Pilot's Cottage

Reviews (3)

• Jodi

  The cottage is beautiful but tiny. It does state its for 1-2 people so not a criticism, but its much smaller than i thought it would be. The listing stated it had a secure back yard, but when we arrived the fence was knocked down. When i messaged the landlord, they said they were aware of it and it was from the wind. They said they could come the enxt day to fix it but that they live an hour and a half away, which i felt bad about so i got someone from the village to fix it for me instead. I think the listing should of stated the fence was broke as it was known before we got there and we only booked it due to the secure yard for our dog. We had a lot of issues with the doors in the property. Every single key lock in that property (front door has 1 key lock and back door is a barn door so one key lock on top and one key lock on bottom) is so incredibly stiff that at times it took us over 5 minutes to lock it/unlock it. I am a 30yo healthy female and my partner is a strong and healthy 28yo male. There was times i tried for ages to lock or unlock and couldn't, so askedmy partner and he couldn't, literally there was times we went to walk the dog on the evening or night round the village and one of us would go and one stay to avoid having to lock and unlock the door. One day we went to go out and i was on the bottom step as my partner was at the front door. It took that long that i sat down and my partner stated that if there was a fire in the property we would be in trouble, which to be honest was true at times. The back door was very stiff even when unlocked, and sometimes made us think it was locked when it wasnt, the top corner on the left got very very stuck, so we had to push that corner when opening the door to unstick it. The shower was on a water timer that we couldn't find and it went cold incredibly quickly and in the mornings the water was already cold after doing breakfast dishes so we did actually have a couple of cold showers. The drawers unit in the bedroom dont open and close properly without really working them into place so we jsut put stuff on the top rather than in the actual drawers themselves. The kitchen has no cupboards/storage for food and the only cupboards there is, are full to the brim with cups and mugs which felt a waste of space considering it only fits 1-2 people staying there and there is so little worktop space and absolutely no food storage which then takes up what little counter space there is. I feel like its a beautiful gorgeous cottage and is close to perfect if you dont need much space, but it needs new drawers in the bedroom, new locks on the doors, the back door needs to be fitted better to stop catching so much, and the kitchen needs decluttering and organising so that there is more useful space. A light outside the front door would be useful too as its hard enough to open the lock without doing it in the pitch black and the shower timer wherever it is, should be on for 30 mins morning, 30 mins midday and 30 mins evening so the water is always warm without using much gas. It would not take long at all to perfect this cottage, and then it would be a 10 out of 10 for me but as it stands i felt it was way too expensive for the size of it especially with the annoyances that we had and tbh i would not return and would not suggest anyone go on their own or if they arent stronger than a 28yo healthy man because they genuinely would struggle to get in and out with those locks. I feel bad for the feedback but i am only trying to be constructive. It is gorgeous, and if the doors/locks were fixed and water timer was on more conveniently through the day, and there was even one cupboard for food, it would of been small but perfect and i would of given it a 9 out of 10

• Jodi

  The cottage is beautiful but tiny. It does state its for 1-2 people so not a criticism, but its much smaller than i thought it would be. The listing stated it had a secure back yard, but when we arrived the fence was knocked down. When i messaged the landlord, they said they were aware of it and it was from the wind. They said they could come the enxt day to fix it but that they live an hour and a half away, which i felt bad about so i got someone from the village to fix it for me instead. I think the listing should of stated the fence was broke as it was known before we got there and we only booked it due to the secure yard for our dog. We had a lot of issues with the doors in the property. Every single key lock in that property (front door has 1 key lock and back door is a barn door so one key lock on top and one key lock on bottom) is so incredibly stiff that at times it took us over 5 minutes to lock it/unlock it. I am a 30yo healthy female and my partner is a strong and healthy 28yo male. There was times i tried for ages to lock or unlock and couldn't, so askedmy partner and he couldn't, literally there was times we went to walk the dog on the evening or night round the village and one of us would go and one stay to avoid having to lock and unlock the door. One day we went to go out and i was on the bottom step as my partner was at the front door. It took that long that i sat down and my partner stated that if there was a fire in the property we would be in trouble, which to be honest was true at times. The back door was very stiff even when unlocked, and sometimes made us think it was locked when it wasnt, the top corner on the left got very very stuck, so we had to push that corner when opening the door to unstick it. The shower was on a water timer that we couldn't find and it went cold incredibly quickly and in the mornings the water was already cold after doing breakfast dishes so we did actually have a couple of cold showers. The drawers unit in the bedroom dont open and close properly without really working them into place so we jsut put stuff on the top rather than in the actual drawers themselves. The kitchen has no cupboards/storage for food and the only cupboards there is, are full to the brim with cups and mugs which felt a waste of space considering it only fits 1-2 people staying there and there is so little worktop space and absolutely no food storage which then takes up what little counter space there is. I feel like its a beautiful gorgeous cottage and is close to perfect if you dont need much space, but it needs new drawers in the bedroom, new locks on the doors, the back door needs to be fitted better to stop catching so much, and the kitchen needs decluttering and organising so that there is more useful space. A light outside the front door would be useful too as its hard enough to open the lock without doing it in the pitch black and the shower timer wherever it is, should be on for 30 mins morning, 30 mins midday and 30 mins evening so the water is always warm without using much gas. It would not take long at all to perfect this cottage, and then it would be a 10 out of 10 for me but as it stands i felt it was way too expensive for the size of it especially with the annoyances that we had and tbh i would not return and would not suggest anyone go on their own or if they arent stronger than a 28yo healthy man because they genuinely would struggle to get in and out with those locks. I feel bad for the feedback but i am only trying to be constructive. It is gorgeous, and if the doors/locks were fixed and water timer was on more conveniently through the day, and there was even one cupboard for food, it would of been small but perfect and i would of given it a 9 out of 10

• Sarah

  My son and I had such a lovely stay and would highly recommend.