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A complimentary hamper will be awaiting you on your arrival containing milk, tea, fresh coffee, bread, butter, eggs, juice, wine and cheese, along with other essential items to prepare a light snack or breakfast. There may be some regional variations.
A complimentary starter pack will be awaiting you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A Norfolk complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A Suffolk complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A Dorset complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A Cornish complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing, Tea, Coffee, Fudge, Shortbread, Sugar, Milk, Salt and Pepper.
A Yorkshire complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A Cotswolds complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
An Isle of Wight complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
A Glamping complimentary starter pack will be awaiting for you on your arrival containing fresh coffee, tea, sugar, fresh milk and biscuits.
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Excellent accommodation. 5 star.
Rectory Cottage is a real hidden gem. Decorated to an extremely high standard and also extremely well equipped. The cottage is top quality throughout and everything you could want for a stay of most durations. Car parking is next to the entrance and convenient. The cottage itself is not overlooked and is very private. Situated just off the A1 its location is perfect for exploring the local area and its many attractions. You will struggle to find anything this good elsewhere. I would highly recommend staying here.
Lovely small 'cottage' (actually a converted stable, we think. Two pleasant private small 'gardens', a delightful bedroom and state of the art tech. Also a more than adequate kitchen and very pleasant dining room. All in a beautiful neglected area of England, with charming helpful hosts.
A beautiful cosy cottage. It was well equipped and perfectly appointed. We were toasty warm and the Christmas decorations were a lovely surprise.
Rectory cottage deserves 5 stars as it is a real gem located in a beautiful area close to Stamford and Rutland waters. The comfort and wonderfully cosy atmosphere offered is a credit to the friendly owner who knows how to pay attention to detail. This is our 3rd stay and won’t be our last.
Great place, very clean and comfortable. Very nicely decorated and tasteful furnishings.
Superb cottage and conveniently placed for trips to Stamford and Rutland Water. Lovely owners, very helpful.
A really excellent experience. Great hosts in a luxurious cottage. I would award it 6 stars.
A beautiful cottage in a lovely setting. We thoroughly enjoyed our 3 night break and hope to revisit again soon.
Lovely cottage - very well presented, well equipped and extremely clean. The location and the appearance of the property were both excellent.
A well appointed cottage, the location was near beautiful countryside. The hosts were very friendly, and nothing was too much trouble. We enjoyed the hamper very much. Would highly recommend the cottage as a great place to stay.
Fantastic cottage. Amazing stay.
A small but perfectly formed cottage. A lovely place to spend my birthday weekend, relaxing despite miserable weather. Rectory Cottage was beautifully presented and the added touch of a birthday gift was thoughtful. Thank you to Joanne.
Lovely cottage in great. Location great. Would have been nice to have a few more tea bags and coffee pods. An oven glove would have been useful as would some foil ( normally plenty at other cottages we’ve stayed at). Radiator in bathroom needs bleeding. Despite these minor points we would consider another stay there
Very well equipped cottage. The owner was helpful when we asked to extend our time there. Excellent shower, a shaver socket! but as a whole the bathroom was very tight, I would have left out the bath and created more space. Well equipped kitchen although some more utensils for frying,grilling, would have been useful. Excellent walks and maps provided. The heating had a mind of its own, but seemed to work. I think the towel rail in the bathroom needs bleeding. It gave us precisely the time away we needed, so job done.
Loved the place. Great town and The George Hotel
Fantastic, stylish cottage, beautifully furnished and the best welcome hamper we have ever had. Love it.
The quality of the cottage was 5 star as it was very well equipped and beautifully furnished. However, I have had to rate it as a 4 star overall as the cottage was on a main road and there was quite a lot of vehicle noise. It was one of the hottest weeks of the year and the upstairs bedroom was very hot and stifling. We could not have the upstairs window open during the night because of the road noise so we had the fan going all night to try to cool us down. The cottage was very well situated and we were able to visit Stanford, Cambridge, Burleigh House and Lincoln, as well as Rutland Water. Joanna and Piers were very helpful.
Beautifully appointed, really welcoming owners - had a fab time
Beautiful cottage for 2, great attention to detail and furnished to a very high standard. 2 spaces for sitting out. Good location with easy access to Stamford, Rutland Water or further afield via the A1. Very friendly & helpful owners. Will definitely go back.
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