Thatch Cottage Just Outside of London.Indoor Pool. Sleeps 8

We spent the most wonderful Christmas in a truly beautiful setting. The house is spacious, comfortable, and the views from nearly every room are spectacular.

Fantastic walks on the doorstep, and Dorking and Reigate close by, with a good range of shops and restaurants. Also some very good local pubs and eateries.

We saw deer in the garden every morning, and we woke up to snow on our last morning, which just added to the magic. The heated pool was an added bonus, and not a bad size if you are a keen swimmer! We had a couple of queries, but the owners were quick to respond and very helpful. The provision of a beautiful Christmas tree was also much appreciated. Thank you so much for allowing us to stay in your lovely home.

Arrived on the 7th of November 2017, everyone loved the property as soon as they saw it. It is perfectly located onto of a hill with an amazing back garden. We had a chance to speak to the the neighbours, who were lovely.

I managed to speak to the owners before booking, who are extremely pleasant and helpful.

Overall, really pretty and peaceful place to go and stay with family and friends.

I stayed in Thatch Cottage in October 2017 with family and friends.

We enjoyed the well maintained warm swimming pool with impressive sound system, and the villa with fabulous view from top of the the hill towards the south east of Surrey from one side, while the other side of the villa was still towards uphills.

The location of the villa is fantastic, the inside was clean and tidy with plenty of household and kitchen staff that we hardly found it necessary to go shopping!

I definitely recommend and will consider getting back in future.

Three generations spent a delightful weekend celebrating my big birthday. The property was ideal, with the indoor pool being the star attraction for the grandchildren. The views across the countryside were the memorable feature for the grown-ups, along with the beautifully appointed rooms, which managed to feel luxurious and homely at the same time. Another plus was that the village has a choice of pubs serving high-quality lunches, and the final bonus was that the weather forecast (lots of rain) turned out to be wrong. All of us (age range: one-and-a-half to 70) had a wonderful time.

When you turn into the drive, you are bound to say 'wow'. It is a really pretty house with stunning views over the Surrey Hills. The village of Betchworth is very pretty with two good, traditional pubs (30 minutes' walk) and there is a good walk from The Coombe up the North Downs Way to the viewing point at Box Hill, from where there are several other walks (leaflets from the information stand and cafe at Box Hill). Polesden Lacey (National Trust house) and Denbies Vineyard are also close and well worth visiting.

The house itself has four comfortable bedrooms and three good bath/shower rooms, and and an open-plan kitchen, dining, lounge. The pool, in a separate pool-house, is a great bonus to the property.

The only downside for us (hence 4 stars) was the bedroom in the pool-house. It is functional and has its own toilet and shower, but is uncarpeted and rather sparse, and could do with some homely touches to make it more appealing.

Apart from that, the house is beautiful and we had a great holiday.