Villas In Seaton

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Lesley - Verified booking

  We had a lovely holiday in Beer.

  Craft Cottage is in the village itself so it is an easy walk to the local shops, pubs, restaurants and beach. When we looked at the parking in the details before our holiday we thought it might be a bit of a pain having to walk down the road and unlock the gate every time, but it was easy to do and caused no problems. It was out of season, therefore the shops/restaurants were open for shorter hours or less days, but we didn't find this to be a problem. Because it was out of season, it was lovely and quiet. Everyone parks outside Craft cottage to visit the Village Store, which would be more annoying in high season as it would be busier. It is quite noisy outside in the mornings with deliveries to the shop and the school buses reversing into the bus stop. The cottage is very comfortable and had everything we needed. We weren't able to get the gas fire to light while we were there which was a little bit disappointing. There is central heating also which we were thankful for. We have a small dog who isn't able to walk very far. This meant that to reach any level grass for him to use for toileting, we had to go up to the cliff top car park. However, there are lovely views from up on the cliff so although it was a bit of a palaver, it was worth it! We would definitely visit again.

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• Patricia - Verified booking

  From the original contact with questions on the cottage with Sykes to the contact with the owners for the access, I have nothing but praise for this little gem of a property and the booking process.

  The cottage was just as described and had everything you could possibly want and more. It was truly home from home, not the usual 'sterile' holiday let with only the bare basics to survive, there was an abundance of extras, books, DVDs, children's books, games. Plenty of glasses, crockery, children's bowls/plates, chairs outside, picnic bags, blankets etc etc etc. There are two huge bedrooms, with another really good size double and a cute single, (which was nabbed straight away by my grand daughter, with a huge teddy bear that she didn't want to leave behind !) With it being in the middle of the village, yes there was a little noise from the bus stop, but nothing major, but if you want a central position then there will be some traffic noise, but it's not a busy village with through traffic. It is truly a lovely traditional seaside village, with 3 pubs that offer good food, tea room/cafe, cocktail bar, fish and chip shop and a lovely restaurant, which also offers its full menu as a takeaway option if you cannot get booked, add to that the cafes on the beach and you will be well catered for. I would don't hesitate to come again, and hope to revisit in the future Thank you Craft Cottage for a lovely week with my family

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• David - Verified booking

  This is a lovely apartment well decorated with a black and white theme and retention of some period features.

  Car parking is in a public car park some 2 mins walk away. There are close to the property short stay bays of 30 minutes and we used these to load and unload the car. The apartment is one of three in a building which has commercial premises at ground level. Under apartment 2 was a Taste of Devon butcher. We had little noise from this establishment and what we did have was after 09.00am. I can recommend the sausages and kebabs. The other side was a Thai restaurant which while busy (we did not use this restaurant) again did not bother us. There is an outside seating area looking out onto a green. However at the rear of the Thai restaurant is an air conditioning cooling unit. This is quite noisy. This did not bother us unduly getting to sleep as we had the windows and doors closed. If it was hot in the bedroom and while there was a fan unit in there if you needed a window or door open it could an issue. The unit turned off at 1.00am. The apartment is very close to the seafront, an Aldi and two pubs and eatery's. Would recommend Pisani pizza and Frydays fish and chips.

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• Vivian - Verified booking

  Sea view puts any minor criticism in the shade.

  .. Absolutely brilliant! Minor quibbles: There is a small library of DVDs on the first floor, where the main TV resides along with settee and armchairs, but you can't watch DVDs on that TV... because the DVD PLAYER is on the ground floor in the small study(?) with just a 2-seater settee. The living room TV could be bigger, we had to pull it forward into the centre of the room to avoid eye-strain (settee too heavy to move). Why mention DVDs in such a beautiful setting? Well, we had torrential rain and 40-50 mph winds for the first 5 days... (but we did get to see HMS Queen Elizabeth at anchor in the bay for 24 hours). One caveat: if you are getting on and live in a flat or bungalow, you will struggle with the stairs over 3 floors, especially as the master bedroom (loved the mattress) is on the top floor. Minor issues, as I said, and I would heartily recommend 6 Lyme Mews for a family but, sadly, this 78 year-old flat-dweller will have to give it a miss.

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• Finlay - Verified booking

  We arrived to find the main tv in the lounge broken.

  I wanted to watch the Rugby World Cup! I reported it to the cleaner first on Friday. A new TV arrived Thursday late afternoon. We moved the small tv from downstairs upstairs but it was a strain using it in the lounge. We helped the owner by confirming the main Tv has a major failure. The daily telephone and texts & calls spoilt our get-away holiday. The towels are worn, faded and hard and need replaced. Many of the upstairs chairs are old and fragile and we were too nervous to use them. The toilet seats need tightening. Some door handles are loose. The window in the main bedroom has a broken latch. As a holiday let, it did not meet our standards. All the seating we used was uncomfortable. From the positive side - parking was great. The kitchen is well equipped. The little garden was nice. The view was first class.

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