Dog Friendly Whitstable Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Trevor - Verified booking

  We had a really good time.

  Very modern. It was really good to have a decent, complete kitchen set rather than the one rusty saucepan, old plastic spoon and broken knife you might get elsewhere in older properties. The property owners have obviously spent some time thinking about what would make peoples lives easier while on holiday as everything was to hand and in good condition. Good internet was also a bonus to do research into day trips, you could probably do a working holiday too if you wanted to (you don't). Place was really clean. Beds and sofas were really comfy and it's in the right place as a base to go and visit...well...anywhere really. Its an hour and a bit to get to Dover by car and you can't get much further without getting your feet wet. Also 5 mins walk from the train station so you can hop on and do a tour of East Kent easily. Whitstable itself is a cross between independent shops and big multi's. There are 2, fantastic, independent coffee shops within a few minutes walk, but if you really want a costa, it's 10 minutes walk away in the center of town. You can get your beer from Sainsburys, or there is an independent store with local ales just down the road. You can get a fish supper from the Co-op, or you can go down the sea front and have it cooked almost fresh off the boat for you right then and there. Only 2 downsides, and I think this first one is known as every room had a (decent) fan, the place is HOT, especially the top room. The best airflow you could hope for was to open the back door and the Juliet window on the 1st floor. This meant that all the other doors had to be closed to stop them slamming. The other downside, and it's not really the properties fault, is getting your car in and out of Whitstable itself. Very narrow roads, but then the village is 400 years old. I'll probably be thin too by the time I get that old! That inconvenience is a small price to pay really. It is a very pleasant place to stay.

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• Joseph - Verified booking

  The property generally was quite good but with a few problems.

  1. The wooden slats under the mattress were damaged causing the mattress to fall though them the first time I used it. I managed to patch them up temporarily. 2. The bedding was awful. All polyester- causing my wife and I to sweat profusely, made worse by the warm weather. We ended up buying a new cotton duvet cover, sheet and pillowcases. 3. The shower was excellent (one of the best I have ever used) but the shallowness of the shower tray meant I had to keep checking to see if it was overflowing. 4. Wi-Fi. Couldn't get it to work on any of our devices. Maybe it was my ineptitude. Maybe it was the complicated password which had been written with amendments added to it. Very frustrating. I gave up with it. 5. The Ninja had not been washed/cleaned prior to our arrival. There was a significant amount of oil and food residue left in it. I cleaned the inside containers myself but they were pretty grubby and needed soaking, suggesting to me they had not been cleaned properly for some time. 6. The house itself was good apart from the above niggles. The location was fantastic with easy walking access to the beach, Whitstable and Tankerton. The bus stopping outside was a real bonus allowing us to travel to Canterbury and Herne Bay. 7. Sykes. I didn't like doing business with the rental company. I thought the tone of their emails to be abrupt bordering on threatening. I was surprised by the booking fee. They charged me for a pet which I did not request. I won't book through them again.

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• Miguel - Verified booking

  What we liked was the rural and quiet location.

  In addition, the landlady really tried very hard. I have to say about the lodge that the cleanliness left a lot to be desired. We had to do a thorough cleaning on the first day in order to be able to go on vacation at all. It gives the impression that the cleaning team collects money but does not do their job. For example: Dirty crockery in the kitchen cupboards. I wanted to make coffee, took a cup out of the cupboard and looked inside and outside of the cup for dried old coffee residue. The cupboards in the kitchen and the bedrooms were totally dirty from the inside, the drain from the sink in the bathroom was full of hair. The landlady has been informed about this problem and wants the cleaning team to check it, as they are rarely on site themselves. New pots should be purchased because the existing ones can no longer be used for cooking. The washing machine does not wash light-colored laundry properly, leaving stains in it after washing. In addition, the washing machine is so loud when washing that you can no longer talk. The machine appears to have ball bearing damage. However, the beds are positive, you can sleep wonderfully in them. All in all I would not book a lodge in Country View Park a second time.

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• Mrs Hanham - Verified booking

  This beach house has the wow factor in buckets. The location for a start is just amazing, right next to the sea, peaceful and very private. The house is lovely: decorated very colourfully and really homely with comforts and equipment to make it easy to cook and stay in to watch the waves and glorious sunsets. The garden and decking were also really good for our dog to mooch around and enjoy watching the sea too! Our expectations were surpassed and we felt very lucky to have found this idyllic little place.

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  The veranda and view out to sea is the main reason to book this accommodation. It literally feeds the soul to sit on the edge of the veranda, listening to the waves (when tide is in it comes right up to the veranda edge). I sat here for hours. It is close to whitstable, but far enough away to get a break from the crowds and hustle and bustle. Some lovely places to eat nearby. Forgot me not cafe lovely breakfast which you can walk along sea front to. Has all you need inside and makes you smile.

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