Last Minute Cottages in Kingsbridge

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Dan - Verified booking

  On the whole the property is a characterful, beautiful and historic cottage, it has ample outside space and the setting is fantastic.

  Unfortunately on arrival, we thought that the property was not cleaned to an acceptable standard. Whilst areas had been cleaned, much of the homes carpets and upholstery were not clean, dusty corners, cobwebs, and just a general feeling of uncleanliness was evident throughout all rooms, the kitchen floor in need of a scrub and polish, in addition to a lingering odour that bestows homes of dusty and slightly dirty nature. At 6pm following a full days travelling, we really did not intend to contact the holiday agent to commence a dispute, so we spent the first hour of our holiday hoovering and cleaning. We are practical and down to earth people, so it wasn't the end of the world to us. However, with a baby who would be crawling on the floors we needed to get it sorted there and then. We called into the Salcombe agents office for the property to inform them as we were passing by. We are not expecting action, we were just informing them of our experience. They suggested that we should have contacted them straight away and sent photos so that they could send cleaners out. This just wouldn't have been workable at 6pm on a Friday evening when we are knackered and need to get the kids down. Sending cleaners for a quick spruce up wouldn't have helped much, it's not necessarily the regular cleaning, but that the property needs a serious deep clean, the vac is a 25 year old Henry, so unless there's some emotional attachment to it, he probably needs replacing. The only mattress that seems fit for purpose is a single in the middle room, the rest, along with the pillows have the ability to reshape your back and neck into arrangements only a qualified chiropractor can sort out. A special mention to the fridge, whose noise became so loud at one point we thought it might be trying to communicate. A minor issue. Many areas were good however, the new cooker and hob were fantastic. The Amazon TV stick worked great for the kids. The single child's room decor was really fun. The house is of an age where you expect the quirks, and much of the decor fits well with that character and helps you disconnect from life back home. A side note, the nearest pub didn't do any food, although was welcoming. The Royal Oak further round was pretty bad, the bar lady served me whilst on her phone, empty glasses littered the place, with areas caked in dust. I love a dive bar now and again but this place took to a new level. We had fantastic weather with some brilliant visits to local villages and towns. We've made some wonderful memories and the cottage played a good part in that. The areas mentioned let it down, so I'm not sure we would return. I think the areas mentioned are fairly easy to address though.

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• Robert - Verified booking

  We just spent a week at Crannacombe farmhouse and we think the last reviewer was really harsh.

  It's a quaint old farmhouse. It hasn't been thoroughly modernised like many devon cottages but they cost a lot more. We found it comfortable and it had all the amenities required including those described on the listing. The upstairs showers weren't great because of the water pressure but the downstairs shower was really good. The "5th bedroom" is formed by a two rooms being separated by a curtain. Fine for us as we put the kids in there and treated it as what a hotel would call a "family room". A car is essential as it really is in the middle of nowehere. That makes it very peaceful with great views and lovely walks but a 30 minute drive to a beach or even a decent supermarket and the drive starts with 3/4 of a mile up the lane. We found the place easily because we called Shirley in advance (as requested) and she explained how to get there. We took a picture from the web site with us just in case. Finding the lane is easy as there is a HUGE picture of a chile at the entrance . It isn't an ultra-modern cottage but we found it a cute and comfortable holiday !

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• John - Verified booking

  The property does have potential, unfortunately the cleanliness of the property was not 100% !

  The chair covers were not pleasant & had to be removed before use. The cupboard where all the cutlery & cups, saucers & plates was full of cobwebs & smelt of damp & everything had to be washed before use ! The lights in the cooker hood did not work & only one fan setting was available. The en- suite in the main bedroom has a very big step which my partially disabled wife found very difficult to negotiate, l would suggest another half step be added. The en-suite’s over the bath shower does not function as a shower due to the lack of water pressure. It also advertises Sky tv, there is no Sky tv ! All the bedrooms were full of cobwebs under the beds ! Given the remoteness of the property l was a little concerned with the security of the doors, really should be much better ! Given the price paid l expected a more professional approach ! The owner greeted us and was very pleasant upon all subsequent meetings, but unfortunately l believe the stay at this property for one week is very overpriced ! I cannot recommend this property at this cost in this condition !

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• Charles - Verified booking

  Well what can I say.

  This caravan is a the top of the park and is on the steepest roadway I have seen. Totally unsuitable for the elderly or families with small children. The gas was empty so having spoken to the owner I was directed to get the site maintenance to check it out. They did so and replaced the gas bottles. I also asked them to look at the TV in the living room that wasn’t picking up the sat channels and they couldn’t fathom out the problem. The owner said that I must have been pressing the wrong buttons. I think there were other issues that she is not owning up to. The caravan is a bit small. Ok for a you family I suppose but no good for us. The Wi-Fi was chargeable from the site, not mentioned in the Ad. About £6 a day for anything usable. There was a good power shower and the decking was fully enclosed so safe for our small dog. All in All, for us a total waist of money. We left after one night and the owner blamed us for our concerns.

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• Robert - Verified booking

  This was a lovely house for my annual holiday with my 2 sons and their families, nine of us.

  However there were some annoying niggles. The en suite shower offers only a trickle of water; the loo in the family bathroom is a struggle to flush; provision of only one toilet roll per loo is a bit mean. In the kitchen there's a paper kitchen-towel holder with no kitchen towel; no handtowel is provided; the lamp over the hob doesn't work and setting 3 for the extractor doesn't work; there's no washing-up brush; the cupboards all smell musty. In the folder and on hand-written notes several instructions or guidances are out-of-date. All this can be easily addressed, but maybe not the cupboards. There's a concrete 'hump' across the drive entrance which snags on a car undercarriage but it seems as though it exists to keep heavy rain from flowing into the driveway.

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