Instructions

Kotlie 3in1 Coffee Machine and Mug Tree with mugs at Serenity 22 Barend, Sandyhills, Dalbeattie

Nespresso? Dolce Gusto? Ground Coffee?

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Is a good cup of coffee essential for your morning routine?

We’re happy to let you know that we’ve added a coffee machine in the lodge. Perfect for a caffeine boost while sitting on the balcony and gazing across at the beautiful view.

The machine works with Nespresso and Dolce Gusto pods by having a replaceable draw attachment. Just swap for the one that suits the pods you bring.

So, if you prefer pods, you can easily brew a quick cup. However, if you prefer a traditional brew there’s also an attachment for ground coffee.

There are coffee cups and also laminated instructions next to the machine ☕️

We hope you appreciate the new addition and that it enhances your stay.

Kotlie 3in1 Espresso Coffee Machine

Smart TV / DVD

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The lodge has a 55″ Smart TV (Toshiba 55QV2F63DB 4K QLED VIDAA). Not pictured, but in the same place!

It has live TV channels available through Freely. There’s also a multiregion DVD player connected, and a selection of DVDs for you to choose from.

Feel free to sign in to any of the streaming services on the TV (Netflix, Prime etc.); just remember to sign out again before you leave!

Alternatively you can bring a Roku or similar, Games Console etc. to connect to the TV (there are 2 spare HDMI ports).

You might want to set yourself a reminder to sign out of your accounts and pack away your devices and any of your remotes at the end of your stay! (That’s what I do 😄)

The Lounge area in Serenity 22 Barend, Dalbeattie

Help Us to Look After Barend Loch

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Serenity has a great view of Barend Loch, so we really appreciate all efforts made to keep the Loch healthy and looking good! The lodges at Barend use a treatment plant over the road for waste water. The plant uses Barend Loch as a final stage of water purification before discharging via a stream into the sea. There’s no smell and the outflow from the loch is regularly tested showing a very high standard of purity.

Here are three ways you can help us to look after Barend Loch:

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Heating

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There’s a Worcester Bosch gas boiler located just inside the downstairs twin bedroom to the right of the door, which provides hot water on demand and heating on schedule. The temperature is controlled with a thermostat on the wall next to the kitchen in the dining area.

The maintenance team from Barend Holiday Lodges look after the heating temperatures and schedules. If you think it needs adjusting, please get in touch with reception so that they can make the change for you, and so that they know what has been done.

Read more about the services (Gas, Electricity & Water) & Electric Vehicles.

Internet & WiFi

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Internet

We’ve had superfast full fibre Internet installed at the lodge.

The speed of the Internet and WiFi is: 100Mbps, “Perfect for box-sets & streaming”.

Here’s a screenshot of a speedtest:

WiFi

The WiFi network and password are on the welcome note left in the lodge. You should also be able to scan the QR code on there to join automatically. The WiFi details are also on the back of the router.

Mobile Signal

With EE we get 4G signal everywhere in the lodge. The speed of data varies greatly depending on where you are in the lodge and time of day. Speed has ranged (download/upload) from 2.39Mbps / 1.08Mbps – pretty slow 😩 – to 18.4 Mbps / 2.02 Mbps – OK.