Dog Friendly Bed And Breakfasts In South Hams

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Peter - Verified booking

  The property flatters to deceive… Initial impressions are good, clean and fresh, however it slowly goes downhill.

  The Lounge – the marketing images create a false representation, the lounge is now tired and in need of painting, the furniture is different than that shown with the sofa and 2 chairs tired and dirty, even stained in places. It also has cluttered shelves, a window blind I had to untangle to get to work and a TV smaller than my laptop. Main Bedroom, great view from the window, however and again, the picture used is deceiving, this room is also in need of decorating. The picture does show the super king sized bed, but doesn’t show that it is only fitted with kingsized bedding – 6’’ smaller all-round, so the bedsheets only just hang on the corners of the mattress and come off when you sleep and the quilt doesn’t hang over the side of the bed but only just reaches the edge of the mattress, making for a difficult sleeping experience - thankfully you've still got the view out of the window as you untangle yourself from the bedsheet in the early hours. The Bathroom – fantastic, big bath, great shower heated floor and plenty of room. However, there is one thing to watch, because the floor is sloping towards the shower the bath is chocked up at one end by 2 pieces of wood, one was missing resulting in the bath moving when you climb in – I did find the wedge the following morning under the bath, presumably knocked out by the cleaner. The Kitchen – Poorly conceived and very poorly appointed – 10 Dinner plates and only 4 side plates, no matching mugs, not in a themed way but in a random way. Cupboards full of a random and eclectic mix of pots, pans (8 off), casserole dishes, roasting & baking trays (9 off) and general kitchen utensils - enough for at least 3 cottages. The dinning table has flaking varnish and is sticky to the touch, the Everhot Range Oven is very nice (different than the pictures), but not really that practical in a holiday let, as mastering cooking on a range needs practise and planning – you're not going to come back from the beach and throw something together quickly for tea! But if your planning on bread making, a full roast dinner or baking you'll be fine. Again the marketing pictures show a clean fresh and uncluttered kitchen, it isn't…in fact I would have to question the cleanliness of the kitchen. The property feels much more like somebodys second home, furnished with surplus items from the main house, than a considered holiday let.

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• Peter - Verified booking

  The excellent location was familiar to us and views from main bedroom are stunning.

  The property was well furnished and equipped and comfortable. The level of cleanliness was a bit wanting, as we came across dog hair and spiders webs in many places. The building has obviously settled over a longtime, but we found the sloping floors quite disconcerting and the two stair cases steeper than normal with limited depth of tread, making them difficult to negotiate. The hand rails were a must use. The offset rear gardens is strange and off putting in its use.We arrived promptly after the set time, after a two hour journey so we’re in need of the bathroom so we’re agahast to find less than half a roll of toilet roll! This was followed by no bread or milk which we have enjoyed as standard from other holiday rentals, particularly when there no local facilities (shop/store) within three miles. A bit disappointing and if we were a party of four, would have been an appalling. The large double bed was extremely comfortable, but on our departure found that the mattress cover was horribly stained from bodily fluids, which indicated to us that it had not been changed /washed since the very hot weather in August. This was an unacceptable standard and needs to be reviewed in the future. The rugs in the bedroom also smelt of dogs. The property is quirky and has character which we appreciate and enjoyed which makes it a bit bespoke and not everyone’s choice, given their expectations. For us the cottage proved to be very convenient and comfortable evening retreat which requires some basic minor cleaning improvements /checks. This cottage is probably priced fairly average in terms of tariff, so needs to address the cleanliness issues which we have highlighted. We are not picky people, but felt that we had to feedback our recent experience.

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• Kathy - Verified booking

  The cottage is in a beautiful spot.

  View from front bedroom lovely. However the photos of the lounge must have been taken with a wide angle lens after it had just been decorated. It would have been very small if 4 adults were staying. The room and furniture looked grubby and worn. The settee and chairs were uncomfortable and the TV was tiny. Only two of us stayed and the hot water ran cool. The garden was pretty but very overgrown and we got soaked by the wet bushes when letting the dog out. There should be a note on the details to say that the cottage is unsuitable for older people and young children due to the steep and irregular stairs. The beaches were beautiful but the climb back up the hill is not for the faint hearted. One route has 134 steps and a steep path. Pubs in Salcombe had long queues for lunchtime dining, one was closed and another only open certain days due to Covid. Obviously this is understandable but visitors may want to take more food with them. Details state parking usually available outside cottage - it is early morning and evening but if you go out during the day you won't find a space when you get back. In places the access to East Portlemouth is by single track roads with occasional passing places. The roads were very busy and we were there in June. Dread to think what it will be like in school holidays. This is the first time that we wouldn't return to a cottage booked through Sykes and we went home a day early. Cottage needs decorating and more comfortable seating then it would make a good base for younger guests.

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• Anthony - Verified booking

  Several issues.

  1. First evening. The electricity went off when I was in the shower. Called on site manager about 6.00pm. Turned out there is a meter that has to have £1 coin inserted several times to keep the power supply on. Although this is free, we didn't know this had to be done. 2. Also first evening. Bought some shopping in local supermarket. Heated the electric oven up to 180 temperature and soon after there was a strong greasy smell and the oven was close to smoking, so the food was burnt. Also when the hot plates were in use, the oven came on as well, even when switched to off. So called manager back and he checked it and said he couldn't touch it, not to use it and to phone Dartmouth office on Sat 17th Sept. On the 17th the maintenance man came and had to use pliers to adjust the temperature knob as best he could. On Saturday evening we used the oven again and it still became very hot and the temperature indicator was still not correct. We had to turn it down to about 130. 3. The accommodation next door, 305, is being refurbished and so from mid week onwards there was drilling, banging and endless use of power tools. This started about 9.00 am and, when we returned back after a day out, it continued until about 5.30pm. We are disappointed about the issues we encountered. The accommodation is not worth what we paid. Please respond to this complaint. Mr T and Mrs J Pearce

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• CWL - Verified booking

  We arrived at the cottage late Friday night after a dreadful journey from London.

  All seemed great until we discovered that there were no towels! Not pleased or impressed. On closer inspection to the small print we did read that "some properties did not supply towels" But it would have been more sensible for this to have been flagged to us when booking was confirmed or made clear in the details. Salcombe is not the best place to buy utility items and we ended up buying ponsy designer towels, which was preferable to sitting for another hour or so in the car and traipsing round Kingsbridge on a Saturday with a large dog. We have rented holiday homes all over the world and have never had towels unavailable. Moving on from the major bug bare. The cottage was delightful and suited us perfectly. Fabulous location and very quiet. Well equipped, apart from the towels. Great bathroom, even though it was in the basement.The garden was perfect, although the shed only contained 1 garden chair. Unfortunately the weather wasn't kind enough to us so we did not have to fight over it. The kitchen was incredibly well equipped, and the living room was comfortable. The bedrooms were a good size and the beds were comfortable. If I am going to be picky, the duvet and mattresses were good quality, but the pillows were past there sell by date. Would I go again? Yes.

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