West Cornwall Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Graham - Verified booking

  Our booked six night stay consisted of one night before we gave the keys back and found somewhere else to stay.

  In 25 years of renting holiday cottages, this was by far the worst. Spartan, poorly equipped, no room whatsoever, no storage space and what we believed to be us having the run of a large garden (as the photos depicted) for our two spaniels, we had a 12 x 12ft patch of grass. The tv is at a 45 degree angle to the settee, so you had to crane your neck to watch it. No net curtains so no privacy. A kitchen without a cooker, draining board or washing machine, the latter essential for a cottage that's supposedly dog friendly. As for the front door..... We were told NOT to turn the car around using the property opposite's drive which necessitated reversing down the narrow lane to get out, no mention of this when we booked. Presumably the cottage owners and the neighbour don't get on? The directions to the place weren't even accurate. If this place WAS converted from a barn, I can only assume that the barn was more comfortable. When we departed on the Sunday morning, the owners weren't in, so I texted them to say we'd left the place and to let them know where we'd left the key. Several hours later they replied to say, "oh dear, thanks for letting us know, we hope you find something more suited to your needs". No apology, no " what could we have done to make your stay better?", essentially, " thanks for your £400, 'bye". I just can't believe the glowing reviews for this place, people must have very low expectations. We will NEVER book through you again, a complete and utter disappointment. Yours sincerely Graham & Caroline Brown

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• Bozena - Verified booking

  Little Orchard Barn was a vey lucky find and we thoroughly enjoyed our time there.

  It is one of the two best cottages we have stayed in. We received a very warm welcome along with some tasty treats. The cottage is comfortable, very well equipped and thoughtful touches make it feel very homely. Please don’t be put off by previous negative comments regarding narrow lane to access the property. It is a very short distance which we managed very well in our Honda CRV, which is not a small car and with due care we were able to drive in, turn round and drive out again with confidence. There is a lot to do in the surrounding area and the shops are close by. Do come and stay at Little Orchard Barn you won’t be disappointed. Many thanks to the owners

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• Mr Reid - Verified booking

  Good location and good size bungalow. Well equipped for 8 people. Stayed for 1 week (27th July 2024) during hot spell & for 5 days had big problems with flying ants in 2 bedrooms & hallway that caused issues. Holiday Cottages reacted and tried to control infestation with additional traps ( already several traps in cottage) without success and wanted to spread powder internally in rooms. We were informed this would not be safe for children so declined this procedure. The ants caused us major disruption in evening as they were on beds, clothing & coming up through carpets from under the floor boards. Would not stay in property again

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• Claire - Verified booking

  We had a wonderful stay.

  Everything was perfect. The property is very close to St Austell and if you’re feeling active then a 35 min or so walk to the beach down quite a wild path. We loved the touch of scones, clotted cream and jam and our dogs loved their dog treats. Other really nice touches were fresh flowers and great kitchen utensils, even a cafetière. It was a very peaceful and perfect stay. My dogs are small and one has a disc hernia, so we bought our dog steps along with us for the step in and used the other for the pretty courtyard garden. We are looking forward to hopefully coming back at a future date. Thank you.

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• Ms Peel - Verified booking

  I have rented many, many homes and have never given a public review, as I was taught not to say anything, if you don’t have nice things to say. The retreat was by far the cleanest, most well equipped, functional and serene home we have stayed in. It was not , “ tired looking” as most of the places, it was well kept. The bed and sheets extremely comfortable. The walk up from town is steep, but that was mentioned and you just have to be prepared for that. We ended up only staying two nites as our flight was cancelled, we could have stayed for two weeks! Fowey and surrounding towns have so much to offer.

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