Dog Friendly Portland Holiday Cottages

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Sarah - Verified booking

  Some of the property photos and description were misleading.

  The listing clearly stated that the balcony had furniture which was also supported by a photograph of furniture in place on the balcony but in reality it was non existent which disgraceful. Part of the reason I chose to book this property was the thought that we could sit out on the balcony and watch the sunset. There is a photo of what appears to be an alcove with a chair and books in reality it’s just a cleverly photographed part of the lounge. The Sykes rep needs to take a serious look at the cleanliness, it’s grimy. The garden gate does not shut easily, the ‘flower bed’ is full of weeds the slabs need jet washing. The kitchen resources were poor initially 4 tumblers, dishwasher marked hi ball glasses, 6 breakfast bowls, no teapot, grubby placemats, no coasters. Sykes did add extra glasses and bowls but this was at myself having to contact them on several occasions. The house sleeps 8 it should have easily catered for 8. Doorbell not working sounds petty but we were having to use phones to call each other to open the door if the only people in the house were downstairs.Remote controls not available for all TVs. Not enough hangers for towels in bathrooms for 8 guests. No coasters to protect furniture. Vertical blinds gather at window opening side so when the windows are open the blinds are blown around. Shower head in master en-suite cannot be adjusted and shower knobs missing parts so difficult to adjust. Hope this helps and other guests do not have to have the difficulties that myself my 80 year old parents and my daughters have had, I chose to book through Sykes because I assumed that the property would be maintained to a good standard, however it was not.

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• David - Verified booking

  Tastefully furnished and almost everything you'd need for a home away from home.

  Location was amazing being so close to the beach and loved the sea view from our bedroom. Great to have reserved, secure parking too. Was clean and different floors and the outside patio gave us space from each other which we needed for a longer stay! There was a nice welcome basket which included Dorset apple cake which was delicious! We holidayed for 2 weeks and things that you don't think of too much for a week started to niggle on our 2nd week. Beds were comfy but the duvets were 10 tog which were far too hot for summer and just using the cover was sometimes too cold, so summer duvets needed. The lounge TV was painful to use as as the remote slow and unresponsive, and it had limited functionality. When you've got younger kids, you will spend a fair amount of time in your holiday home and not having a decent TV with the ability to download streaming apps that we use like Disney was a faff. The upstairs Fire TV could do that but only if you have a prime account, which we do but it often just wouldn't work properly as Fire devices are prone to do. Also whilst we brought our own consumables like dishwasher tabs etc we hadn't expected to need bin liners for week 2. If you're staying for a week then none of this should bother much! A couple of extra notes to include that aren't written but good to know: The pebble beach has a steep bank to the shore line and a very short promenade so if you want to take a long walk, would advise wearing hiking boots. Nice cafe on the beach which sometimes hosts lovely evening pop up evening restaurants - check their Facebook page for more details.

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• Rob - Verified booking

  We stayed at Kimberlin for a week over the Easter period, as a base for attending an event at the nearby Sailing Academy.

  The location is perfect for that purpose - walking in about 20 minutes or a very quick drive. It's proximity to Chesil Beach is a great feature, and there are direct sea views from the top front bedroom. The house was spotlessly clean on arrival, and is well furnished with comfortable beds and sofas etc. We really enjoyed our stay, but there are a couple of points worth noting - these are factual rather than critical - there's nothing that the owners could do to address them! The development is a couple of years at most (probably less) and, as is the way the developers, they have crammed as many properties in a small space as they possibly could, so despite being a three bedroom property, the living areas (kitchen/living room) feel very cramped. We were two adults plus two late teenage children - and moving around the kitchen/dining table is "cosy" to say the least. There is only room for four chairs around the dining table (not sure what happens if 6 people book?), and you can't open the fridge/freezer doors fully without first closing the kitchen door. Over a week this did start to irritate. Likewise the on-site parking. The spaces are very tight for larger cars, and despite being clearly marked, guests/owners of other properties seemed to regard them as a free for all. We had to leave a note on a car to ask them to move so that we could use the allocated space for Kimberlin. There is parking right opposite development and at quiet times there are spaces - but in busy season that's not the case and we had to park some distance away.

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• Robert - Verified booking

  The cottage delights and the photos are representative on first arrival.

  Lovely beamed living room with woodburner, well equipped kitchen etc. Stairs to top room are steep. (Very common in Portland cottages) We were a little disappointed in the cleanliness when we arrived. We could see that the cleaner had vacuumed and cleaned surfaces, made bed all fine, however it was obvious that a spring clean is well overdue. Lots of cobwebs, furniture had not been moved to clean so very dusty in these places. (eg behind TV), cobwebs on books on bookshelf, and a Christmas Tree left under the bed covered in dust. We had to clean the windows ourselves in order to be able to see out! On the plus side the cottage is warm (it was quite cold outside for the time of year) , beds are comfortable, TV good. There is no oven glove which is tricky using the oven. There is no mobile signal and no wifi available. (sometimes sporadic at front of house eg BT Broadband). The location is excellent for the Chesil Beach, Quiddles Cafe which is lovely , and the unique Cove House Inn. Both of these a short walk and Dog friendly. There is no sea view from the cottage, only the back of the sea defence wall. Parking can be a nightmare. Our group had two cars. We found that parking in the afternoon was usually OK, but come back in the evening and often very difficult to find any space near the cottage. Cottage well served by public transport, bus stop, regular services just metres away.

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• Tracy - Verified booking

  Fabulous holiday home .

  Jurassic Coast House did not disappoint, stayed here with 7 adults and a 18 month old toddler . The kitchen facilities were brilliant with lots of crockery , cooking utensils and pots and pans . The enclosed garden was brilliant and safe for a toddler to run about and as it was Astro turf even with a couple of days of rain she was able to get out into the garden . The beds were comfortable and accessories and decor lovely . The living room space was comfortable and allowed us all to spend quality family time together. There is a expansive collection of dvds , jigsaws , books and games so even on a rainy day there is entertainment . An added bonus was there were several stair gates which made this property even with 2 sets of stairs a safe environment for an inquisitive toddler . Portland is a great place to stay with walks from the door step to the beach , Portland castle , D -Day landing museum ( loved this museum allowing you to climb in all the exhibits and handle the guns etc ) , the Olympic rings and the Royal naval cemetery. An outstanding property ! One thing which may have helped would have been another key as there was only one key which made it slightly difficult when we wanted to do different days out .

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