- Mrs Macpherson, August 2018 - verified booking

"The loacation of Dizzy Duck is fantastic. We had a lovely holiday, there are plenty of shops and restaurants within a two minute walk from the house and easy to walk into Ambleside and the surrounding areas. Dizzy Duck was clean enough, and our three children seemed happy - always a bonus! However the only thing I would warn anyone looking to book is that parking is horrendous. Yes, you get a parking permit but what you should know is parking is only available on one side of the street so is extremely limited. Every day we would come home and really struggle to get parked. We decided each day if we could walk it we would (not always an easy choice with an eight year old when you are walking miles and miles). One evening my husband sat in the car for over an hour as if you don’t get parked the only option is to park on a double yellow or dump your car streets away. He waited in the car as when we pulled up we noticed one of the neighbours was about to leave but as soon as this person saw my husband waiting decided to get back out of his car and go back in his house"

Mrs Macpherson - verified booking

"We had a lovely holiday, there are plenty of shops and restaurants within a two minute walk from the house and easy to walk into Ambleside and the surrounding areas. Dizzy Duck was clean enough, and our three children seemed happy - always a bonus! However the only thing I would warn anyone looking to book is that parking is horrendous. Yes, you get a parking permit but what you should know is parking is only available on one side of the street so is extremely limited. Every day we would come home and really struggle to get parked. We decided each day if we could walk it we would (not always an easy choice with an eight year old when you are walking miles and miles). One evening my husband sat in the car for over an hour as if you don’t get parked the only option is to park on a double yellow or dump your car streets away. He waited in the car as when we pulled up we noticed one of the neighbours was about to leave but as soon as this person saw my husband waiting decided to get back out of his car and go back in his house"

Russell - verified booking

"cottage looked really nice on photos feedback looked good on most sites. Unfortunately that's were it ended, furniture was tired there were cob webs and spiders across the ceilings. Shower was broken and when reported it the first day, we were made to feel we had done it as she had checked that day. When going to bed at night it felt damp in the bed rooms and as the week went on the clothes in the wardrobe got damper. The cottage is advertised friendly for dogs that right the cottage is the outside is not as there are no gates stopping them getting into the grounds at the front were the other cottage is, the garden to the side you can not see them and there are other hazards such as a old storage shed and the veg garden is now covered in grass watch your ankles in the ploughed parts as all over grown. All doors are fire doors and they are very stiff to open, and the front step needs to be better for access in and out.The one up side is the location to walks, other areas and the village."

- Mr Hoskin, October 2018 - verified booking

"We were unfamiliar with the locking mechanism but after "playing with it" we determined the next day how to do it. The long-sought after instruction book was found in the ground floor living room way back under the stairs 3 days after arriving (it should be on the table in the arrival hall in the future or an agent meet us to explain things) Negatives: oven doesn't work; no sharp knives; too few wine glasses (we bought more and left them);no hair dryer; no dishwasher soap (bought a full box and left it); no washing machine soap (bought some and left balance); downstairs electric fireplace heater doesn't work; steep stairs not suitable for seniors; after paying top in- season prices, it would be reasonable to expect clean towels midway through our 9 day stay but none were received. Positives: clean, quiet, convenient to all town shops, restaurants & points of interest. Excellent fridge and freezer. Comfortable beds, bathrooms, and living rooms."

- Ms Fine, June 2018 - verified booking

"Dizzy Duck is well equipped and very well situated in the centre of Windermere .The bedrooms were all a good size , had lots of storage and comfy beds Parking is a bit challenging after 6 pm and we were only able to park outside twice so be prepared to drop people off ,find a parking space and walk back . The lounge on the lower ground floor was cool but soon warmed up when the fire was on . It’s a shame that the 2 seater sofa isn’t very comfortable as it’s a good communal area . We struggled a bit with the number of steps inside the property- there are 2 steep staircases ..12 steps to the lower ground floor and 12 steps to the first floor . One slightly disappointing feature was the outside space - it was good to have but it gets no sun and it isn’t very pleasant to sit out as the communal bins attract a lot of flies ( but this may have been due to the exceptionally hot weather ) ."