The Hayloft at Oakwood Barn

Wonderful accomodation, with parking, large TV and food provided for breakfast. First class.

I wish I'd read the reviews properly before I booked. I booked this room for a weekend business trip as it was close to where I was working and it said that breakfast was included. Their listing very strongly suggests that this is a B&B, but it's just an en suite loft above the garage of the house where the owners live. Just like one of the other reviewers, I assumed that the breakfast they include would be a cooked breakfast. But it's actually a self-serve "continental" breakfast - the corner of the bedroom has a fridge, kettle, toaster and microwave, plus a bucket on the floor and a bottle of fairy liquid (but no sponges, dishcloths, teatowels, etc). There was some bread, butter, jam, orange juice, milk and yoghurts in the fridge. Some sachets of Alpen, porridge, etc. And a coffee machine but no coffee. I put a note in my booking asking for a GLUTEN FREE COOKED breakfast which was never picked up by the hosts. When I checked in, it was late and I was exhausted after a long day, and that was when I discovered the breakfast was self-serve and none of the breakfast items were gluten free. There is only one mirror, which is tiny and nowhere near a plug socket. The parking was very unclear. There were spiders, old cobwebs, dead insects and bug splats on the walls. The sofa had no soft furnishings and was stained. The coffee table was stained and didn't feel hygienic to eat off. The kettle dripped and there was nothing to clean up the puddles with.Extremely disappointed.

We had a lovely comfortable stay. Very modern Bathroom was excellent Bed comfortably

The property was in a lovely rural farm setting which was nice and quite. The property itself is a good size and has been nicely done. It was nice and warm with plenty of hot water. Parking is great, it’s literally right outside your door. Even though the owners bought over fresh milk and bread which was very kind of them, it was not made clear at the point of booking that no cooked breakfast was on offer that you normally associate with a B&B. We let the owners know that the Internet was not working with the password they provided, this never got resolved during our 2 night stay which was a pain as again it was advertised. The DVD player and TV were not connected up and this took some unraveling but we got there in the end. The cleanliness was ok in the living/sleeping area but was poor in the bathroom, the shower tray in particular was dirty and we cleaned it ourselves with antibacterial spray before use. There were loose hairs in the bath and basin. Overall it’s a nice B&B but just needs a bit of attention to detail and cleanliness to be a good or great B&B.