Beach Cottages in Dorset

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Clare - Verified booking

  Thanks for a very comfortable stay.

  Everything was very clean and it's been very effectively modernised. Lots of lighting for our hours spent reading whilst the weather blasted outside! Walkable to everywhere - the car didn't move in our 5 days. Could've done with a bit of grass for our well-trained dog to wee on, but otherwise v dog-friendly with good walks and friendly pubs nearby (tip: go north up the Rodwell Trail to find a big playing field within half a mile for off-lead fun). Hot tub lovely! Kingsize bed on the top floor was very creaky and squeaky (hopefully fixable) but everything else v well-maintained. The heating is *very* effective thank goodness (v wet and windy weather during our stay!) - though this also meant the very cosy duvets were too hot for us. Also the pillows were all v soft - one of us needs a firm pillow to help with snoring. We've noticed most hotels and cottages put a mix of pillow types on the beds these days, just in case! But these were tiny details and we'd happily stay again. Poor Weymouth currently lacks much to do in winter weather - other than the horrifically expensive Sealife there's currently no museum or cinema, and the only proper bookshop seems erratically half-open and poorly publicised (we only found it by accident at 66 Park St on the day we left). Very many of the old houses are now holiday cottages so perhaps we're part of the problem - not enough locals keeping the town going all year? Not enough employment out of season? Hopefully things will look up at some undefined point: museum due to reopen when? Pavilion promising to run films 'soon'? We couldn't find out. The pubs, hotels and shops seemed to cling on by their fingernails in Feb, yet it's a really lovely and well-preserved historic town that deserves so much more, with some lovely arts and crafts shops (and a good range of others). It has good trains and could boom like Brighton if it just got a bit more year-round investment. Fingers crossed for our next visit!

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• Candida - Verified booking

  The property is lovely, comfortable and very well equipped (though it could do with a BBQ and a freezer).

  We really appreciated the speed with which the local Lyme Bay holidays team addressed the issues with the en suite door and the shower in the main bathroom (wobbly loo seats remained outstanding). The only downsides from our perspective was the location and the levels on the outside space. I know this is down to the lay of the land so can't be helped, but the steps in/out of the property and around the garden are huge and the listing really should state this so that customers know it's not very elderly or child friendly before they book. The fact that there is no pavement on the road should also be mentioned as this makes walking to and from the town a health and safety risk for young and old as road users are not very pedestrian friendly! The listing also states that it’s ~0.5 m from shops, which is likely true BUT it doesn't mention that the walk to and from those shops involves an extremely steep hill, so again if your party contains young or old members be prepared to be driving back & forth into town to drop off or pick up as walking up the hill is likely not an option! Finally, again I know there is nothing you can do about this but the house is very close to a noisy road, and the noise is very invasive if you're not used to living by a road. The master bedroom faces the road and its very noisy with the window open when the traffic starts from 6am so again I think this is something potential customers need to know. In summary - it is a lovely property, well laid out, decorated and equipped but on balance I would only recommend for fit or able adults only, not for older customers or families with small children.

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• Linda - Verified booking

  Well appointed house in residential area close to beach.

  It is a 10 minute stroll along prom to the busier part of the beach where you will find the donkeys, small fair rides and a bit further there are more rides and towards the pavillion a larger fair. It's about a 20 minutes walk to the bustling harbour where you will find bars and places to eat. Over the bridge to more eateries and the Brewers Quay. You will find the boat rides this side too. Walking the other way takes you to lovely gardens with a cafe and live music on Sundays. This side is more upmarket and the beach is half pebble and sand. The sea is shallow and calm and perfect for little ones. The house is 3 storey with an exceptionally large bathroom. A lovely big shower enclosure with glass door. The outdoor space is decked with table, chairs and loungers and is a good sun trap. The downstairs shower room and toilet is under the stairs and does have a musty aroma but it is clean although none of us used this shower. The bedrooms vary in size the largest being on the 1st floor which overlooks the street which can be a bit noisy when folk going home. As mentioned in previous reviews the rooms do not have wardrobes, except for top floor where one is on landing. However there are strong rails with plenty of hangers. Unfortunately no drawers in bedrooms on 1st floor only bedside cabinets so tshirts etc either out of case or on floor. There were 6 adults and 1 toddler staying for a fortnight in total and the house suited us well. A bonus was the paid parking in the Swannery car park which is about 10 minutes away. Would recommend you take earplugs though, the dawn chorus if seagulls is very loud.

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• Sheila - Verified booking

  FELT LIKE "HOME FROM HOME" ESSENTIALLY Personally, I love and know Weymouth and surrounding area.

  The house we stayed in was excellent with all the amenities and more Towels provided which was a great help Brought cleaning products which was not a problem There is so much to do and visit if one wanted an active holiday which my family and I did. walks around Weymouth, the beach, the harbour, Portland, Nothe Forte fantastic Plenty of great restaurants and takeouts if wanted. Of course, fish and chips excellent all round Shopping area brilliant. The house was situated in a very accessible area and place. Plenty of parking available. Took our recycling to bins on the beach front. Would have done recycling from the house if bins available but understand some holiday makers not do that A brilliant stay and enjoyed thoroughly celebrating my 60th with my family in Weymouth Went Abbotsbury Swannery, Subtropical Gardens, Durdle Door and then back to Weymouth for my actual birthday My daughters and partners were stunned with the views we saw on our travels and we all managed the walk down to and up from Durdle Door Looked at Lulworth Cove Dorset is a beautiful county to visit I wish I could live there

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• Roger - Verified booking

  We were amazed that you could rate this as 5 star.

  It was generally clean. It had several air fresheners, to disguise the smells I guess, especially the damp smell from the toilet under the stairs, which had a wash basin not even plumbed for hot water! Both showers had curtains rather than glass doors, The upstairs' shower curtains had black mold along the bottom. The quality of the bedding was woeful, the cheapest possible I assume. None of the bedrooms had wardrobes, just the cheapest plastic hanging rails, with insufficient hangers ( we had to purchase more on our first day) just as well there were only 2 of us staying, if there were more we would have had to live out of our cases. There was not ample parking as some reviews suggested. All parking nearby was restricted. The permits issued were for a car park a good 10 minuets walk away. Fine if you are fit (we fortunately are) and OK if it wasn't raining. The facilities were generally fine. Couldn't find a cork screw and after a week of looking never found the safe! It was not the best part of town but well located for all the main facilities.

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