Villas In Penzance

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Mary - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our stay at Tregiffian Vean, thankyou.

  The location was ideal, quiet surroundings, but easy walking to Sennen Cove, and central for a visit to the Minack (although we chose a very wet evening to go!). However, the property is in need of a little TLC (particularly outside) and a bit of "attention to detail" inside, ie missing light bulbs, lack of full-length mirror, instructions for the washer/dryer, rugs beside the beds in the twin room - cold floor for your feet! Jason the manager was very helpful and quickly responded when we had issues which needed dealing with. We were surprised at the lack of an outside line to dry washing (at least we couldn't find one!), particularly as the house sleeps up to 8 - putting everything in the washer/dryer for a large family is not very practical. The shower was not very powerful in the bathroom on the right as you enter the property. The heating was very efficient though, as the evenings were quite chilly. The garden area could do with a good tidy-up, and the contents of the wooden shed left a lot to be desired. However, these things did not detract from a very relaxing and thoroughly enjoyable break for us five "60 something" ladies from Devon!

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• M - Verified booking

  1. The location of this place is fantastic.

  Private path down to a sandy dog friendly surfing beach. It is steep though, so you have to be reasonably fit. However, if you don't want to walk and surf and lie on a beach (which we did), there isn't so much in the near vicinity - you will have to drive somewhere. Sennen is all about surfing. 2. Larger property than we thought. Detached and isolated. All good. It exceeded our expectations by a long way. 3. So so fixtures and fittings and a bit dated. But if it was a show home we could never have afforded it. Some day someone will spend a lot of money doing it up and it will go for a sky high sum of money. 4. Sykes very very iffy on Covid guarantees. Promised things in writing on booking which were never delivered. Couldn't get a straight answer. Fortunately didn't have to cancel. 5. Wouldn't hesitate to go back. Loved the place.

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• Alison - Verified booking

  The house was in an excellent position with a lovely walk down to the beach.

  There was plenty of room and the views were wonderful. The house was clean, the kitchen was well equipped and the beds were comfortable. However a lot of the windows would not open and this would be a problem in hot weather, particularly in the conservatory. The bathroom needs either a window that will open or an extractor fan as there is nowhere for the steam to escape and the bedrooms feel damp. Some of the webbing under the seats in the conservatory has collapsed which means some of the seats cannot be used which was disappointing. It would have been nice if the garden had been tidied up and the grass cut so that we could have used it. Apart from these issues we very much enjoyed our stay and the welcome pack was a nice touch which meant we could have a cup of tea and a biscuit when we arrived.

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• Fiona - Verified booking

  We read a recent review on Tripadvisor, after we had booked but before we arrived and were concerned about cleanliness plus other comments.

  We spoke to Sykes who were helpful and responsive. When we arrived the house itself was clean, however incredibly tatty and worn. Key comments: Damp and mold in bedroom cupboard is not acceptable Some of the furniture was worn out and needed to go Kitchen was home made and rickety Bathroom was bodged together with different tiles, presumably as an when fixes have been put in The outside space could be very nice however it was overgrown (albeit a gardener did arrive mid week and addressed the parking area)....too late for us. Only a tired outside pub bench to sit on and a rusty BBQ that is beyond use, was provided. I dont think we should pay this much for a house of this quality and upkeep. I can send photos as needed Look forwards to hearing from you? Oliver

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• Judith - Verified booking

  Super location and great size.

  The property grows on you . Initially the unkept garden and quite a lot of old stained furniture as well as very drab dark bathrooms felt really quite depressing . The window in less depressing bathroom doesn’t open and no fan. However as we settled in to our holiday , more important was the space and location. A few touches missing would have been nice for this number of “star” property E.g some logs for the fire, welcome pack, even the flowers in vases published in advert. Really though, you need to at least replace dining room chairs and tidy up the garden as these things impact someone’s holiday. It’s a really super place, wouldn’t take much to feel you’d made an effort for guests on their much needed holiday. Thank you very much.

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