We would have given 5 stars but a few items brought that down. Yes, it's a lovely quiet and secluded location with the excellent Ebrington Arms and Vegetable Matters just short walks away and good walks around. The minor niggles which could easily be rectified were: 1. A supply of kiln-dried logs is essential (as we know from our wood stove at home) especially on an open fire. In the case of Rose Cottage you could hear the moisture fizzing as the logs (slowly) burned, a sure sign of too high water content. Sure, the fire lit but was just sluggish and reluctant to burn and had to be attended to regularly to keep heat coming out, which is not ideal in mid-January. Luckily we took a supply of our own logs which burned well so we were cosy, but others could be in problems. 2. The shower mixer in the bathroom was almost impossible to control effectively - it was either scalding hot or freezing cold. 3. We corrected the Guest Book entry for the Wifi Password (a lower case letter was required) but for anyone unfamiliar with how case sensitive are these codes it could have meant no Internet all weekend. Those drawbacks apart, the cottage was well-equipped and the central heating and hot water were excellent. It was also well-kept and spotless so your housekeeper deserves credit for that. We would book the cottage again and would certainly recommend it to friends and family.

A lovely cosy cottage in a quiet, picturesque village. Well placed for visiting surrounding towns and villages. The cottage is finished to a high standard, with lots of knic-knacks to add interest. Good spacious parking at rear of property, which is used to access the cottage. My only reservation is the bathroom, which because of the sloping ceilings means a shower head cannot be fasted to the wall, so it is necessary to use the bath and handheld shower to wash. This would be a problem for anyone with back or joint problems I feel. Lovely small private rear garden with a couple of steps up to the gravel path to the parking area. All in all, a great little cottage for two for a few days exploring the area. The village has one pub/restaurant a short walk from the cottage and a good farm shop/cafe about 1mile away.

Rose cottage gave us a very nice long weekend in a lovely cottage. The cottage is well maintained and had everything we needed. The hamper was full despite warnings by Rural Retreats this might not be the case due to COVID. Thank you. The only improvement that could be made is the shower in the bathtub upstairs. There is not a lot of room, which we can understand, but getting the water temperature right was very fiddly.

We felt that the rugs in the sitting room and kitchen are difficult to keep clean, so they are a bit tired at the end of the season. We wondered about mentioning that it would be more useful to have a dishwasher rather than a washing machine in the kitchen. One other tiny thing - the towel rail in the bathroom needed bleeding as only the bottom bar heated up. Otherwise, a lovely stay in a beautiful part of the world.

1. The bath/shower was difficult to use. Basically it was bath or nothing. The water mixer does not work properly on the hand held shower, giving very hot or very cold water. Basically fancy looking but useless. Elderly persons will find getting out of the bath difficult. 2. There were no adequate instructions as to how to access the rear of the cottage, which is via a road some way from the cottage itself. It was raining heavily when we arrived and had to rely on a neighbour to help us find the rear of the cottage. 3. The cottage was cosy and the welcome hamper exceptional. Village beautiful.