Rwst Holiday Lodges

Jan 26th, 2023

Dec 5th, 2022

Nov 29th, 2022

Overall an alright stay at RWST lodges. Not the luxury stay as advertised but plenty of positives. Pros: Location was amazing, cant fault it. Within short drive of so many places and the village was perfect for anything we forgot to bring with us. Size of our one bedroom lodge was perfect for the two of us. But on a side note the dining table was huge and for four people, didnt seem to utilise the space very well. Kitchen was a good standard and had everything we needed, apart from basics we expected such as salt and pepper, cooking oil. The view from our patio was gorgeous. The sun was either out front or out back through our stay so we always had outdoor space to sit and enjoy the weather. Cons: Some of the furniture was cheap flat pack and the drawers in the bedroom wouldnt stay shut. We had to put our suitcases against the drawers to stop them opening. On the back of this the storage was minimal. As previous reviews have mentioned the blinds were very thing and so much light was let in. We ended up hanging a towel/throw over the blind to help keep more light out. Shower was lacking pressure. Felt difficult to get thoroughly clean and all shampoo/conditioner out of my hair. Other slight things like no mirror in the bedroom, overlooked from the front entrance doors and from bedroom (see photo), and kitchen utensils were cheap even though they did the job. All in all it wasnt a bad stay, but we went for a week and found the space uncomfortable after a while. Maybe the lodges arent designed for longer stays, but long weekends etc?
Apr 9th, 2023

Disappointed - we had no view whatsoever from our Lodge (Lilac Cottage) & there is no "Stunning Mountain Backdrop" as promised! Had a flood in the kitchen on our first evening as the overflow from the sink was not connected. slight leak from toilet cistern too! There were no kitchen knives, cutlery was very cheap & nasty, no salt & pepper or oil & the jug provided had a hole in bottom. Induction hob could not cope with high setting on more than 1 ring at a time! No side tables or coffee table in lounge area so we had to use dining chairs to put our drinks etc on. Lodge is promoted as suitable for 4 people - it had an armchair & a 2 seater settee, so 4 would be a problem. Also, only lighting in lounge was overhead downlighters, which were far too bright. In the absence of dimmer switch, a side lamp would have been useful. We ended up bringing a lamp through from one of the bedrooms. (Double room had no side table or lamp on one side of the bed). Would definitely benefit from a shelf above the sink in the bathroom & some sort of shelf for toiletries in the shower. Also, would be nice to have a windowsill in the bathroom other than just the painted plaster! The neighbouring lodge (only about 10 or 12 feet away from the back of ours) had bright outside lights which, along with the very thin blinds in the bedrooms, kept us awake at night! Positives - lounge seating & beds were reasonably comfortable. In summary, not the Super Comfortable Luxury promised by the website. We would not go back, despite the 10% discount offered to us by email after our return home.
Jan 1st, 2023