The Fairways

Staff were super-responsive - handing over wine-glasses on the first day when I asked, and giving us a toaster a day or two later, and I appreciated how helpful she was when it felt like I was constantly phoning or turning up with another problem. The apartment was spotlessly clean when we arrived, and the beds were comfortable. It also was very spacious and had really good quality underlay to the carpet! The location is great - views over the sea and 7-8 minute walk across grassland and down the cliff steps to the harbour. Portpatrick is a lovely village and the harbour is beautiful with a beach to swim off.

The key to the apartment didn't work and we had to return to the hotel to be given a replacement to get in. First impressions of the apartment were disappointment that it felt un-loved and un-cared for. The build quality is obviously not great and the finishing was poor, with lots of jobs half-done - like the decking/balcony to the living room which has been left partway through staining and with joints that don't meet, and the strip between carpet and tiles in the kitchen that is downright dangerous with sharp bits of metal exposed. The extractor fans in the kitchen and upstairs bathroom are missing or not connected and the overhead fan in the kitchen only worked on the lowest speed. The french doors of the rear top-floor bedroom were so poorly fitting that a gale was blowing through the whole floor on a windy day. It also felt as if the bare minimum had been done in terms of furnishing and equipment. Only 2 outside chairs in an apartment that sleeps 6, cheap flimsy loo-seats, the only glasses were 5 (not 6!) branded pint glasses, the toaster didn't work, there were no pan lids and hardly any cooking utensils. There was no internet for the first two days. It felt neglected and uncared for.

Location

Mattresses and pillows need replaced The shower doors need a seal on the bottom of the screen so the bathroom doesn’t get flooded with every shower. There isn’t sufficient seating for the number of guests the property can take in the living room. Dishwasher and washing machine very noisy - the washing machine vibrates so much the whole room vibrates, I’m surprised downstairs doesn’t complain. Front bedroom windows couldn’t open Whole house looks like it’s maintained by a cowboy. Pipe access cut away and not replaced, but that doesn’t affect comfort, just aesthetic. I suppose safety if you had young kids poking about. It’s a shame as this house has so much going for it that it’s let down by lack of care.

Everything was just wonderful, beds very comfy very well equipped and fabulous views would highly recommend

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Place was excellent and spacious.

All good

View

Nothing

2 properties next to each other allowed for a large family get together Close to village but up a steep hill

Was very clean other than a pair of boxers left in a cupboard

The location was stunning

Could have done with a hoover

The location. It is in Portpatrick. No other redeeming features ☹️

It was grim 😱. Shabby, unloved, completely unwelcoming, unrepaired and un-everything. Wifi didn’t work. Little or no ‘essentials’ or supplies there. It had the look of an empty house that was bought, filled with the cheapest furniture available and then just left to earn rental income. The owners and letting agents should be embarrassed.