“We loved how clean the place was and the location was great.”
The space itself was also lovely and very homely. There are lots of great places to eat and some lovely little shops in the area. Many of the best beaches, coves and sights are very close by too which was great. We would highly recommend this location and property (we couldn't get over how clean it was and that was much appreciated in COVID times!).
Sadly the advice about parking at the property is really misleading, and it is important that this is clearer on Sykes website. The property page states that there is parking available on the roadside or in car parks (payable) - it does not make it clear that this is only available if you are lucky! The spaces are really limited and we regularly had to park 15 minutes walk from the property. It's a real shame that this isn't clearer in the advert, particularly because the parking is up a very steep hill and wouldn't be appropriate for elderly people or people who have physical disabilities.
The property owner wasn't very helpful when asked about this either. We arrived after 9 hours of driving and there was no where to park at all. When calling your help line, the agent offered to ask the property owner for advice as her information was the same as that of the advert. The property owner's response was that they don't guarantee parking, which was incredibly unhelpful. The nearest train station is a 30-40 minute walk away, so I imagine most people drive to this property! We spoke to neighbours who gave us advice about which roads we could try - this advice should have been given to us by the property owner, and the property advert should also state this and the fact that parking can be up to 15 minutes away up a steep hill.
This place is definitely worth a visit, but do bear in mind the realities of the parking (we went outside of school holidays in June 2021). The best roads to try are:
- travelling towards Penzance, turn left at the traffic lights and try the roads up that hill
- travelling in the opposite direction, turn right just past the Mackrel Sky Bar and then take the first left - there are lots of roads to park on here, but this is where the hill is a little steeper and it takes around 10-15 minutes to get back to the property.
- there is space to park temporarily directly outside the property to offload luggage.
- some carparks as advertised on the property's page, but we only managed to get a space here once in the 7 nights we stayed (and we arrived to the carpark after 10pm).