Beach Cottages in Pembrokeshire

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Jennifer - Verified booking

  A couple of comments about House-keeping.

  The cardboard and recycling bag in the kitchen was half full of previous visitors papers. Empty wine bottles in the orange bin provided in cupboard (I did move them into the bin outside with the green lid). Lots of hair and fluff between cushions on both sofas which we put in the Ash Bucket by the fire. That bucket hadn't been emptied and was about 1/4 full. The Meat tins and baking trays in the oven were in a disgusting state (I have taken photos) When i turned the oven on to cook a pizza on opening the door after waiting to get warm a huge cloud of smoke and fumes greeted me and it actually stung my eyes and was very irritating. I feel the oven needs a deep clean and the baking trays need replacing. The day before departure I went to the bin with the green lid to put our black rubbish bag and empty blue recycling bag. Not easy access to open the doors on this bunker style bin (I'm not very tall so could not reach inside very easily) The bunker was quite full of black bags and when I tried to move one it started to tear and banana skins almost came out. The main recycling bag at the very bottom was virtually empty apart from a cardboard toilet roll which appeared to have been nibbled by something. With the amount of rubbish still in the bunker I feel it could encourage little unwelcome visitors. We hadn't got much rubbish at all, only half a black bag and I disposed of it in the bin on the caravan park, although I am aware you're not supposed to. Apart from the above, we had a wonderful time and Little Barn is a perfect location for visiting relatives and lots of places to visit and would return in the future.

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• Anne - Verified booking

  The property is pretty and in a nice location.

  Unfortunately when we arrived it had not been cleaned and we were met with dirty bed linen and towels. After a nine hour car journey this was so disappointing as we just wanted to relax. After reporting this the cleaners came and did a quick whizz round offering to leave the hoovering and dusting which i declined and asked them to do it. Later we noticed that there were old dirty marks on the single bed sheet and bleach marks on the towel. No mopping took place on hard floors either. The cottage suffers from damp which is evident in places and the bed quilt felt damp even though the heating is good. Lack of attention to little things such as the two tin openers did not work and a knife had no point to it. The muck heap opposite the front door didn't bother us much at this time of year until the farmer came to move a couple of loads of it which left mud/muck outside and i noticed he broke up some of the concrete with his tractor. Had to move our car and go out for fear of being blocked in while he did this. When the lack of cleanliness was reported, the caretaker offered us 50.00 for 3 of us to go for dinner but we were too tired to go out after our journey unfortunately so couldn't take it up. The welcome pack was nice and appreciated. There were no logs but caught the cleaners as they left and asked them for some. They left some but we couldnt light the log burner and there were no instructions anywhere as we are not used to log burners.

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• Adrian - Verified booking

  I like to read the reviews on the Cottage we book as i find them really helpful!

  Hope this brief one helps too. We always use Sykes Cottages and Little Freestone certainly did not disappoint and is definately up with one of the best we have ever stayed in. The location was really good for sightseeing and the access to it was very good and easy to find. Good parking outside the cottage. The Cottage itself was excellent! From cleanliness to the welcome gifts when we arrived to the comfy (firm) beds and well equipped kitchen. Lots of storage and appliances were easy to use. No Air Fryer though...if you happen to use one of those! The 3 bathrooms were of a very high quality and the showers were excellent. Bed linen and towels were of good quality and soft! Lots of storage in all the bedrooms and even lovely hangers in the wardrobes. The little private garden opposite the cottage was really lovely and we saw some amazing sunsets in the evening from sitting in there with a glass of wine after a busy day of walking. So quiet and peaceful with no noise at night either. WIFI was very good and we had no problems and so was our phone signal but this might depend of provider. Not too much in the way of shops close by so we had to make sure we had everything we needed before we headed home. Could find no fault in Little Freestone, absolutely beautiful cottage in a beautiful location and would highly recommend a visit.

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• Allan - Verified booking

  The barn was very clean and in a very quiet location within walking distance to a couple of nice beaches.

  My kids loved the gas fire and the smart TV with access to Netflix. I booked the break as a last minute getaway the night before we were due to arrive and paid £877 for three nights. On arrival at around 3:30pm we found that the property had no power (electricity completely off) I phoned the management company who got an electrician out pretty quickly to be fair however he couldn’t resolve the issue as it was a DNO fault and didn’t know when power would be reinstated (nobody’s fault really but meant we didn’t have power for the majority of our first day) not sure if others were advised about sn apparent power cut but nobody let us know when booking. There was also an intermittent issue with the water at the property so that when you opened a tap on some occasions no water at all would run not sure if it was an air lock in the system or something but it was annoying sometimes waiting a few minutes before running any water. A few comments I read beforehand were mostly about stripping bedding and separating towels atc which if I’m honest wasn’t too much trouble but at almost £900 for 3 nights stay I feel that this should be included really. So in conclusion it wasn’t a bad trip by any means I just didn’t feel like I had good value for my money. All the best

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• Ray - Verified booking

  The location of the property is perfect for exploring the area, with a good choice of beaches, forest and coastal walks, castles, adventure parks and nature reserves within easy reach.

  The property itself has a large garden with goats, chickens , turkeys, peacocks and geese to make friends with. Also in the garden there are loungers, a slide and swings, a football pitch and more. Ideal for kids and adults to relax. Inside the house there are light and airy spaces to spread out and relax, but there are also some dark and rather cramped areas such as the dining room. Space to walk around is also tight in the kitchen where there is an Aga that is constantly putting out heat which can be a bit overwhelming in summer. As the one who did most of the washing up during our stay (other than that which went in the dish washer), I could have done with a drainer beside the sinks in the kitchen. More shelf space would have been welcome in bathrooms, too. The owners were easy to contact and swift to respond to queries and snags. All-in-all, we found the Woodlands a charming place to stay. There was not a corner in the house that didn't have some objet d'art or interesting item of bric-a-brac to catch your eye. Much of this looks precious and fragile, so it may be vulnerable if young guests get over excited. I hope this helps to prepare potential guests for what they will find if they choose to stay at The Woodlands Lower Level. All I can say is that we liked it.

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