Dog Friendly Cottages in Cornwall

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Catherine - Verified booking

  Rospletha Cottage is located in one of the most beautiful spots in Cornwall and probably the UK.

  We had an amazing few days exploring the local area, with the Minack theatre, the coves and the coastal path right on our doorstep! Simply stunning! Sadly, the first few days of our week were spoiled by the unclean state of the kitchen when we arrived. I had to put all the plates, cutlery and utensils in the dishwasher, wash the tiles, the shelves, the glasses. There was even a full cup of coffee left in the microwave, with mould on it. There were cobwebs in lots of places (stressed me as I am not a fan of spiders) and we weren’t able to open the French doors onto the patio until the owner ‘forced’ them open later, which we had not dared to do. The hinges were just very rusty, due to the sea air I guess. We were also put off by the fact that the owners were staying in their wooden chalet in the garden, right across the cottage’s patio, so sitting outside didn’t feel private at all. This chalet is neither mentioned in the cottage description, nor showing on any of the photos for the cottage on Sykes. Also, there IS a huge field at the back of the house, with sea views, but it is also the overflow car park for the Minack theatre, so every afternoon, we had hundreds of cars/vans and people just 100 meters or so from our rental. Again, something which is not mentioned in the description. The owners of the cottage / chalet had visitors coming across ‘our’ garden on two occasions…this was not acceptable. On the first night, we arrived quite late because of heavy holiday traffic. When I saw the lack of cleanliness in the kitchen (namely dirty plates and cutlery draw), I went over to the chalet to mention this to the owner (who had just welcomed us and said to come and see him if there were any problems). I thought they’d like to let their cleaning company know…well, I was not received well at all! I won’t go into the details as we did receive apologies the next morning but I was left shaken. Rospletha is an amazing place, but, as a family, we all felt the same: Rosphetha Cottage needs more cleaning, TLC and private garden space. Also, I would not have chosen this cottage if I’d known that we would be sharing the garden with its owners.

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• 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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• Frances - Verified booking

  We hadn't realised that the adjacent Minack Theatre is now so popular, and it was challenging that quite often it was almost impossible to get out of the bungalow or return because of the sheer volume of traffic coming down the very narrow lane.

  The bungalow is situated right next to the Minack overflow carpark, which wasn't made clear in the description. The bungalow is an illogical construction; it must have been extended several times. It was well equipped - we had everything we needed, but has a general air of being unloved and rather neglected. Lots of spiders. The seats of the sofas have sagged appreciably. Information about recycling, rubbish disposal and what is available in the area would have been useful. We met the owner, and understood the housekeeper was ill, which might answer some of the issues we have mentioned. It was disconcerting not to have a local contact number in case of emergency. Ringing Sykes Cottages is not a good option, and we were fortunate not to need to contact anyone urgently. The views from the bungalow are magnificent and we were lucky to have good weather and some amazing sunrises and sunsets. It was very kind of the owner to come down from London to sort out the bungalow, and to get us some milk and flowers as a welcome for us.

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