Beach Villas In Cornwall

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Carlton - Verified booking

  A very tired holiday camp.

  The centre of the camp is derelict just a mass of foundations. No mention was made of the horrendous bone jarring speed bumps, there are 7 to cross to get to the property. There was only a club house dilapidated and no atmosphere. One drink there was enough for us. The entrance to the property is almost blocked by bushes. On entering there was the immediate smell of damp. This is not mentioned anywhere and as an Asthmatic not welcome when looking at the ceilings it is obvious where the damp Mark's have been attempted to be cleaned. The welcome book is the worst I have ever seen. We could not operate the oven and eventually found instructions in a cupboard. The no stick pans need throwing they can not be used as the not stick is peeling and would be in your food. This is a health and safety matter. There was no mention of lots of required items being hidden under the beds. The window next to the microwave is broken. I had to scramble through the bushes to push the window closed whilst my wife secured it from the inside. I do not understand why you expect guests to be your quality assurance? It is also a managed property so you do not get the touchy feely of the owners making this special for you. This is also not highlighted. I all a tired run down site and a tired run down property. I doubt you will publish this on you website as it is to close to the truth. A very disappointing holiday completely misrepresented by yourselves.

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• Lauren - Verified booking

  Lostwithiel is a beautiful village and on first glimpse the cottage seemed to be idyllic.

  It's a lovely old house, rustic with lots of character and came equipped with everything we needed for a weeks stay. However as the week progressed and the unpredictable cornish weather took hold we sadly became aware that the house has quite a significant damp problem in the small double bedroom and bathroom. By the end of the week the bedroom was covered in black mould and we chose to cut our stay short as also by this point my husband had developed a rather nasty case of sinusitis. Upon relaying our concerns about the property to Sykes we found them less than helpful. They apparently can't investigate the property without multiple complaints. The response from the owners was even more patronising and alluded to the damp problem being our fault as we had not ventilated the property enough.... this is despite us constantly having the windows open and having lived in a period property ourselves (we are well accustomed to the challenges of damp in old houses however when the damp is quite clearly coming from the roof and poorly maintained gutters no amount of window opening will sadly fix it!) Would I recommend Astrantia cottage to others? Absolutely should the owners and Sykes address the damp problem and give the property the TLC it deserves. Unfortunately in it's current state I would encourage people to give it a wide berth.

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• Kim - Verified booking

  A great location for accessing Padstow, Wadebridge and an hour from St Ives.

  Please note if you are a family, that currently there is no restaurant or indoor leisure facilities at Atlantic Bay, as the former building is due to be redeveloped, albeit no activity has started. There was a small temporary marquee set up for people to use. The chalet is clean, and very simply furnished, throws hiding tired and faded furniture; so would benefit from a refresh which could be done quite cheaply. A few cushions on the sofa for comfort, replace the broken tv unit, and some outside seating would be a welcome addition. It’s one of only a few chalets that has a really pretty garden and we were able to park in the space directly behind the chalet which was great. The decking is starting to rot in places and the handle on the main door is loose and key is rusty, so get a new key cut. The pictures show a tv in the double bedroom, but there isn’t one. This is our 4th time booking through Sykes and each time we have arrived to find some tea, coffee and milk at least, but nothing this time, Not our best experience, sadly.

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• Emma - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay at Honeycrock.

  Owners were welcoming, information provided about the local area, and we enjoyed lovely walks from the cottage door to the beach to have a fire in the evening. We stayed in August, and haven’t been away in the summer before. Soon realised if you want to go to the beach you need to be prepared to get up early to drive down to get a parking space. The cottage was within walking distance (adult legs not child!) of Polly Joke and a little further, Crantock, and Bowgie Inn which is lovely for a pint overlooking the sea. As described in the listing, there is NO WI-FI which was absolutely perfect for us for a complete switch off this week. There are board games and books at the cottage. As described in the listing, the lane to get to the cottage is very rough and you need to be prepared for going at 5 mph down a bumpy lane. This did not bother us at all, but if you have a Lamborghini you might want to bear this in mind! All in all what a lovely place to stay and we would be back in a heartbeat! Have already recommended it to friends

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• Tracey - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our holiday in Lostwithiel, the cottage is spacious and convenient for local shops and a good base for touring the area, lots to see and do.

  The downstairs is nicely decorated, the living room is lovely and cosy with a generous supply of fuel provided for the fire. The kitchen was well equipped and plenty of room to put boots, coats etc in utility room. However the shower room is quite dark as no window and could do with additional lighting. The upstairs has good size bedrooms but are quite basic, there are issues with damp which are particularly bad in the second bedroom and bathroom, with paint peeling off the walls. We ventilated the cottage as much as we could but feel the damp needs to be addressed and unfair for guests to sleep in damp rooms. The cottage was quite clean but several light bulbs not working on arrival which we replaced. The cottage is located at the top of a small lane and is very quiet so slept well, the only downside to the location is the parking which is bit awkward when unloading/loading.

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