Cornwall Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Steph - Verified booking

  Let's address the elephant in the room first.

  .. as a previous reviewer stated, there are ONLY TWO TEA TOWELS. Yes, the cottage is extremely well equipped, very comfortable set in peaceful countryside, with beautiful sea views, it is a perfect setting. Yes, there is a dishwasher and a draining board and if necessary shops that sell additional plate drying equipment and/or numerous restaurants in Cornwall where they will wash AND dry your plates for you... but the limited tea towel numbers is definitely the most important issue here - truly holiday ruining stuff! :-) Joking aside - a couple of practical comments: Dogs - the location, (close to beaches, St Nectan's Glen and numerous walks/public footpaths), the lawn at the front and the cottage being pet friendly makes this a perfect cottage for dog owners. However, please note that there is no enclosed garden therefore if you have young or adventurous dogs, you will not be able to let them out without a lead. Also, the owner does not allow dogs in the bedrooms. WiFi - The cottage has WiFi but it was a bit temperamental at times. Whilst this was a definite bonus for us as it can be a relief to be away from a screen, I am also aware, (being self-employed), that sometimes it is necessary for emails/work reasons. The cottage is in a very rural location therefore it is to be expected that their WiFi is not the fastest, it was fine for probably 80% of the time but don't expect to rely on it. In summary, the cottage is truly fabulous - the views, the garden, the proximity to local amenities, the clean, pretty, comfortable and well equipped living space. It is perfect... unless you are a volume tea towel fan! :-)

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• Lindsay - Verified booking

  Just returned back from a lovely weeks' stay at Grooms Cottage.

  A beautiful, well presented 3 bedroom cottage in St Minver. It has everything you need and more, plenty of crockery, cutlery, tea towels, tea bags, sugar, milk there on arrival etc, and a lovely complimentary bottle of wine. It has the added advantage of a full-size dishwasher (you get a couple of tablets so you may need to stock up on a few more), washer and tumble dryer. Beds (only slept in the 4-poster) which was comfortable but the mattress could probably do with updating, but it wasn't uncomfortable in any way I'm just used to a firmer mattress. Great outdoor space on two levels with table and chairs on both, we were hoping to be able to BBQ but the weather unfortunately wasn't on our side, beside this the grill does need some attention before summer. The only downside that I have to mention and its not directly relating to the cottage, is the fact that that pub at the top of the lane is now closed and seems to have been for sometime. This was something that we had as a must on searching for a cottage, so to find it closed was slightly disappointing. Thoroughly enjoyed our stay at Grooms Cottage and have fallen in love with Cornwall, we will definitely be back!

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• Victoria - Verified booking

  Several relatively small issues but all add up when put together.

  1. Needs a clear bin routine. No grey bin for general rubbish, was told to leave black bags outside, clearly this wouldn’t work with foxes, cats, seagulls etc... 2. Very limited supply of bin bags. 3. All crockery mis-matched, chipped etc... 4. Kitchen utensils extremely cheap & flimsy! 5. Beds and pillows extremely uncomfortable, hard, lumpy or past there best. 6. Outdoor seating, clothes line, pegs have clearly lived outside for many years without any maintenance, cleaning etc... 7. Outdoor paving dirty, uneven, wobbly. Again very little maintenance or cleaning. 8. Not peaceful or relaxing due to hammering, banging, power tools from the maintenance men starting at 8:30 - 17:00, every day from the owners property, next door. 9. Private driveway used as a shortcut by maintenance men. 10. The Fourways Inn at the top of the road is a lovely warm, friendly local pub serving excellent meals and drinks! A much needed escape. OK and would be perfectly acceptable but certainly not at this price. More 2 star than 5 star!

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• Steve - Verified booking

  We booked the cottage for its location and access to Tintagel.

  Unfortunately, on arrival we found the cottage was not what we were expecting, being 1 of 4 units with all outside space shared with the other three units. The occupants of the other units were holidaying together and tended to monopolise the outside area, which made us feel hemmed in, so after staying one night we moved to another cottage. The listing needs to be much clearer in this regard. The site is obviously more suited to groups of families holidaying together and for those looking for a suitable location, this is a good choice. Our problem was therefore chiefly with the way the property has been listed. For those seeking a bit more solitude, I suggest looking elsewhere. The owners kindly left a bottle of wine and the property was clean. One issue of note was the noisy plumbing, which sounded like the QE2 mooring every time the toilet was flushed.

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• Julie - Verified booking

  The cottage provided plenty of hot water and heating.

  White goods were sufficient and equipment was well covered although rather in need of replacing especially cooking utensils which were rather thin for the electric cooker and not overly clean. We felt the property was very tired. There was only two of us but had there been more, a three bedroom accommodation, then comfortable seating in the lounge area would have been hard to find. Also a feather settee, leaking feathers, not good for allergies Such as mine. The tumble dryer needed some encouragement to work, big thump, and the main door lock needed removal after locking ourselves in. The owners were very helpful on both issues. We just think they are a bit 'out of touch' with users expections these days. A perfect location for all the best beaches in Cornwall however and we had a good holiday.

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