The cottage itself was as described and was clean, comfortable and had everything we required as a family of 5 to make our stay enjoyable. The cottage was located in a lovely area of Colwyn Bay and had good accessibility for the coast and Snowdonia. The local area had lots of amenities including a superb pub within a 5 minute walk. The owner of the property was lovely and she gave a very useful and informative introduction to the surrounding area on our arrival, we did actually try a number of her sightseeing recommendations and we were not disappointed at all.
I really enjoyed the variation of things to do within a 45 minute drive from the house, which included beaches, seal watching, castles, lakes, mountains and more. I was surprised at how tranquil everywhere was especially considering we visited the area during the school holidays, I was expecting large crowds everywhere but it was really quiet, which was nice. Everywhere we went in Wales was really clean and tidy and parking was readily available at all times, mostly free or at least very cheap, unlike some English coastal areas.
The only negative I had about the cottage, which wasn’t too much of a negative to be fair, was that the cottage was advertised as being in an acre of garden, which is true, but the description failed to mention that the owners house was also in the same garden, within metres of the cottage, the photos of the cottage and garden were carefully taken for the website so that the owners house could not be seen, which I found a bit misleading. I purposely chose the cottage thinking I could allow my dogs to freely, and cleanly, exercise in the garden but as the owner and her family were also sharing the same garden I decided not to as it would’ve felt like the wrong thing to do, for that reason I scored the accuracy of the cottage description as a 3, and I think it should be made completely clear for future guests that the cottage is not the only house in the grounds.
On the whole though the cottage was good value for money, the location was great, and we had an enjoyable stay.