Magnificent Clarence cottage!

Absolutely amazing place, full of interesting furniture and artifacts, with some lovely spaces both inside the house and outside. The enclosed garden is truly wonderful - and incredible to be so near the town centre, yet so secluded. Fabulously comfortable beds and bed linen. Loved the sea views. Super, well-equipped kitchen. Great water pressure in the bathrooms, and gorgeous bath toiletries. Overall, wonderful attention to detail in every way.

I really can't think of anything.

Beautiful grounds, unique but stylish decor and super spacious

We had a fantastic stay at Clarence Cottage; a really special place. The house is beautifully decorated and spotlessly clean. The beds were very comfortable and there was an abundance of hot water. The gardens are fabulous, with lots of different places to sit and enjoy the peace. We were blessed with lovely weather and it was in such a great position for exploring Swanage. Parking was super easy too. A really special place to unwind and relax.

A tiny point, and possibly user error, we couldn't work out how to use the Aga, so some more detailed info on that would be great.

Loved that it had an enclosed garden . Stunning garden & great for our dogs. Met the gardener very nice man & very helpful. Lovely house with beautiful bathrooms/ shower rooms. Great location with sea views & countryside . Clean & tidy & quirky. Excellent beds comfy and nice bedrooms. Very close to Swanage town centre and beach . Overall we all had a fantastic time at Clarence cottage for my upcoming 60th birthday. The owner was very informative & superb.

We loved everything about the property.

Lovely garden. Nice bathrooms. Well equipped kitchen. Nice views to the sea.

The issue with the property is it feels cluttered. There’s lots of stuff (particularly antlers) everywhere. It’s not young children friendly (5 and under). No high chair, lots of steps and places to fall. Difficult to cook in the kitchen as there’s little bench space. It may suit some - but it wasn’t right for us.

Location good, close to town, beach and walks. Lovely house, clean, light and spacious; comfortable and interesing funishings. Good facilities -showers, bath, living rooms. Lovely gardens.

Had to move chairs/create seating to accommodate seven, (six dining chairs only around dining table). One person on floor in living room, but plenty of cushion so OK. Took us a while to work out use of oven in kitchen, upper electric over smelt of fish when on so we stopped using that. Used and unclean baking tray in over (couldn't find any others) so we had to clean. Outdoor lights not working.

What a stunning house, with many interesting and quirky features! Despite its size it felt very cosy and warm. We were a group of 5 adults and at one point, having down time after an excursion, found ourselves each in a different room of the house without actually seeking quiet and solitude. Very peaceful. The house is very well equiped with sharp kitchen knives (a rare holiday let luxury), high quality saucepans and a large fridge/freezer. The beds were very comfortable and there were 3 bath/shower rooms plus a downstairs loo. The gardens are wonderful and safely enclosed if you have young children or a dog. We'd definitely stay again both for the house and the location, near town and sea.

As someone else mentioned a second key would be very helpful to allow independence of movement in a group.

Plenty of room for the family,( 7 adults), we celebrated my mothers 80th Birthday here, and she was thrilled with this beautilful house, the decor amazing, you just find something different to look at each day. Milk in fridge on arrival, tea, coffee, sugar all provided, plenty of kitchen utensils etc. Each bathroom with shower gel, handwash, towels. Enclosed garden with well established plants & ornaments, ( can't believe we only found the panda on our last day). Managed to park right outside the back gate. Stephen provided postcode that took us straight to this gate. Shop down the road. We would definitely come back, and a view of the sea too from our bedroom its an absolute gem of a find.

That there was only one key to the property, would be nice to have two.

Really quirky, atmospheric house which was far more spacious than expected from the photos. It was great to have a large dining table and multiple seating areas for a bigger group. We also appreciated the wide range of games given we were staying on a wet weekend in February.