Dog Friendly Cottages in South Devon District

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Anna - Verified booking

  We really enjoyed our week at Crew House.

  It was very clean and nicely decorated. The kitchen is well stocked and probably the best we’ve had in years of self catering holidays. The beds were comfy and the shower was nice and hot. The walk up from the car park is steep at the end, and the stairs to get to the front door are also steep, but hand rails help. We didn’t have the weather on our side so didn’t get to use the small terrace unfortunately, but the living room was very comfy. My husband particularly likes the little chair so now we are on a hunt to find one for our house! There is a good selection of games, books and DVDs. The tv is not a smart tv, so no access to anything like Netflix, which would have been nice given the terrible weather, but we made do. The only point I’d raise is that the wardrobes in the front bedroom smell like cigarette smoke. I don’t know if this is coming from next door, but perhaps an odour neutraliser inside would help? We would highly recommend a stay here, it was perfect for our family (2 adults, a child l, a toddler and a small dog) and we wouldn’t hesitate to stay here again.

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• Alan - Verified booking

  Very rude owner knocked the door asking why there was more than 2 people at the property ,even tho we had left a message saying there would be an additional 2 people.

  Showed him I had called and left a message on my call log for him still to deny that I had called . Insisted on coming in to the property to get extra bedding ( but felt he was there to check who was there ) as he was there around 10 minutes upstairs ) Garden is enclosed but you have to go round the side to access it , doesn’t actually state that on the booking tho , which again isn’t great when you have children and dogs ,but also the fact that many hikers are walking down the side of the house to the public footpath. Not quite sure when it was last dusted as there were cobwebs everywhere. The lovely bench in the pictures , is totally overgrown with brambles so don’t think you’ll be sat out with your choice of beverage on that! We ended up leaving after 2 days as the garden was a big problem for us and the fact that we felt we couldn’t approach the owner after our first encounter with him . Apart from all the negatives, it’s a fabulous location to see Dartmoor , lovely pub down the road and the bridge is a must see.

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• Ruth - Verified booking

  We had a very nice few days at Crew House.

  Location is particularly great. HOWEVER, on the last night as I was getting into bed, I noticed a small black bug crawling in the duvet. I looked around and noticed there was a quite a few more on the base of the divan beds in the twin room, as well as in the carpet, and on the curtains. It really unnerved me as I cannot cope with creepy crawlies! It really ruined my holiday to be honest. I didn’t think it fair to write a review initially, so I e-mailed Sykes direct, however they offered absolutely no apology and said they would pass it on to local team. I recently received another e-mail from them, clearly sent in error, which was meant for someone else who also stayed at Crew House. Coincidentally, they had also complained about bugs in the house, which Sykes are claiming are ‘grains of dirt’ - dirt does not crawl? As there was no apology, no action taken, and I’m obviously not the only one who has experienced this, I felt I had no other option than to write this review and make others aware.

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• Georgia - Verified booking

  Stayed here for a lovely get away with my teenage son and dog!

  Beautiful location! Stones throw away from the local very friendly pub! And a short walk to a beautiful beach- that we couldn’t access due to having our dog and was during the peak time of no dogs allowed which was unfortunate. Leads to a Costal path is on the front door step! Only downside was one day the master bedroom became ultra infested with flying ants!! Think this could of been an issue before as found a lot of fly and ant spray in the cupboards- maybe this needs to be looked into for future bookers! Another minor downside was there was no cupboard space for storing food, there is a huge selection of plates and glasses- maybe way too much? Having to store our food heaped onto the kitchen sides made it feel incredibly cluttered which was a shame, maybe a cupboard or 2 being empty would of been nice just to have things put away. But these to me were minor- I would stay again as the property was just wonderful overall.

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• Rachael - Verified booking

  We can not rate this property enough.

  Set in a beautiful picturesque location, that is so peaceful and quiet you can only hear the local farm animals. We were greeted on arrival by the owner Gill and her two gorgeous farm dogs, when we entered the cottage we were blown away by how beautiful it was inside, we were left scones, eggs, tea and coffee and even some treats for our own dog Chester. It has everything and more in my eyes. Open plan downstairs, including kitchen, dining and sitting room, upstairs two beautifully decorated rooms, each with their own bathroom. Then off the main bedroom, doors lead out to a patio area with gorgeous views. You can access the lower garden via here and also from the kitchen and there are some stairs that lead down to the front of the property too. It is a perfect base to then venture out and explore more of Devon, but you can then come back and relax in tranquility. My mum, myself and Chester had a wonderful stay xx

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