wood rot and rails missing danger to young children games room tables in poor condition especially the air hockey table which was powered by a building site transformer widows in need of washing as do pvc window sills and door facings does not merit price paid also trouble with sky tv and no wi-fi"

John - verified booking

"Great cottage/barn. Everything was just right, owners had thought of everything and the standard of the accommodation was great.Really did feel like a home from home - which is what self catering should be.Lots of info supplied about the cottage and also lots of books and leaflets about the surrounding area - even an ordnance survey map of the immediate area - which was great in such a rural area.Owner was so helpful and friendly and eager to ensure our holiday was going well and our lovely bunch of flowers were a lovely welcome after our long journey.Would def recommend to friends."