Holiday Cottages In Salcombe

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Fiona - Verified booking

  The property was ideally situated but be aware it is on a hill (fine for us) Very dissapointed, the approach to the property was un Kempt and weeds approaching the property.

  The garden grass was about 8 inches high, over grown and should have been cut and tidied there was no excuse for that as a holiday rental other than poor management. The property it's self needed a through DEEP clean....dirty, kitchen cupboards didn't shut properly, broken shelves in the fridges. The furniture and carpets in the front room need changing and up grading! setee seriously stained so it the carpet and rug.... (Fortunatly I took my own throws) other wise I certainly wouldn't want to have sat on it. There is also damp coming through the wall of the front bedroom. Stairs are steep, NO baby gate provided however we did ask and were declined. We also asked to take our own to be told it the pressure caused any damage we would be liable.....absolute joke considering this is not a highly maintained property. There was no concern regarding safty of a toddler! It was nice to have the table tennis in the garage. They also lost console games however the wired to these also need replacing, This property needs care and attention and bringing up to a higher cleaner standard and maintenance issues need addressing also the damp in the bedroom. The garden should have also been kept clean and tidy, This property is neglected which is such a shame Next door is a rental too and unfortunatly the owners adult children liked to party till 03.00 am dispite asking to be quiet!

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• Mr R Jackson - Verified booking

  We have stayed at the house 3 times and love it.

  It is great to see work done on it each year, e.g. bathroom and paint outside. However a few things to note which I hope will be of benefit and some perhaps worth passing onto owner: -The top bedroom in roof can get seriously very hot in warm weather as there is no airflow (we brought a fan this year to help). This can be improved two ways; (1) fit an opening window behind bath (the current window doesn't open and double glazing has blown so likely needs replacing in due course), (2) the blocked up window behind wardrobe is painted black outside and this acts as massive heat soak (wall gets very hot)! Could it be painted another colour? -The lawn was not cut for a good few weeks (same last year), would have been nice since we have young children -Master bedroom on 1st floor has some large cracks in wall and could do coat of paint -Rear downstairs lounge has several areas were plaster/paint is failing and could do with repair (might be damp?) -Twin room has some broken bed slats. The frames were also very loose (I tightened some with allen keys start of the week). Thanks, Ross PS we would like to stay there again next year for salcombe week (7th July next year)

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• Wendy - Verified booking

  Firm Anchor is five star The property is located close to the harbour, shops and pubs.

  All of which are of high standards with friendly staff. The property itself is on 3 levels with accommodation over 5 bedrooms, we were 7 adults, one child (2 1/2) and two babies. The kitchen was excellent and had more than enough crockery, cutlery, pans , glasses etc for the 10 of us The 2 fridges was a great addition also as we had lots of food, beer and wine to fill them. There is a Spar mini market on the next street which came in handy. When we ventured out the local beaches they were all clean and water quality was excellent. The ferry across the estuary and onto south beach were both excellent. We visited the local area and Dartmouth, Kingsbridge and Blackpool beach and Bigby on sea / Burgh island, All worth a visit Also Dartmoor is well worth a visit to see the wild Dartmoor ponies. We enjoyed this property but would not advise anyone with poor mobility visits as the walk up from town requires good mobility and fitness.

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• Timothy - Verified booking

  The house is beginning to need a refresh .

  The brown carpet in the second lounge needs replacing and did not seem clean .I did not want the toddler sitting on it ,it also doesn't fit and restricts the door opening . We had a leak from the shower into this room and even though it was fixed within a day it is obvious from the stains on the ceiling it has happened before . None of the remote controls worked and we eventually had to work out how to use the TV etc using manual switches which was a pain . The high chair was replaced as the initial one was mouldy and the travel cot also smelt . Overall the property suited our needs but needs up dating .The new shower/bathroom and new utility are great. A total repaint is needed . I like my rental property to be as nice if not nicer than my own home and this was shabby . The sofa in the main lounge sheds feathers and the other two sofas need replacing .

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• Justin - Verified booking

  The property itself was great, if not particular clean.

  The biggest issue was that there was no parking and the customer service from Coast&Country/Sykes Cottages was extremely poor when trying to resolve. You cannot speak to a person and the automated options are shut down after hours. Parking was advertised as being available and was one of the reasons we chose the property. When we arrived someone had parked blocking the garage so no parking was available within a 5 min walk - not ideal when you have just driven 4hrs!! Inside the house was fine. Bedrooms were the highlight, comfortable and spacious. The kitchen was good, although one side of the oven appeared to be broken. Sitting rooms were ok, not particularly clean and a bit dated. Of particular frustration was lack of batteries in the TV remotes and the old TVs. Small details once fixed would make a world of difference!!

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