Mill Cottage

25 Customer Reviews

• "Our second visit to Mill Cottage as we feel like it is home from home."

  Owner very accommodating and makes sure we have all that we need for a very pleasant stay. Cottage is situated in an ideal place for touring North Wales, or there’s lots of walks and history to explore quite locally.

  Reviewed by Mrs Charlotte5.0★Oct 2024

• "Terrific little cottage, with absolutely everything you need."

  Perfectly located for getting to: a wide range of both ‘big’ and ‘little’ railways and the Oakley Arms for delicious suppers.

  Reviewed by Karen5.0★Oct 2024

• "The cottage is sweet."

  Everything you need. The garden could do with some love. We were hoping that the fire pit was there as there is one showing in the photo. But we couldn't find one. The road was very busy and noisy.

  Reviewed by Jacky3.4★Jul 2024

• "What a fantastic place,everything you could possibly need is provide for ."

  Luxurious bathroom,original beams,slate flooring throughout. Extensive garden to the side overlooking the hills ,what more could you ask for .We have been before and I cant wait to come back .Close to 2 really good pubs serving great local food.Easy access to every where ,mountain ,beach and many villages. No where else like it .Thankyou to the very kind and generous host ,you are of a kind .

  Reviewed by Angela5.0★Jun 2024

• "Enjoyed our stay."

  Everything we needed supplied. Owner couldn't do enough to make sure we had all we needed and to make us feel welcome. Cottage next to a busy road but traffic noise not a problem, and it's ideally placed for touring North Wales. We would certainly visit again.

  Reviewed by Mrs Charlotte5.0★Jun 2024

• "Nice rough and ready cottage style property but the location map is misleading."

  This property is 6ft from the busy A487. Lots of traffic noise.

  Reviewed by Chris2.8★May 2024

• "Positives - spacious, quirky, loads of crockery, surprisingly quiet, lovely to have a wood burner, the main bedroom was nice & warm, big bathroom which heated up nicely once the heater was on, and a very unusual tiered garden."

  Negatives - the cottage is heated by a mixture of night storage and electric heaters. The latter weren’t on, and one of the night storage heaters doesn’t work at all (upstairs hallway) so it was a freezing arrival and took half a day to warm up. Overall the cottage felt like it needed a seriously deep clean. There was sand / grit on the double bed and throw at the end of the bed which was really miserable to encounter. Apart from the lounge which was lovely, it all felt pretty dated and like it needed some proper care / redecoration. The area just outside the front door was really messy too. Such a shame as I’m sure it’s been lovely, and could be again, but I think the cold / dirty start really impacted the stay.

  Reviewed by Andrea2.5★Feb 2024

• "This place is full of character with wood burners and provisions for using them in both lounge and kitchen."

  This was a delightful place to stay. The facilities provided were excellent, kitchen very well kitted out, lounge very much a home from home, bedrooms spacious and a huge bathroom with more towels than we could ever use. The WIFI was much appreciated. Upon arrival we thought noise from the busy road may be a issue but once inside this turned out not to be the case and neither watching TV or sleeping were a problem. The location was ideal for us with good walking for our little dog very close by, Porthmadog 10 minutes drive down the road for supermarket shops and plenty of places for a day out close by. Despite more than our fair share of rain we did get one sunny evening to enjoy a glass of wine and the view from up the garden. Sadly our stay was cut short by a couple of days as the lounge end up 20mm deep in water after torrential over night rain. The response of both Sykes and the owner to the unfortunate event was swift and appreciated. We have been to this area of North Wales for the last 6 years and will be returning again, hopefully to Mill Cottage.

  Reviewed by Alan5.0★Jul 2023

• "Lovely location with walks from the doorstep."

  The cottage was lovely for our holiday and the road was at least quiet during the night-time. The cottage was well equipped and warm (great after a damp walk) and we certainly enjoyed seeing the lesser horseshoe bats in the evenings. OK we found the mattress on the bed a little soft but that is a personal thing. There were plenty of places to visit within a short distance and catching the Ffestiniog railway from Plas halt proved successful. We would certainly like to return as we had a lovely stay.

  Reviewed by Heather4.7★Jun 2023

• "The cottage is very well situated."

  Within easy reach of a lot of what North Wales has to offer. It is a very old building with lots of quirky details. The neighbours were really nice and wanted to pass the time of day. Parking was easy, being able to tuck the car out of the way against the building. The busy main road it is situated on, was a bit intrusive, but most of the traffic disappeared about 7pm and the cottage became a quiet haven. As we were out all day, this didn't really affect us. The weather has been amazing and so enhanced our stay at Mill Cottage.

  Thank you for your lovely feedback,glad you enjoyed your time in Wales. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Graham5.0★May 2023

• "Lovely cottage with everything we needed, a bit noisy being on a main road but you can't do anything about that."

  Nice walks around and a good pub that does good food and ale within walking distance.

  Thank you for the lovely feedback, Property Owner

  Reviewed by Adey5.0★Feb 2023

• "One of the most dog friendly cottages you will ever stay in, this is a sympathetic restoration of an important historic mill on the edge of the Tan y Bwlch estate."

  The terraced gardens are secluded, well maintained, lovely and typical of the area with camellias starting to bloom in January, backing onto fields and woods. There is ample off road parking to the front of the cottage and we found it easy to get in and out although this road is the busy main road into Porthmadog. We weren't disturbed in the least by traffic noise, the stone walls of the cottage are very thick! We found the cottage warm and cosy with the log burner in action- wood was provided, and it lasted us all week. The night storage heaters kicked in effectively during the night so that the cottage was warm in the mornings. The bathroom is clearly newly refurbished and well equipped with a rain shower as well as a bath. The kitchen has everything you could want to make full meals including a microwave and a Nespresso machine with pods included. In fact, we have rarely experienced such generosity from a host who left us wine, condiments in the cupboard, Yorkshire teabags and treats for the dog. A soft dog bed next to the fire made our greyhound very happy. We were very comfortable in the large bedroom with its double iron bedstead and extensive wardrobes, and our daughter was similarly happy with her single bed in the smaller bedroom. Mill Cottage is a short walk away from the Oakeley Arms where the food is good and the bar is dog friendly, you can get straight into walks through deep woodland on the estate and catch a ride behind a steam engine on the narrow gauge Ffestiniog Railway from Tan y Bwlch station up in the woods. Mill Cottage is clearly the owner's pride and joy and we would love to stay there again.

  Thank you so much for a beautiful feedback, This makes it worthwhile. You are more than welcome to return. Property Owner

  Reviewed by David5.0★Jan 2023

• "This was a lovely cosy property."

  It is nicely appointed, especially with the availability of various consumable items that are often not available in holiday lets, and helped made the short stay even nicer. There were some nice treats left for us and our two dogs, which was a delightful surprise. The properly is nicely located for the local beach and for Snowdonia National Park.

  Thank you so much for the lovely feedback. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Martin5.0★Dec 2022

• "Absolutely wonderful little cottage."

  Such a pity the road is right there, not much can be done about that ! Other than the drivers coming though fast, we had a wonderful time and really appreciated how welcome dogs are made with the bed and feed bowls.

  chuffed you enjoyed it.were in the process of purchasing the field behind so parking would be a lot better also great for the dogs. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Lewis4.7★Oct 2022

• "Mill cottage is beautiful."

  Perfect spot for all north wales and snowdonia have to offer. Kitchen had everything you needed. Loads of wood for fire although we had fab weather so didn’t need it. Lovely touches such as big comfy dog bed and brand new toys for dog. We will be coming back in the Winter with our new puppy due in November so we can enjoy again.

  Thank you for the lovely feedback. well chuffed nice to know its being enjoyed i will be revamping the cottage the begging of November. so i hope you will like the updates . Property Owner

  Reviewed by Rosario5.0★Sep 2022

• "Had a fantastic week the cottage feels really authentic and comfortable."

  So well kitted out everything you need was so pleased with the whole experience. We slept very well indeed and even though it is on main road the dog could go out into the little courtyard at the back perfectly safe. We would definitely book this cottage again thank you for all the effort you made.

  Thank you for the lovely feedback well chuffed . loads of updates coming. but keeping it in tune with the cottage. Thank you again. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Dee5.0★Sep 2022

• "The cottage is clean and well equipped but feel that the sofa and double mattress need replacing to make for a much more comfortable stay."

  We have stay at a few Sykes cottages and feel this is not quite up to the standard of the others.

  Thank you for leaving a review. We are surprise to read your comments as the mattress is actually brand new, and the sofa is only 9 months old, however we appreciate that comfort is subjective. Thank you again Property Owner

  Reviewed by Anne3.1★Jun 2022

• "Lovely cottage with a lot of character Except it’s just on a busy road"

  Reviewed by Raj4.1★May 2022

• "Mill cottage was very well equipped with everything we needed and the owner was very generous with his welcome gifts."

  The location for touring North Wales is excellent. Upstairs in the cottage was perfect but the only thing to let it down on the ground floor was the large rug in the dinning room which was very dirty and either needed replacing or a good clean. I appreciate it is in a position where it gets well used but nevertheless it should be clean. The garden is lovely but the side nearest the road could be fenced better. We never felt safe to let our dog off the lead but apart those two things Mill cottage is perfect.

  Reviewed by Jane4.4★May 2022

• "We had a lovely stay at Mill Cottage."

  Very cosy with everything you could need for a short stay. The bed was comfy and plenty of hot water for much needed soaks after long walks. They even supplied dog bowls and a dog bed and blanket which was a nice touch. The road was quite noisy but we expected that from the listing info but it didn't bother us as we were out all day.

  thank you so much for your lovely feedback, we do try to accommodate people as much aa we can well chuffed you liked it. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Sarah4.7★May 2022

• "The cottage had everything we needed and was very comfortable."

  It was very central for getting to local attractions.

  Thank you for the lovely feedback, we're chuffed you enjoyed it. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Pauline5.0★Apr 2022

• "The owner couldn’t do enough for you the cottage is perfect ideal location for ..."

  The owner couldn’t do enough for you the cottage is perfect ideal location for visiting surrounding area loved everything about it will definitely be returning perfect in every way

  Thank you so much for the lovely feedback, pleasure meeting you all. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Beryl5.0★Mar 2022

• "We loved the cottage and being close to the Oakley Arms Hotel who also do fantastic Sunday carvery - make sure you book in advance."

  The surrounding area was perfect and stunning with plenty of places to visit without too long a drive. We felt that the cottage could have been cleaner eg there was coal dust on the banister and we felt the need to use the Henry on our first full day. The oven could also have been cleaner. The mattress probably needs replacing as the boings of the springs could be heard when settling on the bed. There was a regular disturbing almost spooky banging throughout the nights which interrupted our sleep. It sounded like a door swinging in the wind and my husband checked round the cottage in the daylight but couldn’t find the cause. Not for the faint hearted! That said we really enjoyed our stay and would certainly look to book again

  Have ordered mattresses arriving end of February, im shocked about the cleaning side, i will get a new cleaner in, thank you for feedback, this is new to us so i will be taking in your feedback asap. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Susanne3.1★Feb 2022

• "Pro's- The cottage had a lovely welcome pack on arrival."

  Everything you require in the kitchen(minus a potato masher) plus extras. Very well thought out. Plenty of coal and wood for the fire

  Reviewed by Stacey3.8★Jan 2022

• "Lovely, clean and comfortable cottage which had everything you could want and need."

  Loved our stay and would highly recommend it. Also appreciated the welcome gifts for us and the dog. A really nice touch that we all enjoyed. We would definitely go back again. Thanks.

  Thank you for feedback, its our first try at this so were chuffed with your opinion. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Joanne5.0★Dec 2021

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