Beach Cottages in Dorset

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• David - Verified booking

  Tastefully furnished and almost everything you'd need for a home away from home.

  Location was amazing being so close to the beach and loved the sea view from our bedroom. Great to have reserved, secure parking too. Was clean and different floors and the outside patio gave us space from each other which we needed for a longer stay! There was a nice welcome basket which included Dorset apple cake which was delicious! We holidayed for 2 weeks and things that you don't think of too much for a week started to niggle on our 2nd week. Beds were comfy but the duvets were 10 tog which were far too hot for summer and just using the cover was sometimes too cold, so summer duvets needed. The lounge TV was painful to use as as the remote slow and unresponsive, and it had limited functionality. When you've got younger kids, you will spend a fair amount of time in your holiday home and not having a decent TV with the ability to download streaming apps that we use like Disney was a faff. The upstairs Fire TV could do that but only if you have a prime account, which we do but it often just wouldn't work properly as Fire devices are prone to do. Also whilst we brought our own consumables like dishwasher tabs etc we hadn't expected to need bin liners for week 2. If you're staying for a week then none of this should bother much! A couple of extra notes to include that aren't written but good to know: The pebble beach has a steep bank to the shore line and a very short promenade so if you want to take a long walk, would advise wearing hiking boots. Nice cafe on the beach which sometimes hosts lovely evening pop up evening restaurants - check their Facebook page for more details.

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• Rob - Verified booking

  We stayed at Kimberlin for a week over the Easter period, as a base for attending an event at the nearby Sailing Academy.

  The location is perfect for that purpose - walking in about 20 minutes or a very quick drive. It's proximity to Chesil Beach is a great feature, and there are direct sea views from the top front bedroom. The house was spotlessly clean on arrival, and is well furnished with comfortable beds and sofas etc. We really enjoyed our stay, but there are a couple of points worth noting - these are factual rather than critical - there's nothing that the owners could do to address them! The development is a couple of years at most (probably less) and, as is the way the developers, they have crammed as many properties in a small space as they possibly could, so despite being a three bedroom property, the living areas (kitchen/living room) feel very cramped. We were two adults plus two late teenage children - and moving around the kitchen/dining table is "cosy" to say the least. There is only room for four chairs around the dining table (not sure what happens if 6 people book?), and you can't open the fridge/freezer doors fully without first closing the kitchen door. Over a week this did start to irritate. Likewise the on-site parking. The spaces are very tight for larger cars, and despite being clearly marked, guests/owners of other properties seemed to regard them as a free for all. We had to leave a note on a car to ask them to move so that we could use the allocated space for Kimberlin. There is parking right opposite development and at quiet times there are spaces - but in busy season that's not the case and we had to park some distance away.

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• Olga - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our stay.

  Positives: -great location, close to town/ seafront, very quiet, residential, affluent area -house is spacious and well equipped -downstairs loo a big plus, as it wasn’t mentioned in the listing , therefore we didn’t at first even consider this property for 5 people, as one bathroom listed only -welcome pack was a nice touch - sitting room comfortable for a few people to enjoy an evening, lovely sofas Negatives: - bins outside were almost full with previous visitors rubbish still there, the welcome pack bag was still there - food leftovers in the freezer and other places - cleanliness wasn’t great - the steps leading to tiny outside seating area were very dangerous, extremely slippery and covered in green moss, making a serious accident likely to happen . - shower wasn’t great , especially for 3 bedroom property! Shower screen flimsy and hardly protecting from splashing , shower head came off every time we showered - upstairs area needs better, more comfortable furniture to sit and relax. Overall we enjoyed the stay, mainly for the location and comfortable space the house provided. Thank you.

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• Colin - Verified booking

  We had a lovely time staying at Kimberlin.

  It was very clean, had everything needed (even beach towels) and there was a delicious welcome basket. We had a problem with the back door lock but the owner dealt with that extremely quickly. It was so nice to hear the waves against the pebbles and view wonderful sunsets from the top bedroom window. The car parking space is tight for larger cars and we ended up parking outside the gated area opposite the development but that was not a problem. One small suggestion is for a larger shower mat for the downstairs bathroom as the small mat provided does not catch all the water from the shower. The location is great and well placed to visit many areas of Dorset. We particularly enjoyed walking from Lulworth Cove to Durdle Door, walking along Chesil Beach, visiting the lighthouse and also the Tout Quarry Sculpture park. Many thanks to the owners for sharing their lovely property.

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• Philip - Verified booking

  This "cottage" was more like a house.

  To access it, it was necessary for us to drive carefully up and down the steep hill, and, steer carefully in and out of the narrow parking bays which we found to be stressful, yet bays were always available for us. The cottage was modern, spacious, well-furnished, and, clean. Excellent modern full-length wardrobes, very comfortable beds, and, an extremely quiet area at night. However, the bedroom blinds do not block out the light so this aspect was disappointing to our sleep. Wonderful views of the hills from the master bedroom. On occasion, we dined in the patio back garden along with usual noises from a residential estate. The kitchen spotlights flicker erratically, however this is a minor point. We enjoyed visits to Swanage, the Steam Railway was fab as was Corfe Castle, Studland Bay, and Durlston Castle. The Pier Head restaurant in Swanage served us superb seafood dishes.

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