Last Minute Cottages in Porthmadog

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Amanda - Verified booking

  3 Pensyflog Barns is in an ideal location to explore North Wales and also the local shops like Tesco, Aldi and Lidl were very close by for food shopping.

  We went to Blackrock Sands, Cricieth, Anglesey, Barmouth and lots of other places. Nearby is an Osprey Centre (Bywyd Gwyllt Glaslyn) this is well worth a visit, the volunteers for the charity do an amazing job and very informative. 3 Pensyflog Barns is a beautiful house, very comfortable, looking out to the hills / mountains at the back. The garden is secure for the dog too, with a gate at the top. The house sleeps up to 8 people, so there was enough seating downstairs for everybody. The kitchen had a kettle, toaster, coffee machine, microwave, dishwasher and washing machine/dryer. I couldn’t find a washing line to dry clothes while the sun was out. There is a small maiden, however this blew over. The kitchen needed another big pan, especially if you have 8 people to feed. There was only one big pan so had to improvise with the slow cook pot to keep things warm. There are lots of smaller pans. Plenty of cutlery, glasses, mugs plates and bowls etc. Upstairs there was one wardrobe to use in the main bedroom, with a couple of hangers. (the other wardrobe had a padlock around the handles) There were no wardrobes in any of the other bedrooms. The bathrooms were gorgeous, a rubber bath mat is needed in the bath as it’s slippery when having a shower. We had 2 very disappointed children as there was no PlayStation which was advertised on the details, they were really looking forward to playing on it in the evenings. Reading another review, they mentioned a welcome pack. There was no welcome pack, so after a long journey, we arrived looking forward to a cuppa to find an empty fridge! We’ve always had a welcome pack in every holiday home we’ve stayed in, so had to go and buy milk etc. Over all, it’s a beautiful house, in a great location, but it just needs a few things adding to make the stay easier and take the play station off the details to avoid upset children.

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• Andrew - Verified booking

  We recently stayed at Seaside Retreat in Porthmadog for two weeks, and while the location and overall setting were beautiful, unfortunately, we experienced an issue with the property that significantly impacted our stay.

  Shortly after we arrived, we were contacted by the property manager, Shaleese, who informed us that the front door would only lock from the inside. She assured us that she was working on a solution and that someone would come out to fix it. While we appreciated her keeping us in the loop, communication after that was a bit delayed and slow. After following up with Sykes Cottages directly, we were told that a repair would happen on Monday evening, but this didn't take place until Tuesday. When the maintenance team arrived, they assessed the door but couldn’t fix it immediately, saying they needed to source a part from a local shop in Porthmadog. The following day, we were told that the part wasn’t available locally and would need to be ordered online. It was disappointing that the repair took several days, and even after the lock was finally replaced, the door still only locked from the inside and not the outside. As a result, throughout our holiday, we had to keep one person at the property at all times to ensure our belongings were safe, since we couldn’t lock the front door from the outside. This definitely limited our ability to fully enjoy our time away as a group, which was unfortunate. That said, I do want to acknowledge that the property itself was lovely. The location in Porthmadog is fantastic – peaceful, scenic, and just what we were looking for in a coastal retreat. The cottage had a lot of potential for a perfect holiday, and it’s clear that when this door issue is resolved, it could be an ideal place to stay. We understand that things like this happen, and it was evident that both the property manager and Sykes were working to try and fix the problem, though it’s just a shame that it couldn’t be fully resolved within our two-week stay. Hopefully, future guests won’t have the same issue, and I’m sure they’ll have a wonderful experience.

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• Gill - Verified booking

  Loved our seaside retreat.

  Photos don't do it justice. Can not begin to explain how relaxing and restful this place is. Utterly lovely. The bungalow is well equipped and although it has a few bits here and there that stop it being perfect, it's faults are easily forgiven. Fab location - mountains one side, 4 or 5 minute walk to the most amazing beach, even less to the corner shop and a cracking little chip shop. The bungalow is bright, airy, comfy and clean. Blinds in front bedrooms do a good job of stopping the outside light getting in. Memory foam mattress and nice bedding was lovely surprise. Towels and shower were lovely too. Kitchen was well equipped and the washer worked well. Garden was nice too - ate out a number of times and it was lovely. Only downsides Knives could do with being sharpened. Could do with a longer extension lead in the bedroom. Kitchen bin isn't great - it tears the bags when you change them. Could do with an extra set of bedding /towels available for people staying longer than a week or two (we stayed 3 wks). All first world problems and none would put us off returning. Totally love this place.

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• Vanessa - Verified booking

  The Oakleys was great.

  Would definitely stay there again. Ramona was so friendly, helpful and accommodating. I have sensitivity to perfumes and cleaning products and she did everything to accommodate this. She reassured me by phone before arrival about the product situation at the accommodation. Although there is no way of totally avoiding all this stuff (such as residue from washing powder on the beds and soft furnishings - this stuff really clings!) it was as good as I was going to get anywhere. More places should adopt her eco-friendly approach. I was so pleased to have found this place as several others I had contacted used a cocktail of toxic products. It was great there was no washing machine too, so no previous occupants using washing powder. Though we overran our departure time (although we had been up since 7am packing up!), this was not a problem for her when she arrived. Thank you Ramona.

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• Pauline - Verified booking

  We loved the bungalow, very clean, spacious, great location; 10 minutes flat walking to the beach, or the other way to have coffee or lunch in the golf club and short drive to Porthmadog shops.

  Would definitely love to stay again. The only criticism was the times the heating came on. Don’t know if this was because we were there the weekend the clocks changed but ideally it’d be nice to have it warm to shower, get dressed and breakfast and for it to be warm early evening when we arrived back to have dinner. There were instructions to turn up the thermostat but that didn’t seem to do the job. There is a small electric fire in the lounge, but that just heats the lounge. The heating seemed to be on at bizarre times like during the night so the bedroom was too hot, but cold in the morning to get up, we were up around 7am. And cold to have a shower. The microwave needs replacing as the lining is peeling off; not sure how safe that is to use. Otherwise, a perfect stay! Thank you.

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