Holiday Apartments in Seaton

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Mrs Flint - Verified booking

  A wonderful apartment in the heart of Seaton. Very comfortable, cozy and spotlessly clean. Only 2 of us stayed but would have easily been space for a family. The kingsize bed was comfortable, lovely double shower and everything we needed in the kitchen as we like to cook. There are 3 car parks you can use with the free parking pass. The one behind Aldi is the closest but is often full. The others are a 2 minute walk away but you can park right outside for loading/unloading. The location is fab, easy walk to everything in Seaton, pubs and restaurants all around, Aldi supermarket next door and the beach right at the bottom of the street, approximately 1 minute walk. It’s a pebble beach so not easy to walk on, but there is a sidewalk with benches. Just be aware if you attempt the walk to Beer, it is an up and over the cliffs walk so you would need to be reasonably fit and able. However there are regular buses. It’s a lovely little village though and had a lovely cream tea in the cafe/shop just before the beach. Recommendations - Ragini Indian Restaurant, lovely meal, reasonable prices, nice wine, recommend booking, we went on a Wednesday thinking it would be quiet and they struggled to fit us in. Apparently they have some kind of deal on a Wed and Thu and it gets really busy. Sea Shanty Cafe in Branscome, lovely setting right on the beach, excellent value for money, lovely food but be careful, the meals are very plentiful. Highly recommend a visit to Branscombe and the cafe. Also the pub opposite the apartment is a locals pub and very friendly. We did the RLNI quiz there and had a great night. We did the tram which is a 3 mile journey to Colysten and enjoyed the beautiful scenery. Not much at Colton but nice to have a look around the village. Be aware it’s about an half mile walk from the tram to the village. Exeter is ok if you like the city. We didn’t see a lot as the weather was particularly bad on this day but we had lunch in the ship, a 15th century pub that Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh are reported to have drank in. Our meals were fantastic and quite reasonably priced. Definitely worth a visit.

  Read more less >

• James - Verified booking

  Apartment felt clean, bright and fresh.

  Everything neat and tidy for our family stay. Well appointed kitchen with good quality fittings, utensils, cutlery/crockery - all looks new, even the board games still had their cellophane wrappers on. The apartment occupies the top floor but you lose a lot of effective floor space due to the eaves - not a problem for us as we were using it as a base so didn't spend huge amounts of time there but even our kids bumped their heads until we all got used to it. I'm 6ft but couldn't stand up straight in front of the toilet. The bathroom is mostly the shower - but this is a good thing, as with the kitchen, the bathroom has quality fittings and was clean and new. There's no parking on site but there's a couple of long stay car parks only a short walk and Sykes added us on to the parking permits so we didn't need to pay. Both bedrooms had good fans in, but we stayed during the hottest spell of the year so far, and it was uncomfortably hot at night. Nice apartment, only 5 mins from the beach - sadly the top end of Fore Street in Seaton is feeling tired which doesn't match the quality of the apartment once you're in it. Would stay in the building again, but with hindsight Apt 1 or 2 on the first floor may suit us better so you get floor-to-ceiling height round the whole accommodation. Not too much of an issue as we were out all day, but wouldn't want to live in it for too long. There's no garden - the description on the Vrbo listing saying "property grounds" isn't correct - this is a picture of the small public park round the corner that the back of the property overlooks.

  Read more less >

• Tim - Verified booking

  This property is something of a mixed bag.

  The good bits :- Property is well situated and the level access from the rear was helpful for some in our party. The property was clean and welcoming. Car Park was nearby. Balcony views are good to sit and watch the world go by but require careful negotiation of simple wooden steps. Seaton itself is not over-commercialised with a stone beach and a few amenities... but trying to get somewhere to eat on Sunday or Monday evening! Good swimming in the sea but there can be strong under-currents at times with a steep drop off so be careful. Plenty to do round and about. The bad bit :- We had a problem with noise from the above property. Both weeks with different people. It is unacceptable, every footstep is magnified like a drum and some people seem to want to walk about their apartments all evening! We expected road noise before we went due to it's central location but there was no mention of noise from above before we arrived and it was written into the visitor book several times, so must be known about. When we raised it with the local agents they seemed to also know about it too. It should be included in the property description, this is not a cheap apartment and this issue should be factored in when booking. I'm sure more could be done in the above apartment to inform visitors of the noise they create or put down some carpet! We also had to have someone out to fix the toilet the first day.

  Read more less >

• Tim - Verified booking

  This property is something of a mixed bag.

  The good bits :- Property is well situated and the level access from the rear was helpful for some in our party. The property was clean and welcoming. Car Park was nearby. Balcony views are good to sit and watch the world go by but require careful negotiation of simple wooden steps. Seaton itself is not over-commercialised with a stone beach and a few amenities... but trying to get somewhere to eat on Sunday or Monday evening! Good swimming in the sea but there can be strong under-currents at times with a steep drop off so be careful. Plenty to do round and about. The bad bit :- We had a problem with noise from the above property. Both weeks with different people. It is unacceptable, every footstep is magnified like a drum and some people seem to want to walk about their apartments all evening! We expected road noise before we went due to it's central location but there was no mention of noise from above before we arrived and it was written into the visitor book several times, so must be known about. When we raised it with the local agents they seemed to also know about it too. It should be included in the property description, this is not a cheap apartment and this issue should be factored in when booking. I'm sure more could be done in the above apartment to inform visitors of the noise they create or put down some carpet! We also had to have someone out to fix the toilet the first day.

  Read more less >

• Deb - Verified booking

  Stayed for 5 nights with two sets of elderly parents.

  The flat is accessible via a ramp (as it states), it is two separate pieces of metal which you take up and down as you please. OK for me and husband to manage not so sure if we weren't there. Flat is lovely very spacious with a fabulous view. The front balcony isn't accessible unless you are fully able to negotiate small steps and a drop coming back in. The main bathroom shower is tricky to get in if you are elderly as the bath is so high There isn't a rail to hold on to to help access in and out, thereby all 6 of us used the en-suite shower, which again isn't a problem The hob is weak if you have more than two rings on the power seems to deplete on activation of the 3rd ring. The settees are OK, but not really enough seating for all 6 adults to sit at the same time comfortably. The beds are comfortable but the pillows are particularly hard, so take your own if you prefer a softer pillow. The car park is a short walk away, and can get very busy so don't rely on always getting a space. The long stay car park is near Tesco and after a few attempts finally got a week booked in. (We took two cars as travelling with mobility aids) The apartment itself is really lovely with great decor and a lovely feel to it. My review is only to highlight accessibility issues for other elderly/frail guests.

  Read more less >