South West Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Charlotte - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our holiday and like previous guests have similar feedback in terms of there needing to be more crockery in the kitchen and a towel rail, or at the very least, functioning hooks on the back of the main bathroom door for wet towels.

  Upgrading to larger bath sheets would be ideal! Electric shower is showing it's age and not powerful but it's adequate. The utility room unfortunately had a damp smell during our week despite using the oil filled heater in there to try & warm it up, it's not great to store your wet weather gear and wellies as they don't dry out! The back garden could do with an outside light, especially for those with dogs wanting to pick up mess as it happens, a little tricky in the dark. It's a shame that has not been installed even though it was suggested a few months ago by other guests. Great that the rear garden was fully enclosed for dogs. Beds were comfy, the road was very quiet so we slept well. The village has a good bakery and a nice fish & chip shop. Local beaches were great for dogs, Holywell, Crantock & Perranporth etc. Excellent dog friendly pubs within short driving distances. Great location and with a little more love and maintenance this could be a fabulous bungalow for couples and small families that would command return visits.

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• Keith - Verified booking

  Thatched Cottage is very old and comfortable and has all one needs for a quiet relaxing holiday in a fantastic country setting, but needs some internal TLC, the wall as you enter the cottage is breaking away (plaster?

  ), in the excellent conservatory , and utility quite a few of the Double glazed windows have 'blown' spoiling the wonderful views . Having said this the cottage is well equipped and very comfortable if you want peace and quiet this is the place for you, many eating places and country houses/parks etc all close by, or relax in the lovely gardens with chairs and cushions supplied by the owners, listening to the birds and if up early enough to see the deer walking across the fields, The owner (Karen) who lives opposite the cottage is lovely and has fresh eggs and lovely venison produce if you are not a vegetarian, Both are highly recommended as in general is the Thatched Cottage, if the time and expense allows to fix the above items could be 100% perfect . The 5pm take over time is very late and should be brought in line with most other holiday lets, usually 3pm. (4pm at the very latest)

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• Jacqueline - Verified booking

  We had an extremely enjoyable stay; the bungalow was extremely comfortable, and everything that we could have needed had been thoughtfully provided.

  The cream tea on arrival was an excellent touch. A welcome addition would be some blinds in the bedrooms, both for privacy and for closing during the day - especially to keep the hot sun out. The garden was private and the bench seating more than adequate, but a couple of outside cushions would have made it perfect. We had a wonderful hedgehog visitor, but it stopped coming when it realised the dogs were in situ. The location of the village was perfect for our 3 most favourite beaches, and we frequented both the shop (with plentiful provisions) and chippy (excellent fish & chips). We were also lucky in stumbling across the community field for quick walks with the dogs, as well as finding the public footpath from it to a local pub! The Smugglers Den Inn was extremely welcoming, tempting us with their tasty specials menu. Well done to the owners of Dunes View; we hope to return soon.

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• Jennifer - Verified booking

  This was our first visit to the area and we definatley plan to return.

  The cottage is very well located (just a 30 – 45 minute drive to some lovely walks and attractions, with Cerne Abbas just a 10 minute drive away), charming and well equipped. Phone signal/wifi is a bit “hit & miss”, but there was good wifi signal in the downstairs bedroom & conservatory (and for us, this was sufficient). The garden is huge & somewhat secure, although I would recommend you keep an eye your pooches as there are some gaps an ”escape artist” could possibly find. It was so tranquil and a very comfortable cottage to stay in. We came with 2 dogs – a senior & a puppy – and we found the book on the coffee table “Dorset Dog Walks (or Ronnie’s Rambles” both useful and entertaining. Do take the time to meet Karen in the right hand cottage opposite – she is a mine of information & a source of local venison. We are looking forward to returning soon.

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• Samantha - Verified booking

  Arrived to scones and milk which was appreciated.

  Positives - comfy bed, ok sofa , good sized tv and bungalow ok.. arrived to dirty highchair and filthy oven gloves and tea towels didnt look clean. Towels also very worn and need replacing. No laundry basket. Some areas of improvement needed such as shower which is very old and very poor water pressure. Unfortunately, I got very unwell on holiday and realised in my final 48 hrs that there's black mould to the bathroom and bedroom and carpet alongside wood lice which I now note was a previous complaint from other tenants. This caused an asthma and cough which im still recovering from..Unfortunately Sykes won't do anything which is very upsetting. Would I return ? No . The mould is a serious health concern so this needs urgently addressing and not just painted over.

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