Villas In Padstow

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Rachael - Verified booking

  This was a lovely location with sea views from the bedrooms upstairs and from the front of the house.

  The walk down to the beach from the house is lovely and the sea can be seen from the start of the walk down. There are the inevitable potholes in the road of the property so walking up and down in sliders is not ideal as my son tripped and stubbed his toe and we dealt with a first aid incident enroute. Most of the local villagers are welcoming to tourists, and the area is very picturesque with stunning views. The walk from the beach up to house can be a bit of a killer if you struggle with mobility and fitness but as the week went by it become easier. There is the option to drive down to the beach car park. The village farm shop is great and is well stocked. The beach store is great with everything you need and the staff are very helpful. We enjoyed the live music from the beach bar some evenings. The house is very spacious and the garden is lovely. Lovely pictures on the wall with photos of the owners children to make it have a homely feel. The garden furniture is rickety and could do with updating or refurbishing. Lots of apples to pick at the back end of the season if you wanted to bake with or just eat. We liked the idea of the separate lounge to chill in and play games during the evenings. The utility is great and spacious with a shower to throw the kids in before sand got to the rest of the house. There is a hose by the utility door to hose down with. We used the washing machine and tumble dryer. The heating and hot water system is great. We were never cold and always had plenty of hot water. There were plenty of bathrooms and as a family of six we didn’t have anyone knocking impatiently on the bathrooms doors to hurry up. There were lots of crockery to choose from. Only thing was there weren’t enough little pans and it was excessive to use a huge pan for a tin of beans. Lots of things left for us to use on the beach should we wish to, for example, a couple of body boards, camping chairs, buckets and spades. We left a couple of things for others too. I would agree with some of the points raised in the previous reviews - I had no idea about the bin collections (when it was etc) and recycling systems so ended up just putting almost everything in the black bin. The doors to the patio door have been fixed and now there is a small cleaning starter pack left with a bin bag, one wash cloth and one dishwasher tablet. There was no toilet roll, hand wash left but we had a shopping delivery almost as soon as we arrived. There were two tea towels left but a good idea to take more. I feel the maintenance team have let the owners down to do the basics, for example; -Twin bedroom - top right window stiff and could barely open and shut - handle nearly coming off. - Right hand door on master bedroom doesn’t lock - Dining room left window won’t open (the one near the table) - Master bedroom en-suite door handle loose and needs repair - Twin bedroom wardrobe left handle door loose and come off. - Master bedroom left hand side bedside table middle drawer handle come off. - Handle on a drawer in kitchen is off and has been replaced with string to pull when you want to open the drawer. - Hole in fence down left hand side of house opposite kitchen window where a small dog could get out - Blind in the master bedroom broken (the one on the right of the two windows) - The bed slats on the master bed kept coming out easily and needed fixing in most days - A couple of the glass panels on the master bedroom balcony had slipped down. The decking on the balcony was a bit slippy. We couldn’t sit on the balcony as no furniture / seat to sit down on but lovely views to stand and see. Aside from the basic repairs, this was a lovely house that suited our family lifestyle and we would consider this house again if there was availability and the price was right.

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• Phil - Verified booking

  This was a lovely spacious property with a quiet garden.

  The property was a short walk from Trevone Beach and lots of other beaches were nearby. The main bedroom was beautiful with a very comfortable bed. The shower in the en-suite was very efficient. The double room had an extremely soft bed that was very uncomfortable so our son and daughter in law used one of the twin bedded rooms. With two en-suites, a bathroom and separate shower downstairs there were lots of facilities for eight adults. The kitchen was very well equipped with instructions for the cooker and appliances. The negatives were the boxes of empty bottles and plastic wrapping left by earlier occupants on the bench by the front door that gave an unattractive first impression. Perhaps some instructions about recycling and bin collections might be useful. The doors from the kitchen to the garden need realigning as they are difficult to open and the doors from the upstairs bedroom to the balcony had a broken key in the lock so would not open. As there were velux windows that opened wide and we had a lot of rain this was not a problem for us. The toilet brushes need replacing and the towels shed so much navy fluff we had to wash them and the bathroom floors. The bedding was spotless and very comfortable. We enjoyed our stay in this property and would stay here again if the price stays reasonable.

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• Mrs Corrine Hunt - Verified booking

  One of the three toilets would not flush. The front panel of the dish washer came off which made it difficult for us to keep the door open when filling and emptying the dish washer. Although these two things were annoying we actually were very impressed with the property and the supplies provided. The housekeeper was particularly accessible and responsive. She was unable to resolve the problems while we were there without further inconveniencing us. We understood the limitations of the issues.. The house was very well equipped, tastefully furnished and comfortable. The appearance of the house could be improved from the outside and the downstairs bathroom could be updated, but it didn’t worry us. ( Except the separate loo needs repairing as already mentioned).It’s position next to the beach with parking couldn’t be better and the village of Trevone is very attractive in a great position between two very different beaches (sand and rock) with an excellent beach shop, cafe and bar and on the coastal path with great walks from the house. We have been very happy with Original Cottages. It’s the second time we have used Original Cottages - the first time last year when we rented a property in Norfolk. Good service both times.

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• The S Family - Verified booking

  We are a family of 6 that spent almost a month in Aloe House between early December and early January. The house is truly lovely, extremely well maintained and perfectly situated on the water front in Rock. Our children range from age 15 to 9 and, as the house is spread across 3 floors, there is plenty of room. It never felt crowded. Both Ros and the owner were extremely attentive and professional. There were a few very minor reasons to contact them throughout our stay and they responded extremely quickly. Nothing was too much trouble. As our stay was over Christmas, we were asked beforehand if we wanted a tree and arrived to a nice tree and other Christmas decorations. We also arrived to a very nice welcome hamper; all of which was a lovely touch. Given our usual hectic lives, we found the comparative remoteness and traditional way of life in Rock and Padstow very relaxing. If you’re looking for high quality accommodation in a tremendous but slightly quiet location (out of season), I have no hesitation in recommending Aloe House. So much so we are already planning our return visit, which the entire family has asked for!

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• Rachael - Verified booking

  Last came here 12 years ago.

  Continues to be home from home in many ways. Well equipped kitchen and great utility area and lovely location. From a comfort point of view the settees weren’t great as the cushions always slide away and the master bedroom mattress was terrible- sleeping in dips. Also couldn’t run more than 1 shower at the same time as there wasn’t enough water pressure. Not great for a house of that size. We contacted the company at the start of the week about the fact that the doors into the garden were difficult to open as 1 has dropped. The key in the master bedroom doors was already broken in the lock when we got there so couldn’t open that either. The balcony and chairs were also very dirty. The master bedroom toilet kept running all night. We were told someone would come out but don’t believe anyone did so nothing got repaired. Also disappointed that there wasn’t a basic welcome package with dischcloth, washing up liquid etc. expect this when paying such a high price for a property. We’ve noticed on a previous review that the doors were mentioned as a problem so very disappointing that this hasn’t been sorted.

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