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Granary at Rectory Farm

Granary at Rectory Farm

4.2
out of 5
Ratings from 12 reviews
83% of guests
recommend
Cleanliness
4.1
Comfort
4.2
Condition
4.3
Location
4.6
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
4.3

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The Granary is a delightful, reverse-living, three-bedroom converted barn, with stunning views across the North Cotswold and Warwickshire countryside. It sits surrounded by the owner’s beautiful gardens and apple orchard, which guests are free to explore and enjoy. In addition, the cottage has a south-facing sundeck and a dedicated patio for outdoor entertaining. The original 1900’s exposed oak beams and stone footings blend perfectly with the modern features and facilities, including wooden flooring, two bathrooms and a fully equipped kitchen. The Granary is perfectly situated to explore the immediate Cotswold villages of Moreton-in-Marsh, Chipping Campden, Stow-on-the-Wold and Bourton-on-the-Water on foot or by bike or Stratford-upon-Avon and Blenheim by car.

Perfect stay!

Review submitted on Sat, 07 Sep 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
We stayed here for 2 nights and it was the perfect break! The house is beautiful with all the amenities you need.
The garden was lovely and our dog thoroughly enjoyed running around and seeing the sheep every morning.
The surrounding were amazing and incredibly peaceful.
Would definitely recommend staying here and we will be returning next year!



A wonderful stay (except for cleanliness)

Review submitted on Mon, 12 Aug 2024
4.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
2.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Hello,

We enjoyed a lot our stay in this accommodation.
Our host has been extremely Nice.
We only could have wished for a cleaner inside.

Br



Bolthole Retreats replied 140 days ago
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review of your recent stay at Granary at Rectory Farm. We are very glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay, however disappointed to read the points that you have raised. We have shared your feedback with the owner who has taken these points on board, and these will be looked into.

Such a cosy property

Review submitted on Fri, 21 Jun 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
A wonderful find! Such attention to detail. Care has been taken so that we had everything we needed for a comfortable stay. Very peaceful and easy to find.
It's closeness to Stratford and Oxford made it a good location .
Will come again



Great stay with the family

Review submitted on Wed, 20 Dec 2023
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
Beautiful location, lovely warm accommodation, we enjoyed the views and had everything we needed for a family get away. Easy reach of Blenheim and great base for visiting. Was very cold during our stay, the Granary was very warm and cosy. EV charger available. Good communication with host who kindly posted back home left item. A great stay and we will visit again



Disappointing

Review submitted on Sun, 29 Oct 2023
2.0
out of 5
Guest doesn't recommend this property
Cleanliness
2.0
Comfort
1.0
Condition
1.0
Location
5.0
Value
1.0
Customer
Service
2.0
The grounds were beautiful and the ground floor bedrooms looked comfortable. However, upstairs had an invasion of cluster flies & house flies on all doors & windows. We felt unable to use the kitchen or other facilities. As it was getting dark and we had overseas guests, we made arrangements for alternative accomodation. We were refused a refund as we didn't wait for the flies to be removed, even though we were informed that they would return in the morning.



Amazing property in beautiful location.

Review submitted on Sun, 10 Sep 2023
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
The Granary exceeded all expectations! The property is beautiful, comfortable and clean and the upside down set up with the bedrooms downstairs came in really handy with the current heatwave as they stayed lovely and cool. We had full use of the huge garden, just to sit and relax or play with the dog.



Beautiful location for a family celebration

Review submitted on Sun, 10 Sep 2023
4.5
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We had a lovely weekend and the cottage was great in a great location. Weather was good and we enjoyed sitting on the deck. The dogs also enjoyed playing in the garden. Thank you.



Warm and comfortable

Review submitted on Sun, 30 Apr 2023
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
We found The Granary to be warm and comfortable, with a wonderfully spacious living room, almost everything we needed, lots of outside space for warmer weather and prompt attention from the owner when we needed it. The location is peacefully remote but a short drive from most local facilities and many local tourist attractions.



Lovely place with a couple of improvements

Review submitted on Mon, 21 Nov 2022
4.2
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
3.0
Location
4.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
The property is lovely, its got everything you need! There were a couple of things which were broken such as the bin which is a bit unhygienic, and also currently the other property on the land is being renovated, so it was a bit of a building site. Other than those things it was great. The communication was very fast and accommodating. Would recommend.



Lovely property location - terrible disruptive buiding works !

Review submitted on Wed, 10 Aug 2022
2.3
out of 5
Guest doesn't recommend this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
1.0
Condition
5.0
Location
1.0
Value
1.0
Customer
Service
1.0
Unfortunately the stay was far from meeting our expectations of a nice holiday or that of previous ones at other rental properties due to the building work issues . Firstly on arrival the property looked like a building site with the field in front of the property full of builders paraphernalia, stacks of bricks, large holes and plant equipment etc. The driveway had compromised access due to the works encroachment and the owned had trouble placing her car where it would not cause an obstruction for the whole visit. The building site was actually right next to the property and not a small portion of the garden as stated, which was not what we were expecting especially as the property has the bedrooms on the ground floor with large windows looking right onto the building site.

We turned a blind eye to this as your note below ensured the works would not detract from our holiday, however when we met the owner our concerns were raised again as she kept reiterating this point that the building work would not impact on us which made us very suspicious.

Rightly so as soon as the builders came onsite the next day at 7am, the noise started, clanking of bricks and trowels, drilling, radios, plant equipment diggers etc moving right past the property bedroom windows where we were trying to sleep with two primary aged children. This was only exacerbated by the fact the area is so quiet without the building activities which is the reason we came on the holiday in the first place. We had to therefore keep the blinds permanently closed in these rooms to avoid builders (young men) being able to see straight into the bedrooms of my wife and young children.

This came to a head one morning when the owner came ringing on the doorbell when we were trying to have breakfast wanting her plumbers to come into the property to do some testing. this was more of an ultimatum as opposed to a request but either way totally in appropriate. This resulted in a health and safety issue afterwards where the plumbers had accessed a manhole right next to the property and left the cover off with no warnings signs or barriers which our children could have fallen straight into. No one ever followed up or came back to close this so we had to replace the cover ourselves for safety reasons.

The driveway was constantly obstructed by cars and vans at different times and as the property is at the end of the drive it was difficult to get in or out when needed adding unnecessary stress to the holiday. Again this came to a head one day as an additional van appeared one day completely blocking us in and when we wanted to go out in approaching the worker were met with an attitude of why it was so difficult and we should not have been there. His manner during this exchange resulted in much distress for my wife and caused one of our children to cry, which was totally unacceptable.

It is our opinion that the property should not have been offered for rent during this building works period



Characterful barn conversion in excellent location but some cleanliness issues

Review submitted on Sat, 18 Jun 2022
4.2
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
3.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
4.0
The "upside down" house works well and, as the weather was very good, the decking area was a great asset. It's in a perfect location with Stratford, Broadway, Bourton on the Water and many other beautiful places within a 30 min drive. The beds and the lounge area were very comfortable but there were some disappointing aspects of cleanliness (mouldy bread in the bread bin, socks on the bedroom floor and the kitchen sink and the surfaces could have been cleaner too). The heat built up a lot and a visit from Boris the bat discouraged us from leaving the doors open!
However, the setting is great, the garden wonderful and the owner was quick to deal with the one query we raised. WiFi and television options further ensured that we had an enjoyable stay. We would return.



Delightful stay

Review submitted on Sat, 09 Apr 2022
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 fantastic short break in the Barn. Everything we could possibly need for a family of 5 with teenagers. Comfortable and beautifully decorated throughout. Lovely views and outdoor space too. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend. Thank you for a wonderful stay.