School Holidays 2017 Cottages In Camelford

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Mr Heawood - Verified booking

  Battys Hangout is clearly a fairly new cottage that is quiet, private and well equipped. The bedroom was a very good size, carpetted and with a kingsize or super kingsize, comfortable bed. There are electric radiators, but since the May temperatures were quite good, these did not come on. Water was always hot. Outside on the patio the table and two chairs always were in the sun - all of the day. A facility for washing and tumble drying were just a few hundred yards away on the same site. A quiet place to relax when not out visiting nearby beauty spots. Places such as Port Isaac, Boscastle and Tintagel were very close, and the town of Wadebridge not far away with it's cycleway to Padstow or the other way to Bodmin and beyond. Plenty of places to visit and we enjoyed the Bodmin Steam Railway and numerous other places. St Ives is about an hour and a quarter away on good roads. This seaside town we had visited several times before but were surprised just how much it has to offer, including numerous beaches and opportunities for boat hire and/or trips.

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• Andrew - Verified booking

  Was disappointed the washing machine was broken.

  At first we thought it was just one of those things but having read other reviews now it appears its been an ongoing issue that hasn't been addressed. Also neighbours were quite disrespectful complaining we weren't parked near enough to the wall and then subsequently had their own friends round who parked in front of our gate blocking us from leaving the cottage basically. Also their dog fouled in the courtyard and it wasn't cleaned up. That's no fault of sykes or the owner of our cottage though. Big thumbs up for the numerous books, games, dvds available on arrival. A very good selection, thanks for that. As for basic facilities I saw someone complain about I think this was very unfair on the owners. To grumble there wasn't milk or coffee provided is frankly ridiculous. Why this would be expected I don't know. True essentials were all provided. Our only other negative would be that there needs to be more of a focus on directions to find the cottage. It wasn't easy. On the whole though a very enjoyable break and we would definitely recommend.

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• Mr Regler - Verified booking

  Stayed here for a few days mid February and we are so glad we did, what an amazing cottage. Super clean, well equipped and extremely spacious with a modern feel. The cottage was warm and we had some complimentary local Cornish tea coffee and biscuits. The location is great for venturing out for many different places to visit and explore or if you just wanted some quiet time then this is perfect. The cottage is on a farm with some animals which are no bother at all and just add to the charm of the cottage. On arrival we were greeted by the owner and also had spoken to her father both are very welcoming and super friendly, they are there if you need anything and at the same time they give you complete privacy to enjoy your stay. I can't fault our stay apart from the lack of WI-FI but you can watch DVD'S provided and books or take your own, it's good to unplug from the world now and again. I will be booking another holiday here for sure and strongly recommend it to others.

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• Andrew - Verified booking

  The only issue regarding the facilities is that there is only one off-road car parking, although there is street parking close-by.

  We were aware of this before booking. I cannot recall if the information provided prior to arrival indicates that the front third of a building is in fact a private dwelling. We had a plumbing crisis during our stay involving water over-flowing from the main bathroom shower, passing through the bunkroom light fitting en-route to the floor below. A combination of luck and quick-thinking on our party gave us time to remove the soft furnishings and place buckets, so no long term damage. The person occupying the bunkroom for four nights had to sleep the last two on a mattress in the lounge. The owner responded well to the issue and appeared to have resolved it the following morning. Unfortunately there was a minor overflow the next day from the same shower. We reported this and we assume it was dealt with, but received no feedback. We did not use the shower again. Apart from this, we were impressed with the cleanliness, comfort and facilities of this cottage.

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• Kate - Verified booking

  Very hard to find in a cul-de-sac off the main road through Tregoodwell a detailed map would have been very helpful, even the residents of this small Hamlet didn’t know where it was.

  Picture of property doesn’t show how tight the access is and was made to feel apprehensive about parking and succumbed the unfriendliness of one of the neighbours over our parking two cars even though we had checked with Sykes and owner prior to booking that this was OK. We were also told that there was parking in the side roads, this really isn’t the case, roads too narrow, and was already taken over by locals transit vans and other rental properties. Was disappointed that the cupboards were bare of any essential items ie condiments would have been nice to know in advance, plus more suitable dishes needed to use in microwave. Fridge/Freezer doors didn’t close properly without pushing hard on them. Found double bed creaked hence didn’t sleep well also toilet seat in en-suite lose and doesn’t fit properly plus toilet in wet room rocks. Most of the windows don’t close properly either.

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