“This is a nice little terraced cottage near the centre of Keswick, so very convenient.”
It is well presented, comfortable, clean, and adequately equipped. Being so small, there is not much space for any extras, e.g. nowhere to put food supplies, so we kept stuff in a box on the floor. The fridge is very small too. Upstairs, the bedroom is supplied with drawers & a wardrobe & a comfortable bed. The bathroom is lovely, but would be improved with shelves for personal belongings. I would not recommend this cottage for elderly people like ourselves as the stairs are very steep, and close to the bedroom & bathroom doors. My 84 year old husband fell down them in the dark trying to go to the bathroom in the night and was quite badly injured. I would suggest the owners should fix a stair gate at the top, and this situation should be mentioned in the details given about the cottage. The television is very complicated to use, it took us about 10 minutes to find the news programme we wanted each time, by which time we had missed the headlines! We left a day early as my husband was unwell after his fall.
Thank you for your high score Mrs R. I'm sorry that your husband had an accident and I hope he's now fully recovered. We have taken onboard your comments and will discuss with Lakes Cottages the need to include information on the stairs (and perhaps a photograph) in the details provided about the cottage. It is very old and all the cottages in the row have the same type of staircase. Your other points - the fridge is a standard size, so I'm sorry if you felt it was too small and that the food storage space was inadequate. The TV can be somewhat temperamental - the joys of being amongst the hills in a very popular town. We have tried to provide clear instructions but will check them again when we next visit. We hope you will visit Keswick again in the future and possibly stay in a more suitable cottage. Kind regards, the owners.
Property Owner