Looe Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Michelle - Verified booking

  I am a ex travel agent of 18yrs & have stayed at a lot of places so this is my point of view.

  One of the roads which we needed to get to the Rivercrest was closed due to a previous landslide, We were not made aware of this. The caretakers didn’t explain the way to get to Rivercrest very well over the phone, it took a local man to give us fab & easy directions which we found Rivercrest straight away. Just go over the bridge to the West side take a left follow the road along the harbour turn right at the fire station which is in a square take the 3rd turning into North Rd on the right (it is very narrow be prepared to pull over & reverse back for on coming traffic) Rivercrest is up the top on the right hand side where the road forks off to the right, the sign could be bigger on the Gate. You can unload here but no parking as double yellows. You could be lucky as we were to get a space just back down the hill on the left, otherwise parking is pay & display apart from Millpool car park which you can pre book on line, this is hard to get too at the mo as the one road is closed. Pros: Fab views, great facilities in kitchen, cosy little place.prepare for a visit from the locals(seagulls) also a cute little Robin which I named Dave :-) Cons: beds are hard, had a bad back all week, bunk beds not suitable for adults as they state that they are, we had two 60yr olds on them, one kept knocking her head, not good as recovering from a bleed on the brain?! NO HAIR DRYER! This would be a nice touch. Stains on the rug in living room. Larger Tv needed due to positioning of sofas, size of the room & how high it has been put up onto the wall. Sofas not very comfy they could do with new ones. Cushions kept sliding forward on the sofa bed. The 18 steps down to the apartment are very STEEP so beware of this if thinking of booking. Downstairs garden could do with a tidy up. Freezer needs looking at as over freezing. Damp smell in the living room/kitchen area, it is coming from the boiler cupboard. Lit candles but they didn’t help as the smell was bad. Apart from this we had a lovely week but just a few things need addressing. Cheers

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• Roger - Verified booking

  On arrival on a cold day in December, entering Farleigh Cottage was like walking onto a fridge.

  It was icy cold. The heating was off. Having turned the heating on, some 5 hours later the temperature was improving but still not comfortable. The boiler must be very inefficient. Not the warm welcome I wished for. As requested in the visitors information book, upon leaving I turned down the heat setting to 5. Not looking good for the next visitors' arrival! WiFi wouldn't connect despite repeated attempts to connect manually or via the QR code. Cleaning is suspect: a place mat felt tacky and when held up to the light, smears became evident and an obvious food stain showed up on one. There were grubby handprints above the kitchen area radiator and on the wall next to the stairs. Disused bits of material were protruding where it had been stuffed down in between the oven and the wall. On some kitchen cupboard doors the laminated finish is separating. The right-hand cupboard in the bathroom is stained on the inside bottom right corner. A screwdriver was found in the bottom of the shower door frame. A conscientious cleaner would have noticed this if the shower was cleaned. Not the sort of thing you'd want to stab your toes on. No recycling facility. The standard of finish on the interior decoration is not the greatest. Check out the way that sealant/caulking has been applied. I left with the strong impression of an unloved property that receives minimal care. This the second Sykes property I have used and the first one (Ferndale in Lynton, Devon) was everything this one was not. It was excellent, as I said in my review of it. As both properties are rated Outstanding by Sykes, I expected the same level of care in Farleigh Cottage. Clearly this was not the case and I fail to understand where Sykes Outstanding rating came to be. Hopefully the owners will take note and act on these criticisms. Redecorating with thorough cleaning, plus a warm welcome (above 5 degrees!), would lift this well positioned property with the bonus of a parking space from adequate to a genuine Outstanding.

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• Lisa - Verified booking

  We really enjoyed our stay at Farleigh Cottage which is in a perfect location to walk into Looe & explore the surrounding area.

  The cottage is cozy & comfortable with everything you could need. We felt it could benefit with a bigger roasting dish rather than baking trays & a larger pan, perhaps a wok. The view from the top bedroom is fantastic, but we did struggle a bit with the sloping ceilings, getting up in the night/ in & out of bed etc but the movement sensitive light on the staircase was a godsend. We didn't mind washing up after ourselves but couldn't understand why there is a washing machine with no outside space/full sized airer to dry the washing, rather than a dishwasher. Our stay at the cottage was with friends & we struggled to park our second car. We expected to pay around £25 at Millpool car park for a weekly ticket but on arrival, found it to be approx £70. However, the car park beyond Millpool car park offers a weekly ticket for £15. You can also park freely at the top of the hill at Hannafore which is a good 20 minute walk from the cottage. Thank you for our lovely stay at the cottage.

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• Leona - Verified booking

  4 Rose Cottage is a lovely, well-equipped place.

  We really enjoyed our holiday there. The roads into the cottage for approx 2 miles are very narrow so ttake care when driving in. There are sea view footpaths to various places which are lovely but very tasking, especially the one to Polperro but with good shoes, legs, heart, a few breaks and plenty of water they are very rewarding. There is a lovely cove approx 15minutes walk downhill from the cottage (uphill back), its rocky in the sea so probably not safe to swim in but lovely to see. A bus service morning & teatime 481/482 which changes in school hols & on a Wednesday too, is a good friendly service that stops outside the Church practically facing the cottage and goes to Polruan where you can catch the ferry to Fowey (both lovely places) and to Polperro and Looe the other way (again both lovely, especially Polperro). You can also catch boats from most ports, there's info at Polperro port. We intend to return to 4 Rose Cottage in the future :-)

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• Bridget - Verified booking

  The property is very disappointing.

  The gate was broken The steps down to the property are dirty and slippery. The outside seats are dirty and full of green moss so couldn't use them. There was old bird poo everywhere. The property smelt of damp. The curtains had mould on them. The bathroom was so drafty and smelt of damp., The oven does not work. There was dust all on the skirting in the bedrooms. No plug sockets near the mirrors to style your hair. The windows were dirty. Everything felt damp, we bought candles to try and hide it but this didn't work. Was very disappointed. Could do with a good clean-up outside. And the curtains abd rug in the living room replacing. Why was the TV so high on the wall that was ridiculous. Maybe an added touch of some basics like , toilet rolls, there was just the 1 in there. Such a shame. The pictures are not a true reflection on what it was really like.

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