The Saltbox

5 Customer Reviews

• "Firstly I would like to mention that the hostess of ‘The Saltbox’ was very kind and helpful."

  However I do think we would like to mention a few things with regards to the house we stayed in (for 7 days) this past week as we don’t understand how it has an ‘outstanding’ rating. We arrrived later in the evening, as we have mentioned to the hostess. We should have received the key code the day before but never did. The hostess apparently did sent it via Sykes Cottages but we never received anything. Sadly the hostess was not reachable that evening and took it took a long time before we were able to enter our cottage. Afterwards we had reasonably good contact with the hostess/owner. The house looks very cute from the outside. Inside it’s really quite small, but that was fine for us. We initially we didn’t have any internet (and television) due to a cable been cut during maintainance work outside of the house the week prior (ivy been cut down). This was resolved by day 5 of our stay. The house itself has a few fire hazards. Downstairs there are extentions leads plugged into extention leads for the television. Besides that it really doesn’t look nice, it’s also not the best safety choice either. Upstairs in the first bedroom there is a rolled up extention lead that functions as the plug next to the bed. A rolled up extention lead in use is classed as a fire hazard. In the kitchen; the freezer and the oven didn’t work. There is a small combi microwave but that’s really very small. There is also a good size airfryer present. The fridge works but is really very small. The kitchen counter is made of wood strips, which was bend at places. It means you can’t put a glass for example on those parts. The overall quality of the house (paintwork, finishing off ect) was poor and some areas flacking off. The carpet (stairs and upstairs) was dirty and stained. I understand this will be replaced soon. However that will be after our stay. The bathroom had some patchwork done, which does not look good. It’s also has spots of mould/discolouring around the shower and the around the sink. The (only) toilet has a plastic seat. Even though its not nice to give a review like this, we do think its very important to be honest.

  Reviewed by Viola2.2★Jul 2024

• "Thoroughly enjoyed staying in the Saltbox."

  Loved the additional history in the welcome book too. Although no parking at property, we used Listley Street car park which was a couple of minutes walk & reasonably priced. Property had everything we needed. Other reviews commented on the noise down the Cartway but this was nothing more than good natured chat of people going home after weekend nights out & was minimal as people walked by. Hosts were excellent and the offer of breakfast at their B&B business up the road was most welcome & delicious! Saved us cooking & cleaning on last morning of our stay. Would definitely recommend a stay here.

  Reviewed by Karen5.0★Apr 2023

• "On the plus side the location is perfect,the cottage was warm and the Owner had left some essentials in the fridge."

  On the minus side the lounge is tiny and although there was only three of us we didn’t find it comfortable.There seems to be some issues with the electrics non of the bedroom ceiling lights worked the double socket by the Toaster only worked on one outlet and there was a lot of extension leads in all the rooms.I understand that the property is very old but you do worry from the safety aspect.Also the bathroom floorboard need to be screwed down properly if anyone used the bathroom at night the whole house was awake.Bridgenorth is a lovely town and we would return,but not to this property

  Reviewed by Michael3.1★Mar 2023

• "The house is really lovely and had everything we needed."

  Unfortunately the Cartway seems to be the main walking route for drunks heading down to (and back from) the pubs, who bang on the doors and windows of the cottages they pass whilst shouting obscenities, which was unpleasant and scary, especially for our kids. It happened every night we were there. This is such a shame as the location is otherwise perfect - the kids loved the toy shop, sweet shop and waffle/ice cream place just up the road. Everything was in a short walk, and the cottage was a perfect size for a family of 5 (and the bathroom is quite big, and the shower lovely). I don't think there's anything the owners could have done to resolve the problem, so I feel bad writing it in feedback, but it's worth other families with young children (especially neurodiverse ones) being aware.

  Reviewed by Ros5.0★Apr 2022

• "Awesome location and very well appointed town house over 3 floors."

  Owner was very responsive to a few niggles that were quickly rectified and the provision of a few small breakfast items was very welcome - although we had brought our own :D The Saltbox location was ideal for exploring the upper old town and riverside, plus the little boutiquey shops were great. Parking at the long stay car park adjacent to Sainsbury's is best at £3 per day but be warned that unloading outside the property on a very narrow road had better be done quickly as quite a few cars use that route!

  Reviewed by David4.7★May 2021

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