Lodging near Wolves Wood RSPB Reserve, Ipswich

"Breakfast was quite good, nice pastries and yoghurts. Room was pretty simple. Bathroom could’ve been cleaned a bit better before arrival and the loo flush kept breaking so was a bit flimsy."

"Nice clean tidy room"

"The let down were breakfast where things you come to expect to be available such as cereals, fruit juices, jams, and fruit we not available except as an additional cost. When I collected my bill, I saw that a glass of orange juice at breakfast juice £11. The other disappointment was the Spa which cost £70 per couple if you use it. In all hotels I have stayed in, both the above facilities were available to Guests as standard, NEVER as an additional cost.. This is particularly surprising given this is a high-end hotel. Even though we loved the place: service, staff, cleanliness, location and surroundings, it is not somewhere we will go back to for the reasons given above, which is quite disappointing. "

"Very relaxing short break with friendly, attentive staff and good food at all meals."

"Wow we had a lovely comfy and relaxing stay. We had everything we needed and the cottage was spotless(thanks Barbie I think) Ris and Simon the owners were brilliant communication before, during and since had been fantastic. The homemade honey and jam were a really special touch to the fresh eggs, bread and milk left for our arrival. The shower was brilliant and our grand daughter loved the little shampoo etc “like being in a posh hotel” she said. Lots of lovely big sift towels too! Best break we have had and perfect for our dogs too with outside seating and bbq if weather had been better but that’s uk and we did manage to sit out one evening, even though road next to us it was really peaceful. Many thanks to Simon and Rod for making us so welcome. See you again soon."

"Modern converted property nicely presented, clean and tidy. Hot tub area is covered so can be used all year round. Decent kitchen that is usable. Would stay here again. "

"Lovely old cottage in ideal location. Good pubs nearby."

"We had a really wonderful stay at The Calf Pens. There was so much attention to detail that we wanted for nothing. It was clean, comfortable, extremely well laid out and had plenty of books and board games to entertain us. The owners had carefully and thoughtfully put together interesting places to visit and provided information for local pubs/restaurants. All these touches enabled us to have a relaxing stay. We loved our evening strolls around the adjoining farmland and lakes, just beyond the garden. We were lucky to see so many bats and dragonflies, plus many varieties of birds in the woods and farmland; listen out for the barking deer too! There was an array of butterflies on the buddleas in the garden with a large lawn to sit outside, or play games, or just sit, unwind and watch the sun go down. The let was tranquil and slightly off the beaten track - just what we’d been looking for, but it was close enough to Hadleigh for shopping. It was also well situated for visiting the many tourist attractions that are all over Suffolk/Essex - far too many to visit in just one week. The owners were very friendly but made every effort to ensure we had our privacy. We were so happy with our stay that we are already making plans for our return."