Willow Cottage, Youlgrave

20 reviews

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  Wendy

  GB · couple · Sep 2026

  5/10

  Lovely location, hazardous stairs.

  Youlgreave is a lovely village. The property was clean, the bed was comfortable and the drinks, toiletries snd biscuits were a nice touch.

  I would say the stairs in this property are very dangerous and I’m surprised it’s been passed for letting. The stairs are painted and are extremely slippery. I don’t understand why they are not carpeted. I would advise anyone staying to keep shoes on their feet at all times. I went down in socks and slipped down half the staircase. How I escaped injury, I don’t know. The bed is centimetres away from the top of the stairs and so worried were we that we’d fall down in the night that we had to leave the downstairs light on. We didn’t sleep well at all as a result. As others have mentioned, the toilet seat slips to the side and the sofa is small and hard. However, we could have overlooked those things but feel we had to review like this because an accident is waiting to happen on the stairs.

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  Kate

  GB · couple · Aug 2026

  9/10

  Great little cottage for a base to explore the surrounding area.

  Lovely little cottage. Great location to explore The Peak District. Was well equipped and had a lovely big comfortable bed.

  We found the small sofa uncomfortable and felt the bathroom taps needed some attention, however this did not spoil our stay.

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  Sally

  GB · couple · Aug 2026

  9/10
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  Julie

  GB · couple · Jun 2026

  8/10

  Excellent location in a village with all the amenities needed. Friendly local well stocked shop and two pubs, a coffee shop and bakery. Big comfortable bed and nice pillows. Milk in the fridge on arrival and some tea, coffee and sugar. Well equipped kitchen. Traditional old cottage.

  The sofa in the lounge was not comfortable or restful after a day out exploring. More like a waiting room. Parking outside is now possible as a bollard has been erected. That said the village car park is just 100 yards up the road, and payment by donation.

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  Peter

  GB · couple · May 2026

  6/10

  Good but poorly maintained basic facilities.

  The bed was very soft but actually quite comfortable. It was a small but cute place to stay. We didn’t get to use the garden and the summer house but they looked very good.

  Linen was good although the bottom sheet wasn’t quite large enough to stay tucked in(!!) Bit odd! The fittings in the loo including the toilet seat were in very poor condition. It’s all very well saying that feedback will help future customers but we paid for this booking and I feel a bit cheated by having to muddle through with substandard equipment. As a hotel company it seems to me that you have one job, to ensure that your guests have the best experience not a compromise. The house is small - that’s fine you can’t control that - actually it’s a lot of its charm. What you can control are the fittings. Why aren’t they maintained and in good working order? Why isn’t the fridge fitted with a freezer compartment? It makes no sense. Why do we not receive a discount for the inconvenience of a toilet seat that slips off of the pan every time it’s sat on and tap fittings that fall apart or keep dripping long after you’ve tried to turn them off? Why am I being asked to act as an unpaid quality control inspector for your business?