Dog Friendly Cottages Devon

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Perry - Verified booking

  Barberry Brook was awful, it was filthy, dusty, run down, absolutely full of cobwebs/spiders/Insects and flies.

  We could not stay there. The owners weren’t there to greet us, we were wandering around for 45 minutes before just letting ourselves in to be disappointed. After phoning them to complain they were extremely rude and uncooperative. We had to wait well over an hour and 30 mins for them to return. The whole site was nothing like the photos, very run down, no tennis court as advertised, filthy games room and junk everywhere. The Photos online seem to be from years ago. Sykes wouldn’t return our calls to the emergency helpline, therefore leaving us stranded with zero assistance at 7pm. We wanted help for an alternative accomodation and none was given. Therefore we left the property and booked into a hotel, leaving for home the next day. We have now been told we cannot claim our money back. I have left a review on trip advisor with more details. We will never use or recommend Sykes again, and have been left extremely upset and our holiday ruined. This needs looking into further, I would suggest Sykes visits these kind of holiday cottages/establishments every so often to review the star rating as this certainly was far from a 4 star and very overpriced. We will carry on trying to get our holiday refunded as we feel it’s extremely unfair as to how we have been treated, especially trying our hardest to get help from Sykes but being left until the next day without any contact from them.

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• Mr Gee - Verified booking

  This is an excellent holiday let. While the furniture style is a little dated, the property was very clean and comfortable. The balcony is an excellent feature with great views across the River Dart to Warfleet and out towards Dartmouth Castle and the sea. It gets the sun from morning to late evening in the spring and summer months, a great place for breakfast or a sundowner. The huge picture window also brings light in on a dull or wet day. There's lots of steep slopes and steps to access the property, so it would be a challenge for anyone with limited mobility and I wouldn't bother trying to get your car up the steep driveway, so be prepared to carry your bags to and from the car wherever you park, but this wasn't an issue for us. Beacon Road is especially narrow, so larger cars might struggle to get through, but pull your wing mirrors in and take it steady and most cars will get through. Given we were walking the coastal paths, the access to the property was just another slope to add to the beginning and end of the day. The property is a couple of minutes walk away from all the excellent amenities in Kingswear, just a short walk to the Lower Ferry, the railway station, the Ship Inn and the Petit Pantry and just a little further walk to the excellent convenience store. All in all an excellent property and we will definitely be back.

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• Paul - Verified booking

  Marc and Sarah are wonderful hosts and their little dog Ted is a real cutie.

  On arrival we were pleasantly surprised with our cream teas and milk, orange juice and water in the fridge. The location of the shepherds hut is beautiful and peaceful and you really do feel like you are getting away from it all. It is also ideally situated near to some very scenic views, in particular the small walk to the Coombe Cellars restaurant and pub offers beautiful views along the river Teign. During our stay we were mostly blessed with ok weather but one day we did have a downpour. This was the most challenging day for us as I’m a fairly big guy and struggled with having to stay in the hut during the evening. If I could offer one small suggestion for improvement it would be perhaps an awning or a small area that the outside seats could be put under so they could be kept dry and we could have still sat outside during the downpour. As it was we had to open the doors of the shepherds hut which attracted the insect wildlife. This really was a minor thing though and we certainly cannot blame Marc and Sarah for the British Summer. Overall we loved our stay here and we feel like we’ve had a great, relaxing holiday. Thanks Marc and Sarah, you have done a wonderful job with the shepherds hut and thought of pretty much everything that people would need in their stay.

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• Malcolm - Verified booking

  Salcombe Parking Parking for the property is not particularly convenient for holiday makers, especially for people with mobility problems.

  There was no information given on the property details.The following is given in Holiday Details: (Fore Street) - this is a No Through Road. There are a few parking spaces on this road and you should be able to pop your hazards on to unload (and load) your car. The parking is only available for one hour between 8 am and 6 pm. Cars can be parked overnight but need to be moved by 8am to avoid the traffic wardens. The Information in the house provides no specific details of parking in Salcombe. In my opinion the most suitable/convenient parking to avoid falling foul of the traffic wardens that we had to use was at Creek, Gould Road (5-10min walk from property) where we paid £8.50 for 24 hrs for each of the days we stayed at the property. The ticket machines do not take credit cards; its cash or pay by telephone. This needs to be made clear in details of the property.

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• Sophie - Verified booking

  We had the most wonderful stay here!

  When we arrived the whole process was so easy and we was able to park up and check in with ease. The location is brilliant with lots to do in the village and a little beach/river a short 5/10 mins down the road. We took our dog with us for his first mini break and it was brilliant for him, he had the whole garden area to run around in and was no restricted at all. The owners were fantastic with contacting us to make sure everything was ok and putting us at ease about our dog and how he can venture anywhere. The Shepards hut itself was fantastic, so beautiful!! the pictures do not do it justice. The bed was so comfortable and cosy and we even had some welcome scones waiting for us. Couldn’t have been happier with our first mini break with the dog and definitely planning to return here in the near future!

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