New Year Breaks In The United Kingdom

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What our customers say about their holidays

• Duncan - Verified booking

  Where does one start?

  Port View is one of three apartments on different floors (number 5), above us was the quiet number 6, but on the top (number 7) was a different kettle of fish. Our first night was ruined by the noisy sounds of a music rave which lasted until the early hours of Saturday. We had an inkling something was wrong when around 4pm on the Friday afternoon, when a number of people entered the complex (our apartment is right by the front door) shouting on the stairs etc, and our concerns grew when loud music began to play. The volume increased during the evening and at that point we were thinking of going home. We went out for a meal hoping on our return everything would have quieted down. No such luck, in fact on our return we saw for ourselves one young man shouting from a top window, the entry code to the complex to his mates below on the road. Consequently more people entered the building and we began to feel nervous of what could happen to us. Next day we informed Sykes and to their credit got things sorted out with a promise we would not be disturbed again. (Port View is the only apartment under Sykes’ control) The rest of the week was quiet, but it did leave us on edge waiting for something else to kick off. Another problem about Port View is where it is. We read the owners instructions on how to find the apartment which were wholly inadequate and poorly written, in fact it needed a phone call to the very helpful manager (Sue) prior to going, to sort out how to approach the building. Another hassle was the parking of the car in the allotted parking space. Our car is a Mini but we still found it tight. One morning we entered the garage to find another car parked right by us which would have prevented us from accessing the car (by luck we hadn’t planned using it), if we had it would have required one of us to open the car window and squeeze through head first!! Overall it was a hard holiday, unable to really feel relaxed, with concerns over apartment 7, and issues with the parking. This leads to the question of Port View’s suitability as a holiday let, and should it really be included in Sykes’ portfolio? Can I end stating once again that the company did a great job in handling our problems and concerns, we had no complaints about the comfort of Port View either, but needless to say , we will not be coming back.

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• Duncan - Verified booking

  Where does one start?

  Port View is one of three apartments on different floors (number 5), above us was the quiet number 6, but on the top (number 7) was a different kettle of fish. Our first night was ruined by the noisy sounds of a music rave which lasted until the early hours of Saturday. We had an inkling something was wrong when around 4pm on the Friday afternoon, when a number of people entered the complex (our apartment is right by the front door) shouting on the stairs etc, and our concerns grew when loud music began to play. The volume increased during the evening and at that point we were thinking of going home. We went out for a meal hoping on our return everything would have quieted down. No such luck, in fact on our return we saw for ourselves one young man shouting from a top window, the entry code to the complex to his mates below on the road. Consequently more people entered the building and we began to feel nervous of what could happen to us. Next day we informed Sykes and to their credit got things sorted out with a promise we would not be disturbed again. (Port View is the only apartment under Sykes’ control) The rest of the week was quiet, but it did leave us on edge waiting for something else to kick off. Another problem about Port View is where it is. We read the owners instructions on how to find the apartment which were wholly inadequate and poorly written, in fact it needed a phone call to the very helpful manager (Sue) prior to going, to sort out how to approach the building. Another hassle was the parking of the car in the allotted parking space. Our car is a Mini but we still found it tight. One morning we entered the garage to find another car parked right by us which would have prevented us from accessing the car (by luck we hadn’t planned using it), if we had it would have required one of us to open the car window and squeeze through head first!! Overall it was a hard holiday, unable to really feel relaxed, with concerns over apartment 7, and issues with the parking. This leads to the question of Port View’s suitability as a holiday let, and should it really be included in Sykes’ portfolio? Can I end stating once again that the company did a great job in handling our problems and concerns, we had no complaints about the comfort of Port View either, but needless to say , we will not be coming back.

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• Steve - Verified booking

  We really enjoyed the place.

  Very comfortable, plenty of space for our family of 3. Our son loved the window seat. Kitchen had what we needed. Water pressure and hot water were awesome. It did smell like someone smoked on main floor, but did not smell that way upstairs in bedrooms. Not sure if it was a smell from no one being there. We bought air freshener spray and with window open and consistent spraying it went away. It didn't bother us as it went away. Would suggest having a hair dryer available. All the places we've stayed at had one. Being from USA, it has been helpful for my wife to be at places with one. There was also no specific shower body wash, so we just used the hand soap. It worked, but just a suggestion. I don't remember the original listing, but make sure mention stairs. It is not an issue for us, but would be concerned if someone who has challenges with stairs. I know the picture showed the spiral stairs. The above is just feedback, things that we wouldn't say turned us off. Loved having the welcome book and original appliance manuals...came in handy for the washer. Really appreciated all the info in the welcome book and recommendations. We felt this was our favorite place to stay at on our trip around Scotland. Highly recommend staying at this place to anyone. Location was perfect!!

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• Zillah - Verified booking

  The apartment was exceptionally well-appointed, clean and spacious, with wonderful views and a lovely sitting out area with picnic benches in front of the house.

  The kitchen was generously equipped with nice cockery, cutlery and glasswear, and the cooking utensils provided were excellent. We enjoyed the sense of spaciousness in all the rooms and the high standard of furnishings and decor throughout. We were warmly welcomed and settled in and simply cannot recommend Ceol na Mara highly enough. I have personally stayed in many cottages on Skye over the past twenty years or so and can honestly say this is one of the very best. The campsite area is very well managed and simply does not intrude on the privacy of the apartment in any way, We have thoroughly enjoyed our time there and were very reluctant to leave when the time came to return home. Our thanks to the friendly and efficient owners who have done so much to provide a really great base for the holidaymakers who stay with them.

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  Lots of stuff! Having stayed in holiday homes which offered only the bare minimum I had packed so much things, such as dishcloth, floor cloth, washing up liquid, cleaning product, salt,pepper, vinegar etc. to ensure we had all we needed. BUT none of these were needed as everything we needed was already there. Much better than other bookings. Also the welcome pack was tremendous – and made us feel very pampered. The cottage was so warm we did not need to light the fire even in December. The information file was very informative and well displayed. It was lovely to receive a phone call on the 2nd day to ensure we were happy – and we were! I will recommend Coquet Cottages to all our family & friends. We had a lovely stay, and the villagers made us feel very welcome.

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