Rock Rose

Reviews (25)

• Yvonne

  We were worried about the parking but managed to get two Ford Kugas in the parking space with a tiny bit to spare. This really is an adults only property, there’s nowhere for children to run around. Also if you have mobility problems the steps up could be a challenge. The views are fantastic, to the right is Looe, to the left the Rame. We loved hearing the sea crashing on the shore during a storm, something we don’t hear living inland! Even in October we still managed to sit outside and enjoy the view. The local shop has shut for good which is a shame, so we picked up groceries when we were out and about, the nearest is Morrisons in Liskeard, but we also used Sainsburys in Bodmin and Tesco in St Austell. Like other visitors we found the recycling and rubbish collection very confusing. This should be made clearer and put by the back door. Where do glass bottles go? No provision for them, but one separate bin for cardboard and another one for paper when this could be combined into one box. The local council need to sort this out. On the Thursday before departing on the Friday I had an email from Sykes telling me to clean up, empty the bins and dishwasher and refer to the book in the house as to whether the beds need stripping. I have always done this in every property we have rented, but I found this very patronising and have never ever had such an email from any company that we have booked a holiday home from (I can understand that some visitors might leave a mess) but this email sent me and my daughter in a mad panic to vacuum everywhere and to sweep and clean the ground floor. This is not the way we want to spend an afternoon as we have obviously paid for the cleaning in with the booking. We also felt that we had done the cleaners job for them, all they needed to do was make the beds and clean the bathroom. This is was my only negative for the holiday All in all you won’t be disappointed if you book this property, we loved it. The owner has made provision for everything.

• Sonia

  Not having a local shop (closed down) was an issue for things like morning paper but nothing massive. We had two elderly relations in our group and the step steps to the property were difficult for them, not impossible though. Lovely walks on beach and to the pubs were great however with such a small garden, the steps and height factors this property has limitations on market. Children have little space to play, dogs have nowhere to run and elderly have difficulty with steps. We enjoyed our holiday and not negative comments just honest ones.

• Edel

  The garden is definitely the highlight and the vista from the deck is spectacular. Gas bbq was a really nice touch. Overall we had a lovely week. However, the house needs attention and is just not of a standard you’d expect for the price we paid of £3,200 for a week. The pull out larder is falling off its hinges and is unusable. There is a shortage of kitchen utensils, specifically a wok would have been good. The downstairs bedroom has an issue with damp. There is a damp smell and poor ventilation. The only tiny window was locked but when we eventually found the key, discovered you have to be over 6ft talk to open it! There is no visual info re bins/recycling and the recycling was overflowing as we had previous guests recycling also! It is in the book but it needs to be more visible by the back door. As you would expect there is a big issue with noisy seagulls in the morning especially in master bedroom. Other neighbours have installed netting on their roofs to prevent birds from landing as they are noisily jumping on the flat roof of the master bedroom from about 4am.