The Old Post Office, Sandwith, St Bees, United Kingdom
#1 of 18 Holiday rentals in St Bees
Guests' ChoiceBased on 61 hotel reviews
9.6Cleanliness
9.9
Comfort
9.9
Location
9.2
Facilities
9.9
Staff
9.5
Value for money
9.7
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Reviewed: 28 April 2024
Catherine
United KingdomNothing whatsoever !! We slept like logs in the most comfortable beds and the peace and quiet was so lovely
Exceptional property ! Just returned from a lovely weekends stay and the property is second to none. Everything in the cottage is delightful. Our little dog adored the large garden to run about in and we enjoyed the hot tub as we were blessed with lovely weather. We will return ! It’s completely home from home with everything you need. Thank you so much for our stay
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 7 April 2024
Ann
United KingdomThe weather!😂
Cosy, character cottage, well equipped kitchen. Good communication with the owner
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 5 March 2024
Lisa
United KingdomWe had young family and the WiFi went down and the location doesn’t have any signal. Wasn’t an issue for us but the children weren’t too happy
Lovely location and well equipped
Stayed in March 2024
Reviewed: 17 December 2023
Kirsty
United KingdomI cannot wait to visit again. Just a perfect weekend away. Beautiful home!!
Our stay was amazing! The facilities and the cleanliness is second to non. Very comfortable beds, the hot tub is fantastic and little touches like the robes, slippers and hampers are a fantastic addition.
Stayed in December 2023
Reviewed: 1 December 2023
Helen
United KingdomThe open fire and the tv being in different rooms, we wanted to get cosy and watch a film but it had to be either or
So much more than we were expecting, all the added extras were so thoughtful
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 7 November 2023
Rachael
United KingdomLovely cottage, with probably best equipped kitchen we have had. No need to bring things with you. Also lots of nice extra touches like milk, hot chocolate, croissants and some bubbles. I don't think the pictures quite do it justice, rooms were bigger than the pictures made them look and it is a great social house. There is parking in front of the property and can probably fit two cars though it is a quiet village so parking on the road wouldn't be an issue. We were looking for a relaxing time away and this was a really nice place to chill and spend time in despite the weather, though it is right on the coast to coast path if you did want to walk.
Stayed in November 2023
Reviewed: 2 October 2023
Sam
United KingdomThe only small criticism would be the downstairs showeroom. The shower itself works fine however it wouldn’t stay in one position.
The building is beautiful with lots of little mementos of when it was a village post office. The kitchen and and lounge area is very modern and the small sitting room with the fire place is a lovely addition. The bedrooms were big and the beds very comfortable including the bunk beds.
Stayed in October 2023
Reviewed: 10 September 2023
Plant
United KingdomComfy bed, garden is bigger than expected. A nice home from home
Stayed in September 2023
Reviewed: 30 August 2023
Julia
United KingdomNothing
Beautiful property, we loved our stay here. The presentation is immaculate and everything you need is thought of. We were very pleasantly surprised by the size of the garden. It was easy to travel to the local beach. Loved the hot tub!
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 25 August 2023
Dawn
United KingdomNothing
Loved everything about it!
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 24 August 2023
Carl
United KingdomThe Old Post office is a lovely little retreat to spend some quality away with the family, offering a very nice interior, well planned out layout and little extras which were appreciated. Outside there is a fantastic hot tub, barbeque and enough seating area to spread out and relax, even with the kids.
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 21 August 2023
James
United KingdomN/A
The cottage had everything you could possibly need and more. The kitchen was amazing fully equipped! Children loved the hot tub , the cottage was very cosy, but had lots of room . The shower room was ideal for washing the dogs after muddy walks . Ravenglass was small but beautiful. We travelled a lot over the week to get to the lakes I would say that is the only negative. Thank you for sharing your beautiful cottage with us .
Stayed in August 2023
Reviewed: 18 July 2023
Hannah
United KingdomThe pub at the end of the road doesn’t open mon -thur so the whole time we where there it was shut Wasn’t as near to a lake as we had expected to be Lots of the pubs and shops in town where closed too
Cleanest holiday cottage ever stayed in Kitchen was so well equipped with so much more than we needed which is always a bonus especially as a family of 6 Hot tub super and very warm Beds extra comfy Loved the little touches of books for the kiddies, dressing gowns, slippers, hamper and welcome note Loved the beach
Stayed in July 2023
Reviewed: 29 June 2023
Laura
United KingdomWow. Better standard then 5star hotels!
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 25 June 2023
Jane
United KingdomThat we couldn’t stay longer
Loved the location surrounding the property! The facilities themselves were exceptional. Everything in the property was well placed and thought out! From the Prosecco glasses to the little fans in the rooms! We fully enjoyed our stay and would come back again in a heartbeat
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 20 June 2023
Emma
United Kingdomnothing at all
immaculately clean. a very high standard.everything g walk well thought out to our need.took our little dog he was in his element.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 12 June 2023
Maria
United KingdomThere was nothing not to like!
The welcome basket was lovely with everything needed, really appreciated it. The house was exceptionally clean and comfy and the facilities were excellent. Wet room was an added bonus after the beach! Really quiet location and only a very short drive to the shops and beach.
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 8 June 2023
Lisa
ThailandThe place was amazing. We have a newborn baby and they left a basket with everything you could possible need incase you forgot. Very thoughtful welcome with cooking necessities and breakfast touches. The garden, fire,hot tub,bedrooms everything was immaculate and made our first family trip really memorable. We visited the local pub and the staff were so friendly. Could not recommend more, thank you 😊
Stayed in June 2023
Reviewed: 17 April 2023
Lindsey
United KingdomNothing
The Post Office is quite deceptive in size. It was much bigger than I was expecting. Such a lovely home from home, full of everything you might need and has a fully equipped kitchen. The local pub serves excellent food, although you do need to book a table as it is quite small.
Stayed in April 2023
Reviewed: 21 March 2023
Kerrie
United Kingdomcouldn’t work the hob, but cause we had never used an electric hob
stunning lovely touches spotless
Stayed in March 2023
Reviewed: 26 February 2023
Helen
United KingdomAbsolutely beautiful we had a great weekend and we are already looking at booking again! Would definitely recommend!
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 25 February 2023
Kelly
United KingdomWe have no negative comments, everything was superb. We will be booking to stay again soon.
Everything about this cottage was fantastic, we couldn’t of asked for more throughout our stay.
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 21 February 2023
Merrick
United Kingdomnothing ticked all the boxes
the property was amazing and recommend it to family or even couples it was stunning throughout and was warm and homely the beds were very comfortable and it’s was cleaned to a high standard the Wi-Fi was good I can’t fault it
Stayed in February 2023
Reviewed: 12 February 2023
Rebecca
United KingdomThe property was beautiful. It was exceptionally clean and there were full amenities available. There were little added extras such as a continental breakfast laid out in a picnic basket upon arrival. The beds were super comfy and the open fire added to the extra cosy feel. William was really helpful prior to checking in and was quick to respond to all messages.
Stayed in February 2023
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