Driftwood

I loved the quirkiness of the flat and it was very comfortable.

The people I spoke to at Lyme Bay Holidays were very friendly and helpful, as was the owner. However, due to a situation which I understand was outside the owner’s control, I didn’t have the advertised Wi-Fi. There is no phone service and, as a solo visitor, it spoiled the holiday — not only making it harder to organise my next day’s activities but leaving me feeling very isolated, lonely, and bored in the evenings

Great little bolt hole, internal double glazing to the window would be a good idea to eliminate the early morning road noise.

Apart from that everything was great

Location, location, location!

! This lovely apartment is right by beach, marine parade and middle of town. You don't have an ocean view, but that is made up by being near everything by walking. Yes, parking is at one of the carparks requiring walking, but I found it easy to walk up to Charmouth Road parking. Yes, it is hard to unload and load, but I used museum across road after hours to unpack and pack car. Yes, there is noise from traffic and pedestrians right below your window, but you are in the middle of town. So the location, comfort of apartment, lots of windows and great kitchen far made up for some of the quirks; in fact I think they enhanced the experience. I will definitely stay again if I am in Lyme Regis.

The flat is very central, which is perfect for doing things in Lyme and getting the bus to visit other places.

The flat is beautifully decorated and felt very homely - small but perfectly spacious for two people and very comfortable. The only issue was that there was no wifi when we were there (the owner had left a note to say there was a fault in the area) and we couldn't get phone reception.

Very disappointed.

Have stayed with you before and liked it because you had shutters so was reasonably dark in the bedroom. Have just had 6 nights not sleeping as street lights then dawn at 5. Wouldn’t want to stay again because of this. I don’t visit Lyme for Holliday I come for work so have had a very miserable time. Don’t know why if you had to take down shutters you coulnt have installed black out curtains or blinds.

I have been to this town many times and all the cottages I booked were great

Always enjoy staying here, so convenient to the town.

Hope to stay again thanks

We had a lovely stay at Driftwood, brilliant location in the heart of the town and had everything we needed.

The only thing I would really mention is there are a couple of small areas of damp around the windows in the living room, no real problem, but there is a very large patch in the corner of the living room which really needs attending to. It is right behind the head of the single bed. It didn't affect us as we didn't use that bed, but I would've been reluctant to sleep with my head so close to the affected area. Other than that no complaints at all and we would stay again.

A cosy and comfortable property.

We loved the fact that as a Grade 2 listed building it had it's little creaks and groans (just like us old people) The flat was well equipped with everything we needed and everything worked well { I think the kitchen tap needs tightening up as it slightly confused the missus} one tiny thing was that the carpet on the very edge of the top step riser of stairs is a bit saggy and could catch people unawares. All in all a very pleasant stay and we would use it again.

Loved the flat.

.my second visit to it . So convenient for everything..a great location . Came by train so the lack of parking was not a problem . Very well equipped with a homely feel .good range of tv programmes . Will definitely return.

The flat suited us fine.

No complaints. Some traffic noise but only to expected for this central location. 10 minutes spent fixing to toggle fastener on the window behind the sofa would help a lot with noise. Double glazing would be inappropriate for this property and probably not allowed but secondary glazing may be a consideration. Do not forget the keys when you go out, you will lock yourself out.

Top location, fab view of the museum!

Everything cleaned and nice. Definitely recommend

Lovely quirky cottage.

All mod cons. Sofa rather small and low- but that's a sign of our age! Plenty of cushions available. Thankyou

A nice little apartment, very cosy / good heating.

Kitchen very tired and in need of revamp. Far window in lounge and gutter outside urgently need repair as when it rains the loud dripping stops you from sleeping, plus the water comes through the window. Main door from the street very tough to open and anyone who isn't quite strong wouldn't be able to get out as it sticks very bad.

A lovely little apartment with everything you need.

Lovely and clean with comfortable beds. The outside on the street looks quite scruffy which worried me on entering the building but I was pleasantly surprised by how lovely the apartment was, the shop it’s above is now a tattooist not the writing room as per the shared information.

Good convenient placed apartment but parking was difficult.

Needed to be lucky to get a place by beach carpark to unload on arrival. But then parking had to be in a longterm carpark which was up hill and a bit of a walk and then expensive for a days parking. Needed to download parking app. to make it convenient to pay carpark tariff. Lyme Bay Holidays were great and sorted out any help we needed. As they agreed a parking permit would make the holiday much more agreeable and less taxing.

Location, location, location.

... perfect! Communication from Sykes cottages, leading up to our holiday exceptional, key lockers etc. Plenty of places to park nearby, public and side street. Driftwood is tastefully decorated, equipped with everything you will need. The space actually feels a lot bigger because of the attention to detail. My friend recommended Driftwood. She had visited with her family last year. We had a girls short break with her 7 year old daughter this time which was great! I would highly recommend the place to friends and plan to visit again. Many thanks.

Driftwood is a quirky place, probably not for everyone, but me and my partner have stayed there many times, and love it.

On the down side, the flat's a bit shabby, eg the windows could do with a coat of paint, as could the door to the street, and the road outside can get noisy. On the up side, the flat is always spotlessly clean. The location is fabulous, the kitchen is well equipped, the beds are comfortable, there's plenty of hot water and the heating is very efficient. One suggestion : the flat could do with a new television ! For us, Driftwood has all that really matters for a comfortable stay in Lyme.

The cottage was very comfortable, the only downside was the phone and tv reception, but is probably beyond your control.

Fantastic apartment, great location.

Would definitely go back. Lack of parking not ideal and nearest car park is up a hill, but this was clear upon booking.

We were not informed that there was a wine bar directly under the bedroom which was open till 11pm 7 days a week so by time people had finished drinking and staff left was at least midnight.

We got no sleep and feel completely drained and didn’t enjoy our holiday at all which was a shame as Lovely little flat and would have booked again if not for the bar. Would recommend taking out dressing table in bedroom and swapping for a simple chest of draws also to much furniture in bedroom. The kitchen would be a lot more roomier without table and chairs especially as there is a table and chairs in living room. The fan in the bathroom was useless as was very tempremental a new window with an opener would be a big bonus.

We enjoyed our stay,even though it had 4 rooms it was still spacious for the two of us.

It was very light and airy and very comfortable. We did put the heating on as a couple of nights was chilly, so glad the owner left instructions on how to do this,as in other properties it is switched off! There was everything you needed to cook with. The TV was abit small, but that is my preference. The building is old so did expect the quirkiness of the slightly uneven floors and the older windows. We would stay here again.