The lodge is in a great private position , there are 3 nestled together either side of the entrance. You can hear traffic from the main road however this wasn't an issue for us.
There is an EV point provided free of charge for guests which was very welcome.
Upon arrival there was a bottle of prosecco and a pint of milk in the fridge along with a box of shortbread.
The lodge It is plenty big enough for 2 with an enormous bathroom and a good stocked kitchen. I liked the wraparound decking although visiting in October we didn't utilise this. It would have been nice if a barrier had been added to the edge just to give the feeling of a little more privacy. I was also on crutches and using a mobility scooter at the time and the ramp was just a little high to manoeuvre on and off again safely as it didn't quite meet the ground.
There were however a few niggles, mostly the disappointing wifi which wasn't great as it just kept dropping out. We did report this however nothing could be done and we were told as we were leaving that another couple had also complained. This was disappointing as were unable to log into Netflix or use our firestick. I t also meant we couldn't check anything on our phones as there wasn't enough of a signal. Yes I'm aware we are all too reliant on our devices however with no wifi you are simply stuck.
Other things we noticed was that the heated towel rail didn't come on once during our stay, luckily the lodge was warm enough and a clothes airer was provided. The toilet also dripped intermittently in the cistern which you could clearly hear and was a bit annoying as the bathroom is right next to the bedroom. Also the toilet roll holder was broken, it wobbled on its stand and the toilet roll kept falling off.
The light in the main living area was quite bright so it was nice to have the little one in the far corner on however there could do with one being provided in the dining area of the room as it was quite dark in that corner.
The outside shower was a brilliant touch and the hot tub was excellent although it is the only one we have ever visited which doesn't have a lift to help you lift the cover off and on again easily. It was very close to the wall and for one person it was very heavy to move by yourself and gets jammed up against the wall. The hot tub was also only ever heated to a maximum of 38, again every other one has always been to 40 and you could adjust yourself, there was no option to be able to change this yourself. Whilst there is plenty of bushes and trees around helping to add to privacy, the plant growing by the decking near the hot tub really needs cutting back as it is overgrowing leaving not a huge amount of space to walk past it to get to the hot tub without it catching you on the way by.
Upon entering the lodge, the light switches are by the door, you cannot switch anything off as you enter the bedroom meaning you have to go back to the main door, switch everything off and return in the dark. Not great if your other half is asleep already. This isn't a well thought out feature.
Finally, there were some dreadful cobwebs, I took pictures which were not great and had clearly been overlooked, there is also some sticky stuff, I don't know how else to describe it on the outside walls, especially near where the hooks are for the outside towels so we didn't use these but brought a chair over to balance things on. Not sure what it is however it is unsightly.
So, some issues, however it didn't distract from our stay which we needed for some r&r. Not the best place we have stayed in and I certainly wouldn't describe it as a luxury lodge however it was a good base for getting around the local area.