“Overall the property is in a lovely spot… the garden and sea view is a real added extra and we enjoyed our stay.”
The property was clean on arrival with a lovely welcome package. There were new sofas in the living room which was nice. The cottage definitely has original charm… however, it is in need of some repair. The kitchen window is rotten through and can’t be opened without the worry of it falling apart. The exterior side doors are not accessible, completely rotten and held together by silicon. The twin bedroom window is hanging on one hinge. The rear bathroom has bad damp and fungus mushrooms ...
The property was clean on arrival with a lovely welcome package. There were new sofas in the living room which was nice. The cottage definitely has original charm… however, it is in need of some repair. The kitchen window is rotten through and can’t be opened without the worry of it falling apart. The exterior side doors are not accessible, completely rotten and held together by silicon. The twin bedroom window is hanging on one hinge. The rear bathroom has bad damp and fungus mushrooms growing from the ceiling. Some of the garden furniture is very weathered and not particularly stable to use. The double mattress in the main bedroom is very basic and not particularly comfortable at all, so much so that we had to sleep on top
of the duvet to get extra padding. The Roman blind in the main bedroom is tied up and cannot be closed, so we had to hang a towel in the window for privacy and to avoid being woken up by the early daylight. When we put the rubbish out for the collection day there was a heap of recycling from previous visitors in the back alley that we had to organise, but there are no official recycling bins to use. The property offers no parking, compared to other cottages for hire (at the same price) on the same terrace which all have allocated parking for visitors in the nearby car park. Having read previous reviews from other customers we were prepared for some compromises, and contacting customer services as Sykes Cottages before our stay reassured us that most issues had been addressed to a satisfactory degree. However, the premium cost charged for the property for a week in August doesn’t feel justified in comparison to similar properties on the same terrace and those nearby… which charge the the same price if not cheaper.