Last Minute Cottages in Swanage

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Phil - Verified booking

  The publicity photograph was misleading, the house didn’t have kerb appeal.

  But on opening the front door , it was “wow”. So, a lovely property inside. Clean, modern, well-equipped. A sweet little patio outside. Conveniently placed for the town centre. A property that would suit younger couples rather than those of us in our later years. No blinds or curtains downstairs, so no privacy one darkness arrives. Sykes gave us confusing information about accessing the property via the key box. In an earlier email you quoted one code number and then in the final message you gave us another one. That was the number we had kept in our phone and it didn’t work on the box we first tried. We then found the second box at ground level, which accessing it was quite a challenge for an 80 year-old. Rather off putting! And then we were disappointed that the television set was not equipped to receive the terrestrial TV channels. In the welcome folder at the property there was information about linking our own device to the TV set but we didn’t have any kit with us to make that possible. Luckily we did have an iPad with us so we could watch the programmes we wanted to see. This information should have been included in the property details on the Sykes website. Most disappointing. Finally, we noted that a significant amount of the crockery was chipped and that previous guests had placed glasses on the coffee table leaving water marks. Not quite top quality considering that it was a newly built property.

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• Mrs Hylton De-Vall - Verified booking

  The cottage is lovely. So comfortable and with a wonderful outside decking area and garden. We had glorious sunny weather, and the bifold doors whilst relaxing later in the evening were well used. It was helpful to know from the website info about steep stairs in the cottage, so you know before you decide to book. However, the owner has bannisters on both side of the stairs so they were not an issue. Swanage and its beach are lovely and a doable walk from the cottage if you don't want to drive. There are buses too with stops just yards away from the cottage. Plenty of shops and pubs around and, of course, the wonderful Swanage station and the steam trains taking you on a short ride to Corfe and further.

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• Mr Lyden - Verified booking

  A lovely cottage, located right in the middle of Swanage, with easy access to local restaurants and shops. The cottage was well equipped throughout, had excellent Wi-Fi, and the smart TV was a welcome bonus. We somehow managed to stay here during the hottest week of the year, in September! The cottage remained cool throughout, and was a pleasure to come back to! The only things we would highlight, the off street parking is a bit tight, which wasn't a major problem for us, but might be a squeeze for a larger, wider car. Also, the cottage is located up a steep hill from the town, which again, wasn't a problem for us, but might cause difficulties for people who are less able.

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• Anonymous - Verified booking

  After only booking a week before our holiday, we were pleased to find this gem! The cottage has everything we needed and the extra touches were nice to see - tea bags for our arrival! We all found the beds very comfy - the girls were hot on the last two nights upstairs so they de-camped to the top lounge! (very handy) We loved Swanage and Barney the dog had not been on a train, bus, or boat before! Everywhere welcomes dogs and we particularly enjoyed Sunday lunch at The Anchor & Ship Inn. Girls liked the waffle place and Baboo for iced coffee. Girls went paddle boarding on the pier twice (cheaper than the beach) and highly recommend.Thank you so much, we had a blast!

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• Jackie - Verified booking

  A very last minute booking and a there was bit of a misshap with the cleanup and bed change from previous occupants, but things were put right by bedtime although it was a bit inconvenient as kids got to bed late.

  ...everyone very apologetic and all worked out OK. House as advertised.We could tell by the photo the garden was small but it was OK , big enough for table and chairs and as it was hot we could open the patio doors and eat outside. New property and paint etc new. On the edge of town but not a long walk into town and the beach, we looked at the map when booking so knew it was not near the sea but actually not too bad. We do not usually rent a place without parking but it was the only accommodation left at such short notice in school holidays, but it was OK we found street parking close.Handy little supermarket just down the street.

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