Dog Friendly Cottages on the Isle of Wight

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Mark - Verified booking

  This is a lovely little cottage, very convenient for local amenities - pub right opposite & another a little further down the road ( this was great for food !

  ) , a Co-Op , and a couple of restaurants- not to mention the castle. Newport easily reached, only about 2 miles away. The cottage, is right on the high street, so can be a bit noisy with traffic during the day - but we got used to that ( we would rather be close to local businesses than in the middle of a field ) It was just the right size for the two of us to use as a base , kitchen had all the facilities we needed. Always great to have bath as well as shower. Good size double bedroom, and although mattress perhaps a little hard- I found it suited me. Clean throughout, and not the sort of musty smell you’d get from some properties . Lovely little garden & patio area to the rear. The few details I would change, however- I would have preferred a comfortable sofa , rather than the two bolt upright armchairs in the living room. Thicker curtains may have cut down the traffic noise particularly in the bedroom. The house was warm enough, and hot running water, bit slow - but plenty . Had trouble with TV , but having contacted the landlord ( Nick ) soon replied, spoke pleasantly regarding the issue ( which was down to us being impatient with the remote !) We would love to stay again, regardless

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• Confirmed Guest - Verified booking

  Penda Cottage was beautifully decorated and well equipped. The house keeper, Jan was excellent. However, there were a couple of negative things. Jan explained that the holiday cottages had been closed for several months whilst the lighthouse was being updated, but unfortunately, the skip full of rubbish outside our cottage had not been taken away as planned. We arrived on the Friday, and the skip was not removed till the Wednesday. The bench outside our cottage was broken, so we could not use it. The other disappointment was the welcome hamper from Rural Retreats. I think this is our sixth or seventh RR lighthouse holiday, and the welcome hampers have always been fantastic. We understand that the reduction of hamper contents is a policy decision which, presumably, is driven by a desire for cost saving. However, given the premium pricing of the property rentals, and the positive impact a quality hamper of locally sourced produce has upon arrival, we were disappointed to see your company had taken this approach.

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• Georgina - Verified booking

  This is a lovely old property for a couple holiday.

  It was perfect for our stay seeing our family a short drive away. It has all you need in the kitchen, WiFi was good, a very good mattress and the property was spotless. The property has character, low ceiling near the stairs and back door which require navigation for taller people and original sash windows on the front. You are on a main road so you will hear the traffic especially commuting times am and pm, but it didn't bother us . There are two pubs, one across the road, a restaurant and co-op just down the hill with all you need. The garden is on two levels with a big astro turf lawn so no muddy paws to deal with! Our dog is large breed and there was plenty of floor space in the small sitting room for his bed. Despite being dog friendly there was no evidence of this, no odours, a very good standard throughout! We would certainly use this property again.

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• Denise - Verified booking

  This is our third stay in the Boathouse apartments, first time in No 3.

  The property itself was ideal but there were various unsatisfactory features: Tiling on bathroom floor needs replacing as is worn and is not hygienic. Shower controls need securing/renewing and pressure needs improving. Electric towel rail is loose. Cooker controls have worn away so you cannot read the temperature setting. Duvet was thin and worn and pillows very flat. Windows bedroom needs attention ... condensation and dirty windowsill. DVD very noisy - needs upgrading as it is nice to use this if weather is bad. Needs to be highlighted that the electricity for the property runs on meter. Basic condiments would be nice as there was not even salt and pepper. The property itself is ideally located and is cosy but these enhancements would have immensely improved our stay.

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• Darren - Verified booking

  Property is in a great quiet location, and is very clean and tidy.

  The downstairs area and new kitchen (and new appliances) are great. Lovely outside space - perfect for the dog. Only downsides were as follows. (1) Listing states private driveway. This is not the case, there is a small space to the side of the property, but this was difficult to access in a larger car owing to the number of other cars parked alongside here. This should not be listed as a private driveway. (2) A few essentials missing which you would expect to be present in a self catering property - Baking Trays for Oven, Dustpan and Brush, Hairdryer, Ironing Board, More hangers in wardrobes. (3) Upstairs was a bit of a let down compared to downstairs. Some modernisation is needed to bring the property to the same standard upstairs and downstairs.

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