“When I arrived at Ty Hir, the temperature both outside and indoors was chilly.”
Although the heating had been on all day, the cottage wasn't very warm. The owner, Ruth, told me to turn the heating to "continuous" if necessary. Even so, I would say it took 24 hours for the whole cottage to be comfortably warm.
Ruth had kindly left me a bottle of wine, chocolates, biscuits and Welsh cakes as Christmas treats, along with biscuits for my dog.
In general, the cottage was clean, but items such as ornaments, artificial and dried flowers couldn't possibly be cleaned between every booking, and showed signs of dust. The kitchen was quite well-equipped, but some drawers weren't properly clean, and I had to move things to make space for food. A nice set of matching mugs would have made a difference. The bedroom drawers were lined with paper, which could have done with replacing.
I chose to sleep in one of the single beds in the large bedroom in preference to the double bed in the smaller bedroom. The bed was very comfortable, though I personally needed to use two duvets to be warm.
Bath sheets would have been nicer than the bath towels.
The radio worked, but I couldn't get the CD player to function.
Ty Hir had a fantastic view of Snowdonia, and I imagine it would be lovely to sit in the garden during summer months. My dog enjoyed the enclosed garden.
I had great difficulty using the key safe, which is something I have commented on after staying at another cottage. Perhaps Sykes could research a safe which is easier to use by those of us with reduced manual dexterity.
I spent a very enjoyable Christmas at Ty Hir and would recommend this cottage.