The cottage is perfect. Absolutely darling and the back private patio is a huge bonus especially when mother nature cooperates! The location is ideal so you can walk to everything in Broadway. I would definitely stay here again.
I did not want to take a star away from my rating - it deserves five - but there are three things anyone booking should keep in mind and the property owners or managers might consider for future.
1. Coffee maker - We stayed in two other VRBO‘s during our two-week trip to Europe. Both had a MagicMix - uses Nespresso pods. Addicted coffee drinkers greatly appreciate an amenity like this! If one was hiding somewhere and we missed it, let me know and I will correct my review and get new glasses.
2. This is a simple one… it’s possible I overlooked details in one of the emails, but instructions for finding the cottage are not available through the VRBO portal. Ideally, it would be my preference to have information at hand through Vrbo and not have to dig through emails. We ended up going into Budgens to ask someone working there. It was difficult navigating the back alley. While there is parking allocated for the private residence, it is still very congested. Not a complaint, but just something to keep in mind.
3. We struggled with the Internet connectivity and performance. We were only using it for text messaging, Internet research on restaurants and other tourist related information, and email. We weren’t trying to do anything like streaming music or other heavy loads. We tried rebooting the modem a couple times. We basically gave up.
The above suggestions are in no way reasons for not picking this cottage. It is lovely. You can always find a cup of coffee somewhere! You shouldn’t be spending so much time on the Internet anyway. And eventually you’ll find the cottage and all will be great!