Millwood Manor, Dalton-In-Furness

Great place Could do with a wider range of bed options and to deal with the ... Great place Could do with a wider range of bed options and to deal with the wasp nest Otherwise it is just spectacular

What a few days of triumph and disaster. A lovely house, now passed its best, sparsely furnished badly with second hand furniture that is often horrifically out of period. It became quite homely after the shock wore off. It was warm and dry. The disaster was the cleaners, who had not changed the sheets from the last visitors, and although they had given a a token clean and hoovered the carpets, they had failed to give a deep clean for a long time. There were sweet papers behind a settee, a crust of mouldy bread in a bedroom cupboard, greasy pots in the kitchen. The windows inside remained dirty and cobwebby, did not appear to have been cleaned for at least 6 months. Sykes did their best by getting the cleaners back twice in day 1 of our stay, with clean sheets and a quick clean up, but the result was a feeling that it did not add up to the sales details, or the Sykes standards. So the cleaners and the gardener needs attention by the owners. And then there is the garden potentially wonderful. But although the main lawns were mown, the rest of the garden had gone to weeds. It needed a couple of days work to even begin to get it in order. The fabric of the building itself is being damaged by climbers and ivy that is even obstructing some of the windows, let alone damaging the brickwork. I gather the property is for sale, and it is the sort of house we would love to live in. But it needs a lot of TLC.

I have made a complaint and been completely ignored. Whilst the house has enormous potential it is unkempt and in dire need of updating. Communications from Sykes are very poor, this is either a bad reflection on them or the owner or both. We paid a lot of money and expected a better standard. We would never return and would avoid Sykes at all costs.

One of the most beautiful properties we've ever stayed in. .. Made us feel like we were in a TV period drama... Lovely location close to DaltoninFurness and BarrowinFurness as well as being a short drive to the Lake District. During our short stay we climbed Scarfell Pike as a family which was less than an hour away. Overall extremely happy and as already mentioned the property and surroundings are very special. The host was also a great communicator and made our entire stay stress free and an overall amazing experience. Thanks very much!!!

Can't believe this place doesn't have more positive reviews! We had the best Easter as a group of 11 friends staying here. On our way we we worried about it being cold or spooky given it's so big but it was quite the opposite. It was really cosy, there was bread, milk and chocolate left for us and it just feels quite historicmagical. The only downsides was it was lacking a few things like tea towels, kitchen spraycloths, not enough toilet paper etc. We also couldn't find the washing machine assuming it was down some stairs from the kitchen that were locked off from the rest of the house. The gate is also very narrow so be cautious if you're driving in a big car or van.

I booked this manor to make memories with my terminally ill sister sadly she ... I booked this manor to make memories with my terminally ill sister sadly she passed away on 13th December, so this was an extremely difficult Xmas but my family insisted we go and what a beautiful place everyone loved the space the grounds the building was stunning everything you need was there in difficult circumstances this was a great comfort to be in a stunning place surrounded by family

Inadequate level of cleanliness, even superficial cleaning was rudimentary at best. Several instances of hair being found around the house, stains on the bedding and grime on most surfaces.

We had a great experience, it was a lovely place, accurately described and well located. The house was in general really clean bathroom, kitchen but we did find a lot of hair on the white bed sheets so we had to clean the sheets. The house was well equipped. It could use a proper barbecue and replacement of the outside furnitures. Apart from that it was lovely and we had a great time so thank you,