2/10 Terrible
Madeline E.
1 Sept 2024
Liked: Check-in, communication
Disliked: Listing accuracy
Hollow House not Cosy Cottage
This should be called Hollow House not Cosy Cottage as it is very echoey and hollow. The good side: it is near the beach, the beds were comfortable although the double was very soft. It was mostly clean inside and there was a huge tv which the kids loved. The bad side: the outside is filthy and looks like the windows haven't been cleaned for a couple of years. The curtain in the living room is torn and the net is just a small piece of single fabric. There is a tiny yard at the back with the high wall of a hotel looming behind it. No attempt has been made to make it pleasant so the view from the back is awful. To make matters worse there is also a huge extractor fan going 18/24 hours so you have to keep the windows in the back bedrooms and kitchen shut and you can still hear the noise. There is no way of drying anything - no tumble dryer, not even a line in the yard - and this in a house near the beach. The decor is tatty - an attempt at shabby chic I imagine which is just shabby. The bedding is 100% cheap polyester. I have never stayed in a holiday let with polyester bedding. There towels were small and thin. There were exactly 5 usable mugs in the kitchen - the 6th was cracked all over the bottom; the fridge was small and the bottom shelf on the door had been removed. This is a Sykes property - Sykes used to have a good reputation for the quality of their lets but times must have changed as this is one of the poorest holiday lets I have ever rented.
Madeline E.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024
