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Craythornes

Craythornes

4.5
out of 5
Ratings from 11 reviews
100% of guests
recommend
Cleanliness
4.5
Comfort
4.6
Condition
4.5
Location
4.5
Value
4.4
Customer
Service
4.6

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Flexible cancellation available by booking directly with Bloom Stays
Charming, period features
Heated Swimming Pool (seasonal)
Large lawn garden
Pool table & Table Tennis
Walking distance from pubs, cafes and restaurants

Super Craythornes

Review submitted on Wed, 20 Aug 2025
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
This lovely home is just great for a family holiday. The pool is always a winner with children (and adults when it gets hot!) and the games room provides a useful time filler for the more energetic! The bedrooms are all comfortable, kitchen well equipped and lots of break out spaces for those that like a little 'me time'.
The BBQ, fire pit, fish pond and outdoor games all provided those little 'extras' that make a holiday memorable.
We loved it!

Virginia from Kidlington stayed at Craythornes for 4 nights in August 2025


Bloom Stays replied 110 days ago
Thank you for taking the time to review your stay, Virginia. We are so pleased that you had a wonderful stay at Craythornes and the whole group loved the amenities that this holiday home offers. Thank you for being great guests with us and we hope to welcome you back again soon. Best wishes, Bloom Stays

Initially a little disappointed by the condition of the buildings but the children had lots of fun.

Review submitted on Wed, 30 Jul 2025
2.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
3.0
Comfort
3.0
Condition
3.0
Location
3.0
Value
2.0
Customer
Service
3.0
As above on the building but the young ones enjoyed the pool and the fishes in the pond. The dog was happy in the garden. Not easy to find as the web image does not reflect its location or the approach and parking. I had to phone the owner to find it.

David from Oxford stayed at Craythornes for 3 nights in July 2025


Simply Wonderful

Review submitted on Tue, 27 May 2025
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Craythornes is an incredible home, Sarah a wonderful host and Bloomstays a fantastic agent. Every step of the way people were kind, helpful and professional and we had an amazing time. Thanks so much for letting us stay in your home and being so accommodating.

Thomas from Ramsgate stayed at Craythornes for 3 nights in May 2025


Bloom Stays replied 195 days ago
Thank you for taking the time to review your stay, Thomas. We are so pleased to hear that you had a wonderful stay and the group enjoyed their time at Craythornes. Thank you also for your kind words which we will pass across to Sarah. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Best wishes, Bloom Stays

Great house in a great setting. Plenty of space and lots to do around. The hosts were very welcoming

Review submitted on Mon, 31 Mar 2025
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Great house in a great setting. Plenty of space and lots to do around. The hosts were very welcoming and helpful when we got there.

George from London stayed at Craythornes for 2 nights in March 2025


Bloom Stays replied 252 days ago
Thank you for taking the time to review your stay, George. We are so pleased to hear that you had a wonderful stay at Craythornes and were able to enjoy everything that the property has to offer. Thank you for being great guests with us and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Best wishes, Bloom Stays

A fantastic birthday weekend

Review submitted on Mon, 09 Dec 2024
4.7
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
4.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We stayed at Craythornes for the weekend as a family and had an amazing time. The house is perfect for large groups and great for socialising, with great facilities. The host was lovely and answered any questions we had.

The only thing I’d highlight is that the sofa bed in the cinema room isn’t really a bed and was very uncomfortable. We also had some issues with drainage in one of the bathrooms which made it unusable but the host was looking into this.

Overall we had a fantastic stay!

Guest from Bromley stayed at Craythornes for 2 nights in December 2024


Bloom Stays replied 363 days ago
Thank you so much for leaving such a lovely review Faye. We are so glad you had a wonderful & restful stay, and we will pass on the notes about the sofa bed to the owners. We hope to host you & your family again soon! Best Wishes, Bloom Stays

Not quite as expected

Review submitted on Thu, 08 Aug 2024
4.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
4.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
4.0
Our expectations, based on the listing was that this is a large country house – this it is except that it is in a town. A nice place but unusual in many ways.

5 bedrooms, some equipped okay with wardrobes, bedside lights etc, others without. All wardrobes in the main bedroom were locked, a low coat-hanging frame was provided which wasn't much use. Drawers were full of the owners clothes, two drawers left empty for guests though one of these had a pair of men’s pants in them, we felt best not to use them.
Upstairs there are many locked rooms, there's a "Gym" which is very much the owners personal space so it did feel as if we shouldn't be in there.

Downstairs - unusual kitchen arrangement with the fridge and sink in a dimly lit room next to it, quite a walk from the hob and oven which can be worrying when you have children running around. Pretty much no food storage space for us apart from in the fridge and a shelf. The owners foods etc still there.
Downstairs rooms weren't big enough for all of us to be in together, there is a room that contains many stacked chairs and is filled by a table but it's not an attractive place for meals.
Lovely gardens, pond and enjoyable pool plus games room.

We did enjoy a nice week there but our expectations were wrong, we paid a huge amount for a week at the end of July and it was annoying to see that prices either side of our booking had been reduced despite us being told that we were very lucky to find that week available as its always fully booked and that “No a week was the minimum stay” which it turned out it wasn't.
We thought we were renting a house set up for holiday rentals but it is a bit more like an Airbnb with the owners moving out to the next door annex leaving their stuff behind, thus one sometimes felt as if we were intruding.
In summary, we felt annoyed by the agents, the house should have been better at this cost, the owners were very nice and all in all we had a good week there.


David from Woodbridge stayed at Craythornes for 7 nights in July 2024


Amazing Property and Host

Review submitted on Tue, 09 Jul 2024
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Wow what an amazing property and host. We hired Craythornes out for my friends to gather for my 50th. What a gem this find was. The house is massive and accommodating for all ages. Its quirky character and decor made it even more amazing.
The house layout meant that rain or shine it could accommodate us all without feeling cramped whatsoever. There was plenty of rooms for everyone to utilise from the open plan kitchen with sofa and chairs, to the lounge, the conservatory, games room, garden.
The pool was so lovely. Perfect temperature, clean and safe if you have you gets ones as it’s fenced off. The deep end has slanted walls so for the youngest ones it’s easy for them to get to the edge and get out. There are plenty of Sun loungers and seats around the pool.
The new games room was fab although we only used it briefly
Plenty of garden area, seating and garden games.
The kitchen was fully stocked with plates/pots/pans /- everything you need.
The bedrooms were clean, big, and the beds were so comfy. Plenty of bath and pool towels available.
Plenty of toilets and bathrooms in the house
Sarah the host was amazing - we felt at home and everything was perfect for us. I didn’t want to leave and am definitely planning a return visit
There was nothing to not like about this property and its facilities. Everything is thought of and available
I would 100% recommend Craythornes and I cannot wait to return


Laura from Ashford stayed at Craythornes for 3 nights in June 2024


Bloom Stays replied more than 1 year ago
Thank you for taking the time to review your stay at Craythornes, Laura. We are so happy to hear you had a wonderful birthday celebration with your friends and family and the property was everything that you were hoping for. Thank you to you and the group for being fantastic guests with us and we look forward to welcoming you back soon. Best wishes, Bloom Stays

A fabulous family stay

Review submitted on Sun, 12 May 2024
4.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
My extended family and I had the most wonderful stay at Craythornes. The pool area and garden were fantastic, and there was an abundance of space indoors that meant we all had chance to be together but also space out and chill out. The teenagers particularly loved the film room! We would definitely stay again.

Vanessa from Woking stayed at Craythornes for 3 nights in May 2024


Bloom Stays replied more than 1 year ago
Thank you for taking the time to review your stay. We are so happy to hear that you had a wonderful stay at Craythornes. Thank you for being great guests with us and we will look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Best wishes, Bloom Stays

Perfect for a group New Year's Eve celebration

Review submitted on Tue, 09 Jan 2024
4.5
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
5.0
Location
4.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Craythornes is a beautiful house with masses of character, perfect for a group New Year's Eve celebration. We particularly loved the spacious kitchen, the extremely comfortable beds and the easy access to Dungeness. The owner was incredibly welcoming, helpful and relaxed which we really appreciated, and we had great communication & flexibility from Bloom Stays in the run-up.

Guest from London stayed at Craythornes for 3 nights in December 2023


Craythornes

Review submitted on Thu, 28 Dec 2023
4.2
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
3.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
4.0
Sarah, the owner was very helpful and responsive.
The Bloom team were helpful and polite, courtesy emails directly before payments are taken would be useful as the payment emails aren’t from bloom.

Guest from Ashford stayed at Craythornes for 4 nights in December 2023


Bloom Stays replied more than 1 year ago
Thank you for your review, we are so pleased you had a lovely stay. We apologise payments didn't seem clear, all payments are addressed on the email confirmation as well as when the security deposit will be taken and they are processed by our system but a card company takes the transaction. We hope to welcome you back in the future!

Making a life time memory of an Holiday at Craythornes

Review submitted on Wed, 14 Jun 2023
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We were amazed with the warm welcome extended by the host of this property. We stayed in this property for couple of nights, it was an stay with our friends and family which will be remembered life time. The property was clean and bedding linens were fresh.
Had plenty of rooms to explore along with few hidden gems with in the property.
We had a request with hosts to extends our checkout time by couple of hours which was pleasantly accepted.
Given the chance we will be staying again in this property. We simply loved the location, cleanliness and everything about the property.

Pankaj from Pinner stayed at Craythornes for 2 nights in April 2023


Bloom Stays replied more than 1 year ago
Thank you Pankaj for your review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon, best wishes Bloom Stays