cottages.com Reviews 

103,837
TrustScore 4.5 out of 5

4.6

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Looking at 14,194 reviews, reviewers overwhelmingly had a great experience with this company. Customers consistently find the booking process quick and easy, often completing reservations in minutes. Many people praise the website for being user-friendly and well-laid out, making it simple to find and filter properties. Consumers frequently report high satisfaction with their holiday accommodations and locations, often returning to book again due to the quality and variety of choices available. However, some customers also noted issues with booking cancellations, where properties became unavailable close to the travel date without clear reasons or compensation. A few other people also felt that post-holiday complaints were not effectively addressed, with factual inaccuracies not being resolved.

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Website

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Location

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

This is such a lovely spot: quiet, historic setting, good pubs nearby and supplies. It’s very peaceful with all the essentials and the property is a truly special place to be a base for sightseeing,... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Heather Cottage, Bishop Auckland Absolutely beautifully decorated and exceptionally clean, beautiful throughout. Everything we needed was there for us. A lovely welcome note and treats for both u... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

I've used cottages.com for over 5years now. Have never had a problem all my accommodation has been lovely travelling with family and dogs. Or just family. Accommodation has always been clean sometimes... See more

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Lovely website to navigate we’ve stayed at quite a few of these places and they’ve all been absolutely stunning. I don’t know if we’re just lucky on the places we picked or if everyone’s just got a lo... See more

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  1. #11 of 19 best companies in Self-Catering Accommodation
  2. #4 of 9 best companies in Cottage
  3. #7 of 10 best companies in Cottage Rental

About cottages.com

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cottages.com is your go-to destination for an extensive selection of self-catering cottage holidays. With a wealth of experience spanning over 45 years, we boast a portfolio of over 20,000 holiday homes spread across the UK, catering to every budget, from coastal to countryside. We help more than 2.1 million guests and more than 200,000 pets find their perfect break every year. cottages.com is part of Awaze Vacation Rentals Ltd. - Europe’s leading managed vacation rentals and holiday resorts business. We’re committed to maintaining a high standard of service to our customers by abiding by ABTA’s Code of Conduct.

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

The first time I have used Cottages.com…

The first time I have used Cottages.com for booking a break, great website and well laid out, however I had problems login into my account on the App, so I contacted them and all sorted in 5 Minutes
Highly recommended

Steve Watson

22 July 2026
Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Let down



They did not address the out of date photos of the cottage which were years out of date , we did phone them on the sunday but did not get much help we had 3 days of how the holiday was wasted . They did give me 92 pounds back we had to say yes to this because they said it was their final and only offer.I felt let down by the owners and cottage. com .When you book a holiday you go by the photos on the website the company should make sure they are up to date .I will never trust a photo on their site again .

This is the letter i sent to cottages.com
When we entered the cottage it smelt it needed to have a good deep clean . I do understand that it is a holiday cottage but we paid a lot of money for the week. It should be clean and have good decor. The bathroom was the worst mould, dirty toilet broken seat. When I went to have a shower the next day the water was cold. We tried to follow the instructions the owner had left but still could not get it to work.i phone the owner and they were very rude and said it was self explanatory and should be able to do it. When i said about the cleanliness they said it was spotless and no one else had complained before and the people before us said it was a great cottage.The owner said that they could not do anything till monday as it cost a lot money to send someone out .so i email the cottage company that we booked from to complain. The owner phoned a lady that owns a cottage near us to see if she could help. It was late in the afternoon .When she came around she did have trouble finding what to do but did sort it out in the end so instructions were not right. If you do not boost every day you get no hot water. We have had 2 days of the holiday ruined. The owner said that the cleaning company was coming on Monday to look at it, which they did at 2 o'clock so another day spoiled waiting. The girls were very nice and could see the problem we had got and needed a deep clean. They have brought up the problems with the owner several times but nothing has been done .I told them we had cleaned some of it so we did not want them just to do a normal clean. It would not make a difference to the problems. So this is not all down to the cleaning company and the owner should take some of the responsibility for the cottage. We did everything right but all we have got is rudeness and no real help from anyone so had no course but to stay and see the week out. I booked this holiday by seeing the photo on the website and these are old photos and not true to how the cottage is now .I have taken photos and video for proof.

20 June 2026
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Reply from cottages.com

Hi Ann, thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are so sorry to hear of the disappointing experience you had during your recent stay. We understand your frustration regarding the outdated photos on our website and the condition of the cottage upon your arrival. It's clear that the cleanliness and maintenance fell short of expectations, and we acknowledge the inconvenience caused by the issues with the hot water and the time spent waiting for a resolution. We have located your booking and can see that this has been raised with our post-holiday complaints team who have address your concerns with the owner and discussed this with you in greater detail. Please know that we have also shared your review with the appropriate teams and requested they review this internally to ensure that similar occurrences wont happen again

Kind regards,
Robyn
Cottages.com

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