14 of us spent five days here. It was amazing. The garden's was lush. river runs through garden, great for kids and dogs for paddle. Facilities were brilliant. Beds comfortable 😌 Facilities in house very good. Amazing. X

Let’s start with the positives, the property itself is lovely as are the grounds that it is sat in. However, unfortunately for us we encountered a number of issues, namely 2 burst water pipes and a locked bathroom door which we couldn’t get back in to as the caretaker who had a key was on holiday. The property really needed a little TLC which would have made it amazing, something that we had commented on before our issues began. The problems really started when we spoke to the owners… initially on the phone there was a comment essentially blaming the children for the pipe bursting. When we returned home from the holiday we tried to come to an informal agreement with the owners for a partial refund at which point they made a number of accusations regarding how the property was left, all of which were entirely false and no evidence was ever produced. We then spoke with the company we booked it through and the owner told them the same thing which by ‘company process’ means they will stay out of all compensation claims. We were finally provided with our deposit back and a fair compensation package 5 months later after going through arbitration.

Where to start. On day 2 of our stay a hot water pipe burst behind the downstairs shower, filling the bathroom with steam and extremely hot water, narrowly missing scalding my wife. This shower was out of use for the stay. Then the bathroom door of an upstairs on-suite got lock when it banged closed, the caretaker, who had the key, was on holiday and we had to work the lock open. We were informed that this happened on a regular basis. 4 days in we had water leaking through the ceiling in the lounge, on investigation this was from the waste pipe of an upstairs shower. Both leak incidents were attended by British Gas home service, but not repaired during our stay. The trouble really started when we complained to the owner. They then raised the issue that the shower pipes had been cut, we had left kitchen mat that smelt of urine and too many other issues to list. This property has the ability to be fantastic, we made great memories there. Just spoilt by a lack of maintenance.

We, a group of friends, had a short break at Vijay Gardens. It is a big house capable of accommodating 16 people comfortably. The rooms are spacious with mostly en suite facilities. All the rooms are clean. Big kitchen with all required facilities such as fridge, dish washer, microwave etc. and cutleries and utensils are provided. Huge dining room with large dining table full dinner sets and lots of glasses for wine, whisky, beer etc. There is a cinema room with a large projector with multi-media facility including Sky TV. This room is big and can easily entertain 30 people. The highlight of this big house is the large garden and the river that runs along the garden. On a sunny day sitting on the bench provided and listens to the flowing water of the river and the chirping noise of the birds would be heavenly. Our friends have agreed that we would definitely visit this place again.

The only issues we had with this property was the cleanliness and certain appliances not working properly. The place hasn’t had a proper clean for quite a while, we had issues with insect nests in 2 bedrooms, all showers were uncleaned, kitchen utensils all needed cleaning before using, grill was filthy and dirt and dust everywhere, certain bedsheets grubby and stained. Despite these issues we still had a great holiday enjoying the gardens and river. We were lucky to have amazing weather so the garden is where we spent most of our time, the dogs had a great time with all the space they had. I would recommend staying here purely on the grounds it has, it’s very quiet and picturesque

We had a family holiday at Vijay Gardens. The home is so spacious and clean. Bobby and Vathsala are wonderful hosts. They were very cooperative and understanding of our needs and worked with us to make our stay all the more enjoyable. The living room is large with plenty of seating and kids enjoyed watching movies on the projector. The dining was large enough to accomodate our party and a toddler table and high chairs for our little ones. The kitchen is large and very well equiped. They had everything we needed for our self catering meals. There are six spacious and very comfortable bedrooms all with their own bathrooms. The green space around the house is so beautiful. We didn't have time to make the most of the outside, but our kids did enjoy walking around and going down to the river. There are tables and chairs on the front porch which we enjoyed for sitting outside at night and also we had a family celebration outside. The house is in close proximity to all attractions in South Wales. There was so much to see and do within 1-1.5hr drives. I would highly recommend Vijay Gardens for a family/group holiday.

We had such a lovely time, the house it set it lots of land with a lovely river flowing next to it. The house is well equipped and a very comfortable stay. Thanks very much we loved it.

Mr and Mrs Vijay were wonderful from the time of booking,arrival and thereafter.We live in Surrey and so it was wonderful to see the open landscapes we are use to and easy acess across Wales. The house is stunning and meticolusly clean. As a family we lost my beautiful 33year old middle daughter after a brave 5 year fight with breast cancer in December 2019 and so this was a family holiday to help us heal with her amazing husband and 5 year old son and our two other daughters and their families. We have lived as one bubble since March and Coronavirus so this was the opportunity for us to have space to be together yet explore apart in the huge house and grounds. We were fortunate enough to have amazing food deliveries from local restaurants with large supermarkets being only a 10 minute drive away. We went to several beaches all only 30-40 minutes away and all dog friendly for our 18 week cockapoo. Everything was perfect at this beautiful house and we can’t wait to return. Thank you to Mr and Mrs Vijay for our anaamazing stay.

Had an amazing time, perfect for huge family's with enough space in the garden for the kids to burn off some energy😊. Beach was further than expected but the was plenty in the local area to keep us busy for the whole week. The cinema tv room was great for the rainy afternoon that we had and we all loved paddling in the river on the property grounds. Thank you to Mr Vijay for making us feel welcome and giving advise when we first arrived.

The property is in dire need of an update. Shower leaking, toilet seat broken, Disgusting under cabinets and flooring, had a Jacuzzi that didn't work. Vacuum cleaners not working, no internet access, and the owner car kept driving in and out of the driveway. After all this didn't refund our deposit and saying things were wrong, Beware when booking the property as i would say its not safe. Will sort this out ourselves.