Dog Friendly Cottages in Cornwall

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Ruth - Verified booking

  I had my 75th birthday here with hubby, two daughters, one son-in-law and five teenage grandchildren.

  The location is superb for surfing beaches a short drive away, King Arthur’s castle ruins and amazing new bridge. Etc. The house exceeded our expectations in many ways but in a couple of others didn’t. However the owner, who lives next door was always on hand to answer queries and more than ready to take on board our suggestions. We were only his second guests since he took it on and so was keen to hear any slight quibbles and to put them right for future guests. The info from Sykes about the house was a bit misleading with the Covid instructions. They said there would be no cushions on the sofas and that there would be no games, maps, books etc. All these things were there so we needn’t have brought our own. It also states that there is a beach 200 metres away! No there isn’t! The sea might be but not a useable beach. Also we assumed, wrongly, that as it is a big house it would have a reasonable size garden. So we brought a gazebo but there was nowhere to put it up. The outdoor space is tiny with the hot tub taking up half and a BBQ and two benches with small table the rest. So if you have a BBQ meal you really need a table and chairs to eat it at outside. The hot tub is a luxury but we felt a garden dining set would be more useful. Also there is nowhere outdoors to dry wet swimmers, towels or washing although an electric drier and clothes horse indoors is provided inside. A rack for wetsuits is outside the front with a hose which is handy. The house itself is very well appointed and tastefully decorated with no lack of seafaring themed ornaments and wall pictures. The kitchen fantastic for catering for large numbers and a very comfy lounge. All bathrooms are great with endless hot water for those after beach showers, even all going at once! The bed I was in did sag in the middle rather and gave me a backache for the first half an hour each morning but maybe my age had something to do with it. Matt the owner was so friendly and helpful that I don’t want to upset him but felt that these comments might help those people thinking of booking up at Trevena Lodge. Oh and the view from sitting on the loo in my en-suite was the best I have ever experienced! We managed to avoid the crowds to avoid the Covid and altogether we had a super holiday and I had a memorable birthday!

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• Mandy - Verified booking

  We absolutely loved our stay at Culdrose Manor.

  It's in a great spot close to the Lizard Peninsula and Penzance and all the beautiful beaches along the way. We also enjoyed the free passes to Flambards Theme Park! Correspondence from David was friendly and timely - we were given the door code in good time and when we made an enquiry he responded immediately. Upon our arrival the house was spotless, much credit to Daiga, Normund and David, thank you. And we really appreciated the goodies left out for our arrival. We really felt at home in the Manor, and even when some of our party had to leave early due to work commitments it was still homely and cosy despite the size of the place. You can see this from the photographs but we can confirm that the rooms are sumptuous and plentiful. In addition to the spacious bedrooms there is a comfortable lounge large enough for the whole party of 10, a dining room with seating for the whole party plus a few extra chairs, outside dining area with further seating for the whole party, a TV room that proved invaluable when the kids wanted to play games or the adults wanted respite from the tennis/football, AND a games room/bar area. The kitchen was large enough to for half the party to lounge around in pjs in the morning and included all the necessary cooking facilities, kitchen utensils and tableware, a large fridge-freezer, 2 dishwashers, all cosily warmed by the Aga. In case this wasn't enough there are two large entrance hallways with seating, a spacious hallway area outside the family rooms, beautifully kept flowerbeds at the back of the house surrounding sufficient parking for at least 6 cars, and an enormous and equally beautifully kept front garden including barbecue, dining and table-tennis. We will definitely return here should the occasion arise.

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• Karen - Verified booking

  An amazing property, couldn’t fault it and definitely exceeded our expectations.

  Making the booking was easy and communication was good from booking to arrival. We had a direct contact number for Dave, who oversees the property, should we have needed any assistance during our stay. We met Dave and his team on our departure day which was lovely. They were friendly and clearly work hard to make everyone’s stay at culdrose manor a fabulous experience. We range from age 4 months up to 75 years and this property worked for everyone, including the teenagers, which is a rarity when seeking larger properties. Such a well equipped house. The welcome pack we received was above and beyond and the fresh flowers were beautiful. We came to Cornwall and chose this property as it was close to some of our family who live in Helston. We are a large family from Scotland, and some of our family now live in Australia and were visiting. The space in the property allowed us to all be together and enjoy quality family time. It was really relaxing and fun. We all had an amazing time. Being so close to Flambards was such a bonus and everyone enjoyed visiting the park which had something for everyone. We would definitely love to return to Culdrose Manor again in the future.

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• Ken - Verified booking

  No shower mats in accommodation so very slippy and dangerous, had to buy plug in air fresheners as the house had a damp smell.

  We had mixed weather so some days we had to stay in or come back early, the wifi was constantly not working and because the only two television in the house completely only work off WIFI , we found ourselves with no tv also. Advertises a 7 day free pass to the park which really only equated to one as the rides are only operated on a wednesday or weekend, so arriving on Saturday meant we only got to go on the Wednesday. We also had issues with the dishwasher and first day had to empty everything and re wash by hand. An engineer was sent but they already knew about the problem from the previous guests but did not mention it to us. Overall lovely accommodation, Dave was always on hand to help, negatives Kitchen is to small to accommodate full capacity, should have tv in the bedrooms and all should be linked to an actual aerial or router. Great position to drive to most places and if the weather had been better we may have stayed longer, but left day early as without wifi and tv my 4 year old and 18 year old were very bored just sat in a house.

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• Jordan - Verified booking

  We had an amazing holiday.

  We had no issues whatsoever. David was brilliant and made sure everything was perfect. It was a shame we didn’t get to meet him, as we left early to avoid Saturday traffic. (We are south wales) On arrival, everything we needed was already there, which was a lovely touch; Tea, coffee, milk, sugar, tea towels. And the best bit….scones, jam, cream and Prosecco! The house really was lovely, it was immaculate. The beds were very comfortable and with crisp, white linen. It was airy and spacious and served us with everything we needed as a group of 5 adults with additional needs and 3 staff. It honestly didn’t feel like a working holiday. Location was perfect. We did everything we aimed to do and the guys loved the free tickets to Flambards theme park next door! Another lovely gesture, thankyou David. Overall, I would highly recommend this beautiful manor. It really was perfect. And David, he is a credit to the place. Thankyou xx

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