“We booked our week at Ty Haf back in November 2019 - for our holiday in July 2020.”
At the time of booking, we had read the feedback that others had left. Further feedback was left by another visitor in February 2020 who made it seem as though the garden wasn't fully enclosed, which was something that was very important to us, having a nervous dog. I contacted Lisa and asked for more information about the garden and she happily sent photos and confirmed that the space was enclosed and would be safe for our dog, which it certainly was, having a medium sized dog. If we had a very small dog, possibly it would have been less secure.
Having seen the feedback from others about their welcome hamper, we did feel as though perhaps we were not as important as previous guests had been, as there was not even a note of the wi-fi code in the property when we arrived. Not that we particularly wanted or needed any kind of gift, but having read that other people had received and enjoyed some fresh flowers, or a bottle of wine, it did make me wonder why were treated differently. Lisa and I had been in touch by WhatsApp, so when I messaged to ask for the code, she promptly responded with the code.
The cottage, situated on a quiet and well maintained caravan park, was perfectly adequate for our needs. The garden really exceeded our expectations, and the hot tub was a lovely treat, clean and nicely positioned.
The geographical location was ideal for visiting various places such as Borth Beach, Aberystwyth, the Mawddach cycle trail, local castles and even down to the Brecon Beacons.
A couple of things that I would like to have known before arrival, for example, would have been that there were not many kitchen utensils; there were two knives, a bread knife and a small knife, so when I had a pizza to cut, I wished I had brought some more items from home. Also, having used the hot tub, we had wet swimwear, damp hot tub towels, as well as bath towels from the shower. Whilst there was a heated towel rail, there was nowhere else to hang these things to dry (as outside there was a bit of drizzle most days), so I did end up buying a collapsible clothes airer, which I would have brought from home had I known. Also, I hadn't imagined that the fridge would be so small, being used to a large fridge freezer at home. So having arranged online groceries to be delivered, to avoid congesting shops during our visit in the current Covid situation, it was a little bit of struggle to fit it all in! But none of this spoilt the holiday, and hopefully if you read my feedback before you go, you won't make the same assumptions / mistakes that I did!
The only negative feedback I have about the cottage is that there are no blinds on the ceiling light windows, which meant that the bedrooms got light very early in the morning (as we stayed in July). I managed to improvise a solution, but blinds on these windows would have been really handy.
