The Willows
ID: S274878
- Bedrooms 3
- ・ Sleeps 6
- ・ Pets 2
Guests say
The Willows is a well-received holiday cottage, praised for its cleanliness, secure garden, and hot tub. Guests appreciate the thoughtful touches like a welcome pack and find the property comfortable and well-equipped. Its proximity to Melton Mowbray and local attractions adds to its charm, despite minor maintenance issues and occasional noise from a busy road.
Guests consistently note the property's spotless condition and the beautiful smell upon arrival, indicating high standards of cleanliness throughout the house.
The property's location is highly regarded for its convenience to Melton Mowbray and local attractions. Some guests mention traffic noise, but the overall sentiment is positive.
Reviews frequently mention comfortable beds, cosy living spaces, and a warm welcome, suggesting a high level of comfort. A few comments about bed sizes and bunk beds indicate slight room for improvement.
The property boasts well-equipped facilities, including a hot tub and secure garden. However, some guests report minor maintenance issues and a lack of instructions for appliances, which slightly affects the score.
Many guests express gratitude for the thoughtful welcome pack and other provisions, which enhance their stay. While these gifts are warmly received, they are a courtesy and may vary.
About this property
Resting with the town renowned for its pies, The Willows can be found sitting in Melton Mowbray, in walking distance of all of its excitement, Melton is also the Rural Captial of food and a traditional English town. An impressive property perfect for a celebratory family getaway in Leicestershire, it offers all you could need for a week-long stay. Enter into the enchanting kitchen/diner, with plenty of space for the whole group to gather around the table and toast to your celebrations, the galley-style kitchen offering all the appliances you could need for a week-long stay, even a dishwasher and washer/dryer for your convenience!
Carry your conversations through to the sitting room, a stylish array of white sofas and bright blue armchair to accompany where you can spend time watching television when you're not exploring the local area, or spend a quiet moment to yourself within the snug where a warming woodburning stove awaits you to unwind on the plush purple sofa with a good book in hand. The wonder of the property continues outside, with the rear multi-level garden boasting both a lawn and patio area where you can unwind with a refreshing beverage, or take a dip in the hot tub for the ultimate relaxing experience.
Moving back inside you can find a handy cloakroom on the ground floor, while up the stairs you can find both a bathroom and shower room, giving you plenty of space to prepare for your day each morning. Also on the first floor rest the three beautiful bedrooms, consisting of a king-size with its own television, a double and bunk beds, the cottage provides a flexible sleeping arrangement as well as the benefit of ample storage space for all of your holiday luggage. Explore the local town of Melton Mowbray, being sure to sample one of its delicious pies in one of the many local shops on offer, with plenty of opportunities to pick up any essentials for your family-favourite meals back at the cottage too, or indulge in a dining experience at one of the eateries in town, with a range of pubs, cafés and restaurants to choose between, Anne of Cleves, being a 14th century pub once home to monks being a particular wonder worth visiting.
Marvel at the largest and finest church in Leicestershire, St Mary's before visiting the Melton Carnegie Museum to learn more about the enticing history of the town. Melton Country Park is worth visiting for the perfect picnic spot, with its sensory garden and nature trails too, while the Twinlakes Theme Park is sure to be a firm favourite if you're travelling with little ones. The Melton Mowbray Food Festival can be found taking place on the first weekend of October where you can sample the very best local produce, while you can also find quaint markets and an Antiques and Collectors’ Fair in the town too.
Visit Rutland Water with its wide range of activities including fishing, an aquapark, mini golf, open water swimming and its 140 metres of sandy shoreline where you can kick back and relax, or venture out to the surrounding cities of Leicester or Nottingham for wonderful shopping experiences and even more attractions to suit all tastes. The Willows makes a spectacular choice for a memorable holiday to Leicestershire with your loved ones.
Famed for its pies, Melton Mowbray can be found resting within Leicestershire, in the region of the East Midlands. You will find a host of cafés, butchers’, shops and pubs scattered around the town, as well as The Regal Cinema, Melton Theatre and the Melton Carnegie Museum for all your entertainment needs. Visit Rutland Water for a wide variety of watersports, or visit Leicester, Nottingham or Peterborough for even more attractions.
Accommodation
Three bedrooms: 1 x double sleigh bed TV, 1 x small double, 1 x set bunk beds.
Cloakroom with basin and WC.
Family bathroom with roll top bath, handheld shower, basin, bidet and WC.
and a separate walk-in shower room.
Kitchen/diner.
Sitting room.
Snug with woodburning stove
Gas central heating and woodburning stove.
Range cooker with oven and gas hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, dishwasher, washer/dryer, TV and WiFi.
Fuel and power included in rent.
Bed linen and towels included in rent.
Off-road parking for two cars and additional roadside parking.
Rear multi-level lawn and patio with furniture, hot tub and summerhouse.
Two well-behaved pets welcome.
Garden is fully enclosed.
Sorry, no smoking.
Shop 0.3 miles, pub 0.2 miles.
Note: This property requires a Good Housekeeping Bond of £150.
Note: No parties and quiet policy from 10pm to 8am.
Please Note: This property has high speed fibre broadband and both downstairs TV's have a full Virgin Media TV package including Sky Sport.
The property only accepts dogs, thank you.
Please note this property does not accept 1 night bookings.
Nearby points of interest
- Belvoir Castle & The Engine Yard
- Harlaxton Manor
- Rutland Water
- National Space Centre
- Leicester Museum & Art Gallery
- Leicester Museum and Art Gallery
- Grantham Museum
- University of Leicester
- De Montfort University
Reviews (51)
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Jeanette
Instead they slept on the sofa. Both bedrooms are double beds, not one king as advertised and one is a small double. Most of the internal doors need maintenance, as they don't shut unless forced, the one separating the snug and lounge can't be closed as the latch and stop aren't aligned, which meant you couldn't watch TV in the separate rooms due to dogs constantly pushing door open. Toilet cistern in the downstairs toilet takes so long to fill that it was left unflushed most of the time. There are no knives for food preparation only a blunt paring knife and 2 bread knives. So vegetable preparation was tricky. Fridge door need connecting to cupboard door. Had to purchase logs as there was only a small amount provided in the basket and wood store was empty. We did put the brown recycling bin out by 7am as on instructions but bin was not collected although, others on road were. This meant we had to leave a large amount of recycling in kitchen, would be useful to have larger bins as they are only normal size so having the larger ones might help but if they are not collected then unfortunately owner is never going to catch up with waste. We understand this is not the owners fault. Air source heat pump, which, along with everything else, had no instructions on how to use it. Not gas central heating as advertised. Owner was very good with responding on how to use it as house was cold initially. House really needs an instruction booklet. Now on to the positives: House was clean and garden was lovely, beds were comfortable and bedding was really nice quality, house is beautifully thought out and very homely. The hot tub was amazing, although I only got out there once due to having to go and purchase a swimming costume
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Lisa
It was well equipped and wonderfully clean. The welcome pack was a really nice touch too. We will be back!
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Angela
Very nice welcome pack. Great enclosed garden