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Self Catering Property Reviews for Ghyll Bank Bungalow

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Ghyll Bank Bungalow, Ghyl Bank, Staveley, Cumbria, LA8 9QX

Description of the cottage holiday

Find Ghyll Bank Bungalow reviews in Staveley, details for Ghyll Bank Bungalow bookings and facilities. Ghyll Bank Bungalow accepts pets, is child friendly and this holiday home is non smoking with linen provided and towels not provided.

Best Features

Sleeps: from 1 to 3

Pets: Yes

Contact Details

Contact Name: Sykes Cottages

Telephone: 01244 746200

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Recommended?   Date of visit: 07/2022
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Ghyll Bank Bungalow is a quaint little bungalow located in the hills of Staveley. Access to the property is quite tricky, as the road is single track. There are tractors frequently bombing down the lanes; your reversing skills have to be quite savvy if you?re faced with a tractor coming your way!

The property was small, but the perfect size for us. The carpet was hoovered and the rooms were lovely and tidy, fresh linen on the beds and clean towels ready for our arrival. The overall smell of the house was, well, pungent. There?s mould on the blinds and on the walls in both bedrooms which definitely needs addressing before it becomes dangerous.

In the heat that we?ve experienced this week, the house smelt hazardous when we came back from our walks in the evenings. We tried to air the bungalow as much as possible, we even bought a bottle of ?Febreze? to mask the scent. We also found that the water tasted a little odd too, so we resorted to drinking bottled water.

The shower screen was broken upon arrival, however when the lovely owners came to say ?hello? on our first day, they kindly attempted to fix this for us. It appears as though it had be installed upside down, so unfortunately the fix was only temporary. There was also no bath mat in the bath, which made it very slippy when showering.

We would?ve spent a lot more time outside, however the guests in the larger white house on the site were incredibly noisy and messy (photos attached). Their children ran riot from first thing in the morning until the evening. They left all of their toys, clothes and possessions out on the lawn/drive - a less than desirable sight to say the least! We had to pass this every day when leaving/entering the grounds.

The combination of reckless neighbours and a slightly smelly house weren?t ideal, but all in all, Ghyll Bank Bungalow is a decent base for a short trip!

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Recommended?   Date of visit: 07/2021
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We had a fantastic week at the bungalow, every other property here was also fully booked, still managed to remain a quiet tranquil place to stay. The size of the bungalow was just right for us, it was lovely and clean and the lovely owners were very attentive.

We dropped on for excellent weather where we were able to sit outside a lot of the time, there is a small outside area where you can eat etc. plenty of areas to park up the car safely. I particularly enjoyed watching the birds of prey soaring around the valley. Spectacular views and plenty to visit around the area.

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Recommended?   Date of visit: 09/2019
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We booked for a last minute getaway. Arrived and was very disappointed. We had read reviews, both here & on Sykes web page and decided to give the property the benefit of the doubt.

The neighbouring properties, also rental are in much better shape than the bungalow. My guess is they get more booking and subsequently choose to invest in those properties rather than bring this one up to date.

It was not a case of needing bring up to date solely. It needed a very good clean. There were dirt marks on many of the walls, a huge cobweb in the lounge, a rusty washing machine with mould in the rim can be found in the entry porch. There is no niceties of a welcome tray. The bedrooms are a little damp.

We did not stay, leaving the same evening we arrived & £474 out of pocket. We sent the photographs to Sykes who manage the property who took four days to send to the owner & we are awaiting a refund because the property was not in the condition it was promised to be in.

Disappointed.

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Recommended?  Definitely Date of visit: 06/2016
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The property information is very misleading. The setting is wonderful with fabulous views and access easy to great walks. Thankfully the weather was fantastic so we could be out all day until late evening because the cottage itself was a huge disappointment. Overlooked by two other large holiday lets at full capacity, with eleven cars at one count, all lovely people, but not at all what we had expected. The cottage was dusty, not clean and had an awful smell that we couldn't get rid of. The fixtures and fittings are way past sell by date. Can't understand ho

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Recommended?  Definitely Date of visit: 11/2015
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My partner and I have just come back after spending a long weekend in the bungalow at Ghyll Bank. The piece and quiet we found there was very welcome and inspires us to return for a longer stay in the very near future. We had our dog with us and I'm convinced he enjoyed it just as much as we did. The views of the fells are breathtaking and most memorable.

The owners gave us clear and concise directions to the bungalow and made sure it was nice and warm for our arrival, they even tried to catch us twice to ensure we were ok but unfortunately on this occasion

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Recommended?  Definitely Date of visit: 01/2015
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Just spent Christmas at the bungalow, the views of the fells are fantastic. The bungalow is well fitted out with everything you need including a log store for the fire. the location is ideal for exploring the lakes, Windermere is about 5mls away. The owners called to see us on the first night just to make sure eveything was ok. We will definateley be returning, as the bungalow is located on the fells the walks & views are fantastic.

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