My partner booked this as a last-minute weekend for two. We stayed in Berkley Lodge (10). He chose it for the hot tub which he knows I love, but we... read moreMy partner booked this as a last-minute weekend for two. We stayed in Berkley Lodge (10). He chose it for the hot tub which he knows I love, but we were shocked when we first walked in. Very high spec oven and microwave, spacious and comfortable living room. Beautifully and modestly decorated throughout in neutral colours. The bed was very comfortable and the massive bathroom had a big shower, large bath AND a sauna, which was unexpected! We also were pleased to find two robes and plenty of towels. We’ve stayed in self-catered spaces before so did not expect the towels, hand soap, shampoo, conditioner, body wash, body lotion (all lovely and not cheap smelling), fully stocked kitchen utensils including pots, pans, trays, baking dishes, glass measuring jugs, full set of cutlery, peeler, proper knives, cheese grater, ice bucket for bubbly, good-sized fridge and separate freezer, kettle and a coffee machine. They even had biscuits/tea/sugar/etc set out as you would find in a hotel, except there were Starbucks coffee pods to use in the machine as well! Most self-catering places do not provide any cleaning supplies, but we were impressed to be left with dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid, a sponge, tea towels and a scrubs brush. In spite of this, the entire place was immaculately clean throughout. We were advised the day of arrival that the heating was not working (which we now believe was the underfloor heating as there were no radiators), so they arranged to have a space heater for us to keep warm and gave us extra firewood for the log burner to make up for this. There was really no need because, as a forewarning, the lodge holds heat ridiculously well and I was too hot to sleep the first night! But that was very much our own fault, as we wanted to put the logs on that night for some cosy-ness! Nearly forgot to mention that we were welcomed with a bottle of their own farm’s fresh apple juice, which was lovely. Before we’d left, we were already talking about how we would love to return. It’s no surprise to see the other similar reviews! We would highly, highly recommend. read less - 12/01/2023
