49 Ulwell Road

Superb house with everything you need

Absolutely excellent for a large group like ours, with clean, open and practical well-equipped spaces to be in.

Lovely house, perfect space for a large group to socialise as the large kitchen, dining and games /pool table room were all open plan.

Quiet time with a log fire available in the separate lounge. Master bedroom was huge with large en-suite incorporating a walk in shower and free standing bath. Very spacious and relaxing accommodation. Large Park next to the house to walk the dog. Short walk to the beach and into Swanage. Well located with its own parking. We loved it.

Great house, very well presented, fully equipped with everything we needed .

. cork screw easy to find!! Gentle strolling distance into town, and superb walks right on the doorstep. Would thoroughly recommend.

The house size and location was great!

The pool table was an absolute hit and used by all throughout the holiday. The kitchen area was huge and lovely with the added bonus of the games room made it a very social area. We hardly used the lounge it was a bit away from the rest of the house also it was very cold although it did have a fire we couldn’t use it because we had a small dog with us. And it wasn’t cold enough to put the central heating on. If the house was fully occupied it wouldn’t have enough seating for everyone at once. We found the house needs a few upgrades starting with new bedding, the sheets in the master and other rooms were very bobbly we had to turn them over, some of the mattresses could do with replacing, there were large bleach stains on some of the towels. The wardrobes in the master room need wiping out/ cleaning as they had a funny smell and we were unable to use them, also some of the cupboards in the kitchen needed wiping out. There were lots of cobwebs all over the house. We couldn’t get the tv in the games room to work which was very frustrating as we only really used that room. These minor issues could easily be resolved with a bit more attention to detail it would make the house 5 star as it is a beautiful house with everything you need in a perfect location for exploring locally and all around the Dorset area and beyond. These comments aside we really enjoyed our stay and would love to return in the future if these issues were addressed!!

This property was outstanding.

7 of us stayed with dogs. The size of rooms and space was ideal. Rooms very spacious. Loved the set up with large table being able to see through to games room and large kitchen plus little tv room separate. Beds were comfy & very clean house throughout. Lovely stroll to seafront. Driveway space for our 3 cars.

We visited No.

49 last week with our two daughters and 8 year old grand daughter. The house was very spacious and easily accommodated all of us with room to spare. It was well furnished, and equipped with everything we needed. 10 minutes walk to the beach and about 20 minutes into the centre of Swanage. Thank you Liz.

Great house in a good location.

Spacious and comfortable with everything to hand. We particularly enjoyed having fun in the Games Room. It was brilliant having the Park with such a good play area right on our doorstep. Owner really helpful and accommodating. Roll on next summer for a return visit. Maddie

We had an amazing time staying here and will definitely be booking to stay again.

the pots and pans where not fit for purpose and the beds where hard and the pillows had seen better day the location was great and the bus stop was 100m away for swanage and other routes

A well clipped spacious house in a great position for a family holiday

I thought I new the sykes product - not anymore, have you become too big to care?

49 Ulwell rd needs a back to square one deep clean "up to the skirting boards" The dishwasher and oven were disgraceful and some glasses, crockery and cutlery turned your stomach. The bed top covers need a damn good wash as does the pool room settee cover - better still replaced. And the space under our bed was being used to store bulk purchases of kitchens consumables. The outside is scruffy, dirty and unsuitable for children to play, we came early to our clean respectable homes. We are sadly disappointed in Sykes, I personally have booked around 8/9 times with you and have been totally satisfied. It is patently obvious that no-one is running a check on the REAL cleanliness of such rental accommodation. You know our booking history, in the next days you would have received our return booking for six. We "will" be in Swanage next year but have lost confidence in Sykes. A quick flash round with a hoover and wipe over is not acceptable! Genuinely, sadly disappointed, we have also rented the owners other Ulwell Road property - know she will be upset. K Dyche

Great location and lots of space to enjoy time with family and friends

House was brilliant.

Only slight issue with beds and sleeping, no this is tricky but particularly the middle double bed was uncomfortable. The pillows in the main bedroom were lumpy and thin apart from this everything was great but sleeping so important – we know we should bring our own pillows though! We do love a pizza cutter if possible! That’s only feedback, happy for the below to be published Brilliant House, great location beautiful kitchen dining area. Pool table much appreciated especially when the weather isn’t so good we really had a lovely time.

Lovely house - great space, especially the kitchen (lots of crockery, pots, utensils etc) which you really need with 10 people.

Pool table was great fun and there was plenty of hot water and heating. Super place. * Would be great to have some more armchairs or comfortable seating. The small lounge does not seat 10 people - so it does mean the rest of the group are sitting on hard kitchen chairs for most of the evening. * As mentioned by previous guests - the mattress in the double room (with the sink) is very hard & uncomfortable.

Such a beautiful house and perfect for our needs.

Only a short walk to the beach. Great to be able to walk in to the heart of Swanage.

My family and I had a wonderful few days staying here.

It was very clean and comfortable and plenty of room for 7 of us and a dog! The pool table was a great hit for children and adults and it was situated just off the kitchen so we could still all be together. The only slight negative was the lounge was very small for 7 people. However we just spent all our time in the kitchen instead! Thank you!

We had a wonderful Christmas at 49 Ulwell Road with 3 generations aged between 19 and 93, plus our cocker spaniel.

The huge kitchen with adjoining games room meant that we were often altogether, but not on top of one another. The Christmas decorations and welcome goodies were greatly appreciated. The bedrooms are super and so fab to have 4 bathrooms ( one upstairs is not mentioned on the listing) It was great to be able to walk to the beach in five minutes and a really short drive to the beach at Studland and to Corfe Castle. I cannot recommend this property highly enough - we’ll be back!

Lovely, comfortable home with room for everyone to be together but space to be apart too.

Location is convenient for local facilities and lots of local independent shops. Would definitely recommend.

Lovely property in a good location at a very reasonable price, kitchen diner really has the wow factor and is excellently equipped.

The games room I can imagine would be appreciated by younger guests. Could benefit from a few more comfortable seats in the snug for us ‘oldies’, however that is a minor point as we had a wonderful stay. Worth noting it’s an easy 10/15 minute walk into town, mostly along the front, but if you don’t want to walk the bus stops conveniently very near the house

Had a wonderful holiday in a beautiful house although the garden would benefit from a good clear out of old trees and bushes.

Which have become rather overgrown.

It’s our second stay in this lovely house, which is presented to a high standard and very clean.

Plenty of room for all of the family and the grandchildren loved the games room. The only negative thing was the bed pillows. They could do with a refresh. Overall we all had a great time, Would not hesitate to recommend this property.

We were a family of 9 (6 adults and 3 children aged 7-10) who stayed at 49 Ulwell Road for a week in August 24.

The house was perfectly located to access the beach and the centre of Swanage, and we loved having the park just behind the house. The facilities downstairs were brilliant, with an amazing kitchen / dining room with the pool room just off the side. The lounge was also comfortable. We would definitely recommend the house to others.

Beautiful well equipped property for a large family group, Quiet location but only a short stroll to the beach and shore road.

Loved the welcome hamper and the men enjoyed the pool table and also the cricket ground next door. Perfect property for our family to enjoy Swanage during carnival week. Wouldn’t hesitate to stay again, in fact our 6 year old granddaughter cried as she didn’t want to go home. More wonderful memories made in one of our favourite holiday destinations.

Lovely house that worked well for 3 generations of family.

It was nice having a get together in the very large kitchen and the location is superb! 10min walk down into swanage and it’s lovely beach and seafront.

The house is lovely, well thought out and furnished with everything you could need.

We particularly like the practical layout, good quality appliances, fittings and furnishings. Thank you for taking on feedback about the bins and waste disposal, much easier this year and we appreciated that we didn't have to go to the tip during our holiday. The cleanliness was not as good as last year and it was disapointing to be sweeping up dog hair in the kitchen, we are pet free. The bathrooms were ok but drains all need attention (it must be hard if people wash sand in). We rebooked straight away and are looking forward to coming back, thanks for the welcome pack and a great holiday.

We had a really lovely stay.

The photos online don't do this property justice. It was bigger all round and more impressive than we imagined. The kitchen was well equipped, and it was a nice addition to have an ice dispenser in the fridge/freezer. The bedrooms were all a good size (other than the single, which was exactly that). The master bedroom was great, with a beautiful and large en-suite. The pool table was good fun. We did have issues getting the TV to work in the games room though. I contacted Skye Cottages about this on day 2, and they didn't get back to me (to ask further questions, not to solve this) on day 6. I didn't bother trying to get this sorted for the one remaining day. The garden was slightly smaller than we imagined, which wouldn't have been a concern if we didn't have young children wanting to run around. However, there was a field and play park out the back of the property, which was a pleasant suprise. The only thing we'd have liked was additional seating in the living room. There wasn't enough for the 6 adults who stayed. The proximity to the beach was amazing. It was so nice to walk the simple 10 minute journey to the seafront. Myself and family have been visiting Swanage for the past 35 years. This is a beautiful property with a fantastic location. We shall definitely come back - thank you.

The cottage is the star of the show and easily accommodated 3 family generations and a dog.

It is easy to be picky but here is some feedback. Hope it can improve what is a superb offering. 1. Initial WOW factor let down by some very dirty windows onto decking. Also the skylights upstairs are lovely but dirty. 2. Garden furniture adequate but in need of update as the sun deck is a superb feature. 3. Kitchen is very well equipped but tea cups and crockery in general needs refining. Only builders mugs are available - some smaller are needed. The opposite end of the scale- a decent sized teapot would be great. 4. We found the cooker disappointing in performance. Does it lack gas supply?. The ovens did not heat up enough to brown food. 5 Barbecue was superb. 6. Garden is very dog friendly and secure.

we loved every bit of our stay , thank you

A fabulous holiday home.

We had lovely weather so was able to make use of the decking. We loved the amazing kitchen/dining area and the beautiful master en-suite. The house is situated within walking distance to the beach/town centre and has a play park behind it. We were a multi-generational family group of 6 adults, 1 young child and a baby and it was perfect for us.

Great property, plenty of space.

Pool table a big hit. Lounge only has seating for 5 but we spent all time in kitchen/diner and pool room so no problem. Great area, easy walk to beach and town area and to coast path.

We had a very enjoyable week at 49, Ulwell Road.

Location was great, parking fine, plenty of space and very clean. Would definitely recommend and stay again.

Loved the house and location.

Really well equipped. Only minor problem was use of the TV, particularly the one in the lounge where we couldn't make it work. The one in the games room was a little tricky but manageable (to the younger ones in the group!). Had absolutely fantastic holiday in this lovely house.

Our second stay at this lovely house.

Very spacious and well equipped, in a great location.

We loved staying at the property.

House was beautiful and a great location, ideal for lots of local trips and an easy walk to the beach. Pool table was an added bonus.

Would definitely recommend, had a lovely time in a nice area and not too far from beech.

Lounge bit on small side. Settee comfortable and recliner. BBQ was nice. Lovely house. Extremely clean. I found the bed a bit uncomfortable, curtains too light, pillow uncomfortable. We will book again.

Lovely large spacious house , great location,weather was good so used the garden for socialising,plenty of room pool table used every day great addition to house,bed in bedroom 2 was quite loose and slats fell through in the night meaning my son left 2 days early but this was going to rectified for the next guests.

Apart from this a great stay really nice house so we hope to be back next year

We were 3 generations of our family and a dog and the house suited us perfectly.

The location was excellent with just a short walk down to a dog friendly beach, or into the town . The large kitchen/dining room with the bifold doors leading to the sun deck was a real bonus (along with the weather) and was our main gathering area. The house was well furnished and supplied with everything you could possibly need. We hope to return one day.

We had a lovely holiday here.

The house was comfortable and had everything we needed. It was in a good location next to the park and walking distance to the beach. The only issue was that the bed in the second en-suite is broken and would benefit from being repaired.

We would like to re book this property for the period May 27th to June 1st "2024" PLEASE confirm availability ASAP.

A Rebooking in 48hrs says it all! Best

We had a wonderful family weekend at this beautiful property to celebrate my 60th Birthday & Mother’s Day.

It is extremely spacious and accommodated all of us comfortably. Absolutely loved the very spacious & well equipped kitchen and the welcome basket was very thoughtful and gratefully appreciated by all. Lovely ornaments and personal touches throughout the property which makes the property very homely. It is in a great location, with everything you need within easy reach. There is a park behind the property. 10mins walk to the beautiful sandy beach. Local pub a few mins away. The property is exceptional and look forward to returning again soon.

Lovely house.

Great location.

Would recommend a cafetiere in the kitchen and the shower in the ensuite temperature control needs looking at.

Stunning house great for my family Xmas especially the pool table.

Fantastic property.

Great location. Highly recommended.

A lovely big house for our group of friends.

Well equipped for preparing and serving meals. Close to the beach and walks from Swanage. A couple of very small niggles! A bit more cutlery and some sort of pad on the bottom of the kitchen chair legs to prevent the very noisy scraping!! Otherwise a very comfortable house.

A beautiful family home that comfortably fits 9 guests.

The kitchen and games room made for a relaxing stay for both adults and children. We thoroughly enjoyed our week there and look forward to visiting again one day.

Excellent property, we were 8 adults an 1 16yr old.

Great to have games room next to living area. Lovely to have quiet spaces. House in super position for walking the hills and into town/ sea shore. Well equipped too, an all round excellent property!

We had a fantastic weekend away, beautiful house, 10 minute walk to the beach and a lovely park behind.

The house was also very well equipped. Also a very thoughtful welcome basket, a lovely touch.

We all (6 adults and 4 children) had a lovely week here.

The house was very nicely decorated and kitted out. The kitchen/diner was where we spent most of the time in the house and was a really great space for socialising, cooking and eating. The pool room was also a great touch that was used every day. The house is ideally situated to walk to the park, beach, shops, steam train and view points. It is also well located for a short drive to some lovely places. When we arrived there was a welcome basket of wine, biscuits chocolate and tea, which was a lovely touch. We would happily stay here again.

On arrival, we were delighted to be greeted with festive decorations, including a tree with lights, plus a very nice welcome pack, all left by the kind owner.

We were a group of four couples, plus one dog, each couple had the use of their own bathroom, - 2 bedrooms were en-suite. The master bedroom is fabulous! The house is perfect for a large family or friends, the kitchen diner became the hub of the house, adjoining the very popular games room, with pool table, a great addition to the overall ambience. It is situated in an ideal spot for the beach, there is a lovely park immediately behind that dog owners will appreciate, plus views of Ballard Down from the front bedroom windows. A very quiet and peaceful area to stay. The house was always warm, (a bonus in the winter time) the entrance hall has a bench sitting over a radiator, useful for warming up after a long walk, with plenty of space to store wet boots and coats. It was spotless on arrival, the kitchen is very well equipped, plenty of space to sit and move around each other. On our first night we celebrated our Wedding Anniversary and hired a professional chef to cook for us all, he remarked on the impressive size of the range cooker and spacious working area. It will be a fantastic house to stay in during the summer months, with its bifold back doors and huge bbq, plus the stream trickling nearby. We have no hesitation in recommending this impressive house and hope to return before too long.

Lovely house overall.

Points to note for the owners. 9 of us and no large saucepan although we found a large saucepan lid. Nowhere near enough teaspoons.No toilet brush in upstairs bathroom ( non en-suite) Days and instructions of rubbish/recycling/needs to be clearer. We met the glass recycling men, and they could only take ours because the previous tenants had put it in the normal recycling bin. We left both recycling and ordinary rubbish out but nothing was taken the week we were there. Only publish to owners as generally the house was lovely. Thanks

Fantastic stay, perfect location for the beach, park and exploring.

The games room entertained my 10 year olds nicely and the adults too! Definitely recommend

Such a lovely well equipped house in a good location.

Park at the back was really lovely and not noisy. Had a lovely welcome basket. It swanage and the surrounding area is beautiful, can highly recommend getting the ferry to Sandbanks and Knoll beach. Swanage beach is lovely but as we had a dog could only use the far end of it but there was another cafe/shop and toilet. All round a brilliant week away.

We have just returned from a lovely stay at 49 Ulwell Road.

The house was beautiful and perfect for our group of 9 (4 adults and 5 children). The kids enjoyed the pool table in the games room. The garden is quite small, in comparison to the size of the house, and not completely ‘dog secure’, but there is a large park just behind the house that we used everyday. The location of the property is perfect for exploring swanage, it is a short 5 minute walk to the beach and a further 5 minute walk along the coast into the town.

Lovely holiday

The property itself is in a really great location both for seafront and walking particularly if you have a dog.

We have 1 dog and there is right next door a fabulous and well equipped park which was lovely to stroll in and meet the locals its was great for both dog and humans. Then there is an easy walk down to Swanage sea front and the other way up to the hills. THe property itself was very well equipped with life centering around the very large kitchen and the pool room. There reading nook is useful if someone wants a quiet read or a chill out and there is a small living room with comfortable seating but it is quite small. The only minor downside is that for a house that sleeps 9 there is not really anywhere,. with comfortable seating for everyone to be able to congregate for cosy evenings when the weather is not so good. The kitchen is fantastic and huge and there is a lovely outside seating area and massive BBQ for when the weather is better. Master bedroom is lovely the other rooms are all perfectly suitable though a little tired compared to the pristine kitchen and poolroom area. Overall a fantastic stay and we would definitely return but for me it suits us as a 4 or 6 person if you want to be together.

Lovely house, very good communications with both Sykes and the Owners.

Very likely to re-book.

Excellent location!

Beautiful home.

Beautiful house which was ideal for our party of 9(6adults and 3 children).

it was well equipped with loads of space for us all. Loved the fact it was just a short walk to the sandy beach.

We all had a lovely week in Swanage and made it even better staying in this gorgeous house !

It is truly amazing, with a nice park directly behind .when we first walked in it was a ‘wow’ factor and a touch of class by the owner who left us a nice welcoming hamper ! We will return very soon.