Dog Friendly Villas In East Devon

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Veronica - Verified booking

  We weren't as happy with the property as we thought we would be.

  The photos and descriptions are all very nice, but misleading at times. The front of the house looks idyllic, but the bench is no longer there and the front door not really for use as the owners park a car there. Although the rest of the garden is mainly secure, if you have a small dog it could get out under the gate, so you obviously have to be outside with your dog at all times. This should be pointed out. We also had a problem with the fridge where it wasn't getting cold enough which meant some of our food had to be thrown out. It seemed the back of the fridge had some polystyrene packaging behind it, when the motor should have had, of course, a good air flow. The owner did sort things out with it and although I thought some of the food at first was ok we later found it had gone off losing almost a tenner's worth. The TV was impossible to use even after 2 lessons on how to get simple programmes up with 2 remotes, we still could not fathom it out. It would be helpful if more instructions could be left. The ceilings upstairs are so low in places, I'm only short, but was forever banging my head, mainly because the power sockets were under the lowest of ceilings. Likewise in the bath it was impossible to have shower using the hand held shower due to the low ceiling. Although it was pointed out to us by the cleaning company that one of the Velux windows was broken and the owners were fixing it that week, it wasn't replaced or fixed and I somehow get the impression that it had been like that for some time. Unfortunately once you get a few problems with a property you tend to see more, like the small frying pan when the home is for 5 people possibly needing a fried breakfast! Also the outside seating that could do with renewing, one chair was broken. The owner did accidentally take our towel off the line and they weren't at home to retrieve it, but I'm grateful that he/she posted it on to us. We're also grateful for the lovely flowers which were a nice touch. The piece de resistance though was actually a smell that got worse and worse during the week in the lean-to. On our penultimate day we discovered that it was the food recycling bin. It was broken in several places, flies had got in, laid eggs and loads and loads of maggots were the cause of the smell. It made us feel so ill that we left an hour after discovering this. Not a good ending to the holiday. We don't feel the cost of the holiday is relative to our experience.

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• Ben - Verified booking

  We found Shippen cottages to be ideally located in the East Devon countryside surrounded by good walks and plenty to do with the family; Lyme Regis is about twenty minutes away and Exeter half an hour or so to the west.

  The towns of Honiton and Axminster are about ten minutes drive so whilst enjoying the peaceful location you are only a few minutes drive from the main south west arterial routes. The cottage itself is well equipped, deceptively spacious and was spotlessly clean. There is underfloor heating throughout which works a treat! Outside there is a good sized child friendly balcony overlooking a secure lawned garden. There are also meadows (where we saw deer) accessed through an adjacent gateway where the owner has thoughtfully mowed a pathway up to a picnic bench (and rope swing) at the top where you can take in the views. The cottages also sit on a bridleway which appears to have little use but is well marked and gives instant access to open countryside and beautiful views along the valley. The owner really has thought of everything, right down to the conveniently placed hose pipe near the front door that we used to rinse off muddy paws! This property ticked all our boxes and I wouldn’t hesitate in recommending these cottages to others and will certainly be returning!… Thank you for a wonderful stay!

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• Ian - Verified booking

  This was our third time staying at Shippen Cottages, we really enjoy staying here.

  The cottages are located in a lovely quiet road that is central to both the coast and inland activities. The owners are lovely and really make us feel so welcome during our stay, Anne is a wonderful baker and there is always a cake there when we arrive. We have been deep sea fishing from Lyme Regis and brought some fish home and cooked it If you enjoy sewing I attended a course in Honiton at a lovely sewing shop .the garden at the cottages is full of birds due to all the feeders,ark the owner provides spotters book and binoculars so relaxing to sit on the deck and look for all the different birds. We saw a gorgeous Woodpecker this time Overall I would highly recommend a stay at the cottages, we loved our stays. We also visited the Donkey Sanctuary which has a marvellous restaurant where we had a great meal. We will be going back again

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• Jacqueline - Verified booking

  The property was even better than the listing.

  The inside of the property was comfortable and stylish. Beautiful large bedrooms. It was set in idyllic surroundings and in such a beautiful village within walking distance of the sea. The welcome flowers, milk, coffee and tea were appreciated. Ample parking for two cars. We enjoyed the covered space outside with the pretty lights and appreciated the BBQ and the log burner inside for the chilly evenings. The owners were very friendly and told us about the wildlife and flowers in the surrounding space, which was beautifully kept and was free for us to roam. Lovely extra touches everywhere including a heart stone on slate at the door. A beautiful friendly red setter who came to say hello and left. Thank you. We are already looking at returning. J.

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• Andy - Verified booking

  The Pottery Barn is a lovely quiet barn conversion which we really enjoyed our time staying in.

  But we found after a day or so that there were a few niggles underlying issues that could have been sorted fro example the kitchen cupboard doors were coming of their hinges due to wear, the velum window in one of the bedrooms was broken and needed to be fixed ( ongoing) The fridge condenser tray within the back of fridge was full of rotten decaying sludge making a very bad smell in the kitchen which we cleaned out due to the smell issues . We we worried about the scalding hot water temperature which is dangerous for children and the elderly. I’m sorry to point these item out as it seems we are moaning but we did have a lovely relaxing time but thought Dave and Nicky need to know the few issues found .

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