Dog Friendly Sandown Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Nicholas - Verified booking

  Alarm bells should have been ringing due to the lack of reviews about this property.

  It just wasn't very clean. The lamp shades were dusty. There were food stains on the crockery. There was a privacy issue as we could look directly into the upstairs windows of the houses opposite and they into ours. Downstairs, passers-by could look in as they walked along the pavement, hence the profusion of net curtains, which made the property decidedly claustrophobic. The ceilings are so high that all cosiness was lost upstairs. The colour scheme of blues and wood grain makes the house seem cold. From the kitchen area you have to cross the entrance hall to reach the dining room, which was a rather narrow, dark room. The games hamper was a bit of a mess with pieces of games spilling out of the boxes. It needed a good sort out. The pub nearby was noisy and we heard late night drunken swearing and arguments. I knew when booking that the property had no outside space, but the close proximity to the neighbours windows and their outside space was uncomfortable; the house was an island. Every morning we didn't enjoy the revving of the neighbour's motorbike. We could never park in the street near the property. We had to park in a public car park in the next street. The owner did give us a free pass for this but nevertheless it was an inconvenient walk. The area of Sandown was really run down. The abandoned and derelict hotels on the nearby seafront were so depressing and the pier was horrible. I have to say it was the worst town and cottage I've ever stayed at. It just doesn't work as a holiday cottage, in my opinion.

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• Carle - Verified booking

  Lancaster house, in itself, is steeped in history.

  The wonderful owners have done a magnificent job in bringing this property back to a residential home. Beautiful high ceilings and large rooms are amazing. So much storage space that you won’t bring enough clothing to fit in the bedrooms. Books and games on tap. An historians ideal escape. Anything that you feel that could make your stay more comfortable just contact Steve and he will do anything to make your stay even better. This is an ideal base to explore the whole island. Sandown is a touch run down and in need of an injection of money from the council. The locals are great and love speaking to the visitors. I’d highly recommend visiting Lancaster house. Thanks Steve for letting us stay.

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• Jenny - Verified booking

  Fantastically located house - a 30 second walk to the high street and a couple of minutes down on to the beach.

  The house has no outside space, which wasn't an issue for is but worth bearing in mind. The beds were comfy and the showers had good pressure. The dishwasher was handy in the kitchen. There was a good supply of games to play in the dining room too as well as buckets and spades. Sandown itself is tired, like many seaside towns, but everyone was so friendly. We loved being able to wander down to the beach or pop to Sainsbury's without having to get in the car. Parking wasn't an issue either as we parked in the car park round the corner all week and had no problems. Steve was very responsive to any issues that we had which was great. All in all a lovely week in Sandown for the family.

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• Susan - Verified booking

  This was our first visit to the Isle of Wight.

  We were so pleased with the location of the cottage. It was easily accessible to the whole island yet a nice quiet backwater to return to. The place was spotless, tastefully decorated with quality furnishings which were a pleasure to use. I liked the larger fridge in the kitchen with a freezer. The textile stair gate at the bottom of the stairs was a useful tool for keeping Archie (the dog) downstairs. Back garden was totally enclosed which gave me peace of mind when he was out on his own. Thank you for the goodies which we all enjoyed. A brilliant holiday with lots of happy memories.

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• Howard - Verified booking

  Not having been to IoW before, we needed a cosy place to act as a base to explore and then come back and be comfortable.

  We found it at Sandy Cottage. It is very cosy and perfectly relaxing with everything you need, so well equipped. It is very homely and after a while it is easy to think one might be literally at home. Unfortunately we had to leave, hey ho. Never had such a welcome set of treats both for us and the dog - especially the dog. Thanks to Sandra, lovely to meet you and thanks for sharing your lovely house with us. We had a very lovely two weeks and love the island very much. Needless to say, we will be back.

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