Big Cottages & Group Accommodation in Hornsea

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Katherine - Verified booking

  Overview; It’s a large circa 1900 NHS waiting room themed property with large rooms, high ceilings, disused fire places and tiny, built in cupboards in each room, just large enough to store the screams of terror from previous occupants.

  Fortunately it’s been left nice and bland following some sort of raid by the colour and style police and the walls are beautifully finished with white and cream paint, broken up with numerous cracks and the odd mirror or old picture of random crap. After dark this place is enough to give Herman Munster the creeps! Fortunately all of the doors are loose fitting and boast the original door knobs that don’t actually keep the doors from rattling in the wind so it keeps you alert throughout the night if you have the windows open. The door knobs appear to be traditional brass and make your hand smell after use. Please fix this as it could pose a fire risk having a flimsy door knob that is more prone to failure. Not to mention nobody wants a smelly knob in their hand! The new bits; Breaking away from the traditional features there is a tv with a sky box, dumped in the corner of the living room. Granted it doesn’t appear to work, unless you happen to be a Sky-trained engineer!? But it’s there. There’s been a skylight installed on the upper landing which is rather nice and welcomes in precious light to the darker end of the hall and staircase to illuminate the cobwebs the shoddy cleaning team haven’t bothered to dust. The double glazed windows have clearly been installed on a budget and without much thought about appearance, opening options or practicality in a property that is likely to be rather warm in the freak and unlikely event of a British summer. Bedrooms; My last colonoscopy was more comfortable than the beds in this house and a mattress made from bubble wrap would make less noise. As they are all singles, the only thing you’ll be getting your leg over here is the gap between the mattresses. Housekeeping; Moving on to the hygiene (shouldn’t take long as there isn’t any) but yes, from wooden floors and fixtures being scuffed and broken, floors peeling up, mould around each shower and kitchen equipment that would give a colony of badgers TB doesn’t make for a great job! The handrail on the stairs is looser than Kerry Katona and the cooker looks like it’s been bought from Albert Steptoe! It doesn’t really make for great living! Lighting; The lighting throughout is a mix of candle bulbs and fluorescent tubes that make the kitchen feel like a branch of Quick fit. A lamp in one of the rooms fell apart on touch. This has been picked up in previous reviews! Heating; The heating system is particularly loud when in use and needs flushing out. Parking; Parking is workable but if you’re looking for a free-unrestricted space, you’ll need to walk up the road beyond the timed parking bays. Garden; The garden was clearly once a real lush sun trap, but even that needs work to restore it as the furniture is badly weathered and the stones need replacing. Summary; Overall this was once a great house boasting spacious rooms and period features. Unfortunately it’s been allowed to fall into disrepair and is now a sleeping giant with oodles of potential but in urgent need of a refurbishment. I would sympathise with the owners but the cost of the stay is waaay above the quality, including properties available on the sea front with sea views. The feeling within the property is one of “that’ll do”. No, it won’t! They are taking advantage of people and not putting in their end of the deal. Ultimately we were disappointed by the lack of care and upkeep of the property and wouldn’t recommend it to anyone. In business, to get something out you must put something in. The owners of this property have clearly forgotten that!

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• Jane - Verified booking

  Great central location in a lovely large house.

  Close to beach, park, shops and very central we did not use our car at all! Parking was easy to find and very close by and there were no issues with pulling up outside to unload on arrival or load on departure. The house is attached to a very popular wine bar and loud music can clearly be heard in all bedrooms on Friday, Saturday nights until early hours (guest need to be forewarned). Although the house was surface cleaned for our arrival it needs a thorough clean and attention to details such as replacement of sink plug in toilet hand wash basin, flush in downstairs bathroom, broken coffee tables and lamps without bulbs etc. With just a little investment of time and some small detail changes this could make a real difference to the impression of cleanliness and comfort. However, the beds were very comfy with clean linen & towels provided. It would have been nice to have a good kitchen broom and some quality cookware for those of us who want to self-cater. The outside area needs attention to make sitting out a comfortable option. Tiny gravel pieces were difficult for dogs and may be problematic for small children. The garden furniture needs repair. There were lots of cigarette ends in the gravel which had not been cleared for some time. With some small changes and bit of attention to cleaning detail this is a great value property for a large family get away. Despite the honest review we had a fab week and would happily return.

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• John - Verified booking

  The house was in a really good location for the beach and town center.

  There is a nice garden area and a useful staorage area for bikes etc. The house was well equipped, just could do with a colander ( it was broken) a sieve, washing up bowl and some more pads to put hot pans on. The oven needs to be on for quite a well before it starts to cook. Although the showers were hot enough it was difficult for both showers, others taps to be used at the same time, the water pressure seemed to effect this. Having a bedroom down stairs was great because the dog could sleep near and so we didn't need to worry about keeping her downstais. The beds were very comfy, we slept really well. Although it is only loading and unloaing outside there are 2 car parks near by. One was free at the time we needed. Opposite there is a lovely park which was great for dog walking and for the children. The beaches are good. Dog friendly beach near by. The fish and chip shops have good opening times and there is a dog friendly cafe practically next door. It would have been useful to have some information available ( ususally there is a book with info in i.e. stop tap in case of emergencies etc) but I believe that there is someone near by in case of emergencies like that. We would recommend both Sykes and this property. ( Customers just need to be made aware of the £150 bond so that they can plan for that in case of any problems).

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• Sandra - Verified booking

  Goid morning, We have been to this property before and the sane issues are still tgere ie The back bedroom window lock is broken, it us a safety issue as well as a security one, especially when children are sleeping in that bedroom.

  The front door lock is definitely faulty, this is a on going problem from previous visits. However more do on this visit as we were unable to open the doir 4 times out of 5 and had yo ask tge owners from the next door bar to help us open tge front door. As we understood we were to contact them if tgere were any issues. I did ask them to sort the front door lock, but was told this would not happen whilst we were there. Unfortunately we had to trail all the children around the back to fet into tge property. This is also a fire risk because had a fire happened in the kitchen, and the front door would not open, we would have no means of escape. We found the problem with the lock impacted on our holiday for the above reasons. The property generally was acceptable cleanliness wise, but it was clear that the fiwnstairs floor had not been hoovered etc it was a job we had yo do before we started our holiday. When we leave we always hoover, clean the bathrooms and fridges etc and strip the beds. Our granddaughter commented tgat we had ckean tge house better than we found it. I'm sorry we have had to bring this to your attention , but the risk of a fire regulations the front door needs to be address ASAP. Regards Sandra Fisher

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• C - Verified booking

  The positives: the location of the property was perfect.

  Easy to unload our luggage and find the car park as mentioned in the booking details. Good size enclosed garden (after the gifts left by the previous occupants dog had been removed). However, now for the negatives: the house was dirty (have photographic evidence of dust/hair/grime, including items left by the previous occupants). The downstairs bathroom was more like a storage room, the shower only managed to heat up to luke warm - not ideal in winter and the toilet is in need of a simple repair, which the owners were made aware of. In the kitchen the oven had to be cleared before it could be used, insufficient glasses for 8 people e.g 6 wine glasses of which 2 were cracked, we purchased 4 wine glasses and have left them for the next occupants, more plates/mugs/utensils would be beneficial. The total lack of mirrors in the bedrooms and a broken lamp in the downstairs bedroom were other examples of the lack of maintenance. If all the negatives were addressed, then this house would be great and value for money. Unfortunately it was disappointing based on the information/photos provided on Sykescottages website.

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