Holly, Woodland Retreat

We just spent a lovely 2 weeks at Holly, and would do it again in a heartbeat!! The house was immaculately cleaned before we got there (and done again after one week of our stay, with new bedding & towels). The house was furnished and equipped as well as I would expect a holiday rental house to be, All appliances were in good working order and there is an instruction manual for each of them kept in a folder in the laundry room. The actual complex of 20 cottages and a hotel is in a lovely setting and is well maintained and the staff are all pleasant and helpful. The pool, sauna & jacuzzi were great, I can’t speak to the gym as we didn’t use it haha!! We had a great time there and would do it again.

Published on: 2021-09-28

The cottage was lovely and clean inside with jacuzzi bath and sauna very welcome. As stated in other reviews, the garden furniture looked a bit worn but was still usable. We were not aware of the lane from Wadebridge to the property, which was very narrow in places and had difficulty in passing other vehicles, especially tractors and lorries! Make sure you give your mobile number when booking, so the owners can send the access code to get into the property on arrival, as reception do not know it. (We waited a good half hour on arrival while the receptionist tried to contact the owner for the code - not welcome after a very long journey). A good base for exploring lovely beaches in the surrounding area and the Camel Trail for cycling.

Published on: 2021-09-21

Staying at The Holly was a lovely break, lots of space and everything you need for a holiday away. Grounds are lovely and facilities are first class highly recommend

Published on: 2021-09-10

Lodge itself was ok but not overly clean when we arrived. The balcony from the bedroom upstairs was dangerous with broken decking boards. Outside area was very unkempt with old and damaged furniture and needs a good clean.

Published on: 2021-08-02

Good location, very easy to get into Wadebridge, the cottage was warm and clean. The kitchen was functional but could do with some love as could the exterior furniture which is coming apart.

Published on: 2021-04-21

We had a great time at Holly very comfortable just laking a full set of plates and saucepans . Other than that it's a great place to stay we will return 

Published on: 2020-10-03

The cleanliness of the house was awful! There was cobwebs everywhere, dust on tables and bedside tables, the sofas were awful, and looked like they hadn’t ever been cleaned. The outside furniture was disgusting and unsafe, we were unable to sit on them. The furniture on the balcony was awful, and the balcony itself was completely unsafe with the decking rotting away! The back gate to the property was broken, it didn’t have a lock on it. You could tell the property hadn’t been cleaned properly as the sliding doors in the living room has children’s lip marks on them. There were packs left with information about the place which were incorrect, the WiFi password, checkout times, cafe and restaurant opening times. With the current situation happening we were advised that there was COVID cleaners in the property before we left, which was completely untrue!!!

Published on: 2020-09-26

Fantastic stay, we really enjoyed there. Just tiny thing need to mentioned, we thought about dinning outside the decking but outside furniture are bit sad. Clean it or don't leave it there.

Published on: 2020-08-14

To explain my scores firstly, the garden furniture and sun beds were unusable, they were dirty and partially covered in a green mould/mildew and as in a previous review the decking was slippery but did have a sign up saying so. We had to wait for the wi if to be connected and then it wasn’t straight forward as something needed to be done at the hotel side which meant that one of our party was waiting to access emails regarding his business. The heating was broken and had only just been fixed the day before we came home. This wasn’t a problem for warmth but to be able to dry towels on the bathroom radiators was definitely an issue. We even tried to use the washer dryer to dry them but that didn’t work either. The lodge was sort of clean, the beds and towels were fine but the deep clean that was supposed to have taken place, definitely didn’t. The shades over the dining room table were dusty and had stains/spots on them and as previously mentioned, the garden furniture, the pans for cooking .... one was unusable, the sauna room had cobwebs and spiders, sofas although having covers on them were stained, the shelves in the top bedroom cupboard were dusty. The location of the property is stunning as is set in woodland and provides some beautiful walks, the hotel amenities were closed but that was only to be expected due to covid. Finally, the property I feel in it’s current state is not value for money at the reduced rate we paid due to late booking and definitely not at full price. For all these reasons we have to say that we wouldn’t return or recommend... this is with a heavy heart as it could be so much better if attention was paid to the above issues.

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