Villas In Bigbury On Sea

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Tim - Verified booking

  We have stayed at several of the Burgh Island Causeway apartments - this was the first time at no.

  23. Generally speaking, we had a lovely time in our favourite part of the world. Helpful Holidays as usual lived up to their name. The following are hopefully constructive comments about the apartment. * Broadband. This is woefully inadequate... we know from other apartments stays that a perfectly usable broadband service is available. It costs no more than the older services as in place at no.23. * Washer-drier. When in drying mode the unit makes a clunk every 14s that resonates around the apartment, making it unusable whilst we were there. * The fridges both have doors that do not shut properly without a firm shove - including the freezer compartment door. This meant a number of items of food had to be discarded. * There are at least two flickering bulbs around the flat - these need replacing. * There was no hand soap in the property. * The second bathroom has no towel rail - the towels at the end of the week were fairly unusable as a result. * Cleanliness - we found bits of sweetcorn on the floor of the 2nd bedroom. This doesn't bode well for how well the place had been cleaned before our arrival - a worry given the current emphasis on keeping things clean. A final note was that the cleaner turned up at around 9:15 on our day of departure and lingered in the hallway. She was also disparaging to my wife. We have always left the apartments we have stayed in as clean and orderly as we found them. We didn't need this rudeness on our final day. We had to ask her to stand outside until we left at 9:50.

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• Jeffrey - Verified booking

  Things people look for in their holiday accommodation include comfortable beds, plenty of hot water for showers and baths, and fast and reliable wifi.

  This apartment didn’t offer any of these. As most other reviews have mentioned the apartment does offer an amazing front row seat to views of the sea and Burgh Island and is just steps away from the beach. The kitchen is well appointed with modern appliances and all the “stuff” that’s needed to self cater. But, for us, good views didn’t compensate for the fact that the beds were uncomfortably soft, we were not able to take a hot shower, and the internet was abysmal. The mattress and bedding made sleeping unpleasant. The mattresses and pillows felt very used and the fitted sheets were “piled” and quite uncomfortable to sleep on. No matter what we tried with using the hot water “boost” button, the shower went cold just after a few seconds, as such we had to resort to taking showers in the pool changing room. The internet speed varied from an extremely slow 500 kbps to a very slow 1.3 mbps. As there is little to no cell service for Three or O2 in that area, the slow internet impacted communication with family via WhatsApp or wifi calling. It also made watching shows on Netflix or freeview frustrating by periodically having to wait for the TV catch-up downloading a programme . (I would recommend downloading any shows you want to watch on your laptop before you arrive.) I have read other reviews dating back to early last year that mention the issues with the beds and Internet and, for the money it costs to stay there, I would expect something to have been done about them.

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• Anne - Verified booking

  We loved Tarifa and had booked for Easter 2025.

  However, we were this year and would be next year part of a larger group who planned to stay at another property to us. However, through circumstances beyond all of our control we have had to postpone our booking with Sykes to another time and find we have had to forfeit our deposit. We often choose Sykes over other Holiday Property Agents and would ask if as a good will gesture you would return some or all of our deposit. We have in the past been with Country Cottages.com and lots of other Company's and they don't have this policy. Walt and Anne Winkworth. Just to add to our comments on Tarifa - it was lovely and quiet and had a lovely view of ths sea. The sun room was extremely useful in drying wet clothes. We will certainly go again when our circumstances make it possible. 2025 booking was 53T23-24-EN

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• David - Verified booking

  Your listing for the property shows pub in less than 1 mile.

  This would only be true if you include the pub on Burgh Island, or the bar at the next bay which would require you to walk the coastal path to get to it. If you are going to keep this in you need to be more detailed. The listing mentions the property having a ground floor bedroom, which gives the impression that it is accessible for someone with mobility issues, but as the property is upside down, i.e. bedrooms on ground floor and living space on the first floor with the front door, it still requires you to use the stairs. You describe the sitting room as spacious, this is not accurate (spacious would be large with a lot of space).

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• Pauline - Verified booking

  What a fabulous property!

  So good to have plenty of crockery and cutlery, and enough pots and pans to make a decent meal. Although the restaurant on site is excellent and the staff more than helpful. The pool is clean and a bonus to have for fun with the children. The flat is well presented and very comfortable and it was obvious to us this is a well loved holiday home for its owners with everything you need, from a book to games and binoculars to check out the amazing view. Even the wardrobe had plenty of hangers! Loved our stay and enjoyed a memorable week looking at the iconic view, walking the beautiful beach and relaxing in its magic. Thank you.

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