To be wary of moving next to a holiday cottage?

[Sallygoround631]

I’m due to move soon, I rent and live in the Lake District. Have lived/worked here for past 5 years and am very happy in general. My partner lives in Lancaster although we stay at my place mostly when his work allows.

I am self employed, work from home. Mid forties, no kiddies. Major priorities for me where I live are usually peace and quiet and not in a flat block.
Been to view and been offered a gorgeous place in Ambleside, close to the museum. It is a lovely period property, not overlooked, mountain view and access to great walks (I’m a keen fell walker) a great price and has only one joined on neighbour - a couple who stay in summer only.

Since putting down a holding deposit I have done a bit more research. There are a couple of nice holiday cottages adjacent to my property, which looked quiet and empty when viewing. Since doing a bit of web research it seems the one right next to me is a 4 bed family friendly cottage allowing 3 pets.

It is not attached to my property, but about 6 steps away from my door/side.

I love kids, and dogs, and Im fairly cool with most of the touristy stuff in the lakes - am used to it now. But this worries me a bit as we’d share the side patio (our outdoor sheds are in it, so their comings and going would be close to my front door). The place sleeps 7 and is permanently fully booked, according to the agents who let it out.

Would I be mad to take this?
Their parking is also close to my door but I don’t use a vehicle so not too worried about that.
If I back out I loose the £100 deposit, so just not sure.

And yes I ought to have researched prior to slapping the money down but hey ho, it’s been a funny few weeks.

I probably wouldn’t buy it
Most people are ok but there are some entitled arseholes out there and being on holiday can bring out the worst in them

Wouldn't bother me at all Op. The house sounds lovely.

Put it this way, two weeks of nightmare neighbours would be much easier than permanent ones.....

Any property with others around could have neighbour issues. Easier to keep yourself to yourself if it's never the same people. Plus if anyone wants to visit you then say oh there's a great cottage next door!

Thanks for replies.
Good points.
I’ve had ‘permanent’ nightmare neighbours in the pants and did imagine the transience might be easier to bear!
I know tourists can be arsey, but i also respect they’re letting hair down and spending well earned money for the privilege - and kids, and dogs have to play!

Agh, it’s so bloody perfect though!
It was that or Kendal, as some lovely affordable places there.
I know finding something affordable in Ambleside is rare.....

You’re going to struggle to be central somewhere like Ambleside and not have holiday cottage/tourist impact, I would have thought.
There’s bound to be some inconsiderate arseholes renting it sometimes but not all the time. We stay in cottages round there a lot and we are really considerate of neighbours, whether they are permanent residents or just visiting like us. Majority of people are going to use it as a base to explore the area.
Any neighbour issues are flagged up in visitor info, we’ve found, so you could always contact the owners or the letting company they use if you have any problems.

Neighbours in the past, not pants! 😂

Sorry, forgot to say, yes, I’d take it!

It’s not like the sort of people who rent a house in Blackpool though, is it? (Sorry, Blackpool)

It’ll be mostly walkers. The worst noise you’ll get will probably be them coming back from the pub. Are there any other neighbours you could talk to, to put your mind at rest?

I’m pretty fine about tourism, and knew the house was a let because there was a key safe near door, but for a small cottage I didn’t expect it to sleep 7.

@professor you sound lovely, you must come and book it for the summer! 😁

I’d not do it. But I prioritise peace and quiet over other things.

A 4 bed 3 pet cottage will be let to two families with 4 or more kids or an extended family. Of course they will come and go and the kids / pets will run around in the garden and scream. That’s why they are coming there on holiday. They are not going to stay in the house all day playing board games!

However you are buying in an expensive area. You will need to choose where to comprise.

It’s a personal decision.

No, I wouldn't risk it, people can be gobshites, especially when they let their hair down on holidays, not worth the heartache.

I’ve also noticed tourist dogs always seem better behaved than the ones I remember back in my urban days, which were usually locked in small yards 24-7 even on bonfire night, poor buggers.

Last week in Windermere storm ciara whipped a baggie from a mans hand and sent the poop flying into someone’s garden, that was funny.

Bit touristy for me, the centre of Ambleside, although a parking spot that isn’t in the awful main car park sounds tempting I’ve seen more fights nearly break out there than I’ve ever seen in Blackpool

It sounds wonderful! And having had problems with a permanent neighbour I would see it as a bonus. They will be people who appreciate the area as you do, you are lucky to live there

I would not buy it either.

People come on holiday to relax and at worst there would be smoking in the garden, BBQs, late night drinking, children shouting and dogs barking....

The excess cleaning fees, damage deposits and lists of rules around dogs does focus the mind on making sure your dog behaves itself on holiday!

Mixed replies......lots to mull over. Thanks for helping a lass out!

It has so many pluses I would go for it! A 7 person cottage sounds fine. It’s the bigger ones 10+ where you get stag and hen parties, extended family groups etc that tend t be rowdy.
You could check out the holiday cottage online and look at their terms and conditions, whether they let to groups of adults or families only. That should give you an idea.

It wouldn’t put me off at all. I would totally go for it if it’s a lovely place.

Would it be booked out all year round?

I’d buy it.

amused at nightmare neighbours in you pants (there'll be someone along asking for a diagram soon).
I'd take the view that if you do have nightmare neighbours, they'll only be there for a week, two max - and you know who the agent is if you need to complain - and there's every chance that people staying will be reasonable and courteous.

You're renting. You can always move if it doesn't work out. I would imagine that any visitors are out in the day anyway.

I would take it , it sounds lovely ( any chance of a pic so we can all have a nosy be envious )

AS PP said you may get a few arsey neighbours but they will only be there for a few weeks and if they are really bad you could always get in touch with the owners of the holiday cottage to let them know .
They would probably be grateful of the warning that the place is likely to be a mess and need exta cleaning

Worst case guests are only there for a week and they are generally out all day so peace and quiet for whilst you are working.

Where is the outdoor seating? Although my cottage has a neighbour as close as you describe we put the seating area on the far side so the evening noise for our neighbours is minimised.

A deal breaker for me would be if it had a hot tub. Those really do attract the noisy party types.

Yes, would be paying up 6 months advance and could certainly move after that.

It is family/pet oriented, says no parties or stags, etc.

It is crammed all year it seems, not a spare booking until 2021!