Joseph Suite I Near Gavin and Stacey House I Barry High Street I Barry Train Station I Barry Island with WiFi I Parking and Easy Cardiff Access

Location

The location was central.

The on/off switch for the shower pull cord was too high. Had to stand on a chair, which wasn't safe. The toilet brushes and holders in the bathroom/toilet needs replacing (very dirty). The shower outlet needs cleaning as this was very dirty and stops water draimning away quickly.

Location was very good close to local shops and in walking distance to bars and restaurants. The house was spacious except the kitchen which was very small and awkward.

The small kitchen didn't have enough work space to cook and prepare meals and what work top was there looked like it was bare wood and very scratched and wasnt wipe clean. The back garden was small and scruffy next door to untidy neighbours! I booked this house because of previous good reviews saying it was spotless and comfortable but I didn't find the house to be either. None of the beds were comfortable, the sofa in the lounge had low back and only one arm rest and as we had young children with us we were looking to relax at the house in the evenings but it was a bit uncomfortable, one of the lounge chairs was very hard. There was privacy film on windows, some may like that but I'd prefer to be able to look outside. There was no curtains in the front bedroom despite there being rails for them, only blinds which were not blackout blinds so heavy curtains would of helped keep the early morning light out. The top of the bed where the tv slides down was missing. The photos made the house look lovely but it was actually very shabby and a couple of the doors hadn't even been painted. We struggled with the heating finding it hard to turn off! In the end I turned down the thermostatic controls. The bathroom was very dirty, stained tiles, the plug trap was filthy and there was dust on the skirting that looks like it's been there several months. And there was plastic plants everywhere and so many ornaments on shelves it almost prevented us being able to put our stuff there. We were under the impression there was free parking and we travelled in 2 cars, but on arrival there was an out of date parking permit as it was a permit parking area but only 1 permit which was a bit tricky but luckily we managed as restrictions ended at 6pm and we took 1 car out all day anyway.

Overall it’s a beautiful house, great location, we walked to Barry Island and all the Gavin and Stacey spots. Lovely decor in the house, big TV, comfy sofa, washing machine was fab after day out. A few issues though, the shower plug hasn’t been cleaned in a long time and the tiles are mouldy, a review from December mentioned this and it still hasn’t been rectified. The parking pass was out of date. There were a lot of cracks in the wall in the small bedroom, that need repairing.

The house was really nice, bigger than expected. Location was great, short walk into Barry Island. Nicely decorated and allocated parking is added bonus. Plenty of local shops in the next street. Excellent choice of places to eat or get takeaway.