Dog Friendly Cottages in Mousehole

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Julie - Verified booking

  We had a great holiday in Mowzel and in chapel Place.

  Parking is right at the door and my estate car fitted in the space no problem. Just a small space, but worth its weight in gold in Mousehole. Did not use garden, as it was too cold in November. Used woodburner, took logs and kindling with us, but Tesco petrol station in Penzance sells these. Great cottage for access to Tremenheere and the Cape. St just was great. We visited St Ives, 30 mins away, but wouldn’t bother again….Very very steep hills. The no.1 deli is fab in Mousehole, just round the bend from The Ship. We had amazing and delicious meals on the front, both at no.1 and also in Deli Kitchen. In fact the food all week has been incredible. Back to the cottage. The downstairs shower room, I’d off the sitting room, so we only used the downstairs loo. Upstairs there was a Hypnos mattress. With a white company quilt in the main bedroom. Although the bed is smaller than were used to, a 5’ double we both slept through each night. I loved the small en-suite. However, I’m 5’ and a sized 10. My husband could not fit in there. The main shower room, which services the other 2 bedrooms was his to use. So in all 2 doubles, one twin. One en-suite and 2 shower rooms, it’s like the tardis! The kitchen/diner was small, but perfectly fitted out. Everything we needed was there for leisure’s breakfasts, whilst we planned our day. Dishwasher, great microwave, oven and a washer (did not use washing machine). We took our own dishwasher tabs, but some were provided. Plenty of loo rolls too! We’ve stayed in some cottages, where the basics were not there whem]n we arrived, but in 2 chapel place…tea/coffee/milk, biscuits and plenty of loo rolls/fairy liquid and dishwasher tabs. We had a great holiday in Mousehole and were lucky to be there on bonfire night. The fireworks over the harbour were spectacular and I will never forget that feeling of being joyful and reminiscent of childhood days, just magical. People with sparklers in the beach, gathered round harbour wall to watch 30 mins of oooohhh’s and aaaarrrgh’s. Soon be Christmas lights and I only wish we were heading back to chapel place for what would be another memorable holiday. Thank you to the owners of Chapel Place, it was lovely and you’ve got a really nice home in Mousehole. The only thing that would be nice…A Radio in the kitchen.

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  Not upto the standards usually expected from Rural Retreats. Mousehole is a pretty Cornish fishing village, which makes it a good base for a holiday. Access to the cottage is via a very tight road, into which one has to reverse carefully to avoid the cars parked by residents at the top of the road. We had to park a quarter of a mile up the road, because it is not possible to park in front of the cottage, and the quayside car parks were full. We visited during a hot week in July, but the night storage heaters in the cottage were on full blast, with the controls in a locked cupboard. We asked the housekeeper for a fan, which could not be provided, and rang Rural Retreats who asked us to go and buy one, so we had to get it from Argos in Penzance. We were able to get the housekeeper to turn off the night storage heaters two and a half days into the holiday (not disturbing them over the weekend). The door from the bedroom into the living room opens inwards, and on three occasions, we inadvertently opened it outwards, jamming the door and trapping us in the bedroom. It required some force to unjam the door- this definitely needs to be re-hung. In addition to this, one evening the front door lock broke, so we had to wait in two hours for the locksmith, when instead we could have gone out. The kitchen and bathroom are well appointed, but there is no microwave - so take this into account when planning your meals. The lack of a garden and an outdoor sitting space are slight drawbacks, as is the tendency of vans from the telephone company, water company and builders to park directly in front of the front window for hours at a stretch, completely blocking the view. There is no recycling bin, so by the second half of the week, half of the kitchen floor was full of cardboard, cans and bottles. Come on Rural Retreats, you can do much better. For the same price, we have, in the past, rented much better properties.

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  This charming cottage in the picturesque village of Mousehole had everything we needed. Although it’s quite small, it suited us very well. It’s handily located for access to all amenities. We found the kitchen to be extremely well equipped and we particularly appreciated the Ipod docking station, as well as the welcome food hamper, together with details such as the fresh flowers and a selection of toiletries. This is a lovely cottage for two people who want to get away from it all. The front door opens directly on to the lane and so there was some traffic noise but the window blinds afforded the necessary privacy. The streets of Mousehole are very narrow in places and parking space is at a premium. There is room to unload your car at the property but the lane itself is a cul de sac and there was no turning space for our large saloon. Lots of walking opportunities nearby but no chip shop!

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  Lovely little cottage, very well equipped and great, generous welcome hamper. The only thing we would add is that, being all on the ground floor and giving straight onto the street, both the lounge and bedroom windows are in need of either slatted blinds, split shutters or even just voile panels, as people are constantly looking in as they pass and we like to lie in bed with a cuppa reading on holiday but had to do this with the main blind down and lights on because there was no privacy. Also getting changed to go out in the evening etc required putting the main blind down and lights on. Not ideal! Apart from that it was perfect! Great location and some great restaurants/eateries within a few minutes walk. Parking in Mousehole is a constant nightmare though.

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• Ms Green - Verified booking

  We loved this place. The house is 300-400 years old and has all the character you’d expect from that kind of life. The downstairs living room is light and airy, and the views out the window are hard to pull your eyes from. The upstairs front bedrooms have even better views. There are original paintings in every room. Built around a small courtyard, there are two wings dedicated to sleeping, connected by a rich and interesting library in which there’s also a tv, and a baby grand piano. I thought I might struggle with the aga as I’m a gas cooker girl but it was a dream - especially comforting when swimming was a bit chilly. The kitchen is very well equipped. We spent a happy happy week and would love to come back.

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