Great Yarmouth Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Christine - Verified booking

  Some of the mattresses are very old and dirty.

  They have clean mattress protectors on but, when stripping the beds at the end, the protectors came away too revealing very old mattresses. I didn't check all of them just the two I stripped. In May a review mentioned the stained settee. The owners answer was to cover up with what looked like quilted throws off the beds. They didn't fit well and were constantly slipping off the settee. The coffee table in the lounge which was originally black had chips of white all over it so it never looked clean. The vacuum cleaner didn't pick anything up. When I checked the brushes they were completely clogged with dirt, hair and fluff. It would have been a long job to breathe life back into it. I only hope the cleaners were using their own equipment.The owner needs to check that equipment is in a usable state. The wash basins in the bathrooms were very small and, with a glass shelf above, impossible to get your face over. I think the three star rating should really be 2 star. My family all agreed it felt like student digs. On the plus side the location is excellent. There was plenty of space for the 6 young children to run around. The kitchen was well equipped for a large group. You get parking for 2 cars for the week for free and extra parking permits are available for £5 for each 24hrs from the owner but you are not guaranteed a parking spot especially at the weekends. However, Sainsbury's is a 10 minute walk away and my son parked there for the week for £21. Finally be aware that because of Covid you can't get in the property until 5pm and you have to vacate at 9am. The cleaners arrived at 9.02am. These were not the times I was given when I made the booking earlier and it was quite a rush to get 9 adults and 6 children breakfasted, packed, beds stripped etc. and out by 9am on leaving day.

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• David - Verified booking

  Location, just off the main street into town was brilliant, and it was not too far from the town centre and sea front. Plenty of shops, bars and cafes to chose from nearby. lovely conversion but there could have been a few little simple added touches just to make a stay easier, eg shelf in bathroom for toiletries instead of either on the floor under the sink or balanced on the edge of the bath. A window capable of being opened in the downstair bedroom, it was so dark and claustrophobic in there, and the lack of fresh air made it very uncomfortable to sleep for us. Considering the windows cannot be opened, which I understand with them being church windows, I would have thought that in the planning stages of the conversion, air conditioning would have been factored into the build. A shower over the bath in the downstair ensuite or preferably a small shower cubicle, and regular sized bath rather than that huge corner bath would be a bonus. The Bed in the downstair room was so high my wife who is not tall struggled to get on it, I myself at 6ft+ could sit on the edge of the bed and my feet didn't touch the floor, it was way too high and far higher than any we have ever slept on, be it at guest house/hotels or other Airbnb's. All in all a nice place for a few days away but sadly we would not return to the Nave.

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• Lewis - Verified booking

  We have just returned from a lovely week away, the lead up to the holiday the owner was informing us of various things that we might need to know whilst during our stay which was extremely helpful.

  The location of the house is just perfect, few minutes walk to the beach front and the shops there. There’s a shop that’s open til late just round the corner for anything that you may have forgotten. The outdoor seating under cover was great, which meant we could still barbecue and eat outdoors regardless of the weather. We used the hot tub most nights it was such a lovely add on. The kitchen has everything you could need, the freezer space is limited but we made do. The bedrooms on the front of the house could do with black out curtains as the sun would come shining through first thing. There was 10 of us all together and never felt cramped at any point during the week, plenty of bathrooms for all of us. The bedroom and bathroom doors have frosted glass panels in so could see through. The bathroom door especially could do with the glass being covered up. Great Yarmouth is a ten minute drive away. We went to see the seals at Horsey beach which is a 25 minute drive away. We hired a boat for the day on broads again which is 25 minute drive away. The kids room with all the books and toys was a great touch, we didn’t need to bring all the toys to keep the kids entertained. Would highly recommend this house.

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• Debbie - Verified booking

  Looking on line it caught my eye as a quirky place to stay in a converted chapel. The whole property in need of a Deep clean dusty and dirty not been cleaned in a long time. I spoke to the owner and his reaction was we all have different cleaning standards. There was no shower over the bath in the downstairs bathroom the fittings was there but no shower head. Had to go to top floor for a shower. Cobwebs on the key box and front door name plate and knocker, weeds outside had been sprayed and left looking dead. Food was left in freezer from either a previous guest or the owner inside the fridge residues of bits of food and dirty. Bedroom downstairs dust everywhere, long black hair on back of bedside lamp. Hoover, bucket and mop in coronary where you are supposed to hang your clothes. Kitchen bin filthy inside and out, bathroom bin rusty and no bag or bucket in it should breathing away and replaced.

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• Joanna - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay in Clover court.

  The rooms were clean and the house well equipped. There was plenty of space for the 16 of us to enjoy each other’s company but also have room to retreat! The kitchen is large and well equipped and each of the rooms having their own en suite meant no queuing for the bathroom The living area is spacious and allowed us room to sit and read or watch TV and the large dining table was ideal for family meals The beach was within walking distance and dog friendly and we enjoyed swimming in the sea. The only downside was the previous occupants had taken the wifi router! The owner did his very best to replace this and get it working. It did, unfortunately mean we had to spend extra on wifi cloud connection for the first 4 days as myself, and 3 other family members had unavoidable work meetings whilst away.

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