Eastview

The location was great for access to the town, train station and Matlock Bath. I liked the old traditional feel of the cottage with it's sash windows and solid wood doors. I think the cottage would benefit from being made to feel more comfortable, homely and cosy however. The kitchen seemed to be fully stocked with everything that people would need and there were even a couple of cookery books on hand if people wanted a recipe for a lovely meal in. There were even washing tablets for the washing machine and antibacterial wipes for surfaces which was a great little extra and came in handy several times. The biscuits and sweets welcome goodies were a lovely thought but the way but they were dated 2021.

The cottage didn't feel very clean unfortunately. We wanted to sleep in the front bedroom but the open fireplace that had a cupboard door resting over it was full of very thick cobwebs that have been there for a long time. This made me feel itchy and uncomfortable at the thought of that and the spiders that may have come out of it during our stay. It just needs blocking off at bottom of chimney level to prevent this. There was a thick cobweb behind the dressing table in the striped bedroom and I would think possibly the same in the other bedroom. There was also a dead butterfly where the window latch was in the bathroom. My socks were filthy in a matter of minutes off the floors and the bathmat was soaking upon arrival - assuming this was washed rather than soaked by a previous guest? Had to use antibacterial wipes on the parts of the washing up rack that we were using so that it felt clean enough to stand washed items on. Heating wise, the towel rail didn't heat up but the owner was aware of this but we were unable to arrange a plumber visit while we were there. The radiator in the striped bedroom is also temperamental - it wouldn't come on the first night, it came on for a bit the second night, and wouldn't come on again the third night that we wanted heat. I felt quite cold at times. The only other thing that I would change is the shower. It's really awkward to use due to its location and the way the 2 screens fold around you in the bath restrict your movement and space. I didn't feel safe in it that way so put the shower on low pressure and left the screens open. I'm just an average sized person but I think a larger person would struggle a lot. I think that a shower rail and curtain would be a much safer and cheaper option going forwards - especially as the shower door to the right has started to come away at the frame which did let water leak out.

Lovely property in a great location. Very clean, tidy and presented exceptionally well, Garage.

Pillows.

Bed terrible mattres - no fans in any room and it was 33 degrees that day .garage full of debris

Excellent location for easy access into Matlock, spacious house and rooms. Great extras such as games, DVD’s and books.

We found the fact that we had to strip all the beds, empty dishwasher, and clean on day of departure all before 10am checkout a little excessive, now that “covid times” aren’t as present we didn’t expect to still have to do these kind of extras, we felt a checkout time of 11am would have been more acceptable with asking to do these things. General cleanliness of the house was ok, the kitchen felt a little grubby- lots of dirt/stains on the walls/ cupboards and the floor. The late check in and early checkout was a little disappointing.

Fairly good location and fab pub who were very helpful - the duke

Cobwebs - no lightbulbs in two of bedrooms for main lights - 1 toilet which didn’t seem to drain properly as the bath didn’t - couldn’t find enough or any serving bowls for dinner - couldn’t park outside property had a VW van wouldn’t fit in garage and doubt a car would unless you had a mini ! Had to park at pub and ask landlord who was very accommodating fortunately - but meant had to unload outside next doors drive who clearly do not want visitors parking their (understandable) garden was a lot smaller with no sun at all - over all disappointed

Good space, kitchen and separate dining room, well appointed with kitchen equipment. Thanks for all the instruction booklets and the access to streaming services on the TV.

Visitors need to aware that the garage is only suitable for small cars, and on-street parking is quite a way away up a hill. Exiting the garage can also be a challenge due to the blind corner. The entrance hall was a bit grubby.

Loved every moment ❤

it’s was lovely

we arrived door code was wrong and the cleaners had been , bed sheets still in the bath. however they did sort it out for us eventually.