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6/10 Okay
31 May 2025
Top Cottage Oddington
Excellent Location, Lovely Village, Excellent pub. Good Cottage Garden.
Old Cotswold Cottage, Comfortable bed. However this was let down because the Cottage was quite grubby and shabby. It could benefit from a deep clean and a freshen up of paint.
There was no name of the cottage on the outside of the property which caused some initial confusion.
The welcome hamper fell short of the usual Rural retreats standards, the freezer was full of water in every drawer as some had left ice cube bags in there which had broken and defrosted. One of the freezer drawers was badly cracked. the Aga hob was dirty and we had to clean the oven controls before we could see how to turn it on. The legs of 2 of the 6 dining chairs were broken rendering the chairs unusable. The finish of the frying pan was peeling off so not hygienic. Some of the saucepans had food residue which had to be scrubbed off. There were not enough saucepans to cook meals. The lining on the back of the lounge curtains was mouldy. Chipped crockery and pyrex dish had been put back in the cupboard instead of being disposed of. The kitchen and bathroom floors were filthy. Some drawer contained owners belongings instead of being locked away.
Overall not of the standard we have been used to from many previous holidays with Rural Retreats.















