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£79
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Kiddleywink
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£123
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Sand Dunes - Holywell Bay
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Pendeen Hayloft
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What our customers say about their holidays
Confirmed Guest - Verified booking
Not upto the standards usually expected from Rural Retreats. Mousehole is a pretty Cornish fishing village, which makes it a good base for a holiday. Access to the cottage is via a very tight road, into which one has to reverse carefully to avoid the cars parked by residents at the top of the road. We had to park a quarter of a mile up the road, because it is not possible to park in front of the cottage, and the quayside car parks were full. We visited during a hot week in July, but the night storage heaters in the cottage were on full blast, with the controls in a locked cupboard. We asked the housekeeper for a fan, which could not be provided, and rang Rural Retreats who asked us to go and buy one, so we had to get it from Argos in Penzance. We were able to get the housekeeper to turn off the night storage heaters two and a half days into the holiday (not disturbing them over the weekend). The door from the bedroom into the living room opens inwards, and on three occasions, we inadvertently opened it outwards, jamming the door and trapping us in the bedroom. It required some force to unjam the door- this definitely needs to be re-hung. In addition to this, one evening the front door lock broke, so we had to wait in two hours for the locksmith, when instead we could have gone out. The kitchen and bathroom are well appointed, but there is no microwave - so take this into account when planning your meals. The lack of a garden and an outdoor sitting space are slight drawbacks, as is the tendency of vans from the telephone company, water company and builders to park directly in front of the front window for hours at a stretch, completely blocking the view. There is no recycling bin, so by the second half of the week, half of the kitchen floor was full of cardboard, cans and bottles. Come on Rural Retreats, you can do much better. For the same price, we have, in the past, rented much better properties.
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Mr Brockley - Verified booking
This is our first time staying at Porthia flat and on Island road, having visited St Ives for many years. The accommodation is lovely, and perfect size for 2 (& dog), with all you'd need for a comfortable holiday. The electrical equipment all looks quite new and clean, Smart Tv in front room and bedroom, microwave, Oven, Fridge, with enough room throughout to not feel cramped. The Bathroom is quite tired, and could do with an update. Some tiles look to be coming away from the walls, some of the fixtures are starting to rust, and some mould around the grout and curtain rail. I am 6ft 2" and cannot stand up fully in the shower by approximately 1 inch (rest of the bathroom is fine) as my head is on the shower ceiling, meaning the shower head is face height. There is also a small step out of the shower which is not big enough for a towel, so always wet/slippery when showering, which some may struggle with. However the water was always hot when required, easy to use, sink and toilet were clean. We found the front door lock to be intermittent and took several attempts for the barrel to actually engage and lock the door from both directions. We also found Island road to be very busy with people on foot, and vehicles up and down most of the time. Our first couple of days we never really noticed anyone above, but I think they may have changed over half way through as it got louder and more noticeable towards the end of the week. All in all, I would give 8/10 and definitely recommend Porthia flat to couples wanting to get away.
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Confirmed Guest - Verified booking
This charming cottage in the picturesque village of Mousehole had everything we needed. Although it’s quite small, it suited us very well. It’s handily located for access to all amenities. We found the kitchen to be extremely well equipped and we particularly appreciated the Ipod docking station, as well as the welcome food hamper, together with details such as the fresh flowers and a selection of toiletries. This is a lovely cottage for two people who want to get away from it all. The front door opens directly on to the lane and so there was some traffic noise but the window blinds afforded the necessary privacy. The streets of Mousehole are very narrow in places and parking space is at a premium. There is room to unload your car at the property but the lane itself is a cul de sac and there was no turning space for our large saloon. Lots of walking opportunities nearby but no chip shop!
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Confirmed Guest - Verified booking
Lovely little cottage, very well equipped and great, generous welcome hamper. The only thing we would add is that, being all on the ground floor and giving straight onto the street, both the lounge and bedroom windows are in need of either slatted blinds, split shutters or even just voile panels, as people are constantly looking in as they pass and we like to lie in bed with a cuppa reading on holiday but had to do this with the main blind down and lights on because there was no privacy. Also getting changed to go out in the evening etc required putting the main blind down and lights on. Not ideal! Apart from that it was perfect! Great location and some great restaurants/eateries within a few minutes walk. Parking in Mousehole is a constant nightmare though.
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Confirmed Guest - Verified booking
Advertising: no mention of washing machine and microwave. We even bought a microwave from Argos on our way through Penzance - which we took back the next day!!! Condition: 2 rugs on shabby side compared with rest of house which was spotless. Equipment: night storage heaters - not easy to anticipate settings for following days weather - especially bedroom. Apart from these, the location is perfect and it was lovely to have a real fire. The bathroom was very clean with good shower and very good flushing toilet. The housekeeper was very helpful and quick to send out a plumber when we had a 'slight problem with the washing machine'!!!!!!!! We would stay here again and recommend it to family and friends.
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