The Curlews - Waterside, boutique home with 10 person spa

The Property was amazing beautiful views and very good position of Morrisons two minutes down the road for food

my only complaint was the hot tub. It was really dirty had not been cleaned. It's a shame because the rest of the day was amazing. It really is an amazing house and everything else is great there. I would stay again but I think they should take a bit more okay with a hot tub.

Lovely house, great views, good location. We were a party of 11, and would all stay again. On a good bus route, and train station only a few miles away.

Although ok for our party, the house is on a hill so there are steps to the front door, and the very large garden to the back of the house is again up stairs, as on the hill. Although there are terraces on the same level as the main living area, so you don't really need to use the back garden. We did see deer in the garden one morning, as it leads up to a wood, so that was a bonus!

We had a number of issues during our stay, the bath was dirty with pubic hair and scum inside, the plug did not seal so we could not bath our young baby. The bedroom for our baby was a health and safety risk, containing bottle cap, dead woodlice, rubbish and cocktail sticks on the floor, this is a serious choking hazard for a crawling baby. The hot tub had also not be maintained and contain no level of Chlorine or PH making it unsafe to use.

Beautiful house. Fabulous views of the estuary.

Walk to Teignmouth or Shaldon involved a busy main road.

Loved the house and the location. Customer service were amazing

Spa was green when we arrived but staff helpful and sorted swiftly Slats on top bunk were bit dodgy and shower power was weak in all 3

We stayed at the Curlews for 3 days this December with our extended family (8 adults, 2 toddlers and a baby in total). The house is in a fantastic location (very close to town and all the amenities you need but far enough to feel out of the way) and has spectacular views. The house naturally frames every view point excellently and is incredibly spacious. Despite our booking being over the weekend, the owners responded to every phone query right away. They were friendly and attentive. There was a drainage issue when we stayed but we only discovered it was affecting the whole house on day 2 out of 3 following a late night family conversation haha (big house, many rooms, sinks and bathrooms). We contacted the owners right away and they were able to arrange for a plumber to come round the next day as we were checking out of the property. It wasn't ideal that the plumber came at check out time (things were overwhelming enough with all the adults and toddlers we were trying to wrangle to ensure we left at the 10am check out time) however, it showed the owner's commitment to ensuring issues were attended to as soon as possible. I'm sure if we stayed another night, we would have appreciated it.

It's incredibly unfortunate but we think the house is being massively let down by the cleaning service or arrangement. We read a few reviews referring to this but thought they were being too harsh. As I write this, I truly hope the owners do not think this is an attack but friendly feedback to revisit their cleaning arrangements. We found clusters of dead bugs, many cobwebs in corners in rooms, underwear from previous visitors in one of the rooms, dirty dishes in cupboards (food dried on dishes, rings around glass wear etc) and the list goes on. We're not fussed about wear and tear and scruff marks on walls but I think the aforementioned are things you do not expect to see when booking a luxury property such as this. This is a great shame because the house itself is amazing with amazing views in a lovely, friendly town. The owners are very responsive and kind. I hope they're able to sort this out as it greatly impacts the enjoyment of the property. Oh also, if possible, it would be great to have some more dishwasher tabs for visitors who thoroughly enjoy cooking (for 10 people ) and cleaning up after themselves. We went through the amount that was left despite doing a lot of the washing up by hand which led us to believe they weren't enough for cooking and eating with the amount of people in the booking. I will caveat this with the fact that this is first world problems and we never told the owners about this but I'm sure if we did, they would have arranged to give us more dishwasher tabs. I'm only writing this here for their attention :) - for the owners attention: we tried to clean up all the plates before leaving but we'd loaded up the dishwasher with the last tab, washed as much by hand and had used up the counter space. We were waiting for the dishwasher to finish up before placing the last few glasses and plates in but we had to leave to respect the check out time.

We had a lovely time celebrating my birthday here and the location was beautiful, which made it really special. However, there are a few areas that could be improved to make the stay feel more polished and better value for money. When we arrived, there was old BBQ rubbish left in the front garden, and the jacuzzi was clearly not cleaned between guests — it was very dirty, and the cushions inside had started to disintegrate. The outdoor areas in general felt a little scruffy, and the front window leaked during rain, which unfortunately damaged some of my birthday cards. Additionally, the water from the tap tasted unpleasant and wasn’t drinkable. For the price paid, I expected a higher standard, especially in terms of cleanliness and maintenance. With some extra care and attention to these details, it could be an outstanding place to stay. The setting is wonderful and we did enjoy our time overall, but it would benefit from a bit more attention to upkeep.

The location was amazing, hosts were very understanding and helped us whenever we had an issue, even went out of their way to help further than needed. Despite an issue with a door handle, which was down to wear and tear, everything was perfect. The door handle was even fixed whilst we were there. My family loved it and we would 100% go back.

Nothing at all. Loved the house, loved the area and loved the neighbours.