Host & Stay - The View Old Coastguard Cottage

The location was beautiful, the house had so much untapped potential.

The property was tired, not very clean and things were not working properly - like the blinds in the main bedroom once down could not be raised so we couldn't enjoy the Seaview. The showers all had mould and the downstairs one felt too unclean to use. There was old open food left in the fridge. We were in the area for work, so out most of the time, but had I booked this for a holiday I would have been incredibly disappointed.

The location was fab and views were stunning. Nice touch with welcome gifts- lager, wine & chocolates

Kitchen & dining area looked great, but needs work- lots of sockets not working, mosh mash of cutlery & crockery (4 bowls for 6 people!) Sticky floors and quite a bit of dust around the house. heavy rain leaked in by patio doors in bedroom. No toilet roll. Broken & unusable drawers in more than 1 bedroom (we fixed one ourselves so could store!), wardrobe in downstairs room was very wobbly. Arrived on Monday- All outside bins were full (general and recycling) Tuesday evening, a man walked in without knocking & said he worked there and was looking for blankets as was sleeping in garage! Very unsettling & made family feel unsafe. Also, lots of activity outside of the property, with people coming through gate & collecting ladders etc. Again- left us unsettled. Generally, the building needs attention in every room- poor workmanship, missing tiles, weeds on patio, mouldy grout…needs some TLC & could be fab!

Superb position, spacious, comfortable beds. the host was helpful when we had to contact him.

The kitchen needs attention, could do with another toilet.