Host & Stay - 1 Coastguard Cottages

Beautiful little cottage with a seaview bedroom window ,everything you need in the kitchen for your stay .Lovely and cosy like being at home .Garden was magical ,with steps that lead to a short cut.Definitely would stay again we loved it 😊

Nothing

Cottage was brilliant and location was spot on

It’s lovely

The parking and being given false information about where was ok to park. And no permit being provided despite being told it would be. Then it taking a month to be reimbursed

It’s very cosy and has lovely views.

Flooring/skirting needs deep cleaning/mopping Dusting

The decor of the property was beautiful, and it was pleasant to stay there. The garden and surrounding area were very picturesque. Lots of walks around the area and very close to the church Very close to town, although the walk back is tough (steep hill), it's worth it. Beautiful views on both sides of the house with the castle and gardens, the seafront, and cliffs. Very breathtaking!

We asked if we could come earlier than 4 pm, if the place was ready and we were told no. But after struggling to find the property at around 3ish, I called them, and after asking for directions, we asked if we could go in earlier. They checked and said yes, the cleaners are all done, so you can go in now... if you couldn't allow us to check in earlier by message (about 30 minutes before we called, so find it hard to believe) at least maybe message us back later to say that it was ready rather than a message saying that we can't check in earlier as cleaners will be there until 4pm to ensure the property is clean to their standards (which later in the review, becomes relevant that is isnt extensively cleaned)... We assumed, with it saying on street parking, it meant it would be relevantly close to the property. It wasn't. The drop-off location was directed to us incorrectly by a person who worked at Host and Stay because they didn't know either and thought it was the big green area. We parked there but soon realised we couldn't directly get to the property. So, we had to go round the brick wall, which endured more hills (we had two very little children with us, and Im disabled so this was difficult for us). We then had to walk down the path to find wheelie bins blocking the path. Assuming this was maybe bins had been empited recently, so we moved one to the side so we could continue walking on the communial residential path (This bit becomes relavant later...). We eventually found the property, but we had no clue where the key was. I remember seeing about it being near a shed, but I couldn't see a shed. We found a black key box on a brick wall opposite the property, so we tried that key pad. A neighbour came out and kindly directed us to the right one. Inside the outhouse at the front which, the key box was in, but it was surrounded by lots of spider webs and big spiders, which I'm glad my husband was with me, that's for sure!

So spacious and clean and amazing property

Back garden

Best coastal rental we’ve stayed in , truly fantastic in every way

The location was fab, minutes away from the beach but still nicely tucked away from the hustle and bustle. Lovely little house, plenty of space and clean.

The beds weren't very comfortable in my opinion, bouncy but hard! I had to battle with an ENORMOUS spider getting the keys which were located in a small shed. The kitchen taps are labelled wrong so I spent half an hour running the tap to wash up waiting for hot water, only to realise I had the cold tap running! Parking was a problem. We stuck to the guide book which indicated there was a drop off space right outside, which there was and was very handy, but it was strictly a drop off pace. We were told there would be 'Parking Scratch Cards' which would allow you then to move to any available nearby street parking. Firstly, we weren't provided with any scratch cards, however, even if we had had them, being so close to the sea front getting a space to use the scratch card was extremely limited! Even so, I got in touch with the host website to enquire about the scratch cards, Each day I was told they were looking into it - needless to say, we never got any scratch cards. I was also told to park in the designated parking spot...............but the designated parking spot was for drop off only and blocked a whole row of houses if we were to have parked there all weekend! My partner had to spend around an hour each day moving the car and making sure to do so at certain times so as not to get a ticket as it is located in a disc zone which would have been resolved had we ever received any scratch cards!!!!!!!!