“Cooper's Cottage was warm and comfortable, and we didn't lack for anything.”
It is well placed in Rothbury, and Rothbury is a good central location for exploring southern Northumbria. So we'd certainly recommend it to others.
Management and cleaning of the cottage is outsourced, and we felt it lacked some of the personal care and attention to detail that owner-management offers.
We were surprised that there didn't seem to be any time control of the (very good) central heating. So we arrived to a cold cottge, and when we went out by day had only the option of leaving the heating on (wasteful) or turning it down. Fortunately the weather was not particularly cold, and the cottage warmed quickly.
We were a bit concerned about the on-street parking, and unsure what to do when we came back to find someone else parked outside the cottage, Some information about this might be helpful and reassuring for future guests.
One very specific point [omit from publication, but pass to owners?]: The light in the small hall inside the front door cannot be controlled from the top of the stairs, so at night one descends the stairs into darkness, which is not brilliant, specially for older people.
