Spring Acre is basically in the middle of a housing scheme - literally a load of similar looking houses on a hill. This threw me a little bit as I was expecting a quaint upcountry bungalow, but I have to admit the inside was immaculate. The kitchen, lounge, bedrooms and bathrooms were clean and tastefully decorated.
The owners, and Wije the caretaker, were really helpful. Location is excellent.
Bad points I found were the fact that everything is locked up - the board games, the coffee and tea, the crockery and cutlery etc and that does not give you the feeling of a vacation rental, as you're compelled to either keep bothering Wije or just go without (we opted for the latter).
The other down point was the fact that heating is limited to 4 hours in the living room and from 6pm to 6am in the bedrooms. It was absolutely freezing in the house and with two young kids this really was disappointing. The small fan heaters in the bedrooms were ok, but the electric fire in the lounge definitely wasn't enough and it was very uncomfortable in the morning when we woke up and weren't able to have any heating in the living room.
Overall we did have a good time at the house, it was a clean, tidy and functional vacation rental, with excellent customer service via the owners and caretaker.
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Nov 27, 2011
Thank you very much for your valuable feedback. As described in the instruction leaflet, the complimentary heating can be extended, on request, beyond the standard hours for a nominal charge. In future we will also give the necessary instructions to the caretaker to ensure that guests are not inconvenienced due to the locking up of cupboards.
This response is the subjective opinion of the management representative and not of TripAdvisor LLC.
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