Beach Cottages in Pembrokeshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Alison - Verified booking

  It is a high price for basic accommodation.

  The main room that has been refurbished is lovely, and a wonderful space. Sadly the rest of the house is not to the same standard. It lacked things that would make it so much more welcoming: a door mat so we didn't slip over on the kitchen floor with wet shoes, a blind on the bathroom window so there was some privacy, a cable to connect the supplied DVD player to the TV so it could be used, more than 6 pieces of crockery, cutlery etc so we didn't need to wash up after every meal. Even some washing up liquid would be helpful, or perhaps something welcoming when people arrive, like a pint of milk so you can make a hot drink. The clothes storage in the bedrooms is variable (a sideboard in the downstairs bedroom, yet there is plenty of room for a small wardrobe and chest of drawers). It wasn't possible to access the back gate to use the shortcut to the beach when we visited, due to the weeds and brambles. I was surprised by some of the safety elements that were lacking: a rusty saw and large knife on the side in the open greenhouse, easily accessible to children, the glass in one of the kitchen cupboards held in by sellotape, and doors from the bedrooms directly into the eaves of the house with all the fibreglass insulation. I would expect these to be locked or at least a piece of furniture in front. Overall, we didn't feel it matched the quality of other Sykes properties we have rented, we didn't feel comfortable, and thought there was a lot of elements that could easily be thought about from a guest point of view and improved.

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• Daniel - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay.

  The property is in a lovely located with beautiful views of the sea from the side of the property and kitchen window. The property was immaculately clean. The living room and kitchen were both functional and comfortable. The bedroom we're all clean, the beds were OK. I would not class them as comfy. There are mattress toppers on top to try and enhance the comfort, but the beds themselves could do with replacing. This is the only reason for a 4 star and not 5 star review. The drain in the shower get clogged and does not drain properly. This is clearly a long standing issue as the door frame in the bathroom has started to go rotten. If we could suggest one thing it would be the owner put some handsoap in the bathroom. I think we have been spoilt with every other property we have rented with sykes (10+) ad they usually have maybe a pint of milk and a few little started bits to help you on your way. At Castle Mill there was nothing and that is fine. We appreciate this is just an added bonus, but we would expect a bottle of handsoap. The first thing koat people do when travelling a long was is use the bathroom. This is literally rather only negative comments. The property is beautiful, the location is beautiful and there is everything you need on your doorstep, from cafes, a local butchers, spar shop and a lovely pub.

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• Lynne - Verified booking

  When we arrived at 4pm the house hadn't been cleaned, the beds not changed and towels were dirty.

  There were cobwebs everywhere and although cleaners may have prepared for guests, it's clear that the Mill hasn't had a thorough clean for months. The building itself has a damp gable-end wall (in the lounge), and dehumidifiers abound. There is an exhaust outlet for the boiler at head height on the outside wall - by the double doors which gives off noxious waste gases when in use, - making the rear patio unusable and the rear doors couldn't be opened onto the garden because of the gas outlet. The garden area around the rear patio was sodden and could be made dry by channeling the drainage from the hill into the old mill race. There were no welcome facilities and no washing-up liquid or dishwasher tablets. The emergency cleaners managed to get to the property soon after 4.30 and did a thorough job of rectifying the mistakes. They left us some basic items, but not the cleaning items mentioned above. The property would clearly benefit from a woodburner rather than a piano - Do not touch. Really disappointed, and although Sykes resolved the issues quickly, they have not been back in touch to talk through the impact that an unprepared, dirty property had on our holiday. The Mill could be a really special place to stay with just a few changes.

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• Peter - Verified booking

  The property was lovely in a beautiful location but it was let down by cleanliness and general maintenance.

  When we first arrived we thought this is amazing until you looked a bit closer. There were cobwebs everywhere and they had been there for some time, especially on the velux windows which really stood out. The sink was stained brown, luckily there was some bleach cleaner which got it back to its original cream colour. The toilets were stained as well but we had no bleach left and felt we shouldn’t really be cleaning the place. Doing holiday cleans ourselves we realise that you may miss something when cleaning but these bits really stood out. We weren’t sure if we’d done the recycling and rubbish correctly as the bins outside weren’t marked for what was to go into them. Beds and pillows were comfortable, plenty of parking, the outside areas were lovely but again could do with a gardener to trim it back as it’s very overgrown, especially by the stream. The dehumidifiers we never found a problem with the noise but instructions on how to empty them would have made life easier for those that have never had to use them. Please don’t let the bits I’ve mentioned put you off booking as it was lovely but it would be better if the issues mention were sorted out.

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• Mr Peter Wood - Verified booking

  Overall Maggie’s Cottage was good value for money. Unfortunately the traffic noise was louder than we would have liked, no problem during the days as we were out, but meant we couldn’t sleep with our windows open at night due this. A few things would have made our stay better. Poor wifi and the TV not connected to it (I had to set this up myself which took a few hours on the first 2 evenings to get it working). The freezer was too small. I think it was a shared freezer between the 3 properties, but even if it wasn’t it was too small, especially for self-catering purposes. Perhaps a larger freezer could be instated in the coat cupboard downstairs? Also as a self-catering property there was no real cupboard space for our groceries in the kitchen so they had to be left out on the counter space and breakfast bar. According to the inventory a coffee machine or cafetière should have been supplied, but nothing was found so we had to buy one. As I said overall it was good and the location was great for us with so many sites, beaches and things to do nearby.

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