I think if I was picky it be that there wasn't a bit more light into the bed area, the window in that end faces the hosts property so we kept the curtain drawn all the time for privacy. Uts impractical to ask, but a sky light or extra window would be good.

It was clean and tidy and had everything we needed. There were extra cakes and biscuits everything to make a cup of tee, coffee and even a cafeteria. The breakfast items laid on were plentiful and of a high quality. We had netflix, too. The beautiful garden and the water feature was very relaxing.

Stayed in September 2024

The weather! We would have loved more sunny evenings to enjoy that fantastic garden.

The Smithy is a short drive from Chester, ideal for visiting the city or for exploring north Wales. Very quiet location and friendly hosts. The cottage itself is small but felt very spacious, and contained everythign we needed for a relaxing week's stay. The breakfast was the ingredients for a week's worth of breakfasts - everything we needed for a full English, toast, cereal. Much more relaxing than having to attend a set breakfast time, and the ingredients were fresh and delicious. I loved the luxury touches, too - bathrobes, lovely toiletries and a wonderful garden with a hammock, BBQ and seating area for our use.

Stayed in September 2024

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The location, space and atmosphere

Stayed in August 2024

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Beautiful property, beautiful private garden. Couldn’t have asked for anything more and wouldn’t be able to find anywhere better! Stunning place. Fab hosts! Top quality for everything and most certainly value for money. Brekky produce was provided for us to cook ourselves was of the best quality! Absolutely perfect in every way. Thank you so much!

Stayed in July 2024

There wasn’t much I didn’t like to be honest, it’s small and intimate but I didn’t mind that. The pillows were a little uncomfortable, but the bed was comfortable.

From the moment we arrived we had a very warm welcome. The whole place was stocked with everything you could imagine, so if you’re staying for a weekend you’ll have enough to have breakfast there for the duration. This was a very nice touch not gonna lie. Also the place was spotless, but you do have some friends whilst there (spiders) so if you don’t mind sharing you’ll be fine 😅

Stayed in July 2024

The only thing we would have cha ged would have been a firmer mattress and thinner duvet - but those are personal preferences and not meant in any way to detract from the overall experience which was superb.

Lovely private space (separate building to main house) with so many well thought out extras provided.

Stayed in May 2024

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Stayed in March 2024

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Stayed in March 2024

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Stayed in March 2024

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Loved everything. Breakfast was very tasty. Bed very comfy. Garden was so relaxing and well looked after.

Stayed in May 2024

Beautifully maintained, small touches appreciated, lovely garden with great views

Stayed in May 2024

I liked everything

Everything

Stayed in February 2024

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everthing we needed

Stayed in January 2024

There’s nothing I didn’t like about it

The garden is beautiful and I enjoyed sitting at the top for my cuppas and looking at the view. It’s a very relaxing place to stay, and it’s lovely to look outside the patio doors to see the lovely water feature. We’ve booked again for feb, and I’d absolutely love to see the garden in spring/summer, so we will definitely be booking for that season too! The bread left was delicious!! Lovely place to stay! The cottage was beautiful and clean, and I can’t wait to stay again! Thank you :)

Stayed in December 2023

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Very clean and excellent provisions for breakfast, a well thought out space for a comfortable stay. As others have said, we would highly recommend it. .

Stayed in November 2023

The location is beautiful. The accommodation exceptional. There is so much to do in the area. Amazing hosts. Wonderful selection of breakfast provisions - everything we could have wanted. We will definitely look to book again soon if we are lucky enough to find availability.

Stayed in August 2023

Spotless clean and peaceful

Stayed in August 2023

Nothing to dislike. We thought No. 1 The Smithy is a great space, particularly for a couple, to stay in.

No. 1 The Smithy is an excellent property to stay in and comes with the use of a large garden space. The hosts go above and beyond to make you comfortable and provide additional supplies, such as breakfast, toiletries, and the kitchen is stocked with items such as cooking oil, kitchen roll, tin foil, things which you would normally have to bring or buy yourself. Communication before and during our stay was brilliant and we were automatically given local information to enhance our visit. We were very impressed and have never experienced such attention to detail anywhere else we have stayed.

Stayed in July 2023

Nothing, Everything was perfect.

The cottage is in an ideal location with easy links to Chester, Wales, and Liverpool. There are plenty of restaurants, pubs, and cafes in the area. The cottage is spacious and very clean, with lots of extra touches and luxuries. Everything is furnished to a very high standard. The Great hosts provided us with everything we needed for a relaxing stay, including high quality ingrediants for full English breakfasts, cereals, chocolate biscuits, and more. The large, beautiful private garden has amazing views of the Welsh mountains, several seating areas, hammock, and bbq.

Stayed in July 2023

A warm welcome on arrival. Well equipped and thoughtful little extra. Lovely ingredients provided for breakfasts. Delightful garden. Good location for touring the area.

Stayed in July 2023

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Location was where we expected as we wanted a quiet location just outside of the city centre of Chester

Stayed in May 2023

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modern, cleverly designed, beautiful gardens, so many welcoming touches incl breakfast, chocolates etc. Stayed in first night as so lovely.

Stayed in May 2023

Nothing, it was all fabulous.

Fabulous accommodation. The cottage was everything we hoped it would be, warm, clean, and had all the little touches that helped make it very special.. The garden was exceptional, as was the food left for our breakfasts. Jill, the host, was extremely friendly.

Stayed in May 2023

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Excellent. We asked for a vegetarian breakfasts and were provided with a good selection of fruit, yoghurt, croissants, bread, mushrooms and more.

Stayed in April 2023