Last Minute Cottages in Brixham

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Fiona - Verified booking

  It's a beautiful spacious house and the views are stunning.

  We thoroughly enjoyed our stay but it could have been even better. A few feedback notes: Parking - not a problem off-season, but could prove tricky in the height of summer. You just have to be flexible and park where you can. Wifi/Broadband - wasn't a problem for us and our 7 year old managed to use his ipad without any issues. I imagine live-streaming a film would be challenging though The bed in the room overlooking the port is a small double bed, not a standard and should be listed as such. A decent set of knives (as previously mentioned by other guests) would be useful. Other welcome additions to the kitchen would be a garlic press and oven gloves. Also a washing up sponge with scouring pad. There's a fault with the ignition button on the gas hob that needs sorting. It lights ok, but the ignition sparks continuously unless you switch the oven off at the wall. This solution however is no use if you're also using the electric oven at the same time as the hob! If you're providing a dishwasher and a washing machine then it would be thoughtful to provide a handful of dishwasher tabs and washing machine tabs or failing that, ask guests to bring their own. Likewise with black rubbish bags. Access to a hoover or the provision of a long-handled soft broom to sweep up crumbs in the kitchen would have been good. There's something loose on the roof or the chimney and in windy conditions there's a banging/rattling noise that kept anyone sleeping in the attic bedroom awake. We'd advise the owner to investigate this because if it is something like a loose tile then it needs repairing. Obviously if it's something on a neighbouring property then there's probably nothing that can be done which is a shame as it really was loud and we wouldn't return again (as a group of four) as the top room became unusable and my son had to share with his gran downstairs which wasn't ideal.

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• Natalie - Verified booking

  We have stayed in numerous Sykes cottages but Blue Buoy cottage left us feeling extremely disappointed.

  The cottage needed a thorough deep clean. There were thick cobwebs in every room. On arrival my daughter went to sit down in the kitchen and walked into a cobweb. A dead spider fell on to the kitchen table! Dust covered all surfaces and especially under the beds in the attic room. Dirty patio cushions had been left in the corner of the kitchen. The fridge was dirty and needed a good clean as did the cooker and cooking trays. The sofas in the lounge have certainly seen better days - dirty and uncomfortable! The towels were old, worn, smelt musty and were as rough as sandpaper. The attic bedroom was very poorly lit with lightbulbs not working this could be a problem for anyone with poor vision. Also a lamp was not working in the front bedroom overlooking the street. However Blue Buoy cottage has got the most beautiful views across the bay, a very good heating system but extremely noisy at night. The hot water got extremely hot and could be a burn hazard for a young child! Blue Buoy cottage is in a great location to get into Brixham town centre. Unfortunately we wouldn’t choose to stay in this cottage again or recommend anyone too whilst it is in need of repair and cleaning. It’s tired, worn and needs a makeover before the summer season begins because it doesn’t warrant the price (overpriced!) that is charged.

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• Lynn - Verified booking

  Fabulous location, right on top of the bustling harbour, felt a but like being on a ship looking down on the water.

  The property is on 4 floors with quite a few steps that I would not recommend to elderly or infirm but it kept us fit, as did the 130 steps up from the town! No complaints, just a requirement to take ones time and be careful as its quite dodgy if its been raining. We liked the house and facilities but felt it could’ve been cleaner, as we spent the first few hours scrubbing the grease off all of the kitchen door handles, oven, fridge and microwave: there was no cleaning wipes to use, but luckily, we had brought some with us. The decking is a bit precarious, its suffered with damp and the lack of exposure to the air and sun. It could do with a good clean, as does the whole of the ‘outdoor area’. Best thing about this property is the view, but can’t really think of any other redeeming features that would attract me back, which is a shame as with a bit of attention to cleanliness and a tidy up, it would be lovely.

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• Mrs Cufley - Verified booking

  Pirate’s View has fantastic views over Brixham town and the harbour. It’s elevated, so is accessible by many steep steps or a steep slope; I therefore wouldn’t recommend to the less mobile - we loved the exercise though. Parking is an issue, as it’s limited and the streets are very narrow, but besides that everything else was excellent. The house is modern and styled nicely with all mod cons and the owners are very friendly and accommodating. Brixham is a friendly fishing town with nice dog welcoming restaurants and pubs. The coastal walks are beautiful, very hilly if you want to venture down to the coves, but well worth it. Salcombe and Dartmouth are worth visiting. Use the ferry to cross the estuary as the journey round is long and slow. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Pirate’s View and would recommend it to most people wanting to visit Brixham.

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• Mrs Hardy - Verified booking

  It was clean but I checked the pillows in the main bedroom and two black hairs on the pillow cases Garden patio area abit tired empty rush sweeping brush just there, screwed up wind breaker in corner and some tiles from bathroom outside The radiators in the kitchen needs a good clean and tops of radiators in the main bedroom did also Sofa really uncomfortable and loads of dog hair down the cracks (we know it’s a dog friendly place but still) but the chairs weren’t and the games were a nice touch Water (because it was brixham ) was delivered daily which was nice Cigetette and cigar ends were all over the drive and pathways up the the house which wasn’t nice Little bags left out were a nice touch along with the dog treats The seating area at the top of the garden was a nice feature.Netflix was also nice feature

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