Large Holiday Homes on the Isle of Wight

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Yvonne - Verified booking

  Photos deceiving, the whole place is very tired, scum ring in bath, leaking shower, one broken bed, but as a party of 3 this wasn’t an issue for us, one kitchen door hanging, looks and feels internally like a caravan/chalet.

  Front door is accessed via tradesman entry, around the back and uninviting. Sadly the only bit worth the price was the size. Very generous proportions. Shame we could hear the neighbour every time he went for a pee, their bathroom was next to our lounge/diner, and the walls are thin. It had a good layout once inside, and had it not been dated and worn would have been super, bedrooms were generous, and the linen was spotless, lounge furniture very dated, I’d say 80’s to 90’’s, but was serviceable, one of the double patio doors in the lounge couldn’t be opened (would have been lovely to bring the outside in) it looked as if the lock had been fused somehow and so permanently locked shut. They could also have benefitted from a clean on the inside. The decking is super tired and one of the planks was loose (potential trip hazard) also one of the posts in the decking fence was missing. The decking furniture also very worn and tired, would have been lovely to sit out but no umbrellas or shade at all so the patio was not used by us. We had some rain one day and next morning found stones from the 20’ ish wall on the alleyway pavement. Such a shame the property isn’t maintained better. Lastly we were happy to see the tennis lawn, sadly the ground is dangerously uneven, with a hole on one side. I fell quite hard. Excellent cooker, washer, microwave. Good sized kitchen, well equipped, but a few wooden spoons would be good, my adult sons bought men sized glasses and breakfast dish ,their choice, and left them there for the next party. I feel this property has huge potential and just needs tlc and updating in parts. Would I book again , only if updated and repaired. Currently in my opinion not worth the money.

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• Carol - Verified booking

  The property is extremely run down, the sofas are filthy, I had to cover them with blankets from our cars.

  I was disgusted with them and there was no way my grandchildren were going to sit/lay on them uncovered. The patio doors were broken despite being reported a year earlier the carpets were dirty with very unpleasant looking stains, the balustrade on the balcony was broken in 2 places, just grateful I didn’t have a baby/toddler with us that could of fallen through and had an accident then this would have been a completely different ball game. There were spiders everywhere when we arrived some dead some alive. We encountered a slug in the kitchen and slime on the kitchen carpet. The beds were very comfortable however when we stripped them on leaving we realised 2 of the quilts were very old, one pillow had 8 pillowcases on it, plus a dead spider was under one of the sheets that had clearly been there for some time. There was no bulb in the outside light as you approached the entrance and as the paving slabs are so uneven and dangerous this was a must. The Wi-Fi was only available in one part of the lounge and I feel we were sharing with the people in the property joined onto ours. The outside patio furniture was rickety and needs to be updated ,as one chair had a broken slat which did give way while in use, there is no patio lighting ,there is a bare wire hanging out above the entrance door , they claim there is parking for 2 cars and that is correct however the person in the adjoining property had their car charging cable plugged in causing a restriction of access.I am very surprised this property is on your website as it is definitely not up-to your usual standard . We do have picture evidence to back all of this up.

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• Fiona - Verified booking

  Clearly it’s a very old property however it clearly needs a lot of money spent on it to bring it up to a standard that adequately reflects the rental being charged.

  The property is damp. All of our clothes smelt damp and musty when we returned and all had to be washed. There is only 1 standup shower in this 4 bedroom property. It’s clearly overused and as such there is black mould growing in the shower due to their being no ventilation in the bathroom. The 2nd double bedroom needs a king size bed in their and not a double as it’s far too small for 2 adults. We had to use the same towels for a whole week as there is no mid week change of towels which is again very poor given the price paid for this cottage. The kitchen is full of useless things you would be unlikely to use on a holiday. The space would be much better left empty for your guests to put food in. The property is advertised as no pets but I can assure you there have been animals staying here as you can smell dog in the living room carpet / sofas. There were ample cots / high chairs and a lovely toy basket for babies / toddlers which was a nice touch however some appropriate dinner plates / bowls / cups would have been useful. If you have never stayed in an old cottage then you will definitely get a real old cottage experience here. Location was good but it’s a real shame the crown (pub opposite the house) was only open certain days for drinks with no food menu due to no kitchen staff. This was a common theme across the island in general. Overall I would say this cottage is very overpriced and really needs quite a lot of money spent on it to get it up to a good rentable standard.

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• Janet - Verified booking

  The major problem was the steepness of the driveway, and having to reverse in ( owner's suggestion).

  As the cottage is just behind the village centre, the limited space on the road was often occupied by shoppers, and on a couple of occasions, we could not even acces the cottage driveway and had to park away from the cottage in an adjoining side street. We did observe that adjoing properties had near level driveways !. The cottage did have everything we needed, but as the only toilet was upstairs, i would certainly think it was not suitable for those with limited mobility. In addition, upper level access was not easy due to differing stair levelsand bathroom access during the night was not easy . A small nightlight with motion sensor would be a good idea as this would be cheaper to run than leaving the hall light on all night. Plus, it could be switched off during the day. Another suggestion would be a child stair gate at the top of the stairs for sfaety reasons when families with younger children stay. A minor niggle - on reading the comments from other visitors to the cottage, we noticed mention of a Welcome Pack - there was none!.We did have an issue with the bathroom ( minor and not reported ). I would mention that on our return home, i had received an email from the cottage owners, actually mentioning that a) the driveway had been widened, and b) the bathroom fan did not work and was awaiting repair. It would have been helpful if a note had been attached to the bathroom door mentioning this fact.

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• Denise - Verified booking

  We stayed in 2022 but just found out we could review.

  This is a lovely cottage but it is described as having an enclosed garden. What it doesn't say is that it is shared access so neighbours walk through the garden to access their property, making it an unsecured space for children or dogs to be in even for a second without close supervision. You would have to go out in the garden first before letting out a child or dog in case the gate is left open. Whilst our dog would never be unsupervised I would normally go out with her at the same time, not have to check the garden is secure before going out. Also to keep watch in case the neighbours came through the gate. The garden was a very small dungeon like space and not really pleasant and our dog had no space to be safely off lead at all for the week. There are issues with parking as the shared access neighbour parks across both spaces. Also there is an old peoples' home across the road so visitors park all up the road. We found it difficult to park in the road on a few occasions. However, it's a beautiful character cottage and the Smart TV was a bonus. The location is fabulous providing access to all the places we wanted to see. Nice touches were providing paw towels and dog bowls for canine guests.

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