Beach Cottages in Wales

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Wendy - Verified booking

  We had a really lovely family get together in this homely and surprisingly spacious cottage.

  Archie the toddler had the benefit of a garden which he does not at home and we were able to thoroughly enjoy family time with both Archie and 8 week old Oscar which we were very sadly unable to with Archie due to the lockdown in 2020 when he was born. We loved the wonderful views of Holyhead which were ever changing and the toing and froing of the ferries. We went swimming at Treaddur, Church Bay and conveniently down the track from Bodlasan Farm at Llanfachraeth.The beach in the late evening is superb with a setting sun, the cries of the curlews, the heron fishing on the foreshore and the tooting of owls on the way back. We found the Owen family utterly kind and friendly, a lovely hamper of goodies was left for our arrival including eggs from the chickens. There are ample places to visit, too many for just one week! We went to NT Plas Newydd, a trip to Puffin Island, Benllech Beach leading to beautiful Red Wharf Bay. A great place to leave worldly problems behind just for a week and share the clearly treasured childhood home of the owners.

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• Mark - Verified booking

  We were very lucky with the weather which made our stay.

  Whilst the property has unique character we did feel the property needs a lot of TLC, especially when comparing living room with the kitchen and dining room. Dining room was very uncomfortable to sit at, and very tight seating area. Kitchen has a lot of equipment beyond use (frying pans rusty,plated and cups chipped, utensils rusty / damaged, door from kitchen to dining room could not be closed as did not latch to properly. Beds were very uncomfortable - some new mattresses would improve them. Shower leaked badly in the bathroom and lots of mould. Needs to be a warning on the description about the extremely low roof areas as some door frames had no padding and I personally made my head bleed 3 times, if you have a bad back this may be worth a miss as bending a lot. Think the fire provisions on arrival were sparse, thankfully we brought our own logs too. Area was very secluded which was great, and muddy track to beach was good - bring your wellies though! Finally thanks for returning a coat I left in the cottage.

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• Hazel Joy - Verified booking

  Really friendly owners, who personally greeted us within an hour of our arrival.

  When we entered our cottage we were greeted with the lovely sight of a bottle of wine and a pack of nibbles. The sights and friendliness of every on Ynys Mon was exceptional in every way. The only working mill on Ynys Mon was being refurbished by it's new owner when we tried visiting on the Tuesday, he invited us to revisit on the Thursday/ Friday when he would open early to accommodate us. Not only did this gentleman keep his word, he gave us a private personal escort round the mill, explaining much that we would not otherwise have known. Considering he wasn't due to open until the Monday after our holiday ended, we felt really welcomed and privileged. This gentleman refused our offer of payment, until I pressed him, declaring we wanted to be his first paying customers. We will be following the progress of the mill. And this young man's hospitality really made our holiday. His name was Richard ? (I don't recall his surname - wish I did) He is a credit to Wales.

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• Ann - Verified booking

  Disappointed by lack of outside space.

  Pictures showed field in front of the cottage, but no access was permitted. No welcome pack , as with previous Sykes cottages. Washing machine broken, no alternative , one clothes peg! Light broken in the bathroom. Toilet seat very loose. Not enough towels. Poor quality utensils in the kitchen. No basic items such as salt pepper, or sugar. Lovely village but no local shop. Narrow pavements not good for pushing a pram. Beach not suitable for small children. Car parking very tight for two cars. No direct access to the house so all the luggage had to be carried some distance. Stairs are very steep, so would be a problem for some people. A few less ornaments and a few toys would also make it more child friendly. We were expecting more having paid peek season prices. Beautiful area and lots to do, but the house needs fine tuning to upgrade to match Sykes standard.

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• Vicky - Verified booking

  Firstly I'd like to say Karen was brilliant at accommodating us.

  We have 18 month old twins and a 4 year old. She was just at the end of the phone for any questions. The cottage is beautiful and in an amazing location. Our only quibble is that the grass at the front is private property and not actually accessable. We chose the cottage because of the grass for the boys to play in and sadly it isn't obvious that it's not part of the property. So if you have kids be aware of that. But there is a lovely little patio to sit at to look at the spectacular views. The stairs are also very steep and don't fit stairgates on. We fitted one on the toddlers bedroom at the top but we had to use a chair at the bottom to stop them going up the stairs. But we would still highly recommend keepers cottage as it's an amazing location and beautiful house along with Karens very good communication skills. Thanks Karen.

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