Charmouth Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Toby - Verified booking

  The house was OK.

  Clean and basic facilities. It was dingy and claustrophobic - one window at the front obscured by an overgrown bush, and one at the back in the kitchen. No windows up stairs, only roof lights. The place welcomes pets (we don't have any), but had a bit of a musty smell of wet dog. There's shelves in the living room well stocked with books etc, but this gave the impression of being cluttered. There's lots of pictures on the walls at odd places, looking behind these cover dents/marks in the wall. No usable outside space - There was a back garden but no access to it - the only access being via the side and back of the row of properties, which was not at all practical. There's a bench at the front facing an overgrown bush and overgrown brambles. Facilities were basic - no washing machine or dish washer. Parking wasn't ideal. There are spaces more or less in front of the property which is fine, if they are available. More than once these were all taken and we had to park at the other end of the site (by the refuse/recycling bins). There is a hotel on the side with restaurant and pool. We didn't use these facilities, the weather wasn't quite good enough for the outside pool and there are plenty of nice restaurants in the area to try. Charmouth, Lyme Regis, and the Jurassic coast is a lovely area. If you're loking for somewhere basic, then this is fine. Would we recommend it, not really, unfortunately, I am sure there are better properties for the price to rent in the area.

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• Antony - Verified booking

  Whilst the let was on the surface neat and tidy as an elderly couple with a dog ...

  Whilst the let was on the surface neat and tidy as an elderly couple with a dog couldn't recommend it the sofa was extremely uncomfortable the two recliners were comfy but too low I spent the entire holiday sitting on a dining chair the beds were too cramped apart from the double the lack of fresh air in the bedrooms we found stifling and so sleep wasn't good shower and bath good toilets child sized and very poorly situated like the downstairs sink why put it opposite the hot dryer rail bend over and you burn your backside when washing your face the outside garden I'm not sure that was described accurately it was unusable no access from house you have to walk round the row of houses up a steep slippery overgrown path get in the garden (I use garden loosely) to the deck which may be classed as fit for use but we didn't use it once car parking didn't get use of it once during the holiday description of waste disposal also needs addressed better our verdict will be don't use to anyone

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• Sarah - Verified booking

  It was a lovely little bungalow with a great garden, however there were things I would have liked to have known before arriving.

  The lane is VERY narrow, in the handbook inside the property it says its best to reverse down the lane, actually I think drop things at the top and walk them down - its not very far. The closest car park is Woodmead which doesn't come up as long stay but this summer (2023) was £35 for 3 days or £65 for a week. The other long stay car parks are £15 a day which was more then we'd expected but it took us a while to find Woodmead. It was a last minute booking and despite phoning the number provided this info was hard to come by, as we had limited time to research. It spoilt the first day or so with confusion and stress especially for my 83 year old mother. Otherwise it was delightful and the best equiped place we have ever stayed. The garden was perfect, private and sunny most of the day. Thank you very much for the goody bag we enjoyed it!

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• Alison - Verified booking

  Lots of maintenance and cleaning issues which should have been addressed prior to our stay.

  1. Leaking shower screen upstairs causing huge puddles 2. Downstairs shower head tied up with string 3 both shower heads need descaling as blocked and poor water flow 4. Loft hatch not secure and very dangerous as suddenly dropped down almost hitting someone on the head 5. Window safety catch broken in children's bedroom 6. Broken plug in upstairs bathroom 7. Dishwasher not draining and unusable 8. Huge amount of black mould on all windows 9. Garden furniture unusable as not been cleaned after the winter 10. Garden bench broken 11. Both toilets not clean on arrival 12. Food waste bin not been emptied for a long time and full of mould so we could not use it. All this long list is completely unacceptable and given how much we paid we are disappointed and would not return or recommend.

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• Louisa - Verified booking

  Fantastic location, perfectly situated in the heart of Lyme Regis.

  Just a minutes walk to Tesco, and there are several takeaways, shops and restaurants within 5 minutes. A cosy cottage that is even better than in the photos, with lovely views of Golden Cap and the sea. Easy parking at the rear of the property with 2 spaces, so lots of space to get kids and luggage out of the car. The cottage was perfect for our family of 4, with 2 kids under 10. The modern (and very quiet) dishwasher and washer dryer in the kitchen was a brilliant addition. The electric shower was very nice too. The cottage is well maintained and the kitchen looked very new. Minor suggestion for improvement... a more comfortable mattress or firmer pillows in the master bedroom - the mattress felt fine, but as side sleepers we ended up with neck ache.

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