Weymouth Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• James - Verified booking

  I have used Dream Cottages for holidays since 2013, a number of times in the Brewers Quay area of Weymouth.

  Once again they amazed me with the quality and cleanliness of the accommodation. The property, located in a gated Muse, is well appointed and has everything you need for a great self-catering holiday, or just to use it as a base whilst exploring the area. Covered parking opposite the property is an added bonus too. Pubs and restaurants are 5 minutes away in Hope Square and even more a minute or two further, to the harbour, or 10 -15 minutes to Weymouth town centre and the beautiful beach, (a smallish section by the Pavilion and amusements is dog friendly all year round). The property's master bedroom on its third level, has a very comfortable king-size double bed. There is plenty of storage space in the bedrooms and the master has the added bonus of an on-suite bathroom, albeit getting into the corner shower could be a bit of a tight squeeze for some! That said there is a further bathroom opposite bedroom 2 with a bath with hand shower over, and a cloakroom toilet downstairs. The kitchen as with the lounge and rest of the property is excellent. One slightly negative point is that in the description of the property, whilst it mentions a small patio to the front, it fails to mention there is no garden. As a dog owner, this could be a problem if you don't want to let your dog roam around the courtyard area. However 5 minutes and less than half a mile away along Newton's Road, overlooking Newton's Cove and Portland, is a lovely, safe, cliff-top open space to exercise your four legged companion. Alternatively, a lovely stroll can be had through Nothe Gardens, again a few minutes away. Whilst during my stay there was construction work taking place opposite Shire Horse Mews and also nearby, long term renovation work to the listed buildings of the old Devenish Brewery, neither caused an issue during my stay. Would I stay at this property again? Definitely yes, and use Dream Cottages for my next booking? Most definitely.

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• Caroline - Verified booking

  We found your description of the cottage location very misleading.

  Your whole description conjurs up an atmosphere of an idyllic, peaceful countryside setting, with phrases such as 'Set the heart of the village Conservation Area.' 'On a summer evening enjoy sitting and relaxing in the garden enjoying the summer sun.' 'The lovely Wey Valley Walks pass right by the back gate at the old stone bridge across the trout river, In the village, the pretty medieval church is well worth a visit, nestled in a dip next to the manor house.' There is no mention in your detailed description of the main busy road at the back of the propery which can be clearly heard especially in the bedroom, with the traffic waking us up early in the morning. The cars are clearly visible from the sitting room window, as they pass just outside.The village is simply an area of Weymouth with the walk into town involving walking along a busy road. We would not have rented this propery had we been given a more honest description of the location. Of lesser importance but still worth commenting on: you mention that the cottage is attached to the owners' house but we were surprised that we were next to their kitchen and could hear them from our sitting room. On our arrival the owner and guests were having a 'get together' in the kitchen, right next door to the entrance to our cottage and were clearly visible through the window. This was off putting as we hunted for the key to our property-everyone looking at us through the window! We would also point out that describing the main door to the cottage as 'red' in an attempt to help us identify it, is unhelpful as the door to the owner's cottage and back gate (leading straight on to the road!) are also red. This is the first time we have rented through Dream Cottages and wonder if your information and descriptions are verified by members of your company. We would welcome a response from you.

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• Alexandra - Verified booking

  This was our third visit to the cottage after a 11 year break.

  The cottage had been redecorated and kitchen revamped since our last stay and it looked much better. The welcome box was lovely to find and a pint of milk which was great. The cottage is ideal for exploring the harbour, nothe fort and Newtons cove all within 5 mins or so walking.Our stay was comfortable but we did find the walls between the cottage not great soundproofing! A few negatives, pillows are in real need of being replaced on the main king size bed, totally worn out and pillow protectors on the twin beds were stained. A bread board is needed in the kitchen. Our big negative point is lack of recycling. We resulted in taking cans, plastic and glass to the recycling bins on the sea front. Local Asda had no banks for cans, glass or plastic. We've stayed in many cottages and recycling has always been part of the cottage's instructions. Apart from that we love Weymouth and would stay again at Footsteps.

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• Tina - Verified booking

  The location is perfect for exploring the coast up to Lyme Regis in one direction, and Poole in the other.

  It is also an easy walk into Weymouth, taking us about 40 minutes. We would advise to stay off the A35 which always seems to be busy. It is preferable to take the B-roads/local routes. Be aware of high parking charges in some of the resorts - do your research. The cottage itself was very well furnished and had everything you would need and there is a choice of supermarkets just a 5 minute drive away. This cottage is alongside quite a busy road, particularly during the rush hour and vehicle noise is especially noticeable when you are in the bedroom. I understand a previous couple complained about this and the 'increased' traffic was put down to roadworks. We did not see any roadworks to substantiate this so unclear if the road noise is usual. I think customers should be aware as some would not be expecting this. However, this did not particularly bother us.

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• T C - Verified booking

  Footprint is a lovely holiday let in the private Shirehorse mews block.

  We have stayed in the adjoining property several times over the years-this was our first stay in Footprint. We were very kindly moved by the owner having booked in Goliath which was unavailable due to building work on a nearby house. Footprint was generally scrupulously clean and really well maintained. We have a few points we wanted to raise to improve the experience -the pillows were desperately poor and some of the pillow protectors were stained-surely these should have been replaced-and the main mattress was very worn, lumpy and really uncomfortable . It is a shame that the mattress and pillows let down what is a superb property-we find this is a general issue with holiday lets that the mattresses and pillows are not being renewed when they are clearly worn out.

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