Plymouth Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Anne - Verified booking

  'Timbers' is primarily memorable for its spectacular views.

  We were so lucky to have 'Indian Summer' weather during our stay and the watery panorama seen from three of the bedroom windows and from the wooden benches on the wide terrace, delighted and entertained us all. From early morning mists to bright sunshine, we think the Yealm Estuary is one of the most beautiful places in the world. Having our own quay for the week was great. We hired a double kayak from Trioceansurf in Kingsbridge (01548 854676). They provided a soft roof rack, buoyancy aids and seats for £25 a day. One of us also brought an inflatable dingy so we spent plenty of time messing about on the water. The house is well equipped although the bathrooms and kitchen could do with a 'sparkle'. There are three bathrooms but only one has a proper shower. With six of us we had to organise a rota system. We are all used to having a quick shower in the morning and baths are normally saved for a long soak in the winter. The fridge is much too small for a group of 6+ people. There is a freezer in the utility but that doesn't really help with day-to-day food that needs to be kept chilled. The Aga does make the kitchen uncomfortably hot at times but we opened the windows and that was fine. It was useful to have a drying rack there to allow damp things to dry overnight. We ate at The Ship twice and had takeaway fish and chips from The Dolphin one night - all delicious. Sausages and pasties from the butcher on NF high street were wonderful. The weather was so hot that I went in search of a sun lounger but was not able to find one. We all have very happy memories of our glorious stay. The views from Timbers must be the best in Newton Ferrers!

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• Holly - Verified booking

  We had a fabulous stay at Moon Lizard.

  The whole space has been very well through out. The fixtures and fittings are finished to a high standard. The kitchen is exceptionally well equipped, as is the whole house, and the treats left for us were a very tasty and thoughtful touch. The living space is great for casual entertaining, and suits all ages. The little nook proved useful for the annoying (and inevitable) unfinished bits of work. Although we didn’t venture out much due to poor weather, the outside space was great for the smalls of our group to get a bit of fresh air between downpours, and we imagine would be fabulous during the summer. As mentioned by another reviewer, we had no mobile service and I would recommend that before arrival any documents be made available offline to help speed up initial entry. Once connected, the WiFi was more than adequate. Huge thank you to Wendy and Jamie for the great communication, too. I hope all your guest enjoy their stay as much as we did ours.

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• Wendy - Verified booking

  The house was lovely, well equipped and so peaceful.

  Moon Lizard had everything you could want for a relaxing holiday although, personally, we didn’t find the sofas very comfortable, they felt like you were being pushed off all the time. Thats not meant as a criticism at all, we hope its a useful comment. The house is in a lovely setting looking over the River Yealm and there are a lot of walks to explore in the vicinity. Some of the walks include some steep hills so you need to be reasonably fit to do them. The walk across the causeway to Noss Mayo and back relies on knowing the low tide times but is well worth the trip. We chose not to venture far because we just wanted to relax but there is a lot of places you can visit from Moon Lizard. Our hosts, Wendy and Jamie, were very kind and helpful, even taking in an order for us on arrival day and supplying clean bedding and towels midway through our two week stay. We would love to visit again sometime in the future.

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• Jonathan - Verified booking

  Lovely place, thank you for letting us stay there!

  Fantastic place to stay with great facilities. Quiet out of season. Lovely nature walks and small villages everywhere. Saw Roe deer two days in a row in a field between Holbeton and A379. Beautiful narrow lanes across the whole area which required some artistic driving of a large car (could be a nightmare in peak season or bank holidays I'd imagine!) The permanent retractable stair gate from the lounge was a great subtle feature, not sure if they could be on all points of the stairs (but we did note there were removable stair gates in the cupboard that could be fitted). There are a lot of stairs at the property, but two bedrooms and a bathroom on the ground floor too. Overbeck garden (Salcombe) and Wembury beach were to be recommended but having National Trust membership will save you a lot of money in entry and parking fees. All in all a thoroughly enjoyable week!

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• Marie - Verified booking

  Although we did have a nice week at eventide it was adequate for our stay there were a few things which would’ve made the stay more enjoyable.

  Overall it was clean and the bathroom was nice. The cooking facilities were very difficult to understand with very limited instructions to anything. In fact we gave up with oven and hob after just about understanding the microwave! The tv was quite an issue as only internet viewing unless you down loaded apps! Made watching very difficult. And on a wet February week we felt some tv was needed. The hot water also In the kitchen and bathroom sink stopped working half way through week too. And the beds had to be the hardest I’ve ever slept on! But maybe some people like them like that. Definitely if yiu are tall or not very mobile you will find this place challenging. And the key to the front door was bent too. This place could be so much nicer with just a bit more thought to some small things.

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