Largieholm, Mauchline

An ideal property for a short stay, not far from the coast, and with a large enclosed garden , great for a dog.

After being slightly disappointed with Largiejholm as per last years review was really lovely to be back and see that the niggles and they were minor, had been addressed. This is a great cottage, really quite great for a dog terrified of fireworks and. myself recovering from surgery. Added bonus of swing set for wee ones, super secure garden for fluffies and a new addition of a hot tub

The cottage was lovely, fresh, warm and dog friendly. We had an issue with the heating but this was sorted same day by the housekeeper firm that looks after the property. We left a day early due to family illness but we would have stayed longer if it had been in different circumstances. Many thanks for a five star holiday. X

In summary this place is lovely, view is gorgeous, plenty of space, quiet and peaceful location, clean and well maintained. What would make this place top tier would be an electrical charging station for an ev but Im being bias and understand not everyone has an ev so my rating will remain unaffected for this. Also the WiFi is not the quickest but I managed all my calls and course work as needed. Overall very very nice and better value for money than any hotel iv ever stayed in.

The place is spotless and all you need is there lovely welcome pack for us and also for our dogThank youhad a lovely week visited a friend and family enjoyed all the country parks and castles, beaches were dog friendly, great walks weather good would come back again! !

Had a great stay here. Few minor issues but mostly good. First of all it's clear previous feedback on this stay has been taken into consideration for example there are now wine glasses and regular TV as well as Netflix also. the place was exceptionally clean, nice touches chocolates and a welcome pack including for the dog etc. Now upon arrival, I used the key code emailed to me by Sykes. I received no other email or information from anyone else. Turns out this code was wrong. I did have to ring the number also multiple times to receive a response and get the right code. So this was slightly annoying. The place was very clean, welcome packs on arrival. There was everything you could need, cooker , hob , clean fridge, cleaning products, and cook ware. Board games provided as well as books and movies also. The bathroom was clean and accessible except for one step up to it. Shower was warm and powerful. Soap and shampoo provided. The toilet did have a bit of an awkward flush but nothing major. The bedrooms were clean and well kept. The beds were super comfy. Lots of storage space . Only things were that the tv in one of the bedrooms wasn't working and there are no sockets beside the beds, this meant no bedside lamps and no bedside charging of phones. We did solve this by using an extension cable. The garden. I had really high hopes, it has much since run down since the images were taken. It's a shame as it had so much potential but just hasn't been maintained. The grass was long, there was lots of bits and pieces of garden junk lying about, fungi growing in the grass, please be careful if bringing a pet!! The garden was mostly secure but there were gaps small dogs can get through and the wooden gate to the side of the properly doesn't lock at all and would constantly open. Please if you are bringing a dog secure the garden , have a walk round and maybe don't let them out alone as the cars fly past on the road. There was glass lying on the grass from were the greenhouse used to be, rusted basket ball hoops and football nets and a random rusted campervan sitting in the drive. There is a hot tub but this was not working on our stay and we were also not told about it being broken either, so this was a let down. The house itself is in good distance from places. 20 mins took us to Ayr with all the supermarkets could need. 1 hour 30 took us to Edinburgh. 50 mins to Glasgow. There's a lovely house and gardens only 15 mins away for a walk also. The village of Mauchline was sweet and only 5 mins away with a local shop, butchers and takeaways. All in all, a good stay and I would recommend it. A few minor improvements and this place would be perfect !

Arrived at 3pm to find property hadn't been cleaned or beds changed. Phoned contact number and spoke to maintenance team, who were on the way from Fife. Did call Sykes when they hadn't arrived by 5pm, who couldn't get answer as it was after 5pm also, maintenance team arrived about 6.15pm and were lovely. To be fair once they arrived, with lovely flowers and welcome pack for dog and us, they left place cleaner. However, I'm a bit concerned by the fact that the smoke alarm at the bedroom end of property has been removed. The sun room is full of dead bluebottles, so is unusable. All the outside bins are full to overflowing, had to just use whichever bin had least in it, bin days would be helpful information in info pack. Property served it's purpose, lovely and quiet on fireworks night, had a happy dog. Though It is a bit isolated. Property had big secure garden, but is let down by broken furniture, planters and is generally untidy. People please pick up after your dogs, so that others don't have too. Oh and the tap in the kitchen is still dripping !!!

This is a lovely cottage well equipped and very comfortable only issue was that ... This is a lovely cottage well equipped and very comfortable only issue was that I was notified only 20 minutes before entering property that it would not be ready till 5pm a wee bit short notice also a bit far out of way but because of this very quiet

Although the property was as listed there were issues. 1 Although the back garden was enclosed by fencing the back gate was broken off allowing access of any dogs to the road. We had to make a temporary fix by propping the gate up with wheely bins to keep our dog safe. 2 Boiler was not providing hot water until following remote guidance from property manager we re pressurised the boiler. 3 TV does not do main channels such as BBc ITV etc. 4 No normal wine glasses we went French and used tumblers. 5 No local information at all in the home 6 I booked the property through VRBO, I sent a couple of queries through the VRBO site before we arrived, they have never been responded to. On the whole we did like the house