Villas In St. Ives

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• David - Verified booking

  I asked several times before travelling down as to whether there was a iron and ironing board in the house as i had a family event to attend.

  Also, as the listing mentioned a pond but didn't show any images i asked if it was covered or safe with dogs about. I heard nothing back on either of these points. There was an iron and an ironing board but the board didn't have a cover. As for the pond, really think the word pond is stretching it. It was a large puddle in a stone. My dog liked to drink from it though which i discouraged him from obviously. The garden itself was lovely and well kept. Spent many a chilled hour. It has sun all day and really is a treat for this part of Cornwall. The house was like visiting your grandparents house. It had a real family owned feel, and was generally fine. There are lots of spiders but that didn't bother us. Really think though that a double bed rather than two singles in the backroom away from traffic noise would be an idea. There was dirty linen in a bag in the bathroom, and might have brought back some creepy crawlies with us but not sure if that came from the house. I loved the kitchen feel, and liked the way you could open up the door to the garden. Equipment wise it was all fine, feel the TV could do with an upgrade. All in all at the right price we would return!

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• Faith - Verified booking

  We had a wonderful time In Cornwall.

  This is the second time we have booked with Sykes Cottages. Hebaska was perfectly presented and the location and type of property was super for our family. We enjoyed many a night playing badminton in the garden which is a perfect place to relax and unwind after a busy day at the coast. Thank you to the property owner and to the wonderful cleaner who contacted us on the second week at the property. She was extremely helpful offering to change bedding/towels and also provided information about when the bin go out. The only down side, there was no recycling service at the property. This was not the owners policy, but I believe it was the local council who make the decision. Sad to see so many bottles go in to the first weeks general waste. The cleaner however, came up trumps when she offered to recycle the second week for us. She was a superstar! Thank you.

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• Kyle - Verified booking

  Hi, family of 2 adults and 2 children.

  We really enjoyed our stay. The house is in a great location as you well know. All of the goods inside are excellent quality but the main thing that lets the property down is the bifold doors. They have been misused and unfortunately are so hard to open we didn’t bother most of the time. These would really need replacing. As the property is rented out many people are not educated on how to open and close them properly and they damage the rubber gaskets at the bottom. That’s exactly what has happened here and the tracks are rusty so they don’t even slide anymore. There are doors that would be better suited to this and I would be happy to explain if you did ever consider changing them. Other than this we would definitely recommend the property and even consider returning in the future.

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• Simon - Verified booking

  Lovely comfy beds, well equipped house in a fab location.

  Had a great week enjoyed by all the family including the dog. Positive feedback, It lacked that personal touch of a welcome pack that reading in the visitors book there use to be. Such a small thing but makes the guests feel welcome. There was no bin bags, dishwasher tablets or cleaning materials left to clean the bathrooms and kitchen throughout the week. We had a phone call to advise us the shower leaked which happened all week every time we showered as there was 6 of us that was a lot of towel usage to mop up the flooded bathroom floor so no one slipped over. . Had a few phones calls from the agent but they never ended up coming round. There was also no container for recycling glass or any information to find a nearby location to do this.

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• Courtney - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay at Hebaska.

  It was a peaceful location with a nice view overlooking the fields. A couple of things we would say, is that the sea view in the photos wasn’t quite the same in person, we could see a tiny peek of the sea due to trees and surrounding areas. Whilst we appreciate this may be out of your hands, the photos on the advert are very misleading. The cleanliness of the house could have been better - there were cobwebs in corners, the oven wasn’t cleaned and smelt, we couldn’t use it for the smell when it was turned on and one duvet had blood stains on. Also, following on from a review in March 2024, the shower in the main bathroom is still leaking, which meant only the shower in the en-suite was usable for the whole week.

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