Orchard Lodge

Disappointed We booked the Orchard Lodge, for 4 adults and 2 children, for 1 week, having looked at the pictures on the website.

It states a maximum of 6 people, but we found that 4 would be most because of room. The website photo angles make it look more spacious than it is. The kitchen area is very small, and dish washer, small fridge, and freezer, which needs defrosting, the Microwave wouldn't heat anything and this was reported immediately to the local manager, We were told it would be replaced the day after, but this never happened, and on coming back from our day it the beach, we found a used, dirty, rusty microwave on the table top, and the existing one still in situ. After complaining about this, we were told it was only a temporary one, and that a new one would be delivered on the Tuesday. We also found many areas with cobwebs, and grime, especially the double bedroom bedside cabinets. Generally it could do with a deep clean. The location is within walking distance to the main beach, and Hells Mouth beach, and Abersoch itself. I didn't go away with family with the intention writing a mostly negative review, but this is our opinion. We did take pictures, but are unable to download them on this website.

The Orchard Lodge is a very nice Lodge we loved are stay they we were there for 1 week just 1 or 2 things the jacuzzi we had to full up took over 12 hrs to heat up (should have been filled) .

They were a few cobwebs that we cleaned away but after the first day we liked it and the week went fast and it was time to sett of home overall a very good Lodge would we stay there again yes

I hate to write this as the interaction I had throughout the booking was amazing.

This was my 3rd time I have been to the lodge and unfortunately it was my last. I love the location and how close it is to the beach it’s always been amazing but unfortunately the cleanliness has dropped since my first experience. Dog pee stains all over the bottom of the living room curtains, Big stains on one of the beds and duvet. Unkept maintenance of the outdoor seating. Dog smell throughout living room area. Broken gate where my dog could fit through and run out . Once again I do really hate writing this, as the people seem lovely , but I paid £650 to come for a week in end of November which is an awful lot of money . I don’t want people forking out the same .

We are familiar with the lodge as we stayed at The Orchard for several years prior to it being sold .

The accommodation afforded by the lodge was ideal for two adults and our big. Anymore and I think it would have felt crowded . Just couple of negatives there is no cupboard available to put food in eg tins of tomatoes soup cereal boxes as all cupboards filled with cooking utensils . Some of the towels had seen better days never didn’t use had what doorsteps to be hair dye staining. On stripping the bed the duvet was stained and had seen better days. We replaced the batteries in the tv remote . Would be an idea to have some in a drawer for such an event. Location of the fuse box needs to be made to future residents as we had a trip in the electric the first morning and struggled to find it . I had to phone Annette the management lady . Apart from niggles we had a good week but think the fencing around the lodge needs replacing as it’s rotting in parts . The gate drive has a panel of roof missing leaving a hole hence making garden not dog proof. A stray dog appeared on the lawn which was shooed off but managed to leave a present in the drive !!!!

the inside was clean and very good the outside was poor dirty worn out in all need a sanding and repaint, the plinth around the hot tub need making larger to stop anyone falling down onto the side path area if this work was done we would go back thanks i hope this will not upset you but it need looking at to benefit other users thank you

Love the lodge and it's location,it has a relaxing warm atmosphere highly recommend it.

Lovely place to spend a week away from the hussle and bussle.

Nice daily walks around the area and great places around to visit and finish off every evening in the hot tub.

Lodge and location were perfect for us, 4 adults and 2 dogs, lodge was spacious and well laid out, hot tub was lovely and checked regularly.

Will definitely be booking again.

We had an amazing weekend away here for my best friends 30th.

The cottage itself was beautiful, well equipped and clean. The hot tub was amazing, and the area was private and spacious. There was plenty of shops and restaurants near by with even the option for delivery! The beach was really close and beautiful, with plenty of places to walk! Thank you for an amazing stay, we will deffernatly be visiting again ❤️

The holiday cottage was relatively clean on the surface but we noticed a large pile of dog faeces next to the gate and decking which was very difficult to see to be fair, the pillows were flat old and poor quality especially in the double bedroom, the washing up brush was full of human hair and could not be used and the decking was unclean and slippy when wet.

The windows on the outside needed cleaning too. The cottage as a whole was satisfactory and quite comfortable with everything u need for a weeks break in the kitchen but the plates needed re washing as they were dirty and unclean

We loved our holiday,totally secure for dogs,we had to go out and buy toilet rolls,there wasn't any,also bin bags,other than that fantastic.

We have just returned home from Orchard Lodge as a group of 6 including 2 children and 2 young dogs.

The below sums up our experience: Spacious lodge, Nice welcome binder with information on the lodge and local area, Nice amount of parking available on shared drive with us having two cars and the other accommodation having 2 with still plenty of room. Very well equipped with good kitchen supplies and family activities. TV with a Netflix account and on demand however no live tv, Brilliant set up for dogs with fully enclosed garden however an apple tree on left hand side of the lodge had a lot of fallen apples. With young dogs this wasn’t ideal, however we used a spare piece of fencing to block the gap near the hot tub which meant the dogs were not able to get to the apples (as poisonous to dogs). As a suggestion a permanent fence or gate to avoid this would be helpful. The living room area was carpeted and was a bit grubby, having wipe clean flooring in this area would be more hygienic. Bbq and outdoor furniture/decking wasn’t very clean and covered in bird poo. Dog poo in garden when we arrived. Large hole dug in garden. Wi-Fi is really temperamental and doesn’t reach well to back bedroom. I think this could be easily resolved with a Wi-Fi extender. However it also stopped working completely twice during our stay and can only be reset in the other holiday let. The hot tub is a massive bonus for the lodge. It was set to 39 when we arrived and keeps its heat extremely well. The lights are a nice touch and add to the atmosphere in the evening. We did have a few issues with the hot tub at one point but messaged the number provided and they quickly sent someone out to sort it. Overall we had a lovely time. The small things mentioned didn’t affect the holiday just some suggestions for future. We would recommend the lodge to anyone looking for a reasonably priced dog friendly lodge.

On arrival checked barbecue, full of ashes, unusable.

Main gate really hard to open and shut. Cooker hood thick with grease, cooker light flickering, oven dirty, didn’t use. Doors had food or drink spills, thick dust under fire place, tree piece comfortable but really dirty, Lino in toilet all ups and bumps, main bathroom paper coming off the walls, couldn’t use vacuum smelt doggy when used first time. decking half stained, container left out in garden, blind in kitchen couldn’t pull down no pull cord, and stained, didn’t have Wi-Fi, all week, could ring unless going to Abersoch, no signal for wats app phone. Don’t think property was ready to be let with so many issues. Didn’t complain at the time didn’t want any confrontation, very disappointed for the money we paid, we know the owners only had the property for six months, but that’s no excuse for cleanliness. First time of using Sykes cottages four times we have been disappointed, have photographs of complaints if needed.

The Lodge was nice, the living room and dining area were nice.

However I think the rest of the lodge needs updating badly and it needs a major deep clean. There was a lot of dust and utensils and glasses weren’t spotless. The towels were very old. But regardless it was nice but that is all. I think there should have been some welcome instructions regarding the water and heating too. The hot tub was lovely.

This lodge has so much potential!

The hot tub area with the lights is lovely, it comfortably sleeps 6 and has a lovely large living room area with a kitchen and dining area. The 2 toilets is also a huge bonus too, nice decking area and garden to use. The only thing is, the lodge was a little bit dirty! It was dusty, bits all over the floor, red/orange stains on some of the bedding. Some of the utensils were broken and the oven and dishwasher were quite old to use, the glasses and pans were dirty too. We were quite happy to wipe everything down but the only thing we could use were quarter of a pack of kitchen wipes which isn’t great when we’re cooking with raw meat. Check in time is 4 and check out was 9:30 which I know is needed to clean the lodge but it really only gave us 1 day there even though we’d paid for 2 nights & 3 days. It’s a nice area and a nice lodge but there’s definitely room for some improvement.

Whilst the location was very good for walking and for access to the local beaches and close to local amenities, beds were comfy and the accommodation was generally good there were a few issues.

We found an oven tray and plates with food stuff on in the cupboard, assume this was perhaps the previous occupant but would expect the cleaning team to check this on change over. The bathroom bins had not been emptied on our arrival and we found a collection of hair on two of the pillows on separate beds, not very good if they were just made and not changed from the previous occupants. The wooden structure above the hot tub also has a severe leak in several areas making a nice addition not an enjoyable experience if it was raining. Not nice having cold rain water drip on you whilst enjoying a relaxing dip in the tub. The decking to the front of the property wasn't cleared of leaves before our arrival (there was quite a build up) making the decking area extra slippery. A few small tweaks needed, perhaps a more thorough clean during change over a little tidy up out front and the hot tub roof being fixed.