Lodges & Log Cabins in Callington

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Christopher - Verified booking

  This is a really nice holiday property.

  It's ideal for the larger family or for those who have members of their party that have limited mobility, due to the downstairs toilet and shower room, as well as 2 bedrooms on each floor. The property was generally clean and fairly well maintained. The size is suitable for up to 8 people and is very comfortable inside (apart from the issues outlined below). Due to the time of year, we had the heating on, however it was nice and warm all week. The bathrooms and kitchen were also perfect for our needs. The location is good, with most places we wanted to travel to being 30 to 60 minutes away. Our stay was only tarred by 2 issues. On the night of arrival, there was an infestation of flies in the upstairs, originating from the bathroom window skylight window. On calling the emergency contact number (daughter) and having sent videos of it, it was passed onto her mother (owner?) who called us back telling us that her daughter was in "fits of giggles" over it. This really angered us as it was a serious health concern and we were even contemplating having to go stay in a hotel due to the risk to health, however her daughter had clearly found it humorous! I spent 2 hours after getting there having to vacuum up over 200 live flies from the ceiling, dead ones on the floor, etc. I stopped counting them at 200. We could only presume that something had died on the roof. Despite advising that site services would be called in the morning, we never had anyone visit or any further calls. We were just told to get some fly spray! I ended up cleaning the lock mechanism of the window out in the morning, where the remaining couple of dozen flies remained. On the first morning, the bed slats all then fell out on the left side of the king sized bed as I was getting up, resulting in me twinging my back (painful all day). It appears to possibly be a new bed and there was no brace across the middle to keep the sides from moving apart. It needs either a wooden brace or cable to keep the sides from moving. Despite my best efforts, it happened 2 further times during the week. My wife ended up having to sleep in one of the single beds in one of the empty rooms because of this and the otherwise uncomfortable and thin mattress. I could easily have given a lower review, but feel that the property will be much better for other visitors if these issues are resolved and, hopefully, no further fly infestations occur. There were apparently some flies present 2 days earlier, when the mother visited the property and left the skylight open, so it clearly should have been investigated then. We also didn't buy the response that "everyone has problems with flies down here at this time of year". Nobody else on site that we spoke to had ever heard of this happening and were shocked by the response that we had. We also visit Cornwall every October to holiday and see relatives, as we've done for 25 years or so, and have never experienced this.

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• Trudi - Verified booking

  The holiday park was so peaceful and quiet.

  The lodge itself was very clean, comfortable and well equipped. It was a bit tricky getting my Mum’s wheelchair to the door, but that was my own fault for not checking the disability access. It was manageable but we had to go to go back on ourselves a bit to use the upper path. We loved the upside down arrangement of the accommodation; not only did it make it easy for my Mum to access the toilets and bedroom, but having the living room balcony on the first floor is great for views and alfresco dining. We didn’t really use the on-site facilities but the location was great, there’s an Asda garage just a mile or two down the road which is handy for supplies. We went to Tavistock which has an indoor market and some large supermarkets. Access to Dartmoor is close by, and Bude, Looe and Plymouth are all less than an hour’s drive from the holiday park. I couldn’t fault the accommodation, it was lovely. If I was really nitpicking, I would say that an info sheet or welcome pack might have been useful, just to point out that the Wifi router needs switching on, as does the hot water and to outline where the rubbish goes and what goes in recycling (some places don’t allow glass for example). Having said that, it wasn’t hard to work out. We would 100% stay here again, we were really impressed and were sad to leave!

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• Mik - Verified booking

  Had a lovely week, lovely location, clean and very accommodating.

  Site staff were friendly. Tv aerial either faulty or needing better aerial, as tv required was required when raining and signal was playing up, connector seemed loose. Beds were comfy, bedding was clean. Trees could do with lopping back a bit to protect lodges. Games room was good fun. Pool times were awkward, and no availability outside when rain forecast, even though it didn’t rain. Also, pool shut early outside when plenty of sun and light would have allowed a swim. Never got to use outside pool due to restrictions. Inner pool said to book online but we were allowed in as it was almost empty and allowed to stay over booked time slot. Would definitely stay again and recommend to friends. Welcome pack of drinks and biscuits was a nice touch! Restaurant made good food and was dog friendly which was nice to see. Meals were large! Internet was weak, being in a valley, I guess. Thanks for a nice holiday!! Went to Eden project, Rock, Fowey, Padstow, Jamaica inn, camel train, Polperro, Poole, Tavistock ( Friday market). All great places. A visitors' book would be a nice add on to the lodge.

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• Clare - Verified booking

  The lodge was lovely and clean, been updated since the photos.

  The kitchen was well stocked with all needed for cooking apart from a pizza cutter but that was not the end of the world. One set of towels each for the week was not the best with 5 of us showering daily. The placement of the lodge left very little privacy with the lodges so close together. Not nets meant that we were unable to open the curtains in the bedrooms. The park was a massive letdown. The trip had been moved twice due to the fun of the last 2 years, so having to book swimming was not part of the plan. But we only used the pool once and didn't last more than half an hour. The pool area was horrible, dark, and nasty. The water was freezing. We didn't bother again after that. The staff seemed nice enough but not as welcome as they could have. When checking we had the right lodge they were very quick to say it was not their lodge. I got that but I only wanted to check I was in the right place. After looking at the pool, we never bothered with any other facilities. I don't think I would return as the park is so run down and the lodges are very very packed together

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• Colette - Verified booking

  The setting and location was lovely.

  The lodge could do with some investment as looking a little tired. Understand this is a holiday lodge but the table and chairs and settees and double bed were not the best. It was perfectly functionable though and did not ruin our stay. The lodge did smell damp downstairs, I believe this is to do with the area as mornings outside would be damp but if heating not turned on even for an hour to dry your bath towels etc then downstairs did not really warm through enough to dry out and I believe this also added to the dampness. Once turned on the space dried out and the smell disappeared. Might be worth noting this to potential guest to help combat this issue in the future. There was black mould on some of the windows and back of the curtains (although clean) you could see where this had been an issue. The decking outside also needed some maintenance. We had a wonderful stay and none of this effected our holiday but I think this might be helpful to future guests and the owner if not stayed at the property recently. The space and size of the property was ideal for us.

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