When we arrived we had high expectations of the lodge. Unfortunately, it’s not what we experienced. The front door and step was covered in bird poo which just isn’t nice. And it was months old by the looks of it. The main elements of the property were clean. The toilet, shower, sinks etc. however we found over 40 spiders around the ceilings, corners of walls etc. so if you don’t like spiders then this probably isn’t the place. There was old food on the kitchen chairs, cobwebs on the side of one of the sofas, loads of food and other things between sofa cushions etc. we cleaned the property for nearly 2 hours before we were happy to bring our things in. The dust, cobwebs etc. really was something else for the money being spent on a luxury lakeside lodge, even taking into account it is a countryside lodge. We may expect a few creepy crawlies getting in but it was clear the lodge simply hadn’t been cleaned properly for months I would suspect.Someone came the day before we were leaving and without warning or communication just drained the hot tub at about 9.30am. We had promised the kids a hot tub morning so that didn’t go down well as it wasn’t hit again until late afternoon.Apart from those things, the lodge has lovely decor, very well equipped kitchen, a ‘secret’ playroom and plenty of space. The setting is idillic with the lake views. We spotted red squirrel, a kingfisher, many a heron, geese and ducks. Lots of lively wildlife. Towns are close by with all amenities.