Last Minute Cottages in Torquay

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• A previous customer - Verified booking

  Just spent a long weekend Friday to Monday in Bosuns Cottage (End Sept 2014). Really lovely character cottage, very well equipped and in a fantastic location for us, just five minute gentle walk to the harbour. Brilliant shower, which we did not have any issues with at all and it was used every day of our stay, dishwasher and washing machine were used too and they both worked well. We even had to put the heating on for a couple of the days as it went a little chilli in the evening but that was easy to operate and worked a treat! The only two negatives about this cottage was that the cane furniture in the sitting room was not too comfortable but as we were only there the weekend it was not too much of an issue for us but if i was there for longer i would have preferred a more comfortable sofa. Finally, it's a very old cottage we appreciate that but there were signs of damp on the walls in the kitchen and dining room. Again it didn't bother us too much but we were just very concious of our dog brushing up against it as the paint had bubbled and burst and had he of touched it with his body or tail, the paint and plaster underneath would have fallen to the floor. Don't get me wrong, the cottage was not wriggled with damp throughout. It was just two or thee small patches in a small area and it would not stop us staying there again. The car parking ticket that came with this property was worth it's weight in gold and i think we used it in almost every car park we could especially the one two minutes walk round the corner from the cottage.

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• Pauline - Verified booking

  Whilst this property is well equipped and comfortable, I wish I had read previous reviews prior to booking.

  This property may be a short walk from town and beach, but it is totally unsuitable for elderly people or anyone who has trouble breathing as it is extremely hilly and you will need to use car to get to either, paying quite high parking each day. On top of that we had issues with dirty shower mat, broken shower door, stained towels and dirty mugs when we entered the property. Because we didn't want to disrupt our holiday by waiting for these issues to be sorted, Sykes were very unhelpful when we pointed out these issues, continually stating that we should have pointed them out while there. We felt we were being fobbed off despite sending them photos of the problems we encountered. Needless to say we won't be using them again if they are not prepared to take complaints seriously. Checking back on previous feedback, there have been similar problems going back to 2019. Sykes are obviously not keeping check on properties they rent out. With the high cost of holiday accommodation now, people at least expect basic cleaning and true account of position of properties, both lacking here.

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• A previous customer - Verified booking

  We stayed for a week in this lovely cottage, it was much bigger than I expected and the photos did not do it justice. It was lovely and clean, very spacious and had everything inside you could possibly need. There was fresh milk left for us which was a lovely touch and the whole cottage had a nautical theme. I noticed on some reviews people had put there was no full length mirror -well there is now in the main bedroom. Lots of space, large kitchen with everything in. There is even a drawer in the bedroom in which you can help yourself if you have forgotten anything-we didn't need this but is very useful just in case and another nice touch. Close to Torquay centre and walking distance to a couple of beaches. If you have a car it must be parked in the car park round the corner not on the street. The brilliant thing about it is the car park pass which meant we could travel to other beaches anywhere around Torbay and park for free!!! Saved us loads as we liked Broadsands beach a short drive away! Really enjoyed our stay, thank you.

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• John - Verified booking

  It's a beautiful apartment spotlessly clean and quiet its a nice short walk (downhill) to the sea front which again was beautiful and clean with plenty of choice of excellent restaurants.

  The Harbour is lovely we had a lovely trip to Brixham on the ferry and had a lovely boat trip around the local coast, no whales or dolphins unfortunately but a few seals and loads of local bird life Not an idea walk back uphill I enjoyed it personally but my Wife struggled but for £5 its a very quick and short taxi drive there was 4 of us so its very cheap to have a local taxi The apartment and Torquay are an idea base to explore the local areas Brixham, Paignton, Teignmouth, Dartmouth & Dawlish all pretty close and well worth a visit its a lovely coastline to explore. If you are an Agatha Christie fan I would recommend a visit to "Green Way" her holiday home its beautiful and we had a great visit to Dartmouth Castle - lots of English Heritage & National Trust places to visit locally too. The property is a credit to both Sarah & Paul the owners and again we had a lovey place recommended by Sykes Holiday Cottages our second UK holiday using Sykes ...... Many Thanks John & Dee

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• A previous customer - Verified booking

  I found Bosuns cottage in the holiday cottages brochure and on the company website . It looked a decent place in a good location .The price for a full week in late may was acceptable. Imagine our surprise when we arrived at Bosuns cottage and discovered to our delight that it was far better than the pictures portrayed it to be. It was very clean and spacious , and the nautical theme gave it plenty of character. The town centre location is superb with all amenities close at hand . Its without doubt fantastic value for money and I cannot fault it in any way . My fiancée and I have already discussed making a return visit , theres no doubt we will stay at Bosuns again subject to availability . I would be more than happy to recommend this property to family and friends . ten out of ten. Ian Morgan , Quarry Bank , West Midlands .

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