Christmas Cottages in Devon

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Katharine - Verified booking

  The property was clean, well equipped and comfortable.

  The hot tub was a lovely extra and the reason we booked the property. There were fresh flowers in lots of the rooms downstairs and a sachet of cappuccino and a biscuit x4. Bedding and towels were fresh and clean. The owner popped in to say hello the morning after our arrival and lives just across the field at the back. Silver Crooks could be so much better. The upstairs shower was little more than a dribble and the downstairs only a little better. The bed in the master bedroom despite being comfortable, was really creaky. We had quite disturbed sleep and left a day early. When it rained the water leaked through the conservatory roof and we were often mopping and trying to catch it in the mop bucket. The kickboard under the dishwasher came off on our toes every time the dishwasher door was opened. Cars move very fast on the road outside so we had to use the car to get into the village as there was no footpath and the route across the fields was too muddy to use. The property itself is full of old vintage charm. It would have been nice if the welcome features included a small basket of local produce, some milk or tea. A first basket of logs or a fire being set up in the grate in case it was needed would have been a nice touch. The cupboards were totally bare, not even a pinch of salt and pepper could be found so you will need to bring EVERYTHING with you.

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• Tania - Verified booking

  A wonderful cottage and great stay.

  There is some really useful info in the cottage, however the font of the text is really hard to read, some info about bins confusing and out of date (bin dates). E.g. the four wheeled bin at the top of the drive for rubbish, the recycling - put the bins or the bags at the top of the drive? We did our best. The central heating instructions were non-existent so we had a guess at how to use them - would rather have had instructions so we didn't break anything (needed as the kitchen end of the cottage gets quite cold). A little fan on the fire (specific ones for fires) would be great to help push the heat into the rest of the cottage. I did raise the (potential chimney) water leak in the kitchen with the office, so hopefully the owner has been made aware as the ceiling is bowing in the alcove. A little bit of chicken wire or netting on the bottom of the large gate would be great to stop the dogs escaping - we used the windbreaks so we could relax and not worry they were heading out for a swim! None of the above was a major issue at all, just hopefully a bit of info to help improve the property. It was really very lovely and felt like home, thank you :-)

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• Eric - Verified booking

  We booked this property for 6 nights to enable us to look around the area with a view of purchasing a bolt hole in UK from our main home in Cyprus.

  Once we stepped inside this house we realised that it was exactly what we wanted to buy. Unfortunately all the 2 bed properties on this development were sold. We have now managed to place a holding deposit on a smaller 2 bed property in Abbotsham. If it was nit fir staying in this property, it would not have given us the idea of buying new. The property is the best holiday property that we have ever stayed in and I can vouch that we have stated in many throughout the World. It has everything supplied that you cancwish for, on top of being in a really quiet and peaceful area, within walking distance of Appledore. The price we paid for the six nights was very cheap, and this property could fetch double, and I would still have been happy. I may need to book again sometime in May/ June if it's available, to complete on my new house purchase. We would certainly recommend this property to family and friends. If we were really being picky to fault anything, we would say that the Double bed could have been a bit wider if it was possible to get it into the bedroom. Other than that the property was 5*so and more.

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• Steven - Verified booking

  This property was in an ideal location close to Instow, Appledore and Westward Ho!

  A Coop in the local village or not much further to drive to a large Sainsbury's for a bigger shop and much cheaper and more choice! Property ideal for the 5 of us, 2 double bedrooms both with ensuite and a further twin bedroom and a bathroom and a downstairs bathroom. This was an added bonus having 2 double bedrooms as the property is advertised as only sleeping 5 and the one bedroom only having a single bed in it when in fact a double bed all be it not as big. A lovely property and suited our party perfectly. The property is furnished to a high standard, the only issue we had is that the sofa and chairs could have been more comfortable the designs of them weren't made for relaxing in after a busy day exploring the area! That aside would definitely stay in this property again Fremington is a lovely village and Fremington Quay cafe and the visitor centre is a must visit so interesting and lovely cream teas!

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• Craig - Verified booking

  For a cottage that will accommodate 4 people, there were only 2 chairs in the garden.

  The garden was overgrown and had an upturned wheelbarrow as a back gate which our dog nearly lept over. There was no welcome information left for us which would have been nice. There was an innocuous looking basket on the floor in the sitting room which contained some details about the local area - we didn't notice this until the last evening of our stay. This would have been better served if it were left by the visitor book. It would have been nice to have some history of the cottage i.e. age, original use, old photos etc. This could have been made as a wall hanging or even just some laminated sheets left on the table for occupants to read. The bolt off the bottom half of the stable door was missing which meant we couldn't leave it open for ventilation as the dog would dissappear into the insecure garden. The cottage has potential but the owners need to invest more time & effort into it

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