Castle Cliff

Reviews (29)

• Jennifer

  Whilst the house is lovely, it is in serious need of some TLC. With a bit of investment, it could be an incredible property. Whilst on the surface, the kitchen and bathrooms were clean, a deep clean of the whole property is required. The cooker hood/extraction fan is filthy and the smell awful. The oven also takes a very long time to heat up so perhaps should be checked out. This put us off using the cooking facilities despite the kitchen being well equipped with plenty of crockery etc. The wood burner was full of ash which we cleaned out so that we could use. The main living room was comfortable enough, but we could not use the second small sitting room as there were no curtains and it was very cold. We did not use the twin bedroom downstairs as not required but if we had had to use it, the wardrobe is full of junk and could not be used for storing clothes. The drawers in the bedrooms upstairs all need hoovering out as there was lots of dust etc. Two of the bedrooms had a hanging rail with the other two having a cupboard with a rail in. Both of these had a number of items lying in the bottom, and in the main bedroom the hinges are hanging off the wall so you need to be careful opening. The radiator in one of the bedrooms is hanging off the wall, and had a pair of socks down the back of it! I felt that the bedding and towels had a fousty smell which perhaps comes from not being dried properly before being stored. There seemed to be a lot of junk in the various drawers and dressers downstairs in the house, and a broken ornament in one of the drawers in the same bedroom that the radiator is hanging off the wall. There is insufficient hot water for more than three people showering. The plumbing is obviously quite antiquated given the age of the property and I think the electric shower in the master en-suite needs to be looked at as it was a very fine line between being scalded and frozen. This put us off using which then caused issues with us all needing to shower as insufficient hot water from the other shower in the main bathroom. Overall, it would not take much in terms of improving the cosmetic appearance of the house - some fresh paint and clearing out some of the junk. Get rid of broken furniture and dated items. Some joinery work to fix door handles etc, and the locks need some WD40 as we struggled to get the key to turn in the back door. The front door could also do with being a bit more secure. The downstairs toilet had no seat when we arrived although I did get a text message from the owner to say someone would be by to fix a new one. The seat was delivered one day while we were out with the package left under our car on the driveway, then someone turned up a couple of days later to fit it. No-one had contact us regarding the plumber coming so I am not sure what would have happened if we had not been in the house at the time he arrived. I have also contacted the owner to advise that one of the bedroom windows is very draughty and was leaking (there was a bad storm so the weather was particularly bad at the end of the week which perhaps did not help the leaking window). Overall the house was fine but really needs some work to bring it to an acceptable standard. From reading previous reviews a number of people have said similar things so really shouldn't come as a surprise to the owner. We have stayed at a number of properties in the area as we are regular visitors so are aware of what quality of rentals are available.

• Barry

  The property had plenty of space for our party. Cleanliness Was good, it had all the facilities we required. The price was was very reasonable. Kitchen facilities was excellent. We would certainly consider booking this property again.

• Gillian

  Local shop and bakery round here corner and short walk to Anstruther and Cellardyke harbour. Few slight niggles but nothing that spoiled the holiday. Would stay again