Dog Friendly South Hams District Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Lynda - Verified booking

  We were disappointed with Bankside.

  We've stayed several times at Seascape and once at Cindy's Retreat with our son and family but this year booked a separate house. Despite being described as "outstanding" Bankside wasn't up to the standard of either. The owners of Seascape make regular upgrades such as the new shower room, and the standard of fitments, furniture, decoration and maintenance are high. Good points, the sitting room is comfortable and the enclosed garden was sheltered. Not so good, the kitchen and bathroom are very dated, the fridge had missing shelves, there's no dishwasher, the shower head dripped loudly randomly and the dining table is old. The plastic outdoor table and chairs were warped and old (not as in photo) and sited on a small, rough area of concrete, contrasting with the beautiful terrace at Seascape. The double duvet is worn out, grubby and stained and the mattress protector also has stains - not the best thing to find on leaving. We had already booked Bankside for 2025 before staying so we hope that our comments are taken positively and lead to improvements as we are now apprehensive about next year. With some care and attention Bankside could be fabulous!

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• John - Verified booking

  Bankside is in a great location for exploring this pretty part of Devon, great for walks straight from the door.

  The property itself does have a few maintenance issues, no lock or bolt on gate to left of property so not secure for dog in back garden.However the bungalow is well equipped.Mobile signal not great but understandable in this part of the world. We had a major issue on departure day as we thought we had locked our car keys in our car while loading just prior to departure. Massive problems resulted, too much to go into. However the cleaner, Stacey who arrived at the property during this event was fantastic in helping us.She went far and above all expectations, she showed so much concern for our predicament and would not rest until things were resolved for us. We had to arrange alternative accommodation in Hope Cove, which she helped sort out, thanks also to Gwen the manager at C&C Salcombe.Stacey even brought shopping in for us and drove us to the new accommodation. Gwen also dropped supplies to us, wonderful people. Stacey is an absolute credit to your business and deserves the upmost praise in her customer care, we cant thank her enough, without her we would have been completely stumped. Thank you a million times Stacey, a brilliant girl.

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• Gillian - Verified booking

  The host has been extremely helpful, in letting us know what eating places there was nearby by.

  And had also provided brochures and books about all the places nearby. The host had left us scones and cream,and milk and butter in the fridge and a bottle of wine, The hot tub had been emptied and we where told when it would be at the ideal temperature. There was two bathroom robes, which was a useful touch. There was plenty of hot water,and the heater was on,and was lovely and cosy. Beautiful view of the sea. The hosts have a friendly dog,which puts his head and paws on the fence to great you. There’s a washing machine and a foldaway airer and pegs and laundry basket which was very useful,as we did a load the day before we left. Loads of soft lovely towels. We found the matteress too soft for what we are used to. I mentioned to the host that I could have done with a foot stool,and she said she was going to get one. It’s lovely and private, and a lovely space outside with table and chairs,sun loungers and hottub. The host left us a disposable barbecue.. There’s a ironing board and iron,and a air dryer. We couldn’t have had a better cottage,or hosts.

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• Mr Nicholas Giles - Verified booking

  Very suitable accommodation for a short break and well situated, not too far down single track lanes with village, pub and coves/beaches within walking distance.

  The property had been recently decorated so it looked light and bright. It was warm and very well equipped with utensils We found parking in the drive, as requested in the details, difficult as one has to drive over a sharp crown which scraped the underside of our Corolla. By hugging the hedge in reverse one avoided the worst of the crown. Further trimming of the shrub at the top of the drive would have made this easier. When hunting under the double bed for a missing item I noticed that the 5th bed leg (the central support) was no longer upright. We positioned it correctly. Anyone moving the bed needs to be aware of this and it was not easy to adjust single handed. I emptied the vacuum cleaner on leaving, there was strong smell of dog from the pre-motor filter but didn't have time to wash it. We were very impressed that although the property was dog friendly there was no smell of dog in any of the rooms, a good choice to have hard floors in the main areas

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• Janette - Verified booking

  Bankside was comfortable, warm and clean although there were a lot of cobwebs and spiders not that they bothered us.

  The drive is very steep and we grounded our car (Skoda Octavia) on the first attempt so parked on the street for the duration of our stay - the photos don’t really show the steepness of drive but something for people to be aware of. The front bedroom smelt very musty/damp but we slept in the back room so this didn’t affect us. The Mira shower was excellent after a long day hiking. The bungalow is about 5 minutes walk from the coastal path and we had some lovely hikes from the house. It is less than a 10 minute walk to the pub in Hope Cove although it is a walk back uphill to the bungalow but isn’t too steep. Maybe suggestions would be for some maps/walking books and a tray/rack for boots/shoes to be provided - we used newspaper in the conservatory for muddy boots. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would stay at Bankside again if in the area.

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