Dog Friendly Bed And Breakfasts In Bridport

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• David - Verified booking

  The cottage has everything you could want.

  The road outside is narrow, but it's a short way to the main road and entirely manageable. Certainly the dustman seemed to manage OK. There was a bus going along it one day as well, and although it has passing points it seems like a motorway compared to some of the Devon roads we've had to contend with on holiday. Bridport is great - quite alternative, with some lovely cafes and shops, plus two supermarkets, so stocking up is easy. Burton Bradstock (Hive N.T) beach was the highlight for us; miles of coastline and quite sandy, with a coffee shop on site, and toilets. West Bay is smaller and more 'boaty' with a marina and some nice cafes. Big car park as well. Just Park seems to be the local car parking app of choice, so worth getting it set up before you leave, to save standing in the rain trying to get your credit card details accepted with an iffy signal (we've all done it). As for the cottage, it was very clean and had all the usual bits and pieces available. Our dog refused to go upstairs (the first three steps are polished wood, which I think put her off), but was content with her bed in the lounge. It is very dark there, so a night-light was useful just to get everyone safely to the downstairs loo in the middle of the night (and dog relaxed in new surroundings). The only thing I would change is the usual holiday cottage bath/shower combo which they all have, and tend to be as successful as all compromises in life. Personally I would just have a shower, but then I'm not turning up with children who need to be bathed, so compromises are usually necessary in these cases, and we can all cope with them for a week. The toilet is in the bathroom, so mornings might be stressful if two couples were staying there, especially if one likes longer showers! Fine for families though (or quick showerers). Dave, the owner (very nice and most accommodating) said some changes were being planned, and I presume a separate loo and shower are part of that equation. Overall, the cottage has everything you need to have a successful and comfortable stay. The heating system is particularly good (when required), and hot water always available. Small but well stocked kitchen meets all needs. Thoroughly recommended.

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• Kay - Verified booking

  First impressions of the property when we arrived were not good.

  The driveway and path up to the front door were overgrown with weeds/plants that hadn't been cut back for weeks, so it made it difficult getting out of the car and unpacking. The back lawn hadn't been cut for a long time as it must have been around 6 inches high which isn't ideal when you have to find dogs mess to pick up. Emailed Sykes and the 'property management' were contacted so the lawn was cut on our penultimate day of the one week stay. I had to pull up weeds that had been left there in the gravel path outside the back door down to the lawn and these were 3-4ft high. Inside the property, all cleaned to a good standard apart from harvest spiders in the corners of all rooms - not acceptable especially if you had a fear of spiders. Surprised this hadn't been sorted giving the extra cleaning time between check out at 10am and next guests at 5pm. There were no toilet rolls left anywhere, just half used rolls in both toilets - never had to buy toilet rolls where we have stayed before. Luckily brought our own hand wash but still had to buy some soap for the two other sinks, also brought kitchen rolls as again nothing. We weren't told about building work next door and had to retreat indoors, closing the lounge windows on a hot afternoon when we wanted to sit outside with a cup of tea. The concrete cutting was so loud with dust blowing over the fence, and a generator starting up - not what you need when you are on holiday. We put the rubbish bag out on the correct day as instructed on the fridge door note, and it wasn't taken. The previous fortnightly collection had also not taken place as another guest had also left a note after leaving rubbish out. So there were terrible smelling bags of rubbish left in the dustbin for weeks, very unhygienic. Just not good value for money when we stayed the second week in Sept and paid £1082 for a couple and 2 dogs. The owners really need to request the routine tasks are carried out with attention to detail to make this accommodation a nicer place to stay. We have stayed at so many lovely properties and felt very disappointed that our expectations were let down with Thorncroft.

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• Joe - Verified booking

  The cottage is in a good location easy walking distance from the harbour, uphill on the way back.

  Sea views from upstairs but unfortunately looks out on a blank white wall from the lounge. The lounge is dark from this wall and overgrown tree/bushes at the side. Plenty of space inside for 3 adults but the furniture needs updating. Corner sofa is very uncomfortable, there is plenty of space to replace with two three seater sofas which would be more comfortable and make the space more welcoming. The TV needs replacing…..it is the smallest screen I have seen for a long time, in a large room. The double bed downstairs is old and uncomfortable, springs squeak, and one side of the mattress falls away. The kitchen is well equipped with plenty of space for your own food. Worktops are limited so it isn’t easy to cook/dish up food but we managed. Plenty of crockery and glasses. Upstairs there is no wardrobe in the twin bedroom, just 4 hooks and 3 coathangers. In fact there is a real shortage of coathangers in all three bedrooms. The bed in the main bedroom is very comfortable. Overall the furniture is mostly old and dated and gives off a 1950’s vibe. It could do with some updating.

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• Diane - Verified booking

  Lovely little cottage, in a lovely area and very spacious.

  Sofa seats were tired and worn out and wasn't comfortable to sit on.Double bed wasnt comfortable, mattress could do with replacing. Kitchen- shame there wasn't a dishwasher, when opening the cupboard and crockery drawer most of the items hadn't been washed properly, dirty. first thing i had to do was start washing enough plates, glasses for the three of us which isn't a good start to our holiday. Crockery all miss match, some bowls were so old and stained which couldn't be used. Some of the cutlery was also dirty, had to wash it before we were able to use it. Toaster and kettle is old, sediments floating in kettle which was very off putting. Out door table, chairs, bench are old and rickety, we sat on them once after i had to clean them, and thought best to leave them alone which was a shame as the weather was gorgeous and would have loved to sit out on the evening.

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• Beverly - Verified booking

  We had no internet when we arrived and reported it to the maintenance company.

  They were very efficient and bent over backwards to sort the problem for us. It was up and running after two days and the owner compensated us for the loss. Our only grumble was the parking space. The nature of the house meant that there was no alternative. We have a Nissen Qashqai which just fitted in the space. My husband had stroke a few months ago and has difficulty getting in and out of the car. The tight space meant that you couldn't open the doors fully and he struggled. Not sure how people manage with a bigger car or with two cars as we couldn't use the garage as the key didn't fit. I gave a lower mark for comfort only because the beds, especially the single one, was VERY hard although I appreciate that this is personal preference. All in all we had a lovely stay and the beautiful weather was an added bonus. Thank you.

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