School Holidays 2017 Cottages In Sandown

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Chris - Verified booking

  An excellent new house, in an ideal location that is let down by the equipment and bedding.

  The house furnishings have an unfinished feel. We had a feeling that the property was rushed onto the market with little thought given to the needs of the guests. There was a significant shortage of cutlery for example and that which was provided was of poor quality. There was only one small sharp knife so there was no means to cut a loaf or carve a joint. There were no baking trays. In fact kitchen utensils were in very short supply. In fact we have stayed in many self catering properties over the years and this was the most inadequately equipped that we have experienced. A washing machine was fitted in the kitchen, but there was only one small collapsable airer, no dryer and no line outside, so a family would have found drying washing impossible. The furniture and bedding in the bedroom definitely need attention. The pillows were very poor quality and uncomfortable. The bedding was also pretty poor. When we stripped the bed, the duvet stuck to the cover, so either the cleaners had spilt liquid on it or it had not been changed after the previous guests, ugh! My wife struggled to find anywhere to satisfactorily store jewellery and there was no practical place to apply make up because there was no appropriate shelving in the bathrooms or the bedrooms. When we came to clean before we left we found a sweeping brush and a vacuum cleaner, but no dustpan. We had to sweep and then vacuum up the bits. In concluding we had an excellent holiday which was marred not by the property, which could have been lovely, but by the owners lack of attention to the needs of their guests.

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• Michael - Verified booking

  Property was very clean and tidy on arrival and all amenities were provided, including toilet rolls and hand wash in all toilets / bathrooms.

  Good location in terms of proximity to beach and kids play facilities being in easy walking distance of Sandham Gardens, Dinosaur Isle and the IOW Animal Sanctuary. Around a 10 minute walk to the pier. Earlier reviews had commented on the evening noise from nearby Hotels etc. We didn't find it to be particularly loud or disruptive, no more than you would expect when the property is located centrally in a seaside resort. The early morning sea gulls made more noise !! Currently there is building work going on just 20 yards or so from the property. Doesn't make for a great view but not a major issue. Work started each weekday morning around 7:30 finishing about 16:30. There was some low level noise but since we had young children in our party we were up and about before the workers started so no real issue to us. The property comes with one reserved parking space. There are a number of visitor's spaces. We had 2 cars in our party. Having been out for the day and returning before 16:30 all visitor's spaces were taken up by the construction workers. Fortunately the property is directly opposite to Fort Street long stay car park which has plenty of spaces available, so we would park there and then move the car when the construction workers had left for the day. So no big deal. I felt that the towels provided weren't of a great quality and that perhaps the bathrooms could have benefitted from some shelving to hold toiletries etc.. Other than that a nice property in a convenient location overall. Thanks.

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• Wendy - Verified booking

  Whilst it’s a beautiful property, we all felt that a little more could be spent on the mattresses.

  They were extremely uncomfortable and when you have been out all day, you want/need a good nights sleep and sadly those mattresses did not measure up. The main bathroom sink had an excessive amount of hair in the plug hole, whilst my family used that bathroom, it was not a welcoming sight. The plug in the downstairs toilet, regardless of how this is positioned the rubber washer around this prevents any water escaping the sink. Otherwise the stay was lovely, literally a few minutes walk to the beach, you could hear the waves at night when it was all quiet, one of my favourite parts to the stay. The building work talking place wasn’t too bad, the only issue there is the contractors using all of the visitors parking. So if you go out by car be sure to stay out otherwise any visitors using that area will not be able to park until the contractors have finished their working day. Whilst there is parking over the road the cost was not cheap. I would definitely recommend this property but would warn of the mattresses, otherwise my self and family had a very pleasant stay.

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• Ben - Verified booking

  (Sykes Cottages have always been reliable over the years.

  We know we're in good hands.) Our vacation at 2 Linden Terrace was both memorable and stress-free. It's rare for an owner of a holiday property to reach out before check-in, to suggest you're welcome to enter your holiday home a little earlier. We were genuinely surprised. And on top of that - the level of text interaction with the owner was pitched just right. This home is so well thought out with small creative details which made our stay more enjoyable. The location is brilliant to get to the beaches and the front garden is also a nice addition. The icing on the cake are the friendly, kind neighbors at No.1. Really special people. I wish we had neighbors like them back home! This location and property is a real find. If you're looking to stay on the Isle Of Wight, I suggest you don't bother researching anywhere else. Just slam your finger onto that book now button!

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• Dave - Verified booking

  Should have been a good place for us and the grandkids but one big problem.

  The accommodation is really good and the location was excellent particularly with the kids in mind - short walk to both the beach and nearby Sandham gardens. The big problem though is the NOISE factor. Behind the property is a hotel that had very loud live music on every night until around 11pm. I appreciate the owners can do nothing about the noise but I would have expected details of the potential noise to be included in the description of the property so that people can make a choice on whether this bothers them or not. Personally if I had known these facts when I made the booking I would never have booked - shame really because everything else was really good

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