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8/10 Good
24 October 2024
Lovely Pod for a weekend away but not very private
It was very easy to find and you have great parking right outside the pod. All the information was very clear from booking to arrival and it was great to just arrive and start our break right away and not have to speak to anyone. It was spotlessly clean with all the amenities you could have wanted for a few days away, they even left snacks which was a lovely touch. We booked at the last minute and got a great deal for 3 nights.
We always look to book places with an enclosed garden for our dog and our only feedback for others who may be looking to book, especially those with dogs is that although the garden is enclosed, it is not at all private. Weirdly there are actually 6 different access gates into the Daffodil pod, 3 of them leading into the gardens of the other pods so dogs can get right up close face to face with each other at the gates. Just something to consider if you have a more reactive dog. We felt we could not fully relax and enjoy the garden as the dog at the next pod was coming up to the gate all the time. The grass was also in desperate need of a cut, especially as it was raining all weekend so the mud was really bad. Again nothing can be done about the weather but the grass was too long and looked unkempt.
The hot tub was huge and lovely and warm, it was lovely to relax in at night. However again it is not very private and you are exposed to others looking at you when you're in it from all except one side. The hot tubs in the shepherd huts are much more private with screens all around. They have packed a lot of pods and huts onto the space which is great, but you are overlooked. You can also clearly see into the bathroom of the next pod when they have the window open and you're outside.
To be fair, it is not advertised as a private pod and it is clear that there are other pods around you from the photos. So this was just an observation of our preferences.
We would recommend this pod, but it isn't somewhere we would stay again because of the lack of privacy and the way others can access the through the gates and the low fences for the dogs.
Thank you so much for a lovely stay.
