Holiday home Cunsey Lodge is an outstanding, detached property set on the beautiful Graythwaite Estate in the centre of the stunning Lake District National Park. With four bedrooms, each boasting their own en-suite, including two king-size doubles and two twins, this cottage can sleep eight people. There's also a ground floor cloakroom, a kitchen/diner, a utility and a sitting room with a woodburning stove. To the outside, there is a private patio garden with furniture and a barbecue, plus 5000 acres of the estate to explore, and a 2.5-acre trout fishing lake. Cunsey Lodge is a gorgeous holiday home, set in a stunning location for discovering the Lake District.
Accomodation Details Over two floors. Four bedrooms: 1 x king-size with en-suite bath, shower over, basin and WC, 1 x king-size with en-suite shower, basin and WC, 1 x twin with en-suite bath, shower over, basin and WC, 1 twin with en-suite shower, basin and WC. Cloakroom with basin and WC. Kitchen/diner. Utility. Sitting room with woodburning stove
Area Hawkshead is a historic village filled with culture among whitewashed 17th century houses, pleasant inns, a local store, tea shops, guest houses and gift shops, as well as famous attractions at the Beatrix Potter Gallery, the Old Grammar School of William Wordsworth. Other nearby destinations include Newby Bridge, the Aquarium of the Lakes, Windermere Lake Cruises, Ambleside, Bowness and Lakeside, making Hawkshead a perfect lakeside location.
Region Impressive mountains, open fells and clear-water lakes, the Lake District has it all. From walking in the mountains to exhilarating watersports or just a gentle cruise on a steam-powered yacht, Cumbria is the perfect holiday destination.
Amenities Ground source underfloor heating with woodburning stove. Gas oven and hob, microwave, fridge/freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher. 2 x TVs with Freeview, DVD, WiFi. Fuel, power and a starter pack of logs for woodburning stove inc. in rent. Logs can be purchased at the farm shop. Bed linen and towels inc. in rent. Travel cot and highchair available. Off-road parking for four cars. Private patio with furniture, barbecue and wood-fired hot tub. Two well-behaved pets welcome. Sorry, no smoking. Shop 2.3 miles, pub 1.7 miles. Note: License required for fishing, equipment can be hired locally, fishing FOC unless catch is made, then small fee applicable. The swimming pool can be booked for 45 minute private sessions,all guests can pre-book up to a maximum of 3 swimming slots ( or 2 slots for short stays 2 and 3 nights ) 7 days prior to arrival by contacting estate@graythwaite.com
My family and I stayed at Cunsey Lodge in July of 2023. At the time of our visit, the lodge was described as a 5* luxury holiday home. Unfortunately, this was far from the reality of what we found when we arrived.
The property looked very tired and needed some serious maintenance. The furniture was old and ripped in places, especially the foot stool. The food mats for the table were very worn. The dishwasher had not been properly maintained and the filter had been clogged up with food bits that we had to clean. The paintwork was poor, the plaster damaged, wobbly handles on doors and badly hung doors. We had several lampshades that were broken and or cracked. Sadly, the cleanliness of the property was not up to standards with several of the bathroom shower heads left filthy with what looked like mould. There were dead flies in most if not all spotlights and in the insides of the window frames. Whilst Cunsey lodge is a large house which is capable of accomodating 8 people, it does not mean it is a luxury holiday home by default.
The hottub area outside was clean and there were plenty of seats etc, however having to fill the hottub with water ourselves from a hose did not feel like a 5* luxury experience.
The next issue we had surrounded the pool on the estate. When we booked, there was nothing to tell us about the need to book "slots" for the pool, nor did the advert explain that the pool was an 8 minute drive away from the holiday house and has no changing facilities. The photos on the advert made it seem as if the pool was adjoined to the property.
The maximum time for each booking was 45 minutes per day, and the software stated no more than 1 slot per day could be booked. This 45 mins also included changing time. We can currently go swimming for a longer period at our local leisure centre than we could at Cunsey Lodge during our supposedly 5* holiday.
The state of the pool was rather disgusting, no cleaning rota was displayed and a dirty tissue remained in the same place for days - indicating that floor had not been swept, let alone mopped. The cover to the filter on the floor of the pool was also cracked, tiles were broken and the hand rail loose.
We have let Graythwaite estates know of our issues, and whilst they have responded, not once during any of our communications have we received an apology and that speaks volumes.
Graythwaite are currently helping us to resolve our bad experience, but we felt it was important to give an honest review of our stay at Cunsey Lodge. We as a family agree that the £3,600+ we spent on this holiday did not reflect the condition of the property by any means.
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