Swanage Driftwood

5 stars ☆☆☆☆☆ Beautiful house in beautifully surroundings, as a family of 10, we could not fault anything, cleanliness was superb, so well done the cleaners, location superb, facilities superb, a must stay for families who love Swanage.

For the price, I could not wish for anything more, I will definitely be booking again and also highly recommending it to friends and family. I've been visiting Swanage for just over 50 years, and apart from staying at the Grosvenor Hotel back in the early 80s, the Driftwood will now be my new favourite place to stay..

This house ticked all the boxes, with plenty of space for everyone.

We stayed over Christmas and there was even a Christmas tree provided. The downstairs utility room was great for kicking off muddy shoes and hanging up coats. The kitchen was well equipped — they even provided foil turkey trays, as well as a hamper of lovely goodies. The location was perfect, and we loved our stay.

Lovely, comfortable house in the middle of Swanage.

We were eight and there was plenty of room for all of us. Very good communication from the owners and some lovely little touches that made our stay very enjoyable. Thank you.

Wonderful property, great location.

Already booked again for next year. 3rd year in a row. Utility area downstairs is a real bonus for the property x

Great property with lots of space for 8 of us, location the best we’ve had in a dozen visits to Swanage, you can’t get more central.

The house has a lovely homely feel and you can tell the owners really care. It’s modern and comfy. Have booked again for next year.

It was a perfect house for a family weekend away.

Room for everyone, great location for those who can’t walk easily in the family. Perfect !

Great property.

We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Lovely accommodation and a nice little treat was on the table when we arrived.

The property was spotless and really felt at home. We had one minor issue which Martin resolved in about 30 minutes of giving him a cal. Very professional and a lovely owner. We can't wait to re book for another visit. We'll placed and close to all shops and the beach

A beautiful house with plenty of space for our 3 family groups.

Great open plan living/kitchen area. Perfect location in the centre of town. Car parking was affordable and easily available in the nearby car park. We had a wonderful weekend in this lovely property.

This was our 5th year of staying at this house.

It’s ideal for our family needs and so close to the town etc . We had a problem with the heating at first but the owner came to correct it straight away. Very happy

We love Driftwood, this was our third stay here and it is such a beautiful house in a great location.

The welcome pack was lovely and it was personalised to acknowledge that we had stayed before. Just in case you were unaware the locks did not work on the bathroom doors downstairs and the little bathroom on the top floor, so maybe this could be fixed for future guests. This house is very special as is Swanage and we will definitely be back to enjoy it again!!

Great house for large group.

Plenty of room for everyone. Great location just yards away from high street and seafront. Would highly recommend

Wonderful property in a great location.

Plenty of room for the 10 of us. Utility room ideal for leaving beach equipment, shoes etc. Great communication from hosts. Booked again for next year xx

Having stayed last year as well.

Loved the location, shame no parking with the property is the only downfall but always found somewhere if not close to the property. House size perfect for our large family. Beds comfy and equipped well.

We found the toilettes upstairs and in the on- suite challenging for men because of the sloping ceilings, you had to arch your back!

The oven wasn’t clean and the filter in the tumble drier was jammed solid (I found three brass rings, a pile of sand and the fluff was dried solid! The water in the shower in the on- suite didn’t run away so you were standing in over an inch of water.

We had a lovely stay at Driftwood .

It is such a lovely house in a lovely location with everything we could have wanted for our stay xxx There were 9 of us and at no point did we feel like we were under each others feet so that was brilliant

Lovely large property for families to use together, lovely kitchen dining & living area for all to use.

High standard of facilities & equipment through out & fantastic massive utility room for storage. A big bonus is that it is in the middle of the town for access to the beach & all eateries & shops & play areas. Beds are comfy & even the bedrooms on the roof area are spacious & room to move with nice large single beds. Great that there are three toilets, so each of our family claimed one to use each. Very clean, our Grandchildren said it was the best property they had ever stayed in. The only set backs we had, was that the star gates are quite antiquated & hard to fit to allocated walls & when pushed against easily came loose, so we had to manage by keeping our toddler in the living room with the door shut. We also did have a problem with the heating & hot water on the first day/night & after reading previous reviews expected not to have this, we also didn’t get any response from the emergency number given until the next day. Obviously this was a set back with the number of adults & kids that needed these facilities but it was resolved the next day & everyone was very polite regarding the issue. If we didn’t have the set backs we would have rated this property a five.

We had a three generation family holiday in Driftwood, Swanage and it was perfect for everyone.

There’s plenty of space, the three bathrooms are brilliant - no waiting for your turn. The kitchen is really well equipped - we don’t cook on holiday but if you want to there’s lots of pans, dishes etc. The utility room is a bonus and we put all our sandy gear in there and made use of the washing facilities. Great property in a handy location. We didn’t need the car when we stayed in Swanage as the beach is just down the road.

We really enjoyed our stay at Driftwood.

The location was brilliant, just a few steps from the shops, restaurants & sea. Driftwood was perfect for all of us, the children enjoyed sitting around the big table together. We had everything there for all to enjoy. The only thing that wasn’t good was whoever used the oven before us had left it very dirty. We didn’t clean it & left it how we found it. The scones & clotted cream were much appreciated. Not sure if we would need such a big house next time but if we did we would certainly book to stay again. Mr & Mrs C. Kirby

This was a 3 generation family trip.

...with various combinations of numbers through the week from 5 adults and 2 children up to 8 adults, 2 children and 2 dogs...so this is a collective review.... On Arrival 1st impressions were great.... Rooms were allocated according to relationships, and age.... However, due to boiler failure and emersion failure we had almost 2 days without hot water, which for a full house was an issue..... It started Saturday evening, reported on Sunday and fixed late Monday afternoon. The boiler remained broken for the remainder of the stay and the emersion was 'hard wired' as a permanent source of water heating. The Utilities for a large group are excellent.....washing machine, dryer, dishwasher, oven, hob, 2 fridge freezers and plenty of crockery, cutlery and glasses etc. The lounge / kitchen is ideal for a large group. The 'Utility room' (single garage conversion), was a super store for two paddle board, a beach truck, body boards and fishing gear... Subtle attractive decoration throughout, bright and airy..... So lots of Pros...... As the week went on there were a few things that might be considered Cons by some..... - Each of the 3 bathrooms had a towel radiator, but as they were all sourced from the central heating, they were never on. - The ground floor shared bathroom, had a hand shower but no curtain. - The ground floor ensuite is located under the stairs. It had a great shower, but the shower rail bracket needs attention..and any male over 5 feet tall would find themselves leaning backward to have a pee due to the restriction of stairs. - Not sure what the cleaning company use for a vacuum, but having found the Henry, we used it mid week and when in use the smell coming from it was awful...On investigation there was no bag inside it and it was rammed full of dust, hair etc...... Rubber gloved hands, careful cleaning and finding the last bag in the Utility room, solved the problem..... - The stickiness around the kitchen sink (a bit like a pub's sticky table), is apparently due to the cleaning fluid being used rather than not being clean.... - The Shower head in the upstairs shared bathroom needs a descale as half the head wasn't effective. - The outdoor area for the waste bins needs a jet wash and perhaps disinfecting. (Also it seems that the bin collection schedule is different from the what actually happen) So perhaps our Cons are insignificant ...who knows...everyone would have their own perception as to their perception of 'value for money'. Ours was mixed.... That's about it.....

Lovely property ,we love the fact when you come out the front door and turn the corner you have views of the sea and town centre is 5 min walk away.

There are 2 patio areas where we loved sitting in the evening but they could do with a bit of garden maintenance, but apart from that we had a great holiday experience.

Great stay lovely property in a convenient location

Relaxing accommodation and location was fantastic to enjoy Swanage.

Great holiday for kids and my 3 year old grandson was overjoyed when he found the Brio train set. Took up most of the lounge area! Not having parking was inconvenient but always managed to park elsewhere. Broad Street car park very close but didn’t need to use the car unless venturing out of Swanage.

This property is beautifully decorated and furnished and is in a central location with close access to shops and beach.

However, there isn’t a large enough outside space for everyone staying in the house to sit and gather together, and there was no parking. The garage is used as a utility room. The bedroom on the first floor is large but there is no bathroom/en-suite on this floor so we had to use the 2nd floor bathroom because the ground floor one has no shower. As it is in the attic, it’s sloping ceiling meant my son and husband who are over 6ft tall had to tilt their head every time they used the toilet. The sink is very small and it was difficult to have a wet shave in it. Plus there was no shelf or cabinet for toiletries so they had to be left on the floor under the sink. It would however be suitable for children. The property would benefit from a shower over the bath in the ground floor bathroom, especially as it is the largest bathroom. We couldn’t fault the ground floor king size bedroom with en-suite and patio area. The kitchen didn’t have any pint glasses for a pint of beer or squash. There wasn’t a sharp knife or set of knives so we had to use the only knife there which wasn’t very sharp. We wanted to tenderise some meat for a meal and there wasn’t anything to do this with, no tenderising mallet or rolling pin. The property had only one clothes airer which wasn’t enough for the amount of people using the property, and the internet also kept dropping. The open plan kitchen/dining/living room is a nice large space. The property is more suited to two families with young children and not teenagers.

Fantastic house, much bigger than expected and so we’ll set out with everything you could possibly need and more.

Big spacious airy bedrooms, well equipped kitchen with all appliances, plenty of bathrooms for everyone, two separate outdoor areas and an amazing garage to store all your beach stuff. Perfect for large families or for more than one family to share. Lovely and clean and beautiful furniture and fittings. Right in the centre of town so perfect location I’d highly recommend staying here. We didn’t want to leave driftwood and will definitely be returning. The only negative’s are that it’s noisy at night time when you are trying to sleep as it’s situated behind a couple of pubs/ bars where people are drinking outside, and parking is a bit tricky as it’s double yellow lines right outside. Street parking can be found a short walk away. But it’s expected due to the fantastic location of being so close to the town and the beach. We didn’t use our car all week!

We had a wonderful weekend at Driftwood for my mums 70th birthday.

We are a party of 10 (6 adults, 4 teenagers) and I was slightly worried that the house would be a bit small for us but it was not. The pictures online of the living space and kitchen don’t really do it justice, it’s bigger than it looks. The location is fantastic, very central to everything you could want and the house is beautifully presented and very well equipped. Can’t recommend this place enough.

An excellent property right in the heart of the town.

We never moved the car the whole of our stay and we were able to either walk or get the train for our days out. Would recommend and would definitely stay here again with family.

Such a brilliant location at my family’s favourite place.

We hope to be back next year

An excellent place to stay ,very well equipped.

Only complaint from family was how hot they were at night , the weather was very warm during our stay .The duvets we’re 15 tog so perhaps some sheets in a cupboard would have been helpful. The downstairs large double bedroom tended to smell fusty and damp in the evening we kept the doors open to help the air to circulate but obviously closed doors when out and came back to a damp smell These are small points .we had a smashing holiday and hope to come back. It’s position was superb.

The location of the house could not have been better.

The facilities within the house were exceptional. If I could change anything it would be the check in time...5:00pm was really late. But other than that I have nothing but praise for Dreams and the house.

A fantastic holiday at Driftwood.

The property is lovely, all the rooms have a high quality finish and the space works very well. Location is great, right in the centre of Swanage and only a few minutes walk from the beach and all the shops. Only drawback of the location is the amount of late night noise from at least one local bar. Not much the owners can do about this, but it would annoy some guests more than us. Overall though I’d recommend this property, we had a great holiday and staying at Driftwood helped to make it memorable.

We had a lovely time staying in Driftwood, Swanage, perfect location, everything was there to make our stay special, thank you for the items left for us especially the lovely bread and yummy apple cake.

The location of Driftwood is perfect & the open plan living suited us perfectly.

We wouldn’t hesitate to come back & stay here again.

We had a lovely week in Swanage Driftwood.

The house was very clean and the beds were very comfortable. The big lounge/dining room/kitchen area was great for the whole family to enjoy together in the evening.

Lovely Cottage, Swanage is a great town and the area has so much to see, will definitely come back.

Thank you.

The layout of the house was perfect for 10 people.

The kitchen and utility facilities were excellent. The property has been well thought out to enable storage and cleaning of beach equipment.

Great location for walking the South Coast path, lots of places to visit, especially Corfe Castle.

The house was within walking distance of the town which was great. The town had a great selection of places to eat and lots of shops. A lovely beach and pier which was great to walk on any time of the day.

Driftwood is an excellent property - we had a great time and would certainly return.

It was very comfortable and well equipped - and particularly nice in our case that the owners had thought of families and children, with some lovely children’s toys, children’s plates and cups and a good high chair etc. There are a three minor points which may be helpful for future visitors: 1) The garage is really not suitable for storing a car unless your car is very tiny. It would be good to make clear on the details that the parking for one small car is in fact an internal garage. As it happens, the long stay car park 2 mins walk around the corner is good value (we paid £33 for the week), and the garage is then a very useful space for pushchair, coats, shoes and general family clobber. 2) The Delonghi kettle is very stylish but is possibly the slowest pouring kettle in the universe! We got the old spare plastic one out from under the sink and used that instead! 3) The information booklet in the property doesn’t say anything about recycling, only about what to do with the black general waste bin. We filled up the recycling wheelie bin and glass container, but didn’t know what - if anything - to do with it. Many thanks for an excellent stay.

Our party of 6 ladies on a girlie weekend thoroughly enjoyed Swanage.

Driftwood was fantastic and offered us everything we needed. The house was extremely well equipped and comfortable. The garage was a bit snug but we knew that would be the case and we managed to find on street parking close by for our second car. The bathroom on the top floor was a bit 'cosy' and it was a shame the big bathroom on the ground floor didn't have an overhead shower but this certainly didn't spoil anything and we were impressed by the constant supply of hot water. The goodies left for us on arrival were much appreciated. The location was perfect - so close to the High Street with its terrific selection of pubs and restaurants. A great base for a thoroughly enjoyable weekend exploring Swanage!

Ideal property for family holiday with good size rooms, ample clean linen, crockery, glasses etc plus good facilities (fridges, dish washer, TV etc).

Excellent location close to town and beach and also headland area and cost path. Parking very limited but we expected that and there was a large car-park nearby plus free on-street parking when the day-trippers had gone.

We were a group of eight, age range 8 - 82 and everyone enjoyed their stay.

Overall the kitchen was well stocked with utensils but could do with some larger saucepans. The cottage is centrally located so everything is easily walkable, the only downside to this is it can be noisy when the pubs close!

A rally lovely property close to the beach, town and some lovely walks.

A very well equipped family holiday home with attention to detail . Highly recommend for a multigenerational traditional family holiday .

Driftwood was perfect for our family stay.

It was like home from home. The location was perfect. A true hidden gem. We'll shall definitely be back :)

We had a wonderful 5 days at Swanage Driftwood celebrating the New Year.

The cottage was amazing and perfect for our family. We ranged from ages 78 to 11 and the spacious living area was ideal for all of us, it had everything we could ever need and more. Everyone commented on how comfy the beds were and the bed linen was beautiful, we didn't want to leave. The little extras, like toiletries and the treats left for us were all much appreciated as was the lovely Christmas tree. Everything is literally on the doorstep, the shops, eateries, pubs and the beach all within a couple of minutes, we didn't have to use the cars once. Spent lots of time walking with our two dogs who are now sulking since we got home! Thank you to you all and we would definitely like to return in the summer months.

Driftwood was the perfect place for us to spend Christmas for our extended family.

The location was great being right in the town and very close to the beach. The house had everything we needed and the owner arranged for us to have a a christmas tree which was really important as we had children. We also appreciated the effort made to make the house Christmassy! Thank you!

The service received by yourselves was wonderful, as was the property, location, cleanliness, everything. I had already emailed thanking you and advised a small issue with the extractor fan in the downstairs en-suite, this was picked up immediately. I would definitely use you again and recommend to friends and family. A very nice touch we thought was the contact on Sunday evening advising that we could check out later as the property wasn't being cleaned until the afternoon, very thoughtful and this goes a long way. Thank you for a wonderful stay. - Stayed August 2017

Perfect location, well suited to us ( 6 adults, 4 children aged 2 to 8). Well equipped and comfortable. Garage space was invaluable for storage, buggies, beach gear etc. The team were highly responsive to any requests & phone calls we made. Stayed May 2018

Loved the decor, everything we needed and great location - stayed April 2018

Great homely house, fab location. We will be back - stayed April 2018

7 book club ladies from Hampshire had a most enjoyable stay. Felt at home and especially liked the little extras, ie, tea bags, toiletries. Stylish, contemporary home from home, we plan to return - stayed May 2018