Cove Cottage

Cove Cottage was delightful, welcoming, with fun decoration and well equipped.

I enjoyed a great week! There are a few small, inexpensive recommendations that I think would make things even better: 1. The clothes airer was broken on arrival, l left a note on it for the cleaner. 2. No rack in the shower cubicle to put soap or bottles in, which makes showering problematic! 3. No waste baskets in the living room or bedrooms. I don’t wish these recommendations to be published, as they decry from a fabulous stay but just thought the owner may wish to know. You may publish the first 2 sentences ONLY!

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...Enjoyed our stay at Cove Cottage we used the convenient road parking at front of property, the owner was very proactive in ensuring our stay was up to expectations of previous customer ratings. The accommodation suited us a small group of 3, A washing machine and clothes airier kept our towels fresh, a perfect location to enjoy the "English Riviera". The No 22 bus is a bit 'hit and miss' at present with stagecoach having many issues, however still managed a visit to Torquay, Teignmouth and Dawlish. The nearby coastal path walk to Oddicombe Beach is a testing return leg..!! , but enjoyable. Overall we all enjoyed our break and the accommodation.

This cottage is located in a quiet part of Torquay close to Babbacombe and it's attractions: i.

e. the model village Kent's Caverns, Oddicombe beach. A decent old pub, The Crown and Spectre is a 5 mins walk away and on the walk back, you could hear the sound of silence. .Bliss! The cottage itself is spotlessly clean, comfortable with a very private patio area round the back. We enjoyed our stay so much that we tried to extend our stay by another 4 days but, sadly had been booked out. My wife and I will be back

We had a lovely week with five of us staying at Cove Cottage, all our needs were catered for including small but useful things, a first aid box to tend to a grazed toe and needle and thread should it be needed.

Comfortable beds, hot showers and a comfy living room. The kitchen was well stocked with everything needed if one chose to do much cooking. Off street parking was good and the location of the cottage couldn’t have been better, five minutes walk to the pretty village of St. Mary Church and another five or so to the cliff train at the top of Oddicombe beach. Located within the village is the wonderful museum BYGONES which is a must to visit. We used the bus service to Torquay, which ran past the cottage with the stops being conveniently, very close, either up or down the road. There were further bus services from the village offering more destinations. All in all a comfortable home from home and a good base for exploring this beautiful part of England.

Having read some of the petty feedback i am amazed.

As a family we rent cottages as a cheaper option to hotels and caravans and this cottage was one of the best we have ever stayed at.If you do read the feed back first then most of it can be ignored only an idiot complains about no egg cups which are now there. This cottage is idearly placed for the bus service which is very good in all excelant place clean tidy and more than adequte even got a toy box under the bed for a toddler brillant

Cottage was in a great location and convenient to visit local area.

There was however a significant amount of damp in the master bedroom by the wardrobe and in the living room. This seemed to occur in the main bedroom when the shower was in use. It would be good if there was an easy way to switch the under floor heating off in the bathroom as this made the accommodation very hot. A specific bin for general waste should also be provided as there clearly wasn’t one.

The property was well-equipped and had an easy to use kitchen, modern lounge and TV and good bedroom spaces.

The location was good, at 15 minutes walking from oddicombe beach cliff railway. However the sofa and beds were very dusty. The sheets had been washed but all were re-covered with dusty throw pillows and throws, which was not good for me as a dust-mite allergy sufferer. Washing sheets and duvets at 60 degrees would fix this problem and avoid throw pillows, or wash them as well in between each use if they will be put onto the beds each time, otherwise it makes the whole bed and sofa very dusty. The floor towel in the bathroom is not adequate for a family of 4, it was the size of a tea towel and did not keep the floor dry. We slipped more than a few times as a result. The hand towels were the size of a dish cloth, again not really adequate. Investing in some larger towels overall I think would help. The property also had mould in the children's bedroom on the seat, and inside the wardrobe on the wall and the whole flat smelt quite mildewy. It was cold so we attempted to put the heating on, also to dry some washed clothing which would not otherwise dry. But it was not clear how to put it on intermittently, it was all or nothing. A guide to using the boiler would have been useful as the property got very cold at night and even during the day on windy cloud covered days in July.

The accommodation on 1st entering was just as described, however there was an extremely strong smell of damp.

The wardrobe in the bunk room had mould on the walls inside making it impossible to hang clothes. I member of the party is a severe asthmatic so this was naturally a huge concern. Had we not of been there on the hottest week of the year I seriously believe we would have sought alternative accommodation. The other major issue we had was the dog excrement all over the area we were supposed to park our car. Having a relatively new car the off road parking was a bonus however sadly this wasn’t to be due to the fear of walking in the copious amounts of poo left all over by the people occupying the house next door. We had to find alternative parking which wasn’t ideal. Due to these 2 issues we would not elect to stay at this property again.

We had a lovely week at Cove cottage in Torquay.

Cove cottage is a clean, modern property ideally situated in Babbacombe for the shops, pubs and restaurants nearby. We would thoroughly recommend this accommodation.

Recently returned from a weeks stay at Cove cottage .

Cottage was in an excellent location, St Mary Church down the road was really lovely, easy access to get to Torquay and other places nearby. Cottage was comfortable, clean, loved the decor! Well equipped - rated a 4 just because the shower didn’t drain well!! Very spacious inside, well equipped with kitchen equipment, bedding, books etc! Toddler loved the fact there were boxes of toys as well, handy as we couldn’t bring down much as car was so jam packed!! Car Parking at the back was a challenge, mainly due to other people parking right opposite outside so making it difficult to manoeuvre in! We would highly recommend staying here and enjoy your stay as much as we did.

When we arrived at Cove Cottage I couldn't have been happier, really lovely cottage, modern, well decorated, lovely furniture and lovely kitchen with anything you need, proper home from home.

Cottage is located in a lovely area and shops, pubs, cafes, restaurants are about a five minute walk. Cottage has parking around the back of the property which is really handy as on road parking looks like it could be a nightmare. Really enjoyed my stay at Cove Cottage and the area, had a great holiday, I would definitely recommend staying here.

A cute place in the lovely Torquay.

Clean, tidy and pleasantly designed. The 2 main setbacks were the noise from the neighbours and continuous issues with water pressure and draining.

Tv.

very poor reception could not get normal channels. Could do with small tea spoons and some egg cups .ideal for getting to different places .lovely place to spend a holiday.we realy enjoyed it .Thank you

Accommodation was really welcoming and comfortable, very clean and extremely well equipped.

(Only thing we couldn't find was a microwaveable measuring jug and we were intrigued by the inclusion of dishwasher tablets when there is no dishwasher!). Whilst it was great to have a dedicated parking space at the rear of the property, we would point out that this is pretty tight and better suited to a smaller car (we have a Kadjar). We found the visitor info in the cottage useful and would suggest including some details on buses, for example which number goes where and where to catch them. TV reception was hit & miss so we tended to use iPlayer. The location of the property is excellent. The local shops are a 5-10 minute walk and another 5 mins saw us on the front at Babbacombe. We thoroughly enjoyed walking the coastal path from Babbacombe to Torquay. The views are spectacular. A visit to the model village is highly recommended and a trip on the cliff railway to Oddicombe beach is a must. Sitting in the sunshine by the sea at Three Degrees West with a beer and glass of prosecco was a real Shirley Valentine moment! During our stay we had a trip to Paignton on the No. 22 bus from the stop just past Bygones and when the weather clamped in explored the area by car taking in Dartmoor, Tavistock (if you're a fan of flapjack you'll love Flapjackery) and Totnes. We enjoyed excellent fish & chips from Hanbury's which we ate on a bench overlooking the sea and had a lovely meal in Cappellos next to Bygones. We were disappointed not to be able to book Memories Bistro as it has very good reviews. However, it is only open on Friday and Saturday evenings and was booked several weeks ahead. We thoroughly enjoyed our week's break and were luckily enough to have lovely weather at least at the start of our holiday. We were apprehensive about going away during the pandemic especially as we're in our late 60's but Cove Cottage was a home from home. We kept to the rules when we were out and about and really enjoyed the change of scene. We'd thoroughly recommend staying here.

Lovely cottage in a good location but a vegetable peeler would be a good addition to a kitchen with otherwise good facilities.

Parking area was shared with another property which was incredibly tight for both vehicles to park at the same time and on street parking was busy. The cottage offered good space for the 4 of us, offering a good base for our holiday.

A great cottage with so many home comforts and added extras.

Would definitely recommend!