“We stayed at 5 tree tops.”
The site is beautiful, did not expect so many lodges, you would never know they were there it’s very peaceful surrounded by Cornish countryside and a few lakes. The gardeners were present, they cut the grass during our stay and also our hot tub was checked numerous times whilst we were out as we could tell as they clipped the clip back on for safety. As for the lodge, it really was a lovely lodge, quiet and private location at the very end of the road so no one walks past this lodge at all, the veranda is huge and there’s plenty of grass area if you are bringing a dog, the hot tub was the icing on the cake and brilliant after being out all day as it was extremely hilly so hot tub was a life saver! It had all the utensils you need (I always bring a non stick frying pan with me) the beds were comfy if not slightly too soft, the bathrooms were modern and the lodge was cleaned to a good but not excellent standard. It’s a huge lodge and would fit a family easily in, or two adults you’ll just be fighting over the master. Lodge has a cool spilt level which added a superior feel which we quite enjoyed. The landscaping was very pretty. I feel the below needs to be said as the lodge was a little tired in places and a few minor changes are needed in order to be a 5* accommodation which I will mention below and hope you can pass this on to the owners of the lodge. - steps, some edges have come loose and it’s dangerous. - lodge number and sign needed at the bottom of the lodge so it’s clear as you drive up, after spending all day in the car having to wonder up the first lodge steep steps and potentially invade someone’s privacy to see what number it was is really irritating and it’s an easy fix, it’s also been mentioned before lots yet nothing done about it?! - fridge and oven light are not working (again and easy fix and mentioned previously, this is just lazy to not fix) - deep clean is needed, the metal silver trim from the tiles to the walls in bathrooms needs a wipe, it’s thick with dust. - sofa has seen better days and is dirty - rug needs removing, again it’s filthy and it’s not needed - some of the hooks for curtains are broken, needs replacing as the curtains are floppy because of it - lodge has some scratches and paintwork coming off in areas around which could do with painting back over - your visitor book is falling apart, hence why I did not use it. As I said, there are all minor issues but these small issues can make or break a stay to some people. they are to me easy fixes which would make the lodge a true 5* accommodation. I would not let the minor things deter you from staying as we did have a truly wonderful time but but hope they take on the constructive criticism. Also, not all the lodges are owned by stonerush it seems they have lodge “owners” which is why some may be cleaner than others ect.
- Michael, September 2022