3 Major Terrace

Spacious, very well equipped and presented property.

We had a great family weekend together. Only comment having under 5s with us the hot water was way too hot, almost boiling. The temperature should be turned down to avoid scalding.

Accommodation was everything our party of 11 needed.

Comfortable, extremely spacious, very well equipped and nicely located close to the seafront and centre of town. Nice touch was the kitchen pack of scourer, cloth etc and the lovely welcome pack of regionally sourced products. Definately on the list for a return visit as a family.

We had a great stay at Major Terrace.

The house and facilities were great. A lovely big house for all the family. Seaton on your doorstep so you are close to the sea and all the shops.

We really enjoyed our stay and it is a fantastic house for getting together with friends for special occasions.

Really enjoyed the welcome hamper and was pleasantly surprised that there were dishwasher tablets, and various cleaning products in the cupboards. Some down sides were: The downstairs twin bedroom had a very unpleasant smell. The windows were filthy outside and it would have been nice to have had them cleaned. There were no instructions for the heating and it took us quite a while to work it all out.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at 3 Major Terrace.

As 6 middle-aged ladies, we enjoyed having a room each and there was plenty of bathrooms and wider space for everyone to enjoy, We cooked a roast dinner and there was lots of pans, trays, crockery and cutlery for us to use. The location was perfect for walks along the promenade and we would definitely consider visiting again.

The house was lovely, well-decorated and well-equipped.

Beds were comfortable and the showers were good. The major negative was the early check-out at 10.00am. When you have eleven adults, a baby and dog to get ready and cars to pack, it simply isn't possible. In the end we didn't have time for breakfast. I can't believe a later check-out wouldn't be possible, especially if no-one else is coming in that day.

Nice property,shame about parking,but if you took the posts out you could park three cars,as thirteen people you need three cars

Overall, we enjoyed a wonderful family birthday celebration with three generations from 3 months to 'well over 21' in this spacious, well-equipped property.

A few things to be aware of ... - The attic room has no door or curtains so not ideal for anyone who fancies a lie-in. - Be very careful with little people on the steep staircases. Our two-year old granddaughter slipped on the tight corner outside the lounge and broke her arm in two places. It's a long way to Exeter A&E for an extended wait. - There's a musty smell on the ground floor, possibly from the washing machine?

It was a lovely house, the parking lets it down it could easy have 3 cars on the front and for a big house you generally would have 3 cars and someone has to use main car park, just annoying as there is room on the front and in all reviews it is mentioned but nothing been done to address it House is amazing space for everyone, main table fits 12 lovely to eat and cook together, the loft bedroom very steep stairs getting to it and no door on it which was surprisingly.

We would use again as 5 minutes from beach

A nice property with lots of room.

Problem with boiler was resolved quickly and satisfactorily. The property would benefit from a really good clean - it wasn’t as clean as I would expect. Beds very clean and comfortable. Well equipped kitchen on the whole, but for potentially 12 people a bigger cafetière and a teapot (only a broken one in cupboard) would be helpful. Parking for 2 cars only, if the 2 wooden bars were moved from in front of the property - it would be easier to swing into the parking spaces and there would be room for 3 cars. There is lots of free parking a 5 minute walk away.

The house was lovely and perfect for our requirements.

Our only comments would be the two downstairs bedrooms had a damp smell and there is a bird nesting in the air vent in the living room as we could hear it scratching and rustling around. We would definitely rent the house again.

Very prompt reply to minor issues.

This is our third stay and we are always very pleased with the property and the overall experience.

One point, the double bed in the en-suite end bedroom, second floor made a very noticeable metallic noise as if there may be a broken spring in the base and also the headboard moved. I also have to report a breakage of a vase, I have sent a picture of this by separate e mail.

We loved our stay here and will definitely re-book.

The house was so clean, the location was perfect and the welcome hamper was a lovely bonus to receive.

The property was lovely, well kempt, and very clean.

Parking was a little bit of a problem as there were 5 cars to accommodate, as there were guests there from Bristol, Bath, Amesbury North Devon and South Devon. Car sharing was not an option as there was a registered disabled person and a baby included in the party so they both needed to park in front of the house. We did use the parking for the solicitors at the end of the terrace but only to pack the cars at the end of our stay. The check-out time of 10.00am was also a little bit of a problem as trying to get 10 adults and the baby out by this time was a little rushed. I think we made it by 10.15 - sorry. (I also think we may have forgotten to empty the dishwasher - again apologies. I hope this did not cause any problems?) All in all a great weekend despite the weather! Thank you for renting us your beautiful accommodation. We would definitely use again and would recommend to others.

Lovely property.

Suited us as party of 10 so perfect as we all had our own spaces and could get together in the lovely kitchen/diner and in the lounge. Smelt a bit musty as we first went in and notice alot of empty air plug ins etc so must be a slight problem. Seemed a bit better after use though. Our main bug bear was there was only one tea towel between 10 of us for a week so we had to let them know, but 3 more were supplied day or two after! Also, lack of oven gloves - had one little plastic finger-end silicone one whereas you really need 2 of those to hold the weight of the hot dishes. Kitchen well equipped generally though and dishwasher was good (we did clean the filter at the bottom inside as I don't think that had been done for ages!). Ran out of loo rolls as well so had to refill. Also, couldn't clean the bath properly after we had one as no cloth or cleaning stuff. Other than those things, that didn't spoil the holiday anyway; loved the place and perfect for us and would go back!

The house is spacious and comfortable.

It is in a good, quiet location only a short 5 minute walk from shops and another 5 minutes to the seafront. Unfortunately, we had no hot water on arrival and then on 2 further occasions. We were told that the heating and hot water is controlled by the owner so the maintenance team have to keep contacting him in order to rectify the situation. This was both frustrating and annoying, when after a day out in the hot weather no one could use the showers. Overall this is a beautiful house- perfect for large families.

The house was very nice, well equipped and finished to a high standard.

There were a few small things which could be improved. Locks on bathroom doors, wobbly taps, one toilet flush button broken, one towel rail off the wall. Bad smell and damp? on ground floor. Cushions in living room had frayed covers. Instructions and emails had inconsistencies eg re rubbish. Car parking space could have fit a third car if better organised. Outside area needs attention as it was unusable because of moss etc. Seaton itself was disappointing. The worst thing was BROKEN DISHWASHER for the duration which was awful.

Highly recommend this Property, firstly a big thank you to the housekeeping team everything was spotlessly clean.

Elegant, very comfortable, spacious, bright and fresh property with everything we needed, the minor addition of larger bath towels and connect wifi to the TV in the upstairs lounge for the younger member's would be our only suggestion for improvement. The ground floor was all on one level in fact like a separate flat with a small lounge with smart TV so ideal for multi families or members of the party who prefer their own space. The location is ideal, very central to all amenities but peacefully situation with safe parking and the bonus of being very dog friendly. We had a wonderful family get together in East Devon, such a lovely part of the world. Thank you to the owners for providing a first class stay.

We were a large group of adults and two small children.

The property was perfect as the family with the small children could occupy the ground floor with its own living room and kitchen, perfect for those early morning wake ups without disturbing the rest of the group. The property was nicely decorated and comfortable. We have only marked down the 'comfort' because we were unable to get the heating to work. It came on occasionally on the ground floor but didn't come on at all on the top two floors and, being New Year, it was cold. There were no instructions and we were unable to contact anybody to help us which was frustrating. Being such a large house, this did unfortunately make our stay less comfortable. Other than that, it is a great property in a good location and we would recommend it.

Fantastic property, very spacious, clean and well stocked with adequate crockery, utensils etc for the number of people, something not always present.

The only comment I would make, is that it would be great if the 2 wooden pillars outside the property could be removed to enable 3 cars to be parked outside the property as parking in Seaton is not easy and with the size of the property there is always likely to be more than 2 cars.

We had a very good holiday and all the facilities provided were first class.

As the number of guests could be as many as ten the number of cars could be as many as three. Parking in Seaton is expensive and it would be ideal if the parking at the property could be increased from two to three cars. This could be achieved by taking down the two centre posts Some of the other adjacent properties have done this.

We arrived to find the courtyard was very dirty, furniture badly in need if a clean and stacked up in the corner and with dogs mess evident.

We immediately emailed Sykes who eventually answered our email 2 days later. In the meantime we spoke to the owners who sent a cleaner who did sweep up but the area needed a proper power wash to clean the mildew off the furniture, decking and astroturf. We never did get to use the outside space which was one of our criteria when we booked our break. Very disappointed by the lack of action by both Sykes and the owners.

Super house in a good location.

Only downside is limited parking at premises but plenty of car parks close by. Had a small issue but was resolved very quickly by maintenance

Absolutely Fabulous, we all (10of us ) had a wonderful time we will be back,the property was very clean,comfortable & had everything we needed & more, only a few minutes walk to shops, pub's, restaurants & the beach, fantastic & thank you very much for letting us stay .

Lovely place well equipped and loads of space.

Only minor complaint would be the limited parking, 2 places for potentially 11 people. But we knew that when we booked.

Great property and an ideal base for exploring the South Devon and neighbouring Dorset coast.

Very high standard and comfortable accommodation, very well served for bathroom facilities.

Excellent location. Worked very well for a party of 11 ages ranging from 2 years old to 70's.

The house is really well set up for big groups, with plenty of beds and lots of glasses, cups etc.

There are four bathrooms and an extra loo, which was great. The downstairs was cold, but the other three floors warm. We only used the middle living room, so it wasn’t a problem. There was plenty of space for twelve people. The Wi-Fi didn’t work, which was more of a problem for the younger members of our group. Sykes Cottages tried to sort this and the owners were on to it too. We really enjoyed our stay and the house is ideally situated to walk the beautiful coast path and for family groups. Thank-you

On arrival we were very impressed with the property.

From the cleanliness and the actual space, which was even better than the description said and the photos showed. We were a party of 7 adults and 3 kids and we had so much space. Plenty of bathrooms, plus loo rolls and handwash everywhere. The kitchen equipment was first class in terms of amount and in big enough sizes to cook our Christmas meals with ease. Perhaps a few extra serving spoons, a slotted spoon or 2 and an extra fish slice would have been handy. Great to have 3 ovens over the 2 kitchens plus a small extra fridge freezer too. Even a wine cooler for our festive drinks. Lovely little welcome pack with tea bags, milk ground coffee, biscuits, chutney, nuts, fudge abd crackers. The only problems we had were the WiFi stopped late in Christmas Eve and the second kettle wasn't working. These were minor annoyances. All in all a wonderful house for a large group, just be aware there are four floors in all, so lots of stairs. Note, the cutlery drawer is inside the utensils drawer.

Lovely and well equipped house.

Very central and within easy reach of the sea front. House is very comfortable and suitable for a large adult group as well as a family. Kitchen very well equipped and spacious and another small kitchen too. Ideal for eating in. We all enjoyed being there. Beds very comfortable. Blackout blinds very effective in bedrooms.

The property itself is lovely.

Beautifully and simply decorated and the layout is spaced nicely so visitors are not on top of each other. Also plenty of seating around the table, which was great. Fabulous location - really amazing for the town, beach and park, which the little ones loved (3 and 5yrs). What let it down for us, was the cleanliness - the last occupants washing was left in my 88 year old mum's bedroom! Given it was her birthday weekend, it was very disappointing this had not been collected prior to our arrival. The lounge area was still dirty with the last occupiers (I hope) breakfast cereal on the floor; the toilets downstairs had not been properly cleaned (ie behind the toilet seat and on the floor - photos available) and all of the cooking pots we used needed to be cleaned prior to use. The other issue we had was trying to locate the cutlery upstairs. As a family (of 10 - 4 generations) we were eating together but we could not find the cutlery! It was not until the agent came to collect the dirty washing that we mentioned it to him and he suggested where we might find it! Perhaps a label on the front of the cutlery drawer, located inside the big drawer, would go a long way for a stress free arrival and trying to feed two little ones and a travel weary party. One other thing that might be pointed out is that the top bedroom is accessible by a steep spiral stair case - not for the faint hearted - but I am told was lovely!

Well equipped, clean and nicely decorated.

The only problem was that the washing machine did not work but as we were there only for 3 nights it was not a major concern.

A beautiful house good location with parking for 2 cars.

It would have been useful to have put a sticker marked cutlery on the " secret drawer " to enable us to locate the cutlery without having to make two phone calls to the company. Downstairs floor was damp , smelly & musty. We were unable to use the bedroom to the left due to the smell which was a shame as we booked the property for the use of 6 bedrooms with 6 king-size beds. If this problem is rectified it would be worthy of a 10 star rating for recommendation and not the 7 which I have given.

A beautiful, well equipped house, exactly as shown on the website.

The only problem was an unpleasant smell on the whole of the ground floor which made it unusable (one of our party did try on the first night but hardly slept because of it, so moved to the third floor on the second night. There were only 6 of us so fortunately there was a spare bedroom). If that problem can be sorted out it will be perfect.

Loved it!

Great house with plenty of space and everything we needed, hope to come again in the future.