Scout on the Water

The location by the lake is really amazing, and as long as you have a car it is a good base for exploring the Cotswolds. The place is very spacious with the downstairs kitchen and living area, plus outdoor terrace, and the three double bedrooms upstairs. The kitchen was well equipped (inc. dishwasher), and there were also a washing maching and tumble dryer in the downstairs bathroom (which we did not use). The hot tub outside is a nice addition! Convenience store located a short drive away, so all in all an excellent place for anyone who prefers a self-catering apartment style lodging. Host was also easy to communicate with.

I don't recall if it was specified, but there was no shower gel in any of the bathrooms (only hand soap). There were lots of midges due to the lake, and the windows were not fitted with insect screens (but we later found these in one of the storage spaces) so we initially had to keep all apertures closed all the time as midges were entering as soon as we opened. Also we would have liked to kayak on the lake, but this was difficult to organise as we did not want to rent a kayak for all four days of our stay, but it seemed that the host needed us to advise on which half-day we would be needing the kayak whereas we would have preferred to just have this available to go for a paddle on the spur of the moment. Considering the price of the property, and that they offer kayaks to rent, I feel it would have been nice to have kayaks/paddle boards included in the price and available for guests to use there and then.

The house and views were stunning. Family loved the jacuzzi. I loved the fishing from the pontoon. Plus caught a 15 lb pike. Loads of decent walks nearby.

Nothing really ...some coat hooks downstairs would be useful.