Holiday Cottages With Hot Tubs In Trearddur Bay

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What our customers say about their holidays

• Robert - Verified booking

  A lengthy review because I found it impossible to try and contact Sykes for more details on this house.

  On arrival there is no welcome pack to help you get started so make sure you bring essentials like milk, tea, coffee, bread, butter, condiments including salt, pepper and Vinegar. Great location as a whole but there is no drive mirror to help guide you out onto the main road like stated in description. Turn left for the beach and right for the four mile bridge. If you have an electric car there is no charging point. If you have a very long 3 pin cable to reach the back near the hot tub you'll find outdoor sockets. Otherwise you'll need to go through the kitchen window like we had to. Large house with plenty of rooms and space for families. Dining room chairs are very heavy and uncomfortable. 2 Sitting rooms both with TVs although not many channels to choose from. Found some games and went to play a cheaper version of Guess Who but unfortunately there were no cards so we couldn't play it. Found a pack of cards in a box marked 'Magic' which are a normal pack of playing cards and complete thankfully. Thankfully the hot tub was working but there are no instructions on how to lift the lid. Diagrams would also help. There is no water testing kit or floating chemical container to know if it's safe to go in. Large garden with outdoor seating and long grass which wasn't great. Definitely need a regular gardener especially in summer. Kitchen large with plenty of cupboard space. 2 fridge freezers. Kettle, tea pot, mugs, glasses, cutlery, utensils, crockery, couple of dishwasher tablets, washing up liquid, hand wash, few cleaning items, ironing board and iron, broom, vacuum, washing machine and a separate tumble dryer. There's an outdoor brick made BBQ but you'll need to bring coal etc. There is a fireplace and wood was supplied but we didn't need to use it. One towel per person was supplied on the beds so definitely bring more along with tea towels and hand towels and toilet roll/kitchen roll. Bathroom has a jacuzzi bath and separate electric shower. The shower door has seen better days and is difficult to open and close and the water drains away extremely slowly. There is also a shower and sink in one of the bedrooms. Again slow drainage. Radiator in bathroom never heated up even when the heating was on after a very cold blustery day. 10-15 mins walk into Trearddur Bay itself which has a car park, toilets, Spa shop, post office, fish & chips shop, Sea Shanty Cafe (not just a cafe!), ice cream, Store Deli and more around the corner. All food places were very nice indeed. Would we stay here again? Probably. Room for improvement? Yes absolutely. All windows have blown and need replacing. New showers and to look into the drainage of them. Cleanliness - not high standard as the bath was dirty, and under the sofa cushions in the conservatory is really bad. Damp appearing in the front bedroom by the shelves nearest the wardrobe (not ensuite side). A couple of radios around the house would have been nice. There is some kind of stereo system in one of the front bedrooms that supports the very first ipods that came out! Needless to say we couldn't use it. Mattresses in every room need replacing. My MIL had to put a pillow under her side of the bed to stop her from rolling out as it was all lopsided. They've definitely seen better days! Plenty of room for a pool table! A nicer welcoming into the home with certain essentials would be a great touch as I've experienced this before and it makes you feel more at home and looked after. Overall its still standing after the horrendous gales we've had and everyone had a nice time.

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• Anita - Verified booking

  Review for Bryngwyn Trearddur Bay.

  We stayed as a family from 10th-17th September. The house itself is beautiful, with a mature and extensive back garden. Ideal for our two granddaughters and two dogs to play in. The website states the garden is enclosed, which it is apart from the gate, our small dog would have been able to get underneath it so had to be supervised at all times. Pros- Beautifully decorated Enough space for the whole family inside and out Comfortable seating (the grey sofa is wonderful!) Well equipped kitchen Comfortable beds Great location for the beach and all amenities Plenty of off-road parking Good water pressure for showers Great decking area which is beautifully lit up at night Seating area under pergola is lovely to catch the afternoon sun The tree swing went down great with our granddaughters Cons- Hot tub was dirty when we arrived and continued to pump out sand once we had complained and someone had come to clean it quickly. Hot tub was also very old and would not stay on for more than 10 minutes, it would then take 20 minutes to come back on with the jets, just felt like we were sat in a bath. No chemical treatment to clean hot tub was carried out during our week. I personally used the hot tub once during my whole stay. TV in bedroom did not work, for the price we have paid I would expect a Sky package or something similar, there was only Freeview available in the lounge and a small selection of DVD’s. As mentioned earlier garden gate needs to be more secure for smaller children and dogs, I would suggest a second gate for added security or a solid gate in place of the current one. On our second day, we lost power to the lights on one side of the house which included the kitchen, this then proceeded to bring workmen into the house for two days, ironic really as we had booked this break to get away from the building work at home. Before Menai would send workmen out, they had asked us to stand on a chair to reach the fuse box in the kitchen. I was not willing to do this, my daughter reluctantly did, and the fuse just kept blowing. Once the workmen arrived, carpets were ripped up and the dust was immense. I requested a cleaner and Menai did arrange to send one who was efficient. We are still waiting for Emily from Menai to call us back to arrange a late checkout or some form of compensation for the two-day disruption to our week break. I appreciate that these things can happen, but I feel that Menai customer service was poor. Top shelf on dishwasher was broken, cooker hood did not work. Only one towel provided for each person, so it was a good job we had taken extra for hot tub. More thorough cleaning needed throughout whole property, socks left in drawer from previous guests, dog mess in garden, dust under bed and furniture. Only one wine glass, no pyrex dish, the lid was there so clearly had been broken and not replaced, I guess this is also the story with the wine glasses. Message to the owners- Bryngwyn is a beautiful house, but could be managed so much better, I would be reluctant to book with Menai again for reasons stated.

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• Rachel - Verified booking

  The property was amazing in a brilliant location.

  It was very well equipped and extremely comfortable. We loved the garden and the fact that our dog was safe once the gate was closed. The only negatives for us were that there weren't enough bathroom facilities for 6 adults made worse by the fact that the sink in the bedroom with the shower wasn't connected underneath, so when you turned on the tap water just poured out onto the carpet resulting in an unpleasant smell in that room. We reported this to Sykes on the second morning of our holiday (Sunday) and were told that someone would come and fix it the day after but by Wednesday we still hadn't heard anything so reported it again, only to be told our request would be looked at within 24 hours. We then received a message on Friday saying they would send someone as soon as they could which was too late as we left on Saturday. It was a significant leak and judging by the smell in that room, it hadn't just happened as the room smelt dank and fusty. This was disappointing as we had put my 75 year old mum in this room as she has mobility issues and it would have been useful for her. Instead we all had to use one bathroom. The bathroom is very large but the shower was tiny and the shower integrated into the bath leaked and was difficult to operate. The only other observation is that the entrance and exit to the property is extremely tight, especially if you have larger vehicles, which we did, and very dangerous as the road is quite busy at times. You can't see over the brow of the hill as you pull out and cars, buses and farm vehicles come at you at speed so we always felt quite vulnerable as we were pulling out. The hot tub was lovely, however it kept tuning off after a certain time and there was still sand in the bottom from previous use. One last observation is that if you love jets then this is a brilliant property to stay in as, from Monday to Friday we constantly had Hawks and Texans flying over us. We were also lucky to be here during a military exercise so saw visiting F15's, Chinooks, F35's and A400's. Overall we had an amazing holiday, the weather was fantastic and we thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Thank you for sharing your beautiful property with us.

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• Jane - Verified booking

  Internet connection absolutely excellent; 5/5 stars.

  Usually tricky in Anglesey but not here. Brilliant!! Showers (electric) old fashioned. Jacuzzi bath chucked out gunk each time used. Owners MUST descale / clean properly. Cleaning poor standard and NONE offered mid stay only a linens change after one week. Please offer this. Bin collection: Tuesday’s. Why not state on the manual? Hot tub: very old. Only bubbles for 10 mins not 20 as it is meant to be. Takes ages for bubbles cycle to be go on again but at 39 degrees this was a wonderful, relaxing experience. Mid stay chemical rebalance by Matthew was reassuring. Huge, amazing garden. Could do with a trampoline and one more swing please. Hosepipe useful. State there is one please in details as handy to rinse wetsuits & costumes from sand. Also handy Belfast sink outside - useful to know and not stated. Very narrow turn into drive. Really does take practise with a 4x4 to turn in! Scary turning back out of drive onto main 30mph road but there is a mirror. Outside lights are very good and light up drive but one must disturb the neighbour badly. It is meant to flick on as a spotlight with motion I think but constantly flicks on / off so didn’t like to use. Shame. Awful at that price to just have TERRESTRIAL TV. Where on earth were the packages - Sky/BT/Amazon?! Anything other than channels 1-5 please! Very noisy neighbour drilling and sawing decking til 9.30pm. 10 days. Playing music. So unthoughtful. Ruined quiet enjoyment of garden once he started at 3pm sometimes til 9/9.30pm. Unbelievable. Sykes cleaners need training. Just not thorough. Found odd socks under beds. Also purple display cushions on rear main double bed stank. Needed a good wash. That room smelt of man. Unpleasant so aired every day. MOTHS PROBLEM in the house. Outrageous for this price. Get a moth spray and get rid of them please. Red front bedroom worst. They were nesting under that old fashioned wooden wardrobe (not pine but varnished wood one). Furniture needs to be moved and HOOVERING more thorough. Hoover provided was rubbish. No care to keep it emptied.

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• Sharon - Verified booking

  Fabulous location for our outdoor needs.

  House was well laid out and perfect size for our extended family, 5 adults, 4 children 3 dogs, get together - the kitchen was particularly well equipped. We all enjoyed good nights sleep in comfy beds. However, I have to agree with Christine Aug 2023 in that the house, path (loose bricks at top of ramp) and garden require TLC; the house and furniture in the photos were not always accurate in reality. As well as the sitting room furniture being grubby and worn so were other pieces of furniture eg. some bedside cabinets badly scuffed. We didn’t use the conservatory as a window wouldn’t close properly but the blinds in end left double room had the pieces to hold them together broken off, there was also a damp smell at that end of the house particularly in said bedroom. I would also agree with comments about the bathroom and lack of instructions re recycling - we just hope we sorted it correctly. We left the house as we found it but unfortunately the dishwasher hadn’t quite finished, even though we had an extra early breakfast, for us to be out by the required time, so were unable to empty it. It’s the first place I have arrived at with no welcome pack, which would have been fine had our Tesco delivery arrived at expected time 7-8pm but didn’t arrive until 11pm-not your fault I know- but it would have been nice to have a cuppa after a long journey without having to go shopping for milk and biscuits. We still had a lovely family time together but as we only stayed 2 nights I really think that it was over priced even including cleaning bills incurred between lettings. As I said earlier the house and it’s position is fabulous but please give it some attention before the next season.

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