Johanna - verified booking

"What a wonderfully impressive house, beautifully inside and out.Something for everyone, with large bedrooms, a great fully-equipped kitchen, separate large seating areas and games room. The property had plenty of towels and little other extras, such as toiletries which is an added bonus but not mentioned on the website. The owner was incredibly friendly and helpful, meeting our needs perfectly and I would use again in a heartbeat. The photos online do not do it justice as the rooms are much bigger than they look and the house even more outstanding in the flesh.A couple of small negatives that others should consider is that 2 bedrooms are joined and you have to go through another to use the bathroom making it difficult with 9 adults sharing the house who all wanted their privacy. Before arriving our party argued over the beautiful large bedroom with balcony but then decided against once they realised it was connected to another. We didn’t realise this when looking at the photos or see in the description unfortunately, which left my elderly mother using a child’s single bed downstairs instead of the intended double bed with ajoining bathroom.The busy main road, whilst quiet once windows and doors were shut was a disappointment and left nowhere to walk from the property with our dog or walk in general without having to drive instead. We took 3 cars to the property and found that our more nervous driver found turning right from the property or right into it very scary, especially when there was heavy daytime traffic on the dual carriageway.I would recommend to anyone who knew the small downsides and it’s a perfect holiday home, which we’d all like to own."

Mandy - verified booking

"The Coal House barn is modern, comfortable, clean and very well equipped. The barn has a powershower, two bedrooms and bathrooms. There is a large kitchen/diner, WiFi, log burner, tv's in the living room and bedrooms. There is a unfenced sitting area at the front and a private garden with hot-tub and raised wooden fencing at the back (next to the kitchen) so you can allow your dog outside without worrying. The location of the barn is down a country lane a couple of miles outside Kidwelly, so if you want peace and quiet then this is a good place to stay. The owners also let out two other barns and four cottages within the grounds. Plus they have a large caravan park further down the site. There is a large field and parking next to the barns. The area next to the coal house is maintained to a high standard and from comments in the guest book it feels like the owners are still spending money to improve the facilities as the hot-tub and fencing is fairly new. We didn't meet the owners, during our mini break as we didn't need any assistance. To be honest, we prefer that as we have stayed at cottages with owners on the site and it felt as if you had to make an effect everytime you saw them, so you can't relax in the same way. We have stayed at numerous cottages over the last 15years and we would be happy to book the coal house again."

Lynda - verified booking

"All the family enjoyed a wonderful Christmas break at Arosfa Emlyn. The house was beautifully decorated and there was a large Christmas tree in the main family room which was lovely. We were a party of 10 adults and most of the bedrooms are very specious with en suite facilities. As the parents of the group, we found the separate lounge adjoining our bedroom on the ground floor to be ideal for a little peace and quiet now and again. However, if adult couples are sharing this accommodation, it is not mentioned in the description that Bedroom 5 is accessed through Bedroom 4 and occupants of both rooms share one bathroom facility. This arrangement for Bed 4 and 5 would be ideal for a family though. The indoor hot tub was used a lot and was wonderful after walking through the hills in the chilly wind and rain. The Games Room has a football table and some board games but it was disappointing that there was a dartboard and no darts! We tried several shops whilst we were out and about but were not able to purchase any. The main lounge is however too small and cannot accommodate 10 seated to watch a film together. The kitchen units are "tired" and equipment is minimal and very basic. I was so glad I had taken equipment from home in order to cater for Christmas dinner for 10 adults."

Pat - verified booking

"What a beautiful cottage in a stunning location. The pictures do not do justice to this property. We were a party of five adults and one well behaved dog, looking for a cosy comfortable property to celebrate a 70th birthday and we were not disappointed. The lounge is large and comfortable, and the wood burner kept us nice and warm when the weather turned cold. We enjoyed cooking in the well equipped kitchen, as well as enjoying meals at the local pubs The Royal Oak and The Towy Inn. This village and its residents are the most welcoming to visitors, both human and four legged that we have ever come across in our travels. We loved the views from the dining room whilst eating breakfast, watching the sheepdogs in the fields with the sheep. We also were delighted by the Hawks and birds that frequent the garden. Angela, the owner gave us advice on walks and we were not disappointed, in particular the walk around the dam and reservoir were exhilarating and well worth a visit. The cottage bedrooms are furnished with quality bed linen and towels and the beds are so comfortable and stylish. We all fell in love with this cottage and would definitely visit again for another family get together."

Shannen - verified booking

"The location the cottage the homeliness of it all was lovely apart from the fact the WiFi and the heating and hot water didn’t work. The heating was hard to work and wasn’t working at all which effected our time in the hot tub as it was too coldTo come back into the cottage, the hot tub was one of the main reasons we booked it and didn’t get to use it as we liked to. Was meant to be under floor heating but didn’t feel any benfit by it It also made us uncomfortable we lit the cooker to get heat in the kitchen. Had three mobile numbers to call of the owners of there was problems only one answered, the man was lovely but he didn’t have a clue how to work the heating which was really unhelpful. He just said sorry. The hot water was a bit clicking has to fiddle about a lot with the monitor to get it working. Was really dissipointed as we paid good money to stay there and not as much as a slight refund or anything back. Was a lovely place just bad facilities when it came to the heating and water and WiFi :( was sad about it! :( :("