Beach Apartments In Scotland

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  I have been wondering whether or not to leave this review, but on reflection, have decided this could ruin someone's holiday if they were to book here. Check in was straight forward and the gentleman who keeps the key is nice and helpful. The house, however, wasn't clean. I was informed I was the first person to stay here this year, and I hope the owner makes changes before too many more come to stay. The house is in desperate need of some updating. There is too much furniture in the house and this makes it cluttered, a lot of the furniture is old and dirty. The bed sheets were old and stained also. The carpets deteriorated. The worst issue though, was the mouse droppings all over the house and general cleanliness. Mostly in the kitchen, I didn't feel like I could safely cook a meal without having to clean absolutely everything. I contacted the caretaker, and he was very helpful. He brought the traps and bait I had asked for and I set them. Nothing was caught which told me that perhaps the house just wasn't cleaned properly since the winter. I asked him to arrange for the cleaners to come, which he did, and they came the next day. When I returned to the property, the same mouse droppings were still there, some spots he mentioned specifically to the cleaner were the droppings on the kitchen floor. It hadn't been cleaned very well at all, even though a note was left by them. In the end, I gave up and emptied the hoover and gave the whole house a going over myself. I washed the minimal stuff I needed to, so I could have some cereal for breakfast and a coffee but looking at the worktops and the rest of the kitchen, I decided it was easier not to cook. I ate out every night and had take away. There is a loud noise and banging outside the bedroom window from some structure on the roof of the Co-op next door. This has been previously mentioned apparently and was supposed to have been dealt with but if its windy, it can be very noisy throughout the night. I have photos and videos of the mouse droppings, but I won't add them. I have sent some to the caretaker. I left the house earlier than I was booked to stay until as my plans had changed and to be honest, I didn’t want to stay any longer than I had to. I hope they used that extra time with it vacant to make some improvements to the cleanliness of the house. In hindsight, I should have asked for a refund and looked into hotels in the area, but it was a busy time of year with the Easter holidays and accommodation was difficult to find at the time.

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• Paul - Verified booking

  Lovely refurbished place, the description was accurate and we thought the location was good for ourselves.

  A few minor things, none of which affected our holiday in any significant way, but the owner may want to have knowledge of; The internal doors opening on to the carpet require the bottom of these doors adjusting as it was a struggle to push to open and close. As we had dogs with us, we needed to keep door shut, so restricting the area for our dogs to the hard floor areas. We received a call about the heating, we checked it out and it was very hot, although the thermostat registered 15* degrees, we lowered it to 13 degrees and turned the individual radiator thermostats to their lowest, this made a difference. However, the radiator in the landing, which was invaded and had no access does not have an individual thermostat and if it did, it wouldn’t have made any difference as we couldn’t reach it. This raditator continued to produce some heat. The walled controller having been lowered to maximum of 13 degrees did however help. A few more kitchen funerals would help if we had not been eating out all the time would be necessary for a long stay. The amount of stairs were not a problem for us, but the depth of tread which makes them steep was a problem for an older visitor who came to see us. We couldn’t get the STV app to work on the main TV, we didn’t use the others. Please don’t think this is a complete criticism as your place suited us and we were happy to have used the place. Good luck for the future. Paul

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  Cluttered, dirty, damp smelling, unloved house. Lovey location. Two of us ended up unwell due to dirt, dust and dampness. We will never stay here again. Nowhere to put your non perishable food in the kitchen. Garden lovely once you negotiate the cobbles and uneven path. N space to store bikes or dry things in drying area and room doesn't smell nice. House number s "2" as no one tells you this and it took us 20 minutes to find it using photos of views from inside the property. Close to co op and tesco. We were cold due to dampness and no instructions on how to use the heating. Used an old portable fan heater. Lots of personal owner items left throughout the property. Not work nearly £1k for a week. Very disappointed.

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• Michael - Verified booking

  We had an amazing holiday at Invermay cottage and the village of Pittenweem.

  The cottage is so cozy, warm and inviting, a real home from home. Kitted out with everything you could possibly need, furnished to a high standard and stunning sea views from every room Jennifer was an amazing. She called before our stay to introduce herself and provided us with information about every aspect of the stay and also the local area. She even made enquiries for us regarding doggy daycare. We arrived to a lovely welcome hamper and thoughtfull essentials already in the cottage which just made the start of the holiday so much more relaxing. I cannot recomend invermay cottage highly enough and will definitely be back again in the future!

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• Helen - Verified booking

  The apartment was absolutely beautiful, the owner Jennifer has furnished the accommodation to an extremely high standard.

  From the living room furnishings to the bedding and accessories. It was great to find new little gems in each room. It was a really cosy house, log burner was fabulous to cosy up to whilst watching the sea. There were sea views from all the rooms. Powerful shower and amazing kitchen facilities. Jennifer contacted me prior to arrival advising on absolutely everything and left a wonderful hamper and also fresh milk, eggs, juice and a selection of cheeses were in the fridge. It is in great location right on the harbour with a bistro, small pub and ice cream shop within minutes. We would definitely recommend this accommodation and will hopefully return.

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