Blickinstal Holiday Retreat

Appalling accommodation. Nothing like the photos or description. The room was dusty, the toilet dirty and the TV didn’t work. I rang the managing agent several times and they passed on messages to the owners but no one responded. I was given the owners number but they wouldn’t answer. We had no TV for our whole 8 night stay. My wife cleaned the toilet, bathroom and kitchen and I dusted the furniture. We were given a partial refund after checking out but do yourself a favour and go somewhere else. Stay was in April 2026

Cute loft, lots of potential but the downsides were there was No hot water, no wood for fireplace. Shower pressure was a cold trickle. Had to put down huge additional deposit even though the room was pre paid. 3rd bed wasn’t made up. We booked for 3.

Good points - white fluffy towels and clean room. Disappointing points - room was described as having a vineyard view and we couldn't see the vineyard unless we walked down the driveway. We hadn't realised too that the room was 1 of 4 joined in a row and we could hear next door talking. Later on through the night, we could also hear the drier going in the laundry room, situated between rooms 2 & 3. The TV had no connection at all and the kitchen only had one wine glass. (This is at a winery!). We felt that the wall cupboard in the kitchen could've been hazardous for banging your head on (just a point for the landlord to bear in mind). And finally, bed was quite hard - fine for hubby but not myself and I couldn't get comfy with the pillows either so didn't leave feeling rested.

Our lodging (#!) was very comfortable with a nice front porch and spacious interior. We never met anyone on staff, entry was thru a key lockbox with instructions.

We stayed in Lodge 1. When I received the email to pay the deposit to gain access details, this is when I became unsure if I'd picked the right place to stay. They asked for ID confirmstion. Then I needed to sign an agreement, but the link for the agreement went to a link to a page not available. This made me concerned. I sent to accommodation a message, no reply. I rang the number, on hold for 10 minutes then it hung up. I then read some bad reviews and I contemplated trying to cancel. Despite my concerns, I went ahead and paid the deposit and hoped for the best. The property was in a quiet spot. The rooom, whilst dated (which you can see in the pictures when booking) was spotlessly clean. We found the bed great to sleep on (but we like a firm bed) Received our deposit back in 7 days. I would have given a higher rating, but the booking system is very dated and let the property down, especially with the lack of communication.