Bliss!
Review Submitted: January 12, 2009
Date of Stay: May 2008
Pentire House offered everything we needed and more! Luxury accommodation, Fistral Beach across the road, Local Beaches, Restaurants, Attractions, Cliff Walks, Shops within walking distance and the sun trap garden for a peaceful tan and BBQs.
There is so much to do in Newquay - surfing, kitesurfing, bodyboarding,coasteering, boating, fishing, zoo, splashpark, acquarium - the list just goes on... but once we arrived, we immediately felt so relaxed, we did absolutely nothing but park the car, enjoyed long days on the beach and BBQs on the deck in the evening. It was the best holiday we've been on in a long time where we felt we'd actually had a REAL holiday - hassle free, enjoyable, relaxing, with only our own agenda to follow. It was bliss.
Booking was quick and easy. We were wary of not booking via an Agent, but the owners were very friendly and helpful and put us at ease straight away; especially when they mentioned the property had a 5 Star Cleaning service (I'm quite fussy!) and a Housekeeper nearby if we had any problems - which, by the way, made all the difference when we managed to lose the house key! After contacting the owners, the Housekeeper appeared within the hour and replaced it - no fuss, no bother, just happy to help us get on with our holiday as quickly as possible. We assumed we'd be charged for the call-out/lost key, as well as a few necessary phone calls that we made during our stay - but what was really nice, was that it wasn't even mentioned and the Bond was returned in full.
The service in that respect was, as the cottage itself - 5 Star with a Smile!
Weather was great for early May, not mega hot, but warm enough for t-shirts & shorts - and even a bikini in the enclosed garden - it really is a suntrap! Very useful to have the recliners/sunloungers as well as table/chairs.
We usually go abroad for the weather, but as soon as we started looking at 09 brochures and thinking flights/ transfers/travelling with the children, we got stressed as opposed to excited. Then we remembered what a blissful time we had last year and decided to return to Pentire House again this year. The only thing we're going to do differently is to try and fit a body boarding lesson in... somewhere inbetween the lazy days of beach and BBQs!
Mack
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