The Holford Arms

The outside appearance of the pub is off putting. We drove straight past it thinking it was part of an industrial area.
The bedroom was ok, bedding lovely and clean and fresh but the room and bathroom could probably do with a deep clean. Nowhere to plug anything in near the mirror. But overall it was fine for a couple of nights.
Conversation overheard indicates that the whole place is due to be refurbished so all of the above might not apply when the work is finished.

The outside was very shabby.but a member of staff told us they were shutting down in October for refurbishment

It was on a busy main road and the chickens in the garden across the road woke us up very early but the room itself could do with an update and a full length mirror, maybe better lighting in the bathroom but it was clean and comfortable on the whole. The curtain up at the window didn't actually cover the window so they could invest in a pair that fit.

Das Frühstück war am ersten Morgen ungenießbar, am zweiten Morgen gut.

We were disappointed with the masses of soil as there was only stones or a teeny craggy area for our dogs to pee outside our chalet. Obviously we do understand there has been a drought and the area is being remodelled. You can't possibly lay turf in a drought. Also the rabbits and rabbit poo were a surprise. Our two thought it was Christmas! I felt £15 charge for each dog was overpriced and unfair considering the state of the outside area. Maybe £15 for both?

Overall it was excellent! And we loved it, some things would have made it even better are...

It was a very hot evening during a heatwave (which hopefully won't be the norm) there was wasn't much ventilation as the bedroom windows only seemed to open slightly. We slept with the door open which provided a breeze. A fan in the room would have been a welcome addition

I couldn't see WIFI information. Perhaps I missed it. That's said it was nice to switch off!

The bathroom was lovely. A small suggestion would be a toilet roll holder.

Too expensive for type of property

The 'Shack' we stayed in was rather cramped with an awkward layout including inward opening windows over one side of the bed which were impassable when open. With the hot weather it was extremely difficult to keep the room cool enough.
The extra long curtain used as a "door" / screen between the living/bedroom area and toilet/shower, was heavy and awkward, and where it is constantly being dragged over the floor, it was rather mucky looking and needed to be laundered. The floor throughout appeared dirty, needing to be painted and cleaned generally.
The water in the shower was overheated and almost unusuable in the hot weather when a cool shower is all that's needed.
A Calor gas cylinder was located at the back of the 'Shack' but completely exposed, not protected by any form of casing and in full sunshine which felt rather dangerous given the extreme heat conditions at the time of our visit and through this summer generally. The cylinder could be hit or damaged by a car passing to reach one of the other chalets.
The outside area resembled a building site with other chalets and surrounding areas under construction; the roadways were unfinished, uneven, creating a lot of dust in the dry weather but potentially very muddy in wet conditions.

Our room had a massive extractor fan outside room three window which started back up at 7AM and was very noisy due to the heat we had to leave the window open as no air conditioning apart from very small desk fan - given the price we paid this was disappointing

A little out of the way

Small double bed. Basic pub food and breakfast.