The Bybrook
- 9 guests
- 4 beds
- 2 bathrooms
- No pets
Description
The Bybrook is a large detached property, built in traditional Cotswold stone, and located on the edge of the famous village of Bourton-on-the-Water, affectionately known as the “Venice of the Cotswolds”, due to the beautiful river that meanders through the heart of the village. Bourton itself has plenty to appeal to visitors, including a wide range of shops, pubs and restaurants, as well as being ideally located for exploring the many other beautiful towns and villages of the Cotswolds. Further afield places, such as Stratford-upon-Avon, Oxford and Bath are also within easy reach.
Newly built in traditional Cotswold stone, The Bybrook is spacious and well laid out, with modern facilities that include wireless internet access, two TVs (one with a DVD player), and a large, well presented kitchen.
The Bybrook sleeps 8+1 guests in four bedrooms (with the +1 on a day bed in the family room), with two bathrooms and a ground floor cloakroom. There is a lovely enclosed garden at the back of the property and two off street parking spaces to the side. The Bybrook is ideal for large family gatherings or for groups of friends seeking a relaxing break in one of the Cotswolds best loved villages, surrounded by glorious countryside. The Bybrook is located on a peaceful street in the village of Bourton-on-the-Water. There is a small front garden in front of the house, with a path to the front door, which opens into a large hallway. All of the ground floor rooms are accessed from the hallway:
Living room: A large and bright triple aspect room, which is comfortably furnished, with a large corner sofa and a further sofa. There is also a flatscreen TV with BT TV. French doors lead out from the living room into the back garden;
Kitchen/dining room: The large, well laid out kitchen contains two electric ovens, a six ring gas hob, integrated full height fridge, freezer, dishwasher, microwave, kettle and toaster. There is a large island in the centre of the kitchen, with seating for two, and french doors lead out to the back garden. The dining area contains a large dining table, with seating for eight;
Family room: A lovely room to relax in, which contains a TV and DVD player (this TV is only for watching DVDs). The sofa is also a day bed, providing the +1 sleeping option;
Utility room: A handy room, with a door out to the back garden, and a washing machine, tumble dryer and sink;
Cloakroom: Contains a toilet and wash basin.
Stairs lead up from the hallway to the first floor landing, off which are the following rooms:
Master bedroom: A lovely triple aspect room, which contains a king size bed and an ensuite bathroom, with a walk-in shower, toilet and wash basin;
Bedroom 2: A dual aspect room, which also contains a king size bed;
Bedroom 3: Another well proportioned room, which contains a double bed and a comfy armchair;
Bedroom 4: Overlooking the back garden, this room contains two single beds;
Family bathroom: Contains a bath with overhead shower attachment, toilet and wash basin.
The enclosed garden at the back of the house is surrounded by a Cotswold stone wall and is mostly laid to lawn. There is an outdoor table and seating for eight, plus a charcoal barbecue in the warmer months of the year. At the side of the house is a driveway, with parking space for two cars.
Your dates
Everything you'll need
- Wifi
- Baby Friendly
- Dishwasher
- Garden / Patio
- Pets Not Allowed
- Wifi
- Baby Friendly
- Dishwasher
- Garden / Patio
- Pets Not Allowed
- Off Road Parking
- Near Pub / Shop
- Smoke Free
- Near Walks
- Washing Machine
What guests are saying
Following our stay in The Bybrook (a 4* property) last week, we wish to reiterate our annoyance at the difficulties we encountered with the TV’s in the property.
Our first night was spent trying to get the larger TV in the Lounge to work. After spending about an hour and a half trying to understand how the TV interacted with the BT Your View box, we gave up. We also looked at the second, smaller TV in the “Snug”. There was no visible arial, attached, and the connection into the DVD Player was disconnected. The remote control had no back on it, or any batteries inside. Because we were in a "black spot", with no telephone reception available to make any ‘phone calls, we sent an e-mail to Manor Cottages. The next morning, their maintenance man James, arrived about 9:30 a.m. and after many attempts of trying to get the TV to work, and changing the BT Your View box, he gave up. He informed us that a new Your View box had already been changed on the previous Saturday (19th) and everything seemed to be working. He then decided to remove the large TV in the lounge, and replace it with the smaller TV from the ’Snug”. He fitted batteries into that remote, and eventually got the TV working. However, we could only access I-Player programmes. We used the TV in the evening. On Tuesday evening, we tried to use the TV and couldn’t get it to work. Another e-mail was sent to Manor Cottages, and James came round on Wednesday morning. We went through the start up process again, and he explained the need to make sure that HMDI was active, by showing us how to do that. We had access to about 5 Streaming Apps, but only used I-Player for the rest of the holiday. It was apparent that there was an issue with the signal, as this message kept appearing on the Monday night, and there had been the earlier problem on the Saturday. So we spent all Sunday night trying to get the TV to work, without success, and couldn’t watch any of our favourite programmes. We managed to watch the TV on the Monday night, but then it failed again on the Tuesday. This problem was obviously already an issue known to yourselves, but we were not informed. Also, we were not informed that we were in a telephone “black spot”, which made communication impossible. We feel that all the above entitles us to a partial refund, reflecting the amount of time we wasted on the problem. Also, we found that neither of the ceiling extractor fans, in the En-Suite and Bathroom were working. We have holidayed through Sykes Cottages, twice a year for many years, and not experienced this kind of problem before.
As you are aware the maintenance of the property needs attention, it appears that the problems we encountered were the same as May 23 by Margaret.
The cooking pots and utensils need to be up graded and some were so bad we didn't use them. The garden had not been maintained and we feel that the owners really need to up date the information book eg there was very little information on how to dispose of rubbish all the pamphlets were way out of date. In the event of an emergency the the torch,s battery was no good, we had to search for the torch. The TV and Wi Fi box really does need replacing, we had to call out the maintenance several times, we only had TV for two days. However the maintenance team gets 10 out of 10, speed of attending to call outs. James was very helpful. We did not go looking for defects but am sure that there are a few more.
We had a lovely stay at this place, we were able to gain access early which was a blessing.
The house was clean and welcoming with a little hamper of goodies. The management staff were also amazingly helpful when we run into a situation. The only issue we had was the garden furniture hadn’t been cleaned all winter so we had to clean it before we could use it. Also there was no recycling bins or bags. Overall a good find with a 9.5 out of 10
Good to know
House Rules
Good housekeeping bond
This property has a Good Housekeeping bond of £250
Smoking
Not permitted
Property notes
Note: The property has two floors, which could pose difficulty to guests with limited mobility.
NOTE: NO STAG/HEN OR SIMILAR PARTIES. PLEASE BE RESPECTFUL OF OTHER RESIDENTS BY KEEPING NOISE TO A MINIMUM.
PLEASE NOTE: ON STREET PARKING IS NOT PERMITTED, FOR ANY ADDITIONAL CARS, PLEASE USE THE PUBLIC CAR PARK NEARBY.
Stay Information
Check-in / Check-out
17:00 / 10:00
Property ref
1091251
Parking
Off Road Parking, Off Road Parking
Guest & Pet Policy
Pets
Not allowed
Children
Children and infants welcome