- Ms Flower, September 2018 - verified booking

"It is probably fine for young couples staying for a week or less and eating out a lot but she rented the cottage for a month and was catering for herself most of the time. She found some basic kitchen equipment was missing but as I live only 30 miles away and visited quite often I was able to provide these. The kitchen has a decent size fridge freezer and a dishwasher so it is strange some kitchen essentials are missing. We became aware having booked the cottage that the only facility for eating were kitchen stools and the kitchen worksurface. The kitchen is small so this I would think might pose a problem and assume a lot of visitors eat off their laps side by side as there is only a very small sofa and a narrow window seat, no extra chair. There is a very large padded heart shaped stool(!) but I would think an extra chair would be more suitable. We solved the lack of a table problem by putting in a small table and two fold up chairs which fitted in the space at the end of the sofa adjacent to the kitchen wall. Other facilities such as in the bathroom were good and the cottage was spotlessly clean. I used to own a holiday cottage and I am comparing the equipment and extras I provided with that at Lisa's Cottage and sorry to say I provided much more. I am sure Lisa's cottage is fine as a base when visiting in the area and not planning to do much in the way of self catering. But if visiting by car it can be a bit of a problem finding a nearby parking space."

Barbara - verified booking

"Rear yard cobbles - covered in green moss type plant, table set near bins, empty plant pots and an overgrown tree blocks any sunlight. No way could you relax there. Entry to house grim, needs painting. All woodwork in house badly chipped and grubby, except bathroom. Living room furniture is far too large, leaving at most a 12 inch walkway around it. Worst room is the Kitchen. Huge fridge freezer takes up all space. Dining table and chairs siting is dangerous, being 6 inch’s from the cooker. There is no way that 4 people could be comfortable in this house. You cannot shower without wetting the floor - there’s no curtain. The bath is tiny with no grab rail or hand hold on one side. It’s really difficult to get of! Towels and bedding are well worn and faded. I accept that style is entirely subjective and therefore make no comment. The house was very clean."

Joanne - verified booking

"Great location just a few minutes walk from the river and centre of Kendal. Round the corner from train station. Lovely little cottage but bit small for a family of 4. Bedrooms are good size but living room/kitchen is a squeeze for more than 2/3 people. Lots of kitchen equipment, utensils etc as well as a washing machine. Smaller fridge would be adequate. Very warm and hardly needed heating/fire on. Little patio area but not secure and my dog ended up next door a few times. Luckily the neighbours were fine. Parking is an issue when arriving/departing carrying cases/bags etc as nothing outside the cottage and had to park a street or 2 away."

John - verified booking

"For January the cottage was very cosy and warm with the heating set at just the right temperature which made for a pleasant and comfortable stay. The cottage was extremely clean and was fairly well equipped, even an undercover washing line which proved useful in the rain. The town, corner shop, museum etc were all in walking distance too. There was no noise from the road at all. The only noise was on the Saturday night from the pub across the road from the front bedroom and a goose over the wall from the back bedroom. The only criticism was that there was no WiFi but the pub had free WiFi that could be used."

DOUGLAS - verified booking

"A nice terraced house opposite the pub, local shops, restaurants etc within 5 min walk. Lacking in character and charm inside the cottage, furniture which is too large,too modern and not as cosy as expected. The kitchen is well equipped again with furniture which is too large making it difficult to get to the oven, an enormous fridge freezer which is again too big for the room. The biggest thing missing is a shower, or even a hook for the shower handle over the bath . The bed was nice and comfy, and the house nice and warm even as it was very cold outside with lots of snow."