Holiday Cottages In Fowey To Rent

anthony - verified booking

"We have visited Cornwall many times but never stayed in this area which is why we chose St Austall as a base .Not the most picturesque but close to the main roads to tour the whole of the area.The cottage is in a residential part of St Austall in a terrace of similar properties.We had difficulty finding it at first as the picture of it online is taken from the rear garden which makes it look as though it has a grassed garden at the front whereas it opens straight onto a narrow pavement.It is very deceptive as the frontage is quite small but inside it has a large kitchen diner and three large bedrooms.the bathroom is modern and very spacious with an impressive shower .In fact the whole cottage has recently been modernised to a high standard .The quality of the soft furnishines ,electrical fixtures and decor is very impressive.If I had to be critical it would be of the small lounge at the front,but the huge kitchen diner was where we spent most of our time.we were told there would be parking for two cars at the front ,but most days we found it difficult to find a space for our one,but the neighbours are very good and we always found a space somewhere in the road.The garden is large and well appointed for bbqs, seating and views over the hills at the back.Its not like having your own detached cottage but was a great place to come back to at the end of the day.There is a great pub with an impressive menu and village store two minutes away.If you left the garden door open you will be visited by a very friendly local cat looking for a drink of water.Would definatly return again."

Confirmed Guest - verified booking

"Its a shame that the shared entrance to the property let it down. Dirty brown looking carpets. Peeling walls. Damp smell. However, once inside the property from opening the property door everything changed for the better. A few things needed attention such as dirty pink scatter cushions, egg and tomato stains on two plates and two dirty mugs. Damp on bathroom grout and it would have been nice to have living plants on the balcony rather than dead brown ones, but over all it was a stunning well presented property. It was the finishing touch that are usually there in other r.r. properties that was missing in this one. We normally book we r.r. and have never had any issues at all. I requested a vegan/no dairy for the hamper but the fridge had an open jug of milk, butter, cream etc waiting. As I'm allergic this wasn't a pleasant start.And on a personal note the dead skins on the floor were off putting.Having said that the property was beautiful. The views were perfect for wet days. We had some lovely cliff walks and the local pubs were friendly and lively. Could do with hooks to hang coats (as it rained most of then week).A little last minute panic regarding keys. Would have been nice to have been sent the details of the key box rather than two days of calling the house keeper before turning to r.r. to find out about the key box.Overall we had a lovely holiday.Thanks"

- Mrs Lunt, June 2018 - verified booking

"The shower rooms looked alike, however my brother's shower was marked not a wet room. He used it as a shower, but water cascaded through the ceiling and light fittings. We were told everything was fine when we rang the owner, but it wasn't 'fine' it needs a lip to prevent water rolling towards the sink as the fall is wrong allowing water to run out of the shower area. There was a tiny amount of toilet roll with no replacements, no soap and shower packs I.e. Shower, hair wash and body creams as it wasn't camping but felt like Glamping. We were told there was a kitchen pack, but had enough dishwasher product for 1 wash. The tea, sugar, coffee was used by others and probably left in the property as they were damp. The only pack we got was a pack of biscuits and wine! Our fault but we had to pay £10:00 a day to get to the other side of Fowey river, almost everything we visited required a ferry crossing. Looking at a cement factory wasn't too clever either, lights on all night whilst the China clay factory loaded a tanker overnight, with bright lights on all night. The utility was a work in progress, and as we paid a substantial amount, I think everything should have been pristine."

- Mrs Lunt, June 2018 - verified booking

"He used it as a shower, but water cascaded through the ceiling and light fittings. We were told everything was fine when we rang the owner, but it wasn't 'fine' it needs a lip to prevent water rolling towards the sink as the fall is wrong allowing water to run out of the shower area. There was a tiny amount of toilet roll with no replacements, no soap and shower packs I.e. Shower, hair wash and body creams as it wasn't camping but felt like Glamping. We were told there was a kitchen pack, but had enough dishwasher product for 1 wash. The tea, sugar, coffee was used by others and probably left in the property as they were damp. The only pack we got was a pack of biscuits and wine! Our fault but we had to pay £10:00 a day to get to the other side of Fowey river, almost everything we visited required a ferry crossing. Looking at a cement factory wasn't too clever either, lights on all night whilst the China clay factory loaded a tanker overnight, with bright lights on all night. The utility was a work in progress, and as we paid a substantial amount, I think everything should have been pristine."

Confirmed Guest - verified booking

"As always the acomodation was second to none hence the reason we have used your company so many times and will continue to do so. My only reservation regarding this booking was nothing to do with the accomodation but the parking, although we could walk very easily to the car park from the property it was a nightmare to book the time we need. For example you could only book 12 hours 9am-9pm there was then a further charge of £2 to stay overnight which meant we had to go the car park at 9am daily to book (whether we did it on- line go to the car park the process was still the same) then go back again at night after 9pm to book the overnight?? It was would have made our life much easier if we could have booked day & night together and preferably for the duration of 4 days we were there. As the signal was very poor we even had to drive to get a mobile signal to book which as you can imagine was very inconvenient. This has put us off visiting this property again which is a shame as both property & location were fabulous Regards Susan Anslow 07920 832990"