Gilly's Cottage

21 Customer Reviews

• "I have to say, when I drove into the car park and saw the property - it is basically in a car park, and I felt disappointed."

  But - it was clean and cosy and actually a really nice base for Hope Cove and surrounding areas. I didn't have any issues whilst I was there, and had all of the facilities that I needed, inc a nice sized bathroom with a big bath and shower. Thank you

  Reviewed by Serena5.0★Sep 2026

• "Love the Cottage very clean and tidy well laid out and very comfortable, Nice ..."

  Love the Cottage very clean and tidy well laid out and very comfortable, Nice location to the beach and a great base to explore the surrounding towns and countryside, Overall would recommend for Older Guests

  Reviewed by Peter4.0★Jun 2026

• "A really good location."

  Only 5 minute walk downhill to resturants and beaches..Gillys Cottage is very bright, clean and welcoming. Accurate description on website.. Would have been nice to have washing up liquid available and extra toliet rolls.. Have a friend who lives in Hope Cove and we have been many times and love it. We usually stay in our touring caravan at Alston Farm but decided to have a short break hence booked Gillys Cottage. Unfortunately the weather was not good. Managed to go out early morning to the beach with our dog for a couple of hours before the heavy rain showers. Bonus seeing seals playing in the sea at the harbour beach. Instructions and information from Sykes cottages excellent.

  Reviewed by Deborah4.0★Sep 2025

• "This property was a good location for me to explore the area."

  Reviewed by Chris4.0★Apr 2025

• "The cottage was brilliant, in every way."

  It had everything laid out should you need it. We all had a great time there, thank you! My problem is with Sykes booking. The deposit should be the only money you loose if you cancel, within a reasonable time. As you get closer to your holiday date, you should have to.pay more, so that if you cancel, you loose more. This really needs sorting out this way.

  Reviewed by Peter4.0★Oct 2024

• "The cottage was fairly well equipped, couldn’t find any oven gloves so had to use a folded tea towel."

  The bed squeaked with every movement and the double quilt was in a cover too small for it so feet and seeds were constantly uncovered. Despite this the cottage was quite warm and comfortable. The only real gripe was the lack of hot water. The water was stone cold when we arrived and did heat up overnight but still not enough to have a bath or more than a quick shower. Also the heated towel rail in bathroom wasn’t working so no way of drying towels after a shower or bath.

  Reviewed by Sarah3.0★Sep 2024

• "Very nice and well maintained cottage."

  Reviewed by Brendon5.0★Aug 2024

• "The first thing to note about this property is that there is no personal outside space, being as it is surrounded on two sides by a car park, and one side by the road into Hope Cove, so forget any ideas of sitting out with your morning coffee or a glass of wine in the evening; equally there is nowhere to hang wet clothes or towels."

  The communal grassy outside space is fine but you have to cross the car park to get to it and the clothes drier is far away so quite inconvenient. Also at the time we were staying an unknown dog owner was letting their dog poo on the communal grass area (we counted seven separate lumps), so all of this made it unappealing use or let our toddler play there. Inside the property was VERY clean but I only scored 2 overall for cleanliness because of the dog poo. The kitchen/lounge area has nice high ceilings and is very bright. The kitchen is spacious and well-equipped though it would have helped to have some washing sponges provided - these would have been more useful than the so-called 'posh' box of milk and sugar sachets. We found the hot water supply to be very hit-and-miss, even when using the booster so sometimes had to have cold showers. Overall not very impressive but we very much appreciate the location so near to the beach (5 mins walk) and in that sense it is good value.

  Reviewed by Barbara3.0★Jul 2024

• "Difficult to find, directions are rubbish, but when you get there you’ll be glad you did!"

  ! Lovely place, gardens well maintained everything you need in the cottage. Thoroughly recommend. Only gripe would be that a small freezer would be v useful as shops are miles away and icebox no way big enough.

  Reviewed by Trevor5.0★Jun 2024

• "Surprised no washing up liquid, only one roll of toilet paper, and no spare rubbish bags."

  Had to drive to kingsbridge to get items

  Reviewed by Anthony5.0★Apr 2024

• "Unfortunately I would not stay here again."

  The cleanliness is to be questioned. The oven smoked due to the amount of grease on the bottom that hasn't been cleaned and the grill tray was covered in old grease. Photos taken as proof. The cutlery and crockery also had to be washed before use. To which I might add that the water temperature isn't hot enough for greasy dishes. Also the aluminium blinds in the living room look like they haven't been cleaned in a very long time. Photos taken as proof The toilet seat is missing one of the fittings and has been stuck with silicone. The only place to put the toilet roll is on top of the toilet or the side of the bath. As my husband turned to reach for the toilet roll, the seat moved. Photos as proof The 2 seat sofa has an odour of vomit, this was noticed when we sat to watch the TV. The double bedroom has an odour of stale sweat which was apparent when the door had been shut. There is a lack of privacy at gillys cottage as every resident passes by the window to get to the car park. Also in the ad for gillys it shows benches to sit outside, it doesn't explain that the ones for gillys are through the other side of the car park and down a steep grass bank. Due to the above issues we cut the stay short and left 3 days early.

  Many thanks for taking the time to leave your feedback. We are disappointed to read that you had a few issues during your stay, please know that if you had made us aware of anything during your stay, we would have rectified them immediately. The oven has now been professionally cleaned, we can only apologies this was not picked up prior to your stay. We were surprised about the comment of the sofa as this was new in June, we have visited the property and investigated thoroughly, we cannot detect any odours that you mention. We have passed your comments on to the owner regarding privacy, who will look to address the matter. We are truly sorry you felt the need to leave early, this clearly was not the right property match for you. We do hope you still managed to enjoy the beautiful setting and all that Hope Cove has to offer. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Nadine1.0★Sep 2023

• "The sofa is old and very uncomfortable."

  Hello, the sofas have now been replaced with brand new ones as has the microwave and some saucepans. We do hope you had a nice holiday in Hope Cove. Property Owner

  Reviewed by Denise4.0★Jun 2023

• "We were not expecting to be overlooked at every window on eye level."

  Query fitting different type of window protection? Good use of small space No problems with parking. Enjoyed watching the sheep - and view generally good! Slightly further from centre of Hope than I had expected. Overall a good week in comfortable accommodation.

  Reviewed by Jennifer4.0★May 2023

• "Microwave was serviceable but signs of rust on the frame."

  Settees were really uncomfortable-too low and small.Notice that several visitors have made the same comments,are the owners not reading the reviews and taking action?Instructions on finding the accommodation were not very clear,the first left was a road leading away from the village.It was in fact the first building on the left after the Car Parking signs!

  Reviewed by Roger4.0★Apr 2023

• "Very clean but the saucepans etc."

  , need replacing

  Reviewed by Rhona3.0★Sep 2022

• "Beautiful apartment on the edge of hope cove"

  Reviewed by Victoria5.0★Aug 2022

• "What a lovely find Gillys cottage was we had a lovely week here."

  I agree with another comment that the sofas have certainly seen better days and could do with an update. Will certainly be looking to book for next year, Many thanks

  Reviewed by Sarah5.0★Jul 2022

• "Hope Cove is a gorgeous little village and well worth a weeks visit."

  The accommodation itself is clean comfortable and although on the edge of the village, is only a short walk to the centre. Only one minor issue during the stay where the shower hose started leaking. It want a major leak and I emailed the people looking after the property making them aware so that they could get a replacement hose for the next occupants. The handyman however picked up on the email and was round with a replacement hose the following morning, excellent service. In fact the service with anyone linked to the company was very good, everyone was helpful and positive. The only downside was the specific location of the cottage and its privacy. The cottage is at the edge of a carpark servicing the various flats, and the windows look out onto the carpark. It means anyone coming and going to their cars look directly into the cottage's large windows. What I didn't realise was that there is a large field/garden at the back of the car park which is enclosed on three sides and ideal for anyone with a dog. Very handy and a good plus point

  Reviewed by David3.0★Jul 2022

• "Rubbish bin for general rubbish was locked Settees were very low and have seen better times."

  Cottage was very clean and facilities were good

  Reviewed by Clifford3.0★Jun 2022

• "Very well furnished and modern, clean little bungalow within or next-door to a block of 10 or more other apartments."

  Very quiet area on the edge of hope Cove. 5 minutes walk down to the beach and bars etc. The shared garden is very big like a small field but is open in a corner at the car park end so take extra care with a dog. Hope Cove is lovely. Everything you need is there for a great holiday. I would love to come back and be very happy to stay at the cottage. I would recommend for a couple or small family. It was great to be so close to everything and to visit such a friendly place. Hope Cove is a real liitle treat and a treasure.

  Reviewed by Nick5.0★Jun 2022

• "We had a lovely holiday and the owners have done well to make the apartment comfortable, light filled and a nice place to be - when it’s actually just a converted garage with car park on 2 sides and road on the other 2!"

  Given the tiny size and compromised aspect it was very expensive however. Our one suggestion would be to replace the bathroom towel rail (which was broken) with a really good heater and put a drying rack over the bath for wetsuits and beach towels as there was nowhere to dry things on rainy days.

  Reviewed by Belinda4.0★May 2022

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