Holes Bay Nature Reserve, Poole, right next to the Water

The house was really nice with good amenities and friendly neighbours. We arrived to a lovely welcome basket for us and the dog. It was a really nice touch and very much appreciated. It is in a good location for dog walking (Upton country park and Hamworthy park) and visiting our family on poole Quay. There is also a pub, Co-op, takeaway places in close proximity one direction and a Lidl and further on a large Aldi in the other direction.

The owner responded quickly to a query and was very friendly and helpful. The property was exceptionally clean and beautifully decorated. A very useful and generous welcome pack was left for us which was a real treat. Behind the property was a lovely walk along the edge of the nature reserve. Really nice.

A comfy easy chair in the lounge would have been a bonus on top of the sofa bed which wasn’t the most comfortable thing to sit on and relax.

It is not often that we find accommodation so close to where we can bird but Holes Bay provided just that. The accommodation was very comfortable, the tv remotes were well labelled (which in many places we've stayed is not the case), which avoided hours of head scratching, the bed and sofa were very comfortable and the kitchen was quite well equipped. The book of instructions was really well thought out and made life easy when using the washing machine and cooker. We were very content.

A cheese grater would have been useful (apologies if I missed it in one of the drawers) and the spider in the bath one morning was enormous (but that is no fault of the accommodation - just a comment on how large Dorset arachnids are!)