Dog Friendly Cottages in Cornwall

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Madeliene - Verified booking

  We had a great time regardless of the weather.

  We chose this lodge as the hot tub is under cover and can be accessed directly from the living room (next to the wood burning stove). Handy hooks were in the right places for robes. We picked up some wood from a petrol station (remember to also get firelighters & kindling), as the stove really made the lodge cosy, this was even serviced during our stay, Sally made sure this was convenient for us. The lodge was very clean (thank you housekeeping) and would say if staying for a week, you only have enough washing up liquid for a couple of days, the same with shower gel etc so bring extra. We had a Waitrose delivery which made life very easy. We did pop down to the restaurant a couple of times, although a small menu, Amanda is so welcoming and is really on the ball with dietary restrictions. The grounds are very well kept and our dog had a lot of fun, we were not overlooked and there is plenty of space between lodges. lots of wildlife, rabbits, squirrels, birds of prey, pheasants, herons - Thanks again to Amanda for recommending the Merlin bird app. Would recommend Sarah's Pasties in Looe (they also do gluten free), Inkies Smokehouse at Golitha falls is a great visit (25 mins in the car), Seaton is great with dog friendly beaches, also Talland Bay is a lovely cove. Would recommend flip flops for going in and out to the hot tub (avoids slips). Also bring your own ice, as no ice trays in the freezer. the wooden table set outside is a little green and just needs a refresh (we have had a lot of rain this year), but there is also a plastic rattan patio set. The hot tub was regularly checked and maintained, just remember to put the lid on when you are finished for the day. If you need anything contact Sally, she kept us informed with regular email updates and helpful information. We really needed a relaxing break as its been a difficult year, and this was certainly what we got. Not a big menu in the restaurant and check for opening times, perhaps restricted as later in the year but plenty of options within a small drive. We brought citronella candles and did use them, as backing into the woods and near water, only a few midges but this sorted the problem. Only gripe would be that the lodge is lovely and light but no black out blinds in the bedrooms, did have blinds but not as effective (we are easily woken). Will bring a sleep eye mask next time as not a deal breaker.

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• Barry - Verified booking

  A most charming cottage with all the creature comforts you would need to enjoy a great holiday.

  Pretty perfect location opposite the local pub and just a 2 minute walk from the local community run shop that catered for our basic needs. Off Road parking was most useful. Cleanliness was excellent as was comfort too. Beautifully decorated and well equipped with everything you need to self-cater. We found the heating fine for October and suggest that it would be more than sufficient all year round and only enhanced by use of the log fire - which we tried just the once to add a touch of 'romance' to the general ambiance of the cottage. With stone floors downstairs and a handy outside hose for the dog we found it perfect for Missie - our border collie. The enclosed garden was fine and seemed to be a bit of a Sun trap even though we had a lot of wet weather during our time. Two good double bedrooms would meet the needs of a couple of couples or a family and the third bedroom is a good space for children making it fine for a family of six. Bathroom fine with a well powered over the bath shower - with plenty of piping hot water. As mentioned opposite one pub with other quaint country pubs within a few minutes drive plus a local Cider Farm a fifteen minute walk away - and well worth the trip to sample the local tipple . Located near enough to hit the beaches of Rock and Padstow within half an hour drive plus Tintagel and its Castle which was well worth a visit. We thought it was fabulous and would be more than happy to return - thank you to the owners. As per the Cornish Ale - A Proper Job ! (60's plus couple - married 44 years - still loved up and young at heart ).

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• Rick - Verified booking

  We enjoyed our first stay when this site was under the previous owners and were looking forward to returning; especially as we had not managed to take a break for some 7 years.

  The first cabin we stayed in had a lovely position but was extremely dated with items damaged and scratched; it was also fairly dirty all over, with sinks and showers blocked too. We were making the best and ignoring the down points; we run a wildlife rescue centre so spent most of our time enjoying the wildlife. On our one and only day out, we received a call asking us to return to the cabin and move all our belongings to another cabin as there was a leaking pipe under the cabin. We didn't really want to cut our day short, have to repack or move cabins and since the leak had been found just after midday, we asked if it could be repaired. They insisted we move and that it could not attempt a repair; funny it was fixed the next morning. Obviously things happen and items break, but their approach was that they'd given us another cabin and everything was fine, don't worry, it was only a holiday we'd been waiting for, for a very long time. There was an offer of some type of refund, but after move we had no replies from them and to date, no reply or recompense. Here's a tip, we were a customer and you are not doing us a favour. I may have glossed over it if your attitude hadn't been so poor, hence I took the time to write this.

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• Matthew - Verified booking

  The property was lovely.

  Only points I would make are that the property seemed to be newly refurbished or new to the holiday rental scene as a few little things were missing (even the wi-fi password written down on the welcome book/guide was wrong, I had to get the password from the router). Firstly the living room area has excellent folding patio doors but they provide very little privacy as they don't have any curtains/blinds. At times it felt a little uncomfortable when it was dark outside and you had the lights on inside. Secondly the property had very little cleaning facilities/products such as cleaning spray, hand wash/soap, washing up liquid etc... We had a young baby and a dog with us so keeping things clean became difficult and we ended up going out to buy some cleaning products. Lastly we only got 3 rolls of toilet roll for 1 weeks stay and as the property can sleep up to 6 people it's unlikely to last 2 days. Again we went out and bought some more toilet roll within the first 2 days. Overall the property was excellent and would definitely recommend to anyone and we would be happy to stay here again also.

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• Kate - Verified booking

  This is our 4th stay at 9 Stonerush & we love it there.

  Unfortunately we were told the morning of check in that the hot tub wasnt working so we were obviously dissapointed & upset. We were offered an alternative lodge but would mean we would have to check out a day earlier & the location wasnt as good. We decided to stay in no 9 & were told the hot tub would be fixed ASAP. It was finally fixed on the Tuesday - 4 days into our stay. The contractors didnt knock to say they were coming (we had our dog with us) & when i went out to talk to them they were rude & sarcastic to me - wasn't impressed & then they said it would take 2 hours to fix! We decided to pop out to get some more logs for the fire (as none were left for us on arrival) & when we came back, we couldnt park as they had moved their vans onto the drive. Other than that we had a great stay & Karina (duty Manager at park) was absolutly fantastic & so helpful. The lodge is desperatly need of a deep clean & updating - walls were dirty, radiators rusty, damp in bathroom & kitchen mouldy & wood rotting - so hopefully those things will be sorted in time for our (hopeful) stay next year.

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