Big Cottages & Group Accommodation in South Hams District

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Christine - Verified booking

  We loved our stay at 44 Above Town.

  The view from the sitting room is stunning and it was so enjoyable just to sit and watch the activity on the river, also to be able to walk down so quickly into the town to mooch, or eat in one of the many great eateries that Dartmouth offers. We were able to find free parking in the road above Above Town and left the car there all week as we could do all we wanted on foot or by ferry while we stayed there. It does require a good level of fitness due to the steep climb up from the town to the house. The whole place has been beautifully decorated and we appreciated the lovely shower (we only used the main one) and plentiful storage space. A few things could make it even better: the seating in the lounge was not comfortable. We reported one of the sofas needing to be replaced as the springs had completely gone. The other was ok, but we've sat on better! The kitchen stools were not particularly comfortable but we understand the choice of the built in breakfast bar/dining table. There is barely enough seating for 6 in the sitting room (there were only 2 of us, but it is advertised for 6) and the current seating does not make the most of the view. A couple of chairs that can be positioned to enjoy the view out of the window would be great (we used two of the outdoor seats, bringing them upstairs while we were staying there). But again, there were only 4 of those, which would not work for outdoor seating if 6 people were staying. Likewise only 4 wine glasses were provided - I guess it is assumed that the bunks will only be used by children? But you could make it usable with older 'children' or groups of friends, by providing a full 6 of everything. We would have appreciated a cafetière (we don't like the waste of Nespresso pods, so we didn't use that) and a tea pot; also some way to recycle plastics, bottles and paper, as they were collecting these separately from other places on Above Town. There was no toilet brush in the top toilet. A curtain would be useful in the main bedroom, as the only ventilation is by keeping the door open, which means the blinds in the door don't do anything re the light. But we loved it. Thank you!

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• Jill - Verified booking

  We had a wonderful holiday.

  The apartment was lovely, as usual, and we were very lucky to have fantastic weather which meant we could make the most of the beach and the swimming pool. The new carpets in the bedrooms are very nice and it is convenient to have towels provided now. We did have some issues (some of which others have mentioned too): The washing machine had A LOT of black mould in it. The powder drawer and slot it fits into were covered in mould, as was the seal. It took me a very long time to clean it up before the machine could be used. I realise this is partly due to the flat being unoccupied at times but, perhaps the owners could leave a note to remind people to leave the drawer and door open? The fitted sheet for the double bed was too small and kept coming off. The trays in the oven were all very dirty with bits of food on them -we had to clean them all. The oven gloves were so dirty that I had to soak them before washing them. I realise that some of the issues are due to people not cleaning up after themselves, and that cleaners have limited time, but my general impression is that cleaning is not as good now that Sykes has taken over the company. We have been going to No 7 since 2011 and the standard of cleaning does seem to have deteriorated. We love the apartment, with a few minor tweaks it would be perfect!

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• Pippa - Verified booking

  Despite the atrocious weather throughout our 2 week stay, we managed to have a relaxing and peaceful holiday.

  Because the Granary is such a welcoming and comfortable place to stay, it makes it easy to just do nothing if necessary. We stay there for 2 weeks twice a year, but staying at the end of the season it is noticeable that it has been well used, with chipped crockery, missing glasses and broken items that need replacing. Although on the face of it it looks clean, there were issues and we had to do some cleaning when we arrived, finding a pigs ear dog chew under the settee! The cleaner needs to re-acquaint themselves with the vacuum cleaner and the one provided was so full of very smelly dust and dog hair that it was unusable, making leaving the place clean and tidy on departure quite a chore. We missed the usual welcome pack of coffee, tea and biscuits and the washing up supplies provided were a starter kit only, lasting just 2 days, so you will need to bring washing up liquid, dishcloth, washing and dishwasher powder. However, all these are just niggly housekeeping issues which can be remedied very easily if deemed necessary and The Granary continues to be our favourite holiday stay.

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• Richard - Verified booking

  To be honest, if you hadn't sent me the review request I probably wouldn't have bothered following up on this.

  The cottage itself was very nice. It was in a beautiful secluded location within 20 minutes walk of a very secluded beautiful beach and whilst there were a few niggling little things wrong with the property such as very difficult to flush toilet and not very good appliances or heating system the one thing that was really bad was that the place was absolutely filthy. Whoever does the cleaning ought to find another career because both couches, when we looked underneath, them were absolutely disgusting. They didn't look like they've been cleaned in two months. In the bathroom I ran a piece of toilet paper over 12 inches of the top of the tiles and it was came away black. It seems that some people believe that because you're a dog owner you're used to living in sel it seems that some people believe that because you're a dog owner you're used to living in filth. Well we're not. I doubt we will ever go there again and tobe perfectly honest if this is the best that coast and country can do I think we may have to look at another supplier in the future.

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• Jane - Verified booking

  The cottage is lovely; you enter via the back yard and back door into a roomy kitchen/diner which lacks cupboard space.

  The lounge is very comfortable and the TV has Netflix which was an added bonus. The double bed is slightly hard and uncomfortable and the shower is slow, but overall, the cottage is very good. No visitors' book to complete which is a shame as we always enjoy reading where people have been to get some tips of where to go. The village is small with a very busy main road running through the middle of it. The shop stocked everything you could possibly need for a week's holiday. No dog walking places in the village unfortunately which meant we had to walk around the very narrow country lanes first thing each morning which wasn't so safe. Harbertonford is ideal for exporing south Devon and despite being there while storm Alex raged for 2 days we managed to visit Totnes (great for shops), Bovey Tracey (great for dog walking), Dartmouth, Salcombe, Paignton and Brixham. Overall, we had a great week and would return to the cottage.

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