Villas In Aldeburgh

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• John - Verified booking

  On arrival the first thing I didn't like was the parking space, it was very tight.

  We entered through the back gate and this was our first clue, the latch was broken so if the wind got up it would bang all night. The yard we entered was unclean with rusty old steps going up and a rusty metal plate on the wall. We retrieved our key from the dirty key safe and entered the kitchen, our spirits raised a little as this was a spacious area and looked not too bad but there was a strong musty smell that wasn't nice. There was no welcome pack of any sort. As we explored the kitchen we found the freezer to be full of food with no room for anything we may have wanted to put in it. We then went to the living room at the front of the property and again there was the musty smell with the furniture covered with old musty blankets and certainly not where we could spend our evenings. At the back of the property was the bedroom which was like a cave ! There was only the overhead light, which had a low voltage bulb, with no bedside lamps. The pictures on the Web site showed 3 or 4 lamps in the room which I liked as I enjoy reading before I go to sleep, but they were non-existent. Finally there was the bathroom. This may well be the worst room of all. It was dark, damp and had mould on the shower curtains, horrible. This was the final straw for us, we phoned Sykes and told them we would not be staying. Due to health problems in the family this was my first holiday for two years so the last thing I wanted to do was leave but there was no way I was staying there. In fairness to the owner we were given a refund a week later. If the property had lived up to the advertising, without the smell, it would have been good, it looks as though it needs some TLC

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• Sharon - Verified booking

  Beautifully renovated property, lovely kitchen space, great heritage colours, superb location.

  Great books. Had a few issues though, drain outside bathroom overflowed into back yard which we had to clear out, perhaps needs mesh cover to prevent leaf debris etc. Water temp. setting o.k for shower (not steaming hot but acceptable), but bath temp. no good, used once but luke-warm. Disappointing as beautiful bathroom. Back yard could do with sweep. T.V reception for BBC no good, got for about 30 mins in whole week! Is booster needed/possible? DVD player would be good offering if better tv reception not possible. Used radio a lot! General other feedback .... lounge furniture looks nice but not very comfortable and some cushions/pouffe a bit faded and tired. Difficult at night on arrival to find parking area, a number on the wall and gate would be really helpful at the end of a long journey! Went round block several times. In the property more door hooks would be good or perhaps a coat-stand, only 2 hooks on back of bathroom door. Bathroom supplies hadn't been replenished. Despite above feedback, we still enjoyed the property very much and exploring the area.

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• Mrs Cornish - Verified booking

  Cottage was beautiful, a real home from home. Well looked after and high quality goods throughout. I especially loved the fact basic like salt and pepper, foil, dishwasher tablets etc were there! These things are so often not provided and it can become annoying have to buy everything. The picnic hamper was amazing and the sweets meant we had happy faces all round. Excellent selections of games from young to old! Sadly we didn’t get to enjoy the garden as much as we would have hoped because of the weather but it was lovely nonetheless. Great location and loved the dog stopper for the stairs too. He’s not allowed upstairs at home so this made life much easier for us to enforce here. Thank you Tim and Anya, sorry not to write in the visitors book - we would be back in a heartbeat! Hopefully next year.

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• Mrs M - Verified booking

  I would just like to say how nice River View was. The apartment had everything you need for a good holiday. It was well situated for touring around Suffolk - we stayed at Peasenhall last year but still found lots more places to visit this year including Beth Chattos garden in Essex. The apartment was very stylishly decorated and furnished and had fabulous views down to the estuary and marshes. We were lucky that the weather was so nice while we were there and enjoyed being able to sit in the front garden and relax with a book and a drink in the sunshine. The owners were very friendly and welcoming and we much appreciated the fact that we were able to access the apartment when we arrived after our overnight drive down from Cumbria. We would definitely recommend River View to our friends.

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• Gillian - Verified booking

  My first time at this place, great to have a parking space.

  Agree with other comments, the gate entrance area is shabby and requires some TLC. The gate catch is broken and has to be wedged shut with a stone. Flat spacious, lovely view of the sea too. Bed comfy and lounge lovely I have stayed in Aldeburgh 3 times a year for the last 15 years so am lucky to have many friends here. Like to try different accomodation, a few niggly things. There was a tack/ nail protruding in the wood floor from the kitchen to the lounge. The handle of the integral dishwasher was loose and came out every time you opened the door. A suggestion would be an electric "woodburner" fire in the gorgeous fireplace as a focal point. Would I stay here again?. YES.

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