Dog Friendly Charmouth Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Julie - Verified booking

  We stayed here for 4 nights, 2 adults and 2 kids (8 & 6) and our dog.

  It's a lovely little cottage and was so clean and we were treated with a lovely welcome pack with tea coffee and biscuits etc which was such a nice touch. The kitchen has everything we needed including washing up liquid/ cleaning sprays etc. The bedrooms were very clean and comfortable with plenty of wardrobe/drawer space to store clothes etc. The only 2 things i would say that i would change about this property was, the living room only had one 2 seater sofa and 2 single wooden chairs, unlike the photos which show two 2 seater sofas and 2 wooden chairs. For a family of 4 we didn't feel one small 2 seater sofa was enough, especially as my husband is over 6 foot and took up practically the whole sofa. I'd probably swap the 2 wooden chairs for another 2 seater sofa to make it a bit more cosy. The second thing is that the listing states that the property had an 'enclosed garden'. Which it does have, but the fence at the top of the garden is only about 15cm tall, so when letting my dog out in the garden for the first time, I was quite surprised to look up and see him looking at me excitedly from the next door garden! Thankfully he has excellent recall so came straight back on command, but for anyone with young kids or dogs more than a few inches tall, there's not a lot to stop kids and dogs going over to the next door garden. Overall we really enjoyed our stay here, and found the 5 minute drive to charmouth beach really handy, also a 5 minute drive to Lyme Regis bitg both of which had plenty of parking.

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• Trevor - Verified booking

  On arrival we found the Chalet was presented in a pleasant manner.

  On using the kitchen we found it to be very claustraphobic with a counter top freezer with a micro wave oven sitting on the top taking up a third of the already limited work space. On sitting down on the sofa we found dirty used tissues that had been stuffed down the side cushions. On unpacking our supplies we found that all the cupboards were full of equipment and seemed to be stocked for 8 to 10 people. The fridge did not have a bulb which made it awkward to see inside. The TV service kept switching off every so often. On going upstairs we found there was no rail on the right side, ( being 75 and 72 we found this a little worrying as to safety. We found dirty tissues ( which we have left ) under the head end of the bed. We could not open the shylight and it was very dirty. Whilst reading the welcome book it stated that NO VISITORS WERE ALLOWED. What we could not work out was why there was enough cutlery and glasses and crockery for 12 people. Having no dishwasher the used crockery etc had to be washed up .when used.. We have holidayed at Fernhill since 1990 ish and have stayed in different Chalets. The site seems to now be occupied by owners and is not in the best upkeep that it could be. Lyme Bay staff were again outstanding. There to help in all cases 10 out of 10. We have photos of all our concerns, we would stay at Fernhill again but not at No 44.

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• Naomi - Verified booking

  The house was well equipped and in a really nice location.

  It was helpful that the Lyme Bay Holidays caretaker could come promptly to sort out the problem that we had with the taps. It would have been much better if the cleaner or someone local could have turned on the immersion heater the day before we arrived or even the morning that day. It wasn't so nice to arrive to no hot water and then it was quite difficult to find the instructions and figure out how to turn on the switch in the cupboard. We had a 5 hour drive with lots of traffic, so were quite tired and just wanted a hot shower. There seems to be some issue with the plumbing that the tap upstairs on the shower / bath jammed up, so we couldn't get anything out of the tap. And then when we used the hot water tap downstairs for washing up, the water came in fits and starts, suddenly spraying out and then stopping for a bit. This was fairly consistent through the 4 days we were there. The downstairs shower was fine to use with enough pressure, once the immersion heater had been turned on over night for there to be enough water. I think if there were some more clear instructions in the guest book about the hot water that would be better. Overall we had a nice holiday, the terrace was nice, and the kitchen was well furnished. Thank you for hosting us. (It is up to you how much of this you want to publish online, I don't mind)

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• Janet - Verified booking

  The property is located in a quiet, rural setting neighbouring a working dairy farm.

  It was fascinating to see the cows coming and going for milking. There was no noise or mess to deal with even though the farm is quite close. Once off the main road the lanes to access East Barn are mainly single track. There are some interesting places to visit which are not far to access by car. East Barn is a lovely property with a drive for parking, a fenced, grassy area for a garden and a concrete patio. Inside all 3 bedrooms are downstairs with a family bathroom, utility room which all have good quality, comfortable furnishings, fittings and appliances. Upstairs is a galley kitchen, large, light, airy lounge and dining area and an extra shower room with WC & hand basin. The furnishings, fittings and appliances are all of good quality and very comfortable. The kitchen is well equipped with all we needed for the week. We were a party of 3 adults and 2 dogs and had a lovely time staying at East Barn which made our holiday very special. The cottage was very calming and easy to relax in and the views were superb. One of the best places I have had the pleasure to stay in when renting a cottage.

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• Kevin - Verified booking

  Enjoyable stay in a nice cottage.

  Highly recommended village to stay in with 2 nice pubs , good fish and chip shop and short walk to superb beach . Great hills for the runners in our group. The main issues we had with the cottage was the fact it advertised for up to 3 dogs and we assumed the courtyard garden would therefore be a good size . It wasn’t !! Just about enough room for 4 chairs and a table and definitely no room for the dogs as well . The bushes hanging over were overgrown and sitting on the table . I had to cut them back . Surprising given a previous guest had reported it and nothing done to rectify. Additionally we reported a problem with dishwasher on day 2 but had no reply . No big deal but I would be disappointed if I was the owner. Garage really not big enough for a family car . Seems a waste of space - maybe could be converted to a games room ? However we had no problem parking our car outside. Electric needs an overhaul upstairs as the owner’s hairdryer kept tripping the electrics . In summary though , nice , well maintained (inside) property in superb location.

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