Positive covid test and supposed to be going to holiday cottage

[Imdoingitnext]

Both me and DH got positive lateral flow tests - him yesterday and me this morning. We'd booked a holiday cottage from today for a week.
Do we go or stay at home? It's by the sea in a very small village - quite isolated. We have lots of ready meals and groceries and wine so wouldn't need to go near the shops. We can walk on the beach watch tv etc if we become more ill we would come back home

It's a dilemma - isolate at home or by the sea?

There's no law in England, that's not true in Wales. That's why I asked OP if the cottage is in England.

200 miles? I'm guessing you will have to take a break on route?

Well this thread is putting into perspective my guilt about realising I have to go to the post office today to top up electricity. (FWIW British Gas were meant to send a top up key with credit on but it hasn't arrived and no one to get it for me.)

That's a long drive if you are not feeling great.

I'm really not sure why you bothered to test.

I would go but I wouldn't have tested in the first place. As you have, you should probably stay at home or at least let the owners know so they can take precautions when cleaning for the next guests.

I don't see the point in testing if you're not going to act on the results of the test

Either don't test and live your life as normal (which is perfectly legal) or test and isolate if positive. But testing and not doing anything different seems a bit pointless lol.

I personally wouldn't but thats becaus ei recently had covid and it came on which inwas away in Europe on a work trip (tested negative before flying) and it was horrible. Symptoms started mild like you, sore throat and a bit fluey but got rapidly a lot worse (like full on flu) and i couldn't wait to be at home in my own bed. I was alone i suppose maybe ok if youre both there.

I'd go. When I had covid my partner didn't even get it, even with sleeping in the same bed.

Contact the owners, even if you might arrive later. You may have covid cancellation insurance built into the rate. No I would not go.

Meeting the host and getting shown around? When was the last time you stayed in a holiday cottage? Nearly all have a key box somewhere round the back, you get the keys out and let yourself in. In fact, over all the years we have stayed in holiday properties I have met an owner once.

If you can do the journey without a break, get keys left for you without contact and get all supplies including medicines and disinfectant delivered to the cottage go for it. Air the place and give surfaces a good scrub before you leave.

@Aurorasaurus

Why did you test?

This 💯

It’s not the cottage that is the problem, it will be the services when you stop for a break. Would you go somewhere if you knowingly have flu?

There's no need to cancel.

Go, and behave as you would have done at home.

It's an airborne virus so the cleaner getting covid off the surfaces next week isn't going to happen.

If the owners show up for an explanation of how to use anything just tell them you've discovered you've got covid and to stay at the door.

You aren't doing anything wrong to go on your holiday as long as you are sensible and don't go to busy places. Eat at the cottage, don't go to indoor attractions and wear a mask if you feel it would help.

It sounds like you may have had it for a few days, so by the end of next week you'd probably not be transmissible anyway. I can't see why people are getting worked up if you bring your own groceries and don't stop at services on the way.

My main concern would be if you feel too unwell for travel. As others have said a few people I know felt mildly ill for a couple of days, but were than much more unwell.

I’d go. DB got covid in summer 2021 when we were already on holiday. We all had to pack up and leave but we informed the cottage owners who asked us to strip the beds and bag the bedding up with used towels, load up the dishwasher and put it on a hot setting, and to leave the windows wide open (rural so safe to do so). They weren’t really bothered, I think it was happening a lot back then. Enjoy your break.

I'd go, just crack on, and try and enjoy yourself. You'd go if it was just a cold.

Go and take some cleaning stuff and give it a good scrub before you leave.

We would isolate, at home, if we had covid.

I don't know where you live, so can't/won't assume what the law or rules are.

I felt fine for 2 days then couldn’t get out of bed for a week. I wouldn’t go in case you feel worse later.

Go. Just open all the windows before you leave ,

I wouldn't go in case I felt ill with it. 200 miles isn't a nip down the road.
I also broke down on a long journry, had to wait for the AA and get car towed away.

I’d go. You can isolate as well there as you can at home. If you’ve both felt a bit poorly all week already, you might be through the worst of it. Go and enjoy a peaceful break

We stay in holiday cottage quite often. Yes, they all have key safes but in one cottage we couldn't open the lid on the hot tub and the host came through the house with us and in another there was a problem with the hot water nd the hosts came in.

I wouldn't have tested in the first place.