Appalling customer service from owner. Rude and never answering the phone. No heating in main room apart from a fan heater or lighting the fire. Plug in heaters in bedrooms little to no storage or hanging space. WiFi did not work so to did not work. A shame as a nice setting.
The accommodation was clean and reasonable bed comfort. Bathroom and shower was clean. Kitchen was clean and well appointed. Underfloor heating did not work. Felt cold in evening. Small heater was supplied but inadequate. Am out of stairs from basement to top floor would not be appropriate for older or disabled. The view from the top floor was of tree tops and electric pylons. Walked the site with our dog. It was an old industrial site with broken decking dumped in pile along the walk. Pylons everywhere.
Beautiful location, but lots of items not working… plug in heaters to heat, show underfloor heating but that didn’t work either leaving no heating in the bathroom, then to top it all off we had something scurrying around in the wall / ceiling cavity both nights. We could hear it throughout the night… sent to owner who just said thanks for letting me know… after we didn’t get a good nights sleep in the 2 nights we were there. Not great at all. What a let down.
Lovely views of the ponds and the canal from our rooms. The rooms are spacious, clean and the beds are comfy.
The lodge is great. But when it is checkout time . There will be cleaners and other staff waiting for you to get out. They won’t allow even a minutes delay. They will make you feel evicted. Otherwise the lodge is great to stay for a weekend. No take away or restaurant near by though.
A group of us stayed for a friends 50th at Waterside Lodges Number 16 at the start of December. The lodge was amazing! Lovely and toasty warm on arrival on a cold winters day. The place was clean throughout. Keys in the locked box outside and the code is sent prior to arrival. It's on 3 levels. Top, mid and bottom. Top floor - had a beautiful fully fitted kitchen with all cooking utensils, pots n pans, plates, glasses and crockery. Tea, coffee and sugar provided with some milk in the fridge to start us off (nice touch). Lovely table and chairs to seat 8. Seating area with large sofas, TV, wood fire and doors open out onto a seated balcony. Mid floor - had a twin room with ensuite and balcony views, a separate double bedroom with a separate bathroom. Bottom floor - down some carpeted stairs and one double bedroom and also a twin room which had a fantastic ensure, double doors leading out to the hot tub area. Morrisons and Tescos are nearby. We had sandwich platters to make lunchtime easy. Lovely walk nearby at Cromwell's Bottom which seemed popular for walkers and dog walkers. Millers Bar in Brighouse for a vegetarian Sunday lunch topped off the weekend. On leaving at 5.30pm it was quite dark and the security light only lit the side of the property. Sensor lights are needed on the front of the property where cars are parked otherwise very dark to navigate. We used our camera phones to assist packing the cars and putting the rubbish into recycling.
We had a lovely stay, the lodge's were beautiful well equipped and clean. Well worth the price. The only one thing I would recommend is putting a sign at the roadside as the entrance is not easy to see.
Stayed in lodge 16 end of July to meet family/friends. First impression was that it was a somewhat grubby and worn and not quite like the booking photos. Also 2 ensuite rooms are big enough but the other 2 barely fit the double bed in, lounge small for 8. I doubt I would return as I think you can find better quality accommodation for the money. On the plus point I liked the area, lots of good walks on the doorstep through adjacent nature reserve and along Calder navigation. You can reach Brighouse or Elland in 35min walk either way, good real ale in The Red Rooster and especially the Barge & Barrel in Elland. Food was good and portions generous at the Casa Brighouse 20mins away.
Stayed in lodge 16, 8 of us plus a dog. We loved the views and the fact that we weren't over looked at all. Set in a valley, it was lovely and warm sat on the terrace watching and listening to the wildlife in the surrounding nature reserve. A very relaxing and peaceful stay which is exactly what we wanted. Will definitely return.
Really lovely lodges. Went for a friend's hen. Plenty of space, the hot tub was great, and the beds were comfy. Only downside is it's not near anything so it was hard to find decent restaurants or places to go for a night out from the lodge. There is a nature reserve next door that you can have a short walk around. Very muddy however! Parking was a little awkward as many of us had cars but we made it work. Probably wouldn't go back but Purley for the fact it was a 4 hour trip for me and the hen party and wasn't THAT worth the long trip due to reasons above.
Waterside Lodges is located at Elland Rd, Elland, Brighouse HX5 9AQ, UK
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