Dog Friendly Cottages In Fowey

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Darren - Verified booking

  We arrived at The Watchers to find that it hadn’t been cleaned.

  The beds were unmade. There was a broken wine glass on the side and the previous visitors had left bowls and pans on the draining board. No toilet roll in one bathroom. Towel holders empty. Hoover on the worktop. Tea towels just plonked on the side. Crumbs on the worktop in the kitchen and bits all over the floor. I called the first number and there was no answer. I called the second number and this was answered. I explained the situation and she asked if she could call me back when she found out what had happened. She did and said she didn’t know what had happened but would send two cleaners within the hour. They didn’t arrive so I called. Signal was bad so I sent a message. The reply was ‘10 mins x’. They eventually arrived probably an hour and a half later. They were very apologetic (and brought two bottles of wine to say sorry) they brought a young baby in a car seat which was put on the floor downstairs. I understand they may have been called in at very late notice but we then had to make sure the two dogs weren’t walking around so had to have them on our laps. The outside patio area was quite messy and the glass on the table was filthy and not on the table properly. In general the whole outside is very overgrown and messy. And one of us walked down the wooden stairs and it cracked. It was a very stressful start to what was an emotional family weekend to scatter my parents ashes at Sennen Cove, and was totally unacceptable.

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• Katharine - Verified booking

  The Watchers A lovely clean house, great views, impossible road and parking, dreadful outside space!

  We got the car, which is a hatchback, up to the Watchers on arrival and then braved it back down to the car park at the bottom the following morning. Costing us an additional £38 over the week, it was better to leave the car in the main car park. The road to the house is ridiculously steep and narrow and depending on the parking of others is impossible. The outside space to the rear (you can’t use the front) is overgrown, narrow and in the wet a hazard. We only have a very small dog and there wasn’t even enough room for her to run and the garden is not enclosed. There were cigarettes ends, bottle tops and plastic left by the BBQ. It didn’t matter as we couldn’t use it anyway. The 30ish steps up to the house need urgent repair, these also pose a hazard. Inside the house, the views are delightful, great facilities, lovely welcome pack and decorated to a high standard. Beds comfy with the softest linen. Overall we wouldn’t recommend, especially with small children, dogs etc. despite the lovely house and views, we’d not book this again.

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• Karen - Verified booking

  This is a lovely house in a beautiful area.

  It was seriously let down by a overgrown, neglected garden, definitely not worthy of 5 stars. The paving slabs were slippery, stinging nettles were growing through the decking. One of the steps on the decking was broken, the bbq area was overgrown. Hand rails by the stairs could not be used due to thorns. Sending someone to do 2hrs in the garden did not solve these problems. Our holiday was booked at this property as we wanted to be able to use a garden but couldn't. If you are booking this property, it is not suitable for anyone with mobility issues or with young children as the 30 stairs you have to go up make it tricky. The view would have been spectacular had the windows been cleaned. Some kitchen essentials like a tin opener and oven gloves were missing. I really hope the garden gets the attention it needs to make it usable for future stays, it would then be worthy of its rating.

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• Sarah - Verified booking

  Beautiful house with everything we needed.

  However do not book this property if you are disabled, elderly or in need of assistance with walking. There are well over 20 steep concrete steps which have one wooden handrail that is very slippery when damp. The other handrail is covered in weeds and ivy. There is also no working lighting on these steps. Further up from the concrete steps there are 4 or 5 decking steps without handrails which my dear 80 year old husband slipped on as they were very very slippery. He was very shocked and upset and badly strained his back. The outside of the property is dirty and covered in weeds, brambles and overgrown plants. Overall I wonder why Sykes haven’t taken this beautiful house off their books until the outside is fit for use.

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• Liam - Verified booking

  First the positives - fantastic views over the river Fowey.

  The property was well equipped, had well appointed bathrooms and the bed was very comfortable. An easy walk to the local pub which serves excellent food. Not so positive was the very tight and narrow approach leading to the property and difficulty parking (only sufficient for one car). There was an extremely steep and long flight of concrete steps leading up to the house (some with crumbling edges) that would be difficult for anyone with mobility issues or with very young children. The rear garden was also very steep with 2 flights of steps up to the decking area that were easy to navigate.

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