Dog Friendly Marazion Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Christina - Verified booking

  Despite having made a phone call to Sykes/the owner before booking to ensure the described rear courtyard was secure for our dogs, and been assured this was the case, on arrival it was clear this was not for two reasons.

  One, the gated rear entrance had no lock as it was in fact a thoroughfare for the next door property, and the courtyard belonging to the cottage was dissected by this alleyway. The courtyard for the cottage is off this thoroughfare which had no gates and was open to it. You have to come out of the cottage which backs onto the alley, and cross it to access the garden. Two, there was dog excrements (three piles of!) in the cottage courtyard when we arrived late Friday. A call to the managing agent was made and message left requesting a call back. As this was out of hours I expected a call first thing Monday. However no one called despite having described the problem and asked for a return call. When I called on Tuesday late afternoon the agent said they had not got the message and said they were surprised as they had checked the property themselves. That being the case it can only have come from someone using the alleyway and entering the open courtyard. This renders the courtyard not secure and clearly open to the public. I have seen the owners response to another review saying the courtyard was not secure. They suggest that house rules are dogs are not to be left alone in the property and this includes the courtyard. To be clear we are happy to, and did follow this rule, however we cannot sit and relax where our dogs are off the lead and anyone might open the gate and walk through the alleyway as they are likely to run to see who is coming into their space (a natural instinct) and be at risk of getting out onto the road. If I have to sit in the garden with my dogs on a lead I may as well be out in public. This is what we did in the end. We didn’t use the courtyard and made it clear to the agent that we would not be doing this or cleaning up members of the publics dog foul. Other feedback is generally more positive. Cottage is pretty and compact. Great log burner for the damp conditions in both the cottage and the weather! Kitchen generally well equipped. A bit stingy to only say that one black bin bag of rubbish will be collected, for a weeks stay this felt very impractical. We ended up walking rubbish down to the bins at the long stay car park where was parked, there are large public bins there, included in the £55.10 per week parking fees! Bed was comfy, sheets clean and well made.paint work and carpets looking a bit grubby in places. Floors downstairs needed a good clean when we arrived as they were still gritty presumably from sand tracking in on previous occupants footwear. Nice touch to leave spices for use, however many of these were out of date and as the cottage was quite damp the powders had solidified and they would be best thrown away. Overall I’d give this stay a 3/5.

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• Stephanie - Verified booking

  Unfortunately the cottage was not as expected from the description.

  Which was sad as the cottage was lovely for the right people and small dog not large dog(S). The plus side was we got to see our daughter, Son-in-law and granddaughter who live in Helston. The cottage itself was a fisherman's cottage as described, but there is no mention of ceilings in the downstairs of the house being so low which caused an issue for my husband who being 6'2". The property is pet friendly and two well behaved dogs are accepted, We have 2 doberman's so as these are not small dogs and due to booking in the summer months dogs are not allowed on many of the beaches between 10am and 6pm, especially Marazion. It was difficult to find walks for them that where not in the sun, or which attracted horse flies. The court yard was quite small and was not private and was not fully enclosed. The garden was gated but the courtyard was actually seperate from full garden and the outer gate serviced both Penhale and adjoining cottage and courtyard, this cottage used this as the main way in. The dogs would obviously bark, despite being supervised at all times. This wouldn’t be ideal for anyone in the other property having dogs or being afraid of dogs. The kitchen despite having enough utensils pot, pans and herbs it was very limited with space. It only had an undercounter fridge and has 1 shelf freezer, the cupboard door of this integral fridge is extremely stiff and hard to close, hence in heat we have been having, food quickly goes off or freezer shelf melts as door is not correctly closed. Then all other food must be stored on 3 available shelves on a trolley and in a vegetable and egg baskets, encouraging flies and looking very unsightly. I normally take cleaning products with me but on this occasion, I had forgotten, I have found in previous properties items have been left or limited clean items are there for you to do a general tidy, in this instance there was no cleaning solutions to even clean tops when cooking. Then nothing even to clean bath, toilet or shower if you needed to and unfortunately the shower water pressure was extremely low.

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• Jo-anne - Verified booking

  This is the 4th year we have booked one of these properties but our first time in Shoreline.

  We continue to book (and have done for 2021 already) as the location is perfect for us. On the whole, the properties, including Shoreline, are very comfortable. However, a couple of points to raise - On all the Sykes documentation the check out time was listed at 10am, when we arrived at Shoreline on 8th August, there was a note in the property stating that checkout time was 9am. I appreciate that, due to the current situation, an earlier checkout time gives the cleaners more time but it would have been nice to have been informed prior to our arrival. This year there were parking permits issued for users of the properties. The property details states that there is parking for 2 cars but only 1 permit had been provided. Luckily we only had 1 car with us but we did consider bringing 2 cars so that my son could drive home to collect his exam results on the Thursday. The toilet seat needs repairing/replacing. The patio door was very stiff to use and was very difficult to lock. It didn't seem to fit the runners properly. Cleanliness has always been an issue for us at these properties. Bedding and towels were lovely and fresh. All crockery, cutlery and utensils were also very clean. But - surfaces and window sills in every room were very dusty, several surfaces had dead flies on them. The floor was filthy. I swept up lots of sand and grit upon arrival. Each time any furniture moved slightly (sofas, coffee table, beds, bedside cabinets etc) more piles of sand and grit were revealed. I spilt some water on the floor so used a cloth to mop it up - the cloth was literally black after mopping up the water. I wiped down the windowsill in the kitchen and the wipe was black when I had finished. In my opinion - floors really should be thoroughly swept, hoovered and mopped during each changeover clean (inlcuding moving furniture and cleaning under and behind the furniture)

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• Scott - Verified booking

  I wish to say that this is not my first time at this location and have spent many thousands of pounds over the last 10 years.

  Thus, I'm commenting from a position of extensive experience across most of the properties at this location. The properties now are in my veiw such poor value.and simply not worth the outlay anymore. The overall physical condition is very tired and this week, experiencing what we have has been the proverbial 'straw'. Of course, in a holiday let, one always expects a degree of rustic charm , but dead insect stains on the walls, which haven't even been painted since last year, leaking shower heads, rear 'sliding' doors that don't close and lock properly and are held together with brackets were all appalling. The final thing this week was a freezer door missing, so the fridge leaked frozen water which ran into the main compartment all over the food and wouldn't hold temperature. Our food was ruined and we couldn't eat it. When I asked about this, I was told it happened weeks ago. I've had enough of the dilapidated condition of these lets and the reality is, they are no longer competitive considering the local market and it would be my respectful recommendation that Cornish Cottages consider removing them from their portfolio. I cannot see how advertising these lets in the condition they remain in for years maintains a credible market offer. They simply aren't good enough and CC need to see it. Thank you.

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• Julie - Verified booking

  The cottage was really nice.

  All mod cons, a lovely convection cooker, dishwasher and washing machine. Over the bath shower. The bath was low enough to step in but I feel a grab rail would benefit. Two bedrooms basic, but hey what else do you need. The bedding was fresh and nipping clean and so soft. Beds comfy. The cottage was open plan. Sitting area had two settees with cushions and blankets. TV, and two very good coffee tables which came in handy. Patio windows leading to picnic table . Beautiful view of St.Michael's Mount. We could sit and watch the wind surfers or people taking leisurely walks along the promanard. When we arrived there was a pint of milk, tub of cream, scones and jam, which I thought was a lovely welcome, also dining table and chairs. Central heating plus electric fire. Dogs were allowed, my Shipoo loved it too. Especially the pub at the end of the road lol. Beside the pub was a café and gift shop. There was a caretaker a couple of times a week to assist with anything you may need, very friendly. Being next to the train line didn't bother us as trains stopped at about elevenish. Marazion is an ideal place to stay as it is not far from Landsend, St.Ives etc. Would recommend and hope to return next year.

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