Star Fish Apartment

I was pleased to find a property close to town at a reasonable price. What wasn't so encouraging was to find it was situated opposite some sort of halfway house where a dishevelled man was lurking at all hours and a lot of noisy arguments were going on during the week of our stay.

The kitchen was awful. Not only could you not swing a cat in it the oven was old and grotty and the fridge was not suitable for a family of four. Although another table top fridge was provided it didnt add much more space. There was a washing machine but no facilities to dry laundry so it was pretty pointless. The beds were uncomfortable and the headboards in the rain bumped against the wall every time you moved so we ended up dragging the bed away from the wall to stop it waking us all up. The bathroom was disgusting there was a build up of dirt under the taps and the extractor fan was not effective. After the shower was used there was water dripping down the walls all over and there was a significant amount of black mould. I tried to contact dream cottages by phone but there was no answer and still not received a response to my email.

Location a short walk from (one end of) the beach. Pub around the corner. Spacious apartment (in the main). Beds comfortable.

Shower a little temperamental. Kitchen functional but small.

Great location for a short break

like the lounge and bedrooms

kitchen and bathroom badly needs updating

Self-catered. Location was actually a little further from the beach than we normally stay, but was perfectly acceptable (c.10 min walk). Good facilities, comfortable bed. Free parking. Toaster not working on arrival but when we reported this, a chap brought round a new toaster just a couple of hours later - on a Sunday!!

Pillows were a little limp. Instructions given for TV/DVD but no DVD slot on the TV.

It was nice and spacious, the shower was fantastic and the beds were comfortable. Great space for parking and in a good location which was fairly quiet.

It was clean, but not immaculate. The kitchen was pretty small. The place looks like it could do with a revamp and i did have to descale the kettle.

The apartment was very clean and comfortable. The beds were very comfy too. Theres a power shower. The seaside and starfish decor in the apartment was lovely and theres lots of tourist information in a drawer for you to borrow.

As it was hot when I visited the apartment did get very warm. There are windows you can open but not in bathroom and kitchen. A room fan would have been useful.

Plenty of crockery, cutlery and equipment to make stay like home from home.

Difficult to locate property following directions when not using new road. Neighbours can be noisy late at night and early in the morning. Some areas of property could do with a good clean as dirt/dust present and curtains covering vacuum etc smells. Door to apartment can be difficult to open or lock with key, needs addressing.

A nice spacious living room and spacious comfortable bedrooms. It looked as though it had recently been decorated and with new carpets in the living room and bedrooms. The location was very convenient - 10 mins walk to station; 10 mins to the beach; 15 to town centre. But also easy to get out of town by car. There was a spacious car park at the rear. For my stay the property seemed very quiet which was nice; however, I don't think all flats were occupied.

The kitchen was a little small. Some of the furniture was a little 'tired'. It gave the impression of 'work in progress' and if that's the case, I suspect they're heading in the right direction but there's a way to go. It is located in a residential area and on occasions there was some noise from neighbouring properties.