Ms Halliday - verified booking

" It is well presented overall, with extensive views from all sides across neighbouring farmland and having access to the grounds to have dog walks from the door was a real advantage in unpredictable weather. A little basket with dog toys was a nice gesture and bread, milk and wine had been left for us, which was kind, though we had no visitors book in which to leave a thank you. Visitors do need to be aware of the very close proximity of the main A47. The location is good for access to Stamford, well worth a visit for its beautiful architecture and assorted pubs and retail outlets. Also for visiting Barrowden and the delightful community run village store and friendly Exeter Arms. Fineshade woods has good circular forestry walks - all 2 miles plus - and a very nice cafe on site. What could have been even better? The shower is very weak & a freestanding bath in the lovely top floor bathroom would be SO much nicer! The 'well equipped' kitchen does lack a range of pans if you want to cook at home and the integrated fridge door requires attention as it was hard to keep closed. The Wifi is intermittent as described but ok, however the TV more often than not was unusable through persistent interference to the signal. With the owners parking immediately under the sitting room window it would have been really nice to have some blinds or curtains to offer a bit more privacy on the ground floor. "

Mr Mcfadden - verified booking

" Could only get it to 17 deg C. Eventually we found an electric heater hidden behind an armchair ! This boosted the temperature to 22 deg C or more. The downstairs loo needs a radiator as this room is like a fridge. Insufficient kitchen tools in drawers. Eg No draining spoon or colander. No cupboard to put food and what is a mouse trap doing in a drawer ! Glasses in cupboard were a mixture of random types. Only ones that matched more than two of any style were champagne flutes. The downstairs is very dated and the fabric sofa is not very comfortable and seen better days. We expected much more from the downstairs if you compare other places with a similar price. The upstairs was cosy and the bed/ bedding were comfortable and we slept ok. The shower however needs updating and a pump installed to improve the water flow which is poor. Overall we would score the property 7/10. The location was lovely and it was such a novelty staying in a windmill. One last comment we just remembered. On arrival we had trouble finding the key safe as no instructions were provided where it was located. Eventually we had to ask the owners in the adjacent house where the key safe was as it was located some distance from the front door under the eaves. Also they should recommend bringing a torch to see the numbers on the key safe if arriving in the dark. We still had a lovely time. "

Mr Toon - verified booking

"The windows on the ground floor and first floor don’t open, which makes that you don’t have fresh air on these floors during your holiday. There’s also no system to keep the windows open, you have to put an object in between to keep them open. The water facilities at the windmill are not sufficient to meet long periods of dry weather. The shower was not working properly, it was either too hot or too cold and kept changing temperature. The toilet on the ground floor smells all the time, which is really uncomfortable since it’s next to the living room and kitchen. The cottage was not sufficiently cleaned from insects and cob webs before our arrival. The shower was not clean and was not draining properly. The big plus about this cottage are the 3 big fields which you can use to play on. XXX OWNER RESPONSE XXX Thank you for your feedback and we do make every attempt to ensure all our guest's stays are comfortable as this is very important to us. Due to a 'main water pipe that serves the village ' leaking the water pressure was reduced by the water board which did effect the Watermill. We did offer our own home to you for showers during the 12 hour issue which you accepted along with the bottled water that we provided for you. The exceptionally hot weather did bring with it a number of insects and on your request we did have the hay field cut for your children to play on which did produce a number of flying ants."

Mr Toon - verified booking

"There’s also no system to keep the windows open, you have to put an object in between to keep them open. The water facilities at the windmill are not sufficient to meet long periods of dry weather. The shower was not working properly, it was either too hot or too cold and kept changing temperature. The toilet on the ground floor smells all the time, which is really uncomfortable since it’s next to the living room and kitchen. The cottage was not sufficiently cleaned from insects and cob webs before our arrival. The shower was not clean and was not draining properly. The big plus about this cottage are the 3 big fields which you can use to play on. XXX OWNER RESPONSE XXX Thank you for your feedback and we do make every attempt to ensure all our guest's stays are comfortable as this is very important to us. Due to a 'main water pipe that serves the village ' leaking the water pressure was reduced by the water board which did effect the Watermill. We did offer our own home to you for showers during the 12 hour issue which you accepted along with the bottled water that we provided for you. The exceptionally hot weather did bring with it a number of insects and on your request we did have the hay field cut for your children to play on which did produce a number of flying ants."

Mrs MavilleMrs Maville - verified booking

"We love the cosy feel of the place. It really does feel like a home from home. It is nicely finished and well equipped. This is a lovely part of the world. It's great for people with dogs, and there are some fabulous walks, especially good for off-lead dog walking. I would recommend visiting the Tourist Board in Oakham, as they have some great circular walks of the local areas, with lovely open countryside, and few livestock (particularly appealing when you have dogs!)We had a great time there for a week. The cottage itself was cosy and very well equipped. We took our two Irish setters who seemed very happy - plenty of good dog walks. If you are after off-lead dog walking we would recommend parking at Barnsdale car park (Rutland Water) and there is a decent section where dogs are allowed off lead. The other good place for allowing dogs to run free was Fineshade Wood. It's a lovely part of the world. We would definitely recommend an evening meal at Barnsdale Lodge - food delicious and atmosphere fabulous. We will be back!"