Beach Cottages in Dorset

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Peter - Verified booking

  Great views over Sandsfoot to the sea.

  Comfortable sofas and beds. Limited space for 4 adults, better for couples and family with smaller children. Steep stairs to access lounge, kitchen and second set to bathroom and beds. Top to bottom: main bed creaky, second bedroom requiring shuffle past beds, dresser needs repair as draw fronts coming off; bathroom very narrow access to shower and small bath, I couldn't use either. Very loud sink! Creaky stairs which were obviously the same next door as we heard next door often. Nice mirror in bathroom. Thin walls? Heard next door frequently and could hear people and traffic outside even with windows closed. Winerack unstable. Only 2 x 2 seat sofas in lounge, no arm chairs. Dining table squashed into lounge begins one of the sofas. 4 dining chairs with expandable round table. TV freesat works ok. Bt box pretty useless as most of channels not available. Kitchen probably one of the best equipped ever. Oven overhead extractor might need attention. Great balcony overlooking gardens and sea; plastic chairs could do with cushions though. Sun trap in mornings. Narrow car port entrances.. Golf only just fitted leaving littld roomto access vehicle. Better to leave car across the two spaces leaving the path clear. Very busy road for a cul-de-sac. Lots of cars/vans and foot traffic. Popular cafe to edge of gardens with outdoor seating only being dragged out every day (yes, we could hear them). Goodish place to stay. Was it worth the money? Debatable!

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• Christine - Verified booking

  This is the second year we have stayed at your lovely property.

  The accommodation is ideal as so close to the harbour/beach and surrounding areas. Having a reserved parking space is a real bonus. This year the light in the bathroom, flickered throughout the stay. One night around 23.30hrs there was a very loud vibrating noise right across the apartment which seemed to stem from the bathroom ceiling the bathroom tap/fan was being used at the time. It did not stop for some time and not until the fan stopped. The whole block must have heard it. The towels provided were obviously new with is great but led to the towels fabric rubbing off and covering us and clothes etc. I had to wash and dry them before we could continue to use them. I did report the noise/light in the apartment. We were asked if it was ok for maintenance to attend whilst we were out, we were not asked to leave our keys so presumed they had their own set? I am unsure if they attended but if they did they left the relevant key code on the box without disguising it. The light was still problematic when we left and the noise settled but could still be heard from the adjoining ground floor flat. I would recommend Brewer's Retreat to any one, apart from the maintenance issue we had a great stay. Thank you

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• Wayne - Verified booking

  The reason I chose this cottage even after reading negative reviews: Location of this little cottage is 10/10.

  Short walk to crabbing on the pier, fossil hunting on Monmouth beach and a small walk into the main town/pubs/restaurants. Kids loved the location as did I. The only negative to the location being lack of parking space (Try to use the house just at the bottom of the garden, lovely owners with a small amount of parking spaces for £13 a day in high season). Lovely old cottage that has potential to be much nicer and would benefit from some TLC specifically on the outside. Some negatives: The garden and specifically around the side is a mess. As mentioned in a previous review, sinks, ladders etc just piled outside the kitchen window. My two kids called me outside when they were playing as they had seen a couple of rats hanging around. Wifi would definitely be a bonus here as I had little phone signal too. Tv reception is basic yes but not worthy of a negative review in my opinion as I do not book stays in a beach cottage to watch tv! The beds are not the most comfortable. Would I stay here again? Yes I would. Could it be better Yes ..the cottage has a lot of potential. At the moment in high season ( my visit was late Aug bank holiday ) it was expensive and probably could find nicer for the money.

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• Ella - Verified booking

  We have stayed here before and last time it was lovely.

  Sadly it’s so clear (and I will be following with a serious complaint) that the upkeep of the property is not of interest to the owner. Disgustingly filthy sofa, television didn’t work, if you turn the dishwasher on it trips the whole house, went to wash up - no plug, broken dangerous objects/metal/wood at the main entrance to property, not safe for children, what looks like a tip out the kitchen window (ladders old sinks and just a mess) discarded beach stuff from previous stays all thrown out the back. The sad thing is we love the house and location but we wouldn’t pay hundreds of pounds to book again unless the owner rectified these issues. We stayed with our son & baby so to have all these other problems occurring and contacting the holiday company for help - when you’ve paid to have a rest was really upsetting. I will be in touch with lyme bay holiday for compensation off of our stay.

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• Brian - Verified booking

  We enjoyed a great Christmas stay at the LOOKOUT.

  Quiet and extremely comfortable - particularly the beds/bedding. Kitchen compact but very well equipped - even a big old carving plate for the Turkey which was unexpected! The view across Sandfoot Park and out to Portland Harbour is a pleasure to wake up to - and the 2 quiet and issolated beaches just a short distance in both directions have already tempted us into another booking in July. Will just have to make sure I don't succmb to a Pasty with my Coffee every morning at the cafe-shack in the park opposite! I never braved parking fully in either of the car ports underneath - just too tight for me! So parked with either my bonnet edged in or on the hardstanding across the front of the 2 arches.

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