Christmas Villas In Devon

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Christopher W. - Verified booking

  This is a lovely cottage, set just a short walk away from the harbour area. The balcony affords fantastic views down & up the valley. A bonus of its position is the peace & quiet, enabling a very peaceful night's sleep in the comfortable double bed. It is well stocked with all of the every day esse.... This is a lovely cottage, set just a short walk away from the harbour area. The balcony affords fantastic views down & up the valley. A bonus of its position is the peace & quiet, enabling a very peaceful night's sleep in the comfortable double bed. It is well stocked with all of the every day essentials you would need. We were also provided with tea, coffee, milk and cake, left for our first 'cuppa'. A nice touch especially as trouble was taken to provide Gluten free products. These were not requested but the requirement must have been picked up during a telephone conversation. An extremely thoughtful touch, that says it all. I would suggest holiday makers take a few more emergency food items than they ordinarily do. We would normally have “eaten out” on most days, but were unlucky to be hit by some extremely rainy evenings. This made it preferable to eat in and our meagre supplies soon ran out. We were unable to find any local convenience shops to replenish our stock….. be aware !!!

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• Ilora C. - Verified booking

  We spent a wonderful week at Lorna Doone Cottage for our honeymoon in July 2021. We received the warmest welcome possible and were made to feel so special! The cottage was absolutely beautiful. It had obviously been recently renovated and very comfortable while retaining all of its charm and charact.... We spent a wonderful week at Lorna Doone Cottage for our honeymoon in July 2021. We received the warmest welcome possible and were made to feel so special! The cottage was absolutely beautiful. It had obviously been recently renovated and very comfortable while retaining all of its charm and character. It was very well furnished and equipped - comfortable beds, excellent showers and a kitchen which had everything we needed. There were incredible views from every window, and particularly the balcony, where we spent several evenings watching the sun set over the harbour. Beverley was so kind and helpful, offering us advice on things to do and see in Lynmouth and the surrounding area. There were plenty of guides and maps in the house to help us plan our days. We would love to visit again in future and will treasure the memories we have of our stay!

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• Anna - Verified booking

  We really enjoyed our week at Crew House.

  It was very clean and nicely decorated. The kitchen is well stocked and probably the best we’ve had in years of self catering holidays. The beds were comfy and the shower was nice and hot. The walk up from the car park is steep at the end, and the stairs to get to the front door are also steep, but hand rails help. We didn’t have the weather on our side so didn’t get to use the small terrace unfortunately, but the living room was very comfy. My husband particularly likes the little chair so now we are on a hunt to find one for our house! There is a good selection of games, books and DVDs. The tv is not a smart tv, so no access to anything like Netflix, which would have been nice given the terrible weather, but we made do. The only point I’d raise is that the wardrobes in the front bedroom smell like cigarette smoke. I don’t know if this is coming from next door, but perhaps an odour neutraliser inside would help? We would highly recommend a stay here, it was perfect for our family (2 adults, a child l, a toddler and a small dog) and we wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again.

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• Ruth - Verified booking

  We had a very nice few days at Crew House.

  Location is particularly great. HOWEVER, on the last night as I was getting into bed, I noticed a small black bug crawling in the duvet. I looked around and noticed there was a quite a few more on the base of the divan beds in the twin room, as well as in the carpet, and on the curtains. It really unnerved me as I cannot cope with creepy crawlies! It really ruined my holiday to be honest. I didn’t think it fair to write a review initially, so I e-mailed Sykes direct, however they offered absolutely no apology and said they would pass it on to local team. I recently received another e-mail from them, clearly sent in error, which was meant for someone else who also stayed at Crew House. Coincidentally, they had also complained about bugs in the house, which Sykes are claiming are ‘grains of dirt’ - dirt does not crawl? As there was no apology, no action taken, and I’m obviously not the only one who has experienced this, I felt I had no other option than to write this review and make others aware.

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• David - Verified booking

  We have just had a fabulous week at Honeysuckle Cottage, one of the best cottages we have been to and how lucky we were to be the first couple to stay here.

  Everything was obviously pristine and new but the attention to detail with colour coordination and all the necessary equipment that was provided was excellent. A nice touch was the Devonshire cream tea provided for us on arrival, it lasted us three days and was very much appreciated. We were very comfortable in the cottage and felt very relaxed. The weather was good to us so we were able to sit out on the patio and take advantage of the pretty walled garden and distant views. The reviews for Rose Cottage which is next door all mentioned the narrow approach lane to the property. At first it was a bit daunting but there are a few passing places on the first stretch of the road and on the rest of the road there are potholes and it is quite bumpy but our car is just a small SUV and as long as you drive slowly and limit the number of journeys you make in the day you make to the cottage it was manageable Overall a very good stay and we would definitely recommend and come again

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