Cava, 8 Lodge Gardens, Pondwell Hill, Seaview, Isle of Wight, PO33 1PX

We have just returned from a wonderful week at Cava Lodge which is situated within The Vineyard, a lovely small quiet pet-free park for adults only. The park consists of 9 eco-lodges and 2 shepherd huts.

Check-in was contactless with a key safe (we were given the combination a few days before).

Access to the park is through the car park for the Mermaid Gin Distillery (The Wishing Well pub). Some lodges at parking adjacent, however not all (including Cava) however this was not an issue as you could park outside to unload and then leave your car in The Vineyard car park by the entrance (no distance at all and in sight from the lodge).

The lodge is described as luxury - and it certainly is. It is decorated and furnished to a very high standard with comfortable good quality furnishings. The kitchen is well equipped with everything needed for a self-catering holiday including dishwasher, washing machine, microwave and full size oven. Unfortunately it only has a small fridge with an icebox freezer (ideally this could have been bigger). A nice touch was the complimentary starter pack of dishwasher tablets, washing tablets, washing up liquid and the welcome pack of milk, small pats of butter, shortbread biscuits, jams and tea and coffee sachets.

This lodge comprises of an open plan kitchen/dining/living area (good use of space) and two bedrooms directly from each end so no wasted space with hallways. Each bedroom (one double, one twin) has its own en-suite shower, toilet and hand basin.

There are two outside seating areas. The one to the front (which gets early morning and late afternoon/evening sun) overlooks the park and has a table, 4 chairs and parasol. The one to the rear also has a table and 4 chairs along with a hot tub and a small grassed garden area.

There is an information folder in the lodge which contains a contact number should you have any issues (we had a minor issue with the hot tub one evening and it was fixed the next day and our text message was responded to within a few minutes).

There are no facilities at the park which suited us perfectly as we like the peace and quiet. However there is a Tesco Extra a five minute drive away and more importantly the gin distillery a minutes walk up the pathway(!!) which is well worth a visit, not just for the gin, but for their well stocked bar with local beers (Goddards), their good food menu and lovely outside terrace area at the rear overlooking the vineyard and fields.

We would not hesitate to return - in fact we want to return sometime in the future. A fantastic holiday.