Holiday Houses With Pools To Rent

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Christine - Verified booking

  This is a lovely property with lots of room and plenty of equipment for cooking which was useful as we were a family group at Christmas and New Year.

  Decorations were up and there was a decorated Christmas tree. It's in the country on an estate where we could take the dog for walks. The owner was very helpful about us adding on an extra day at either end of the holiday when we could see on the Sykes website that the property was free. Some minor problems: We did ask for the bed in the downstairs bedroom to be made up as two twins (as my husband snores). The bed was listed on the website as super king size but actually it was only king so the twin beds were narrow and not very comfortable. When some of the family left I slept in one of the other rooms where the bed was more comfortable. There was a minor power cut part way through the holiday and the owner helpfully came out twice to try and sort out the timing on the heat pump that provided the heating but it didn't work consistently for the rest of the holiday. However there was a log burning stove in the lounge that we could have used if it had been colder. There was a pump in a cupboard in one of the upstairs bedrooms (the one with the en suite) and even before the power cut it would come on in the middle of the night making a banging noise every couple of seconds and kept my daughter awake. Some of us used the undercover outdoor pool once but maybe to be expected at this time of year despite being heated it wasn't warm enough to be comfortable.

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• Maryjane - Verified booking

  Where to start?

  a. Safety must be the first concern, especially in case of fire in such a wooden building. However, when you lock the main door at night, from the inside, it is virtually impossible to unlock. To do so we had to climb through a window every morning, to unlock the door from the outside. This is a known problem as there is a note on the door frame. REPLACE THE LOCK as a matter of urgency. b. Most of the smoke alarms have been removed. c. The kitchen induction hob's glass top is badly broken, with bits detaching. Yes it still works, but really.. d. The sink in one of the upstairs bathrooms has a big (~2") hole in it and is unusable. e. The tv in the downstairs bedroom has no signal. This was reported on day 2, and nothing done. f. Broken glass by the swimming pool. g. The outside "key safe" is upside down, and does not appear to work in any case. h. Most bedrooms very basic/small with picture hooks but no pictures on the walls. The pictures are very flattering. We paid £1800 for a week and expected more, having done this many times elsewhere. i.e. we are not that hard to please. The above is a pity as the property could be reasonable if furnished to a better standard, and is further let down by poor maintenance. We reported the sink and hobb on arrival the first day and were offered a £50 (!) discount. It has not appeared as yet..

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• Melissa - Verified booking

  Batts Barn is a beautiful barn conversion in a stunning setting.

  The location is within easy reach of many lovely villages, pubs, farm shops and castles. The barn has been finished to a beautiful standard with a very impressive kitchen area. The pool was an additional bonus, although "heated", it isn't the warmest. The housekeeper who lives onsite was very welcoming and friendly and nothing was too much for her. Thank you. A few things that let it down, without focusing on the negatives as it was lovely. But this certainly would improve the listing: There was no welcome pack, nothing at all. For the price of the barn, this was a shame. When I say nothing, not even tea bags, kitchen roll, coffee etc. This was disappointing and being very remote, it wasn't easy to "pop out". Most other accommodations we stay at, at least provide the basics along with a welcome pack and letter. Simple touches make a big difference and would make for a better review. The property could have been cleaned to a better standard, mostly the amount of cobwebs. We also had a huge problem with flies and wasps in the property. We understand you can get cluster flies this time of year but this was ridiculous. We were up until 1am trying to sort the problem. Once again, a lovely property. Just attention to the finer details would certainly benefit.

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• Melissa - Verified booking

  We had a lovely stay at the Hay barn and we thought it was a beautiful property.

  Just a couple of things I’d like to mention. On arrival we took our dogs for a walk around to familiarise ourselves and the neighbours cocker spaniel decided to run out and attack my dog. My dog was on a lead and this was totally unprovoked so I think the owners either need to put a gate up or tie their dog up if it’s going to greet guests and their dogs in this manner. Secondly the bin stall which is right outside the Hay Barn and opposite the pool was a bit of an eye sore and could do with being organised a bit better as quite off putting on arrival. Thirdly the property advertises a king and queen room. The twin beds put together to make the queen do not fit together properly and I kept falling through the middle and couldn’t cuddle up to my partner. Just a suggestion but I think the electric car charger also needs to be PIN code protected or it needs a sign with instructions as to who can use to to avoid any confusion. Other than these few minor issues we thoroughly enjoyed our stay and this area of Devon is really picturesque. The garden wasn’t overlooked and there was lots of birds and nature around us. The house was well stocked with cooking utensils for those who wish to cook.

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• Gavin - Verified booking

  Was a good holiday generally, owner was friendly and pool was big and kids loved it.

  The only point to make in the interests of a balanced review would be that there were quite a few small things that whilst not really having any impact on the holiday were a bit niggly given what we’d paid: Garden was not self contained as advertised so we couldn’t just let our dog out without supervision. This was a pain tbh. No toilet extractor fans worked. One toilet was very hard to flush. Downstairs toilet door very hard to open as it had swelled and scraped on the floor. Wifi was rubbish tbh, no bandwidth. Pool floor had a couple of tiles missing and my daughter cut her foot (not badly) on one of the edges. Shrubs around house all overgrown and so when it rained it was hard not to get wet whilst trying to walk past them. Other than that all good, but the place would definitely benefit from some TLC.

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