Beach Villas In Northumberland

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Simon - Verified booking

  The cottage is lovely, nice, clean and bright.

  Nicely furnished to a high standard, the kitchen is well equipped (albeit no frying pan) and the utility room with washing machine is a bonus. The Living room too is a good size, nice and comfortable. Stone floors all downstairs add to the experience of stopping in such a property. Upstairs, again all rooms are nice and airy, nicely furnished for what they need to be. The proximity to the level crossing was no issue, as the sound of trains soon fades into the background, so don't let that put anyone off staying here. All in all, the 3 of us (a couple and Spaniel) had a relaxing stay. The cottage is in a good location for exploring all that Northumberland has to offer. This was our 6th Christmas/New year in the area, first time staying at Holida Hoose. We'd definitely book again, but perhaps in the summer months. The only issue we had was the temperature of the cottage. It was cold, upstairs especially so. The heating provided did little more than take off the chill. The log burners seemed to be relied on for extra heat, and at £5 a bag of logs, it felt a cheeky way of getting the guests to subsidise the heating bill. The hot water too out of all taps wasn't anything more than 'off cold'. To wash the dishes we had to boil the kettle. We are not new to Bamburgh in December, having stopped in different properties, all with log burners, but we've never needed them for heating, only as an added extra. The cottage overall is lovely, nothing stopped us from enjoying our break, we simply adapted. Yes I appreciate the cost of everything going up, but perhaps loosen the purse strings a little on the heating/hot water?

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• Mr Walker - Verified booking

  The owners have made a very good job of creating a comfortable, well equipped, bright, contemporary style apartment from a former fisherman's cottage. This one benefits from a good end of terrace position on the upper level and a small balcony to sit out on overlooking Seahouses harbour and The Farne Isles in the distance. (The view from the living room is equally very good and can be improved with the binoculars provided!). Despite the central location we had no issues with parking on-street below the property during our stay. Ensuite has spacious walk-in shower with rainfall and wall mounted options. Good facilities to self-cater if that's what you're looking for and Co-Op is nearby for supplies. (Only an ice-box in the fridge so no option to stock up a freezer). Of the eating out options within walking distance we liked The Black Swan Inn (albeit quite pricey) and Insieme Restaurant. Plenty of others within driving distance when exploring the surrounding area. We had forgotten how tight for space it is in a double bed and early morning sunlight flooded the bedroom so we didn't sleep particularly well (despite there being surprisingly no noise issues for a central, seafront location). With a king-sized bed and black-out curtains it would have been pretty much ideal, but we still enjoyed our week-long stay in this very nice apartment in a very scenic and interesting part of the country. Oh, and a Farne Island trip with "Serenity" is well worth the time and money.

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• Matt - Verified booking

  What an absolutely beautiful cottage!

  The welcome included wine and a congratulations car and box of chocolates for my daughter who'd just finished her A levels. What a lovely touch! The owners didn't have to, but it was a special touch. I also got a text from Jason to say the cottage was ready before the 4pm time! Again a great touch! The cottage itself is just stunning! Easy parking and everything you could possibly need! Maybe just a knife sharpener, but that's just being picky! We were gutted it was too warm to use the log burner! Beds are comfortable, and bedrooms and bathroom just lovely! It's just a short drive to Bamburgh. I will definitely be back! Probably the best cottage I've stayed in in this area! And I've been going to Northumberland for over 20 years! Thank you so much! And for those concerned about the trains! They add to the experience! A beautiful beautiful cottage! You have great taste!

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• Tracey - Verified booking

  Staying at Wood Sage was a real treat!

  The accommodation is 5 star all the way. There are so many home comforts and little touches that really do set it apart and place it very highly in the 5 star category. Immaculately clean, incredibly comfortable beds, top quality towels and bed linen to name but a few. The deck area is a complete sun trap and is arguably one of the best postioned lodges on the site. The lodge is ideally situated between Bamburgh and Seahouses and is in very easy reach of the Coastal Path and all of the sites in the area. Very quiet at night and we had the best nights sleeps for years! A fantastic lodge that is more than home from home and will not disappoint. Thank you to the owner who we got to meet, nothing was too much trouble and the goodies on arrival were very welcomed (especially the wine!). No doubt we shall return to Wood Sage.

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• Mike - Verified booking

  Heating needs to be sorted out.

  We had to take a kettle of hot water up stairs every day to wash as you only got a cupful of warm water out of tap also we noticed the heating only comes on in middle of night by accident we found this out as we had to take it in turns to sleep downstairs with dog . She is a rescue and gets frightened at the train noise we was okey with the trains . In the evening s it got a bit chilly but there was no heating I was not going to muck around with it as I’m not familiar with this sort of thing so all in all it was not a good holiday one more thing about dog rules and regulations it dose need to be put on Sykes web site not wait until 3 days before you go on holiday. We would not have booked this property .sorry for this review but it all NEEDS to be addressed

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