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Ivycroft Cottage

Ivycroft Cottage

4.6
out of 5
Ratings from 16 reviews
88% of guests
recommend
Cleanliness
4.6
Comfort
4.8
Condition
4.6
Location
4.6
Value
4.5
Customer
Service
4.8

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Escape to the Gloucestershire countryside and enjoy a wholesome rural retreat at Ivycroft Cottage. Nestled in the quiet village of Winstone, near Cirencester, this 18th century property is oozing with character features and cosy comforts, making it an ideal spot for relaxing with loved ones.

A lovely stay in a beautiful area but the cottage requires some attention

Review submitted on Thu, 21 Nov 2024
3.3
out of 5
Guest doesn't recommend this property
Cleanliness
3.0
Comfort
3.0
Condition
3.0
Location
4.0
Value
3.0
Customer
Service
4.0
On arrival the cottage was very cold, no heating was on and it was a very cold night. Knowing guests are arriving it would be prudent to leave the heating on low especially in an old property such as this. The cottage was in a beautiful spot but felt very unhomely, empty spaces and rooms and there was a lot of wasted space which made it feel slightly eerie. The kitchen was poorly equipped and so whilst there was only three of us it was managable but for a family of 6 they would be struggling. In other Stay Cotswold properties we have always found a welcome hamper, and amenities such as washing up liquid, soap and basics however here there was not even a washing up cloth. We had an enjoyable stay but would not choose this property again.

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes



StayCotswold replied 29 days ago
Thank you Bernadette for your review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are pleased to read that you found the property to be in a beautiful spot and you enjoyed your stay. We are sorry to read that the cottage was cold on arrival, the property manager’s contact details were provided to you in your welcome email and she would have been able to assist you with the heating. The housekeeper has confirmed that there was washing up liquid and cloths under the sink and a welcome pack of milk and biscuits. We hope you will return to the Cotswolds soon

Beautiful cottage, done to a very high standard

Review submitted on Mon, 04 Nov 2024
4.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We loved our stay at Ivycroft - the house is immaculate and very well equipped. The location is beautiful in a small, sleepy village (no shop or pub) but is close to Stroud & Circencester and other lovely spots. Beds were super comfortable. Plenty of space for 3 adults, 2 kids and a dog! Elkstone Studios (3 min drive) has a great bakery/brunch spot.

Wifi really isn't great but that's probably due to the rural location. Could have used a dishwasher, seemed odd that there wasn't one given that the house is so well equipped otherwise. There's tumble-dryer in the garage but it wasn't near a plug so we couldn't use it and it was hard to dry clothes in the cold weather. But both are minor things and overall we had a great stay!

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes



StayCotswold replied 52 days ago
Thank you Sophie for your review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay and found the property to be immaculate, well equipped and in a beautiful location. We do hope that you will be back to stay again soon!

Beautiful Cotswold "Bolt Hole" Cottage

Review submitted on Mon, 07 Oct 2024
4.2
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
4.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Lovely Cottage with lots of space and the garden was a "dogs" paradise. My daughter, new born baby had 4 wonderful days just "chilling" the weather was rubbish, so spent a large amount of time staying at the property and taking the dogs for walks. The cottage is very comfortable and warm (actually gutted that I could night light one of the beautiful fires). There are two reception rooms, so if you want time alone, plenty of space to do your own thing. Kitchen is great but work surface space is limited, but it is a holiday cottage, so not a biggie. Did miss not having a Dishwasher though.

Cottage is in a quiet hamlet but the road is very busy, but due to the thickness of the walls etc. you did not hear anything.

I think the only gripe I would have would be the state of the BBQ and also the lack of outside Garden furniture, obviously we could not really sit outside due to bad weather, but if it was the middle of summer and no garden table, chairs to sit and eat at would really annoy me. I wondered if they have been packed away but nothing store in the garage. Just one tiny table and two chairs which is not much use if 6 people are staying. Otherwise yes i would recommend the cottage, so relaxing and comfortable

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes



StayCotswold replied 79 days ago
Thank you Mairi for your review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are delighted to know that you found the cottage to be lovely and had lots of space and the garden was a "dogs" paradise and you had a wonderful 4 days with your new born baby just "chilling" at the cottage. We look forward to welcoming you back to the Cotswolds soon.

A beautiful character Cotswold stone house in lovely small hamlet

Review submitted on Thu, 03 Oct 2024
4.8
out of 5
Guest doesn't recommend this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
4.0
A truly beautiful and comfortable home from which to explore the Cotswolds. The sunroom off the kitchen was delightful. The two double bedrooms spacious and clean and lovely furniture and styling. We loved every aspect of this house with one small, but significant issue: the Wi-Fi. Some of us needed to do some online work and the Wi-Fi did not function and the phone signal was also poor. We were unable to access any streaming services on the tv. So please be honest with future guests that this is an issue and state on the details that this is the case. Much better to be honest and for people to make their own choices. We did reach out to the housekeeper regarding this problem and did receive help, but the Wi-Fi issue never was resolved.
There was a need for more cutlery, glasses and hand towels in both the kitchen and downstairs loo, and no kitchen cloth. I requested these and they were delivered. For a house that sleeps six, there was only just enough crockery.

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes



StayCotswold replied 84 days ago
Thank you Lizzie for your review of your recent stay at Ivycroft. We are pleased to read that you found the property to be a truly beautiful and comfortable home from which to explore the Cotswolds. We are disappointed to hear that you found it difficult to get a wifi signal at the property. Due to the rural location of the property wifi signals can be very intermittent. We will pass your feedback onto the property owner. We look forward to welcoming you back to the Cotswolds soon.

Lovely warm cottage

Review submitted on Mon, 23 Sep 2024
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Lovely cottage overall
Our suggestion would be to replace the washing machine with a dishwasher and not rely on people's washing up for clean cups.
The cottage needs more cutlery, cups, glasses and garden chairs for six people.
The hot taps were too hot for a general washing of your hands!!!!!
But a great stay

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes





StayCotswold replied 92 days ago
Thank you Peter for your review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are pleased to read that you had a great stay and found the cottage to be lovely, and we will pass your feedback onto the property manager. We look forward to welcoming you back to the Cotswolds soon.

Lovely, comfy accessible cottage

Review submitted on Fri, 13 Sep 2024
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Lovely cottage! Very comfy and nicely decorated. Lovely sunny conservatory. Lift direct to master suite was great.
Nice touch having two beautiful horses in the field next door.
Very good communications with manager.

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes





Wonderful Cotswold stay

Review submitted on Wed, 11 Sep 2024
4.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Lovely stay at Ivycroft, great location for exploring the Cotswolds. The cottage had everything we needed and would love to stay again

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes





StayCotswold replied 106 days ago
Thank you Emma for your review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are delighted to hear that you had a lovely stay and found the property to be well equipped and in a great location. We hope you will be back to stay again soon!

wonderfully relaxing

Review submitted on Mon, 09 Sep 2024
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
My family and I had a great stay at the Ivycroft Cottage. The property is close to numerous walking paths (no driving required) as well as a very cute cafe with good food. The location was good as we were able to explore some of the other villages of the Cotswold.

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes





StayCotswold replied 107 days ago
Thank you Shannon for your review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are delighted to hear that you had a wonderful and relaxing break and found the property to be in a good location. We hope you will be back to stay again soon!

A hidden gen

Review submitted on Mon, 26 Aug 2024
4.7
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
4.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
After the initial hunt for the property in which we had to phone maddie and ask direct location ,we entered a beautiful cottage, a very cosy and comfortable lounge and an excellent sun room overlooking the garden where the horses came to say hello (over the fence) each day.
The kitchen was quite small,no dishwasher we managed. Unfortunately the BBQ was dirty with snails residing on main cooking area.there was also a lack of cleaning equipment. The quietness was disturbed by three enormous combine harvesters nearly taking the wall out on the blind corner,and several tractors daily,we were amazed at the large vehicles going past everyday. The dog enjoyed running round the and although cotswold states it’s dog friendly many of the house and gardens didn’t allow dogs. We spent a lovely day at Painswick rococo gardens (a must if your in the area)

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes



StayCotswold replied 114 days ago
Thank you Janet for your review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are pleased to know that you found the cottage to be cosy and comfortable and you were able to sit in the sun room and say hello to the horses every day. As the cottage is in a rural area and the local farmers are busy with harvesting there will be tractors and combine harvesters around at this time of the year. We will pass your feedback onto the property owners. We hope to welcome you back to the Cotswolds soon.

Lack of crockery and cutlery

Review submitted on Wed, 26 Jun 2024
4.3
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.0
Location
4.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
4.0
The cottage was great for all of our needs except there was a lack of crockery and cutlery. If the cottage is supposed to sleep 6 people then there should be 6 knives and forks etc, there were only 5 and sometimes only 4 of certain items. One person had to eat with a spoon and cooking utensil!

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes





StayCotswold replied 183 days ago
Thank you Nick for your review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are delighted to hear that you found the property to be great for all your needs. We are sorry to hear that you found there were not enough cutlery and crockery, we will feed this back to the property owner so they can get this resolved as soon as possible. We do hope that over all you enjoyed your time exploring the Cotswolds!

First Time Cotswolds Visit

Review submitted on Mon, 17 Jun 2024
4.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Amazing stay which we loved. The Cottage and surround area were perfect for our needs and we'd visit again for sure.

Only issue we had was the outdoor BBQ clearly hadn't been used nor cleaned in a very long time, old muck and grime was glued on which was a shame.

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes





StayCotswold replied 192 days ago
Thank you Oliver for your review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are delighted to read that you had am amazing stay at the cottage and the location was perfect. We will pass on your feedback regarding the BBQ to the property manager for his attention. We look forward to welcoming you back to the Cotswolds soon.

Fabulous!

Review submitted on Wed, 24 Apr 2024
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Everything went smoothly from booking to check out, they couldn’t do enough for us including organising a late checkout, turning up early and leaving a Trailer in the large parking area.
The house itself is well equipped with utensils, games, extra blankets if needed, it’s clean and tidy with some stunning features.
The garden is secure for our two big German Shepherds and the walks on the doorstep were fabulous.
so overall a wonderful holiday had by all.
Have already recommended this Cottage to friends for the summer!

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes



StayCotswold replied 245 days ago
Thank you Gemma for your excellent 5* review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are delighted to read that you had a fabulous stay. The house was well equipped with utensils, games and it was clean and tidy. It is lovely to read that the garden was safe for your two big dogs and you enjoyed the walks from the doorstep. We are pleased to know that you have recommended the cottage to your friends and we look forward to welcoming them to the Cotswolds soon.

Home from home, relaxing stay!

Review submitted on Fri, 12 Apr 2024
4.3
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.0
Location
4.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
The cottage was lovely, just as pictures show. Beds were really comfy, and was a home from home.
Bourton-on-the-Water only 30 min drive away, nearest village pub was 25 min walk down country lane.

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes





StayCotswold replied 258 days ago
Thank you Sarah for your review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are delighted that you found the property to be lovely, comfortable and relaxing. We hope you will be back to stay again soon!

100

Review submitted on Sun, 31 Mar 2024
4.5
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
4.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Lovely property clean and charming easy to find I would definitely go again lovely walks log fires with a fully stocked kitchen and private parking

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes





StayCotswold replied 269 days ago
Thank you Roger for your review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are delighted to hear that you found the property to be lovely, clean and charming. We hope you will be back to stay again soon!

Very comfortable cottage!

Review submitted on Wed, 20 Mar 2024
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We had a lovely chilled stay at Ivycroft Cottage!
Lovely and warm. Nice to have the conservatory and cosy lounge with wood burner.
Beds very comfortable.
We had a real mix of weather including snow, which we all loved and then the next day sitting out in the sunshine by the conservatory!
Good dog walks from the cottage and close by.
Housekeeper very helpful with questions and a few queries when we arrived!
Would recommend!



Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes





StayCotswold replied 281 days ago
Thank you Nicola for your review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are delighted to hear that you found the property to be lovely, comfortable and comfortable. We hope you will be back to stay again soon!

Fab location fab fireplace

Review submitted on Fri, 23 Feb 2024
4.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
The cottage has a very homely feeling and has everything you need. We enjoyed having the fire. Beds were comfortable along with the furnishings. We very much enjoyed the location you’re not to far for things but it’s peacefully quiet and we did lots of walks near by. The only downside was the cottage does have damp by both doors and the Matt’s were wet. This didn’t affect us much as they heated the cottage well and we had the fire which started to help dry it out. Had a lovely time regardless.

Would you recommend StayCotswold to a friend?
Yes



StayCotswold replied 304 days ago
Thank you Penny for your review of Ivycroft Cottage. We are delighted to hear that you found the property to be homely, comfortable and in a peaceful location. We hope you will be back to stay again soon!