Pibbies

We had a fab week at the pibbies, the flat was lovely and spotless when we arrived, it was really well equipped and the bed and sofa were comfy.

Location was perfect, we loved just being able to pop down to the sea front and into the pubs and restaurants. Would absolutely stay here again!

Great location for staying in the village , very spacious living area well equipped kitchen everything you needed for a self catering holiday.

Would definitely stay here again .

Lovely week in Port Isaac.

Pibbies is centrally located and a short stroll to the platt. Plenty of amenities and local goodies- pub, ice cream, fudge. The coop at the top is well stocked with every that you need. Had a nice roast in the pub (booked beforehand) and an excellent meal in the mote. Pibbies is well equipped and as described. It was great to be so close to everything. The house keeper was friendly and really helpful during our stay. Parking was hassle free- we used the car park at the top of the hill and paid for the week. Great value for money, another lovely John Bray holiday.

Excellent holiday, had an issue with the smoke detector which was quickly dealt with by John Bray.

Thank you.

This is the second year we’ve stayed at Pibbies in Port Isaac to celebrate our big 50th birthdays, and again, we had a wonderful long relaxing weekend.

It’s such a nice and quiet time of year to visit. Bakery downstairs, pub with great food opposite, chippy up the road, coo-op in walking distance - Pibbies is perfectly situated and very comfortable and cozy, we love it.

Loved our stay - Jackie (care taker) was fab.

Friendly, efficient and very helpful. Pibbies was great, very comfortable, clean and appreciated the linen etc being provided. Issue with the loo was dealt with promptly by owner and by Jackie. That said, although we had a great time, I do think it was expensive for the finish and size - we’ve been coming to Port Isaac for over 25 years staying in properties right on the harbour and higher up on both sides of the village and Pibbies was both the smallest and most expensive property we have rented to date.

The apartment is lovely, great location and lives up to its 'quirky' description.

We had a good week's holiday here. However, there were 3 significant problems: 1a. The property description (when you book it) says 'parking available' but then the welcome email the week before tells you that parking is not available but you can park, like everyone else, in the public car park which is 10 mins walk away and costs £10 overnight, adding £70 to your stay. This is very misleading. I would have chosen a different apartment with parking since we were driving out each day to the South West Coast Path. 1b. Also the welcome email says the street is extremely narrow and there isn't a drop off place outside the apartment - which would make unloading and loading very painful, with several sets of 20 min round trip walks to the public car park. But actually there are a couple of pull in spaces along Fore Street, including one right outside the apartment which is used every morning to deliver to the pasty shop and by other tradesmen - this saved us significant effort. 2. The property door was hard to find and the welcome email description was misleading and ambiguous. 'The steps to Pibbies are just after the main building on the left hand side, taking you up to the main door'. In fact, just past the Pasty Shop front is a door, up 3 steps, with number 22 above it and a plaque on the wall saying Stanley House - exactly the address of the apartment. We tried for 20 mins to get into this apartment, phoning your help line when the keycode number (2222) did not work and eventually actually getting in with the number 2221. Once inside, we then found beds unmade, no towels etc and called the housekeeping number in that apartment and Cory Rodwell very helpfully scrambled a team out to sort out the bedding that night & try to unravel the booking problem. Between us & Cory it became clear something was not right so we had another good look round outside, a bit further to the right of Stanley House is a gate marked 'Private Courtyard. The Old Bakehouse Flats Only' and 'Private Property. Please do not sit on the steps' which, if you go through this private gate, back round the spiral stone staircase, you get to a completely unmarked door ( no 'Pibbies' or '22' or anything ) which turns out to be the right apartment. We had already unpacked, and the scrambled team had already made the beds up in the first apartment but nevertheless, at 10pm that night we packed up again and moved to Pibbies. Not the best start to the holiday after a long drive from London .... I have photos of the gates & doors if you are interested. 3. The main double bed mattress is not very comfortable at all, way too soft for that style of bed. Regards, Ian

On arrival Pibbies was not clearly signposted and it was only after a neighbour spotted our confusion that she directed us around the side of the building.

There was no clear sign indicating the property. Once inside we were pleased with how spacious the property was but disappointed in the cleanliness. Every surface was sticky and marked with drips. The dishwasher was disgusting! The bed in the single room was uncomfortable, our daughter could feel the springs through the mattress. Soundproofing was non existent, we could hear every conversation in the pasty shop below. On the plus side, the property is in a beautiful village with gorgeous views. In our opinion, there are far nicer and quirkier properties in the village.

Fantastic property, right in the heart of Port Isaac.

We had everything we needed in the apartment and everything else on our doorstep. Right above a pasty shop and directly opposite The Golden Lion which is very friendly and serves fantastic food. We will definitely return to Pibbies it was just perfect.

We had a great time.

Loads of room, loved the lay out and perfect location. Will be recommending to friends family. Thanks Broaders family