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"Chantries was everything we wanted for a lovely holiday."
It was clean, comfortable & well equipped. Frankie & Andy were very helpful.
We enjoyed Chantries so much, we have already booked to return in November.
Reviewed by Paul5.0★May 2026
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"Lovely house had all we needed will be booking for next year"
Reviewed by Jane5.0★Apr 2026
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"Amazing stay at a beautiful cottage with everything you could need."
We would definitely return for a future visit to the island!
Thank you so much for taking the time to leave a review. Delighted you enjoyed your stay at Chantries. Frankie
Property Owner
Reviewed by Paula5.0★Mar 2026
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"A lovely holiday home."
The house was spotless on arrival and a lovely welcome pack for our new year stay although milk would have been good to make a cuppa but co op around the corner so not a problem . One of the best holiday homes I’ve stayed in. Very comfy bed. We loved the open fire and appreciated the wood supply . The garden is lovely. We had our dogs with us so was great to let them out for a run around knowing they were safe . Short walk to beach or drive. The Crab and Lobster serve great food. We will definitely return .
Thank you so much for your feedback. Delighted that you had a lovely stay. Frankie
Property Owner
Reviewed by Lorna5.0★Dec 2025
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"A lovely place on the outskirts of a lovely village!"
The house, together with its facillities, was really good. Spacious, clean and with plenty of local hints and brochures as well as a good information pack.
We had one problem which was solved quickly and efficiently after contact with the owners (many thanks).
The village has some great food shops (try No 8 for vegetables and Woodfords for meats and pies) as well as a chippy (only takes cash) and chinese. These latter two are perhaps a bit far to walk for takeaways.
Lots of good walks nearby, beaches, village, pubs etc. Public transport to Ryde and Newport. Excellent shop 5 mins walk away that has virtually everything you will need. You can leave your choice of evening meal to quite late as they quite often have reduced price offers!
All in all a great stay.
Thank you for your lovely feedback. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay in Bembridge.
Frankie x
Property Owner
Reviewed by John5.0★Nov 2025
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"A great place that could be improved with a few improvements,IE toilet roll holders,new baking trays, pillows (stained), More long term taking into account cost would be better beds and comfortable armchairs."
Owner aware of one bed problem. All in all a great place,we were holiday cottage owners and appreciate things take time.
Hi Mark. Thanks for this. We are constantly looking at ways we can improve and we are on it terms of responding to feedback. We are down next week and will look into the baking tray and pillow situation as well as fixing the bed slats. The beds are top of the range quality as we feel very strongly that good quality sleep is essential for a restful holiday!! Apart from the niggles, we are delighted you enjoyed your stay.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Mark4.0★Oct 2025
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"Really lovely property, very comfortable genuinely felt like a home not just a self catering rental."
Great garden for the dogs and a nice touch with the dog bowls and jar of biscuits. Loads of outside furniture if the weather is kind to you with a huge choice of games, books, DVD’s inside if it isn’t!
Bathroom upstairs was unusual although perfectly useable, not so great for a really tall person though, thankfully there is the shower room downstairs.
Negatives would be no where to store shoes downstairs, not even a basket by the door so we ended up with boots, trainers etc scattered all over the hall floor. No wardrobes although there were places to hang clothes upstairs which was ok for a short stay but wouldn’t be great for a long one and nowhere to hang wet coats etc other than in the shower.
Great local facilities, with a deli round the corner and 2 good pubs/hotels within walking distance. Beach was great for the dogs, just watch the tide times as there’s not much beach at high tide!
Hi Fiona, many thanks for feedback and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay at Chantries. Noted re. shoe basket in the hallway, we will rectify this.
Re. wet coats, we use the large hooks in the door porch-way for this purpose - our apologies if this was not clear.
Slightly surprised by the comment on wardrobes as there is hanging space for clothes in all the bedrooms. We have gone for a more modern open style hanging solution as this fits with our preferred aesthetic for the house.
I agree that the upstairs bathroom is quirky due to the architecture. Although tight in areas, it passes my husband’s height test who is 6ft 6.
I really welcome the feedback and we will make sure to supply an area for boots and make clear the hooks for wet clothes.
Frankie
Property Owner
Reviewed by Fiona5.0★Sep 2025
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"A really nice home to have a holiday in."
Now that the tree in the garden has been removed, maybe provide a umbrella for shade.
Many thanks for your feedback. We have just undertaken extensive garden works to replace our lovely Mimosa tree and give our guests a great view from the rear of the house. It will be a while before the trees mature sufficiently to match the shade given by the Mimosa so we are looking into providing a pergola or sun shade. We are sorry that these enhancements weren’t in place for your stay but we hope you will make a return visit to see what we have been up to.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Matt5.0★Aug 2025
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"The house was lovely but we were a little disappointed with the surroundings."
We imagined it would be less suburban and that the access to the beach would be a more pleasant walk. Maybe we didn’t read the description well enough but we imagined that there would be easier access to the countryside. We used the car much more than we wanted. We loved the barbecue!
Reviewed by Mike3.0★Jul 2025
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"A real home from home, well laid out with three good size bedrooms and a definite dog friendly garden."
You are never short of things to do and the guitar was a brilliant find. Close to shops and a good pub and the neighbours are lovely too. Would completely recommend
Thank you so much for your lovely comments. It is really appreciated and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay at Chantries. Frankie :)
Property Owner
Reviewed by Ruth5.0★May 2025
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"We had a lovely stay at this very clean and welcoming house."
The bedrooms were comfortable, bathroom spotless and even our mother could not find anything lacking in the kitchen!
The outside space looked lovely, but unfortunately the weather was not, so we couldn’t use it.
We would definitely come back.
Dear Frances,
I am delighted you enjoyed your stay at Chantries. Sorry the weather didn't behave, we will have a word with the weather gods if you come back!! Frankie :)
Property Owner
Reviewed by Fran5.0★Apr 2025
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"We really enjoyed or stay and have nothing to complain about at all."
The property was clean in really good repair and the garden was totally secure for our small dog.
Bembridge itself is a really nice village but has everything thing you need including maybe a 15 minute walk to the Crab and Lobster Pub which serves really good food and overlooks the sea which is an added bonus.
This was our first visit to the Isle of Wight and to be honest we could not have picked a better property in a nicer location.
Thank you so much for your lovely review - we are delighted you enjoyed your stay at Chantries! Best wishes Frankie
Property Owner
Reviewed by Diane5.0★Mar 2025
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"Lovely clean peaceful property, comfortable furniture and bed."
Good quality appliances and cookware, decent size TV etc. Good walk to the beach and to the pub! Good sharp knives which is a rarity in most properties! Plenty of teabags, instant and fresh coffee, salt/pepper and cooking oil, a few dishwasher tablets and a few washing pods were left as well which were very much appreciated, as well as the milk and biscuits, thank you!
I think the hot water may need some attention, there is no pressure at all, the hot water tends to just trickle, this meant that the shower has no pressure at all and even on the highest heat setting was only just tepid.
We were forewarned about the removal of the trees in the back garden, however we felt that these have also removed any privacy to back of the house as there are no curtains/blinds on the bi-fold doors in the lounge.
Some form of washing line would have been handy in the garden, we found a bag of pegs and a clothes airer but no washing line, we hung the clothes on the airer in the garden and went out for the day, when we came back the clothes had blown all over the garden and had to be washed again!
These are just a few points for feedback, we found the property very comfortable and would definitely return if we ever went back to the IOW. Thank you for letting us stay in your lovely holiday home.
Hi Martin. Many thanks for taking the time to make your suggestions. I am sorry the water pressure was not up to scratch. We jumped on this immediately and our plumber couldn't find an issue so I can only assume it was a general water pressure issue during your stay. We will continue to monitor this. Unfortunately our clothes line went with the tree but we are sourcing an alternative and will action this asap.
We do appreciate the comments, we are keen to ensure our guests have the best time possible when they stay at Chantries. I am delighted that apart from these niggles you enjoyed your stay.
Best wishes, Frankie
Property Owner
Reviewed by Martin5.0★Mar 2025
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"It was a wonderful house, clean, tidy, well equiped and made a great holiday."
Fantastic! So pleased you enjoyed your stay! Frankie
Property Owner
Reviewed by Peter5.0★Mar 2025
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"We loved our stay here."
Location was ideal, short walk to beach and Crab and Lobster restaurant. Lovely garden, very tastefully decorated house with every possible amenity and more. Shops close by too. Would highly recommend.
Thank you so much for taking the time to write a review and for your lovely comments. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay at Chantries!
Property Owner
Reviewed by Keith5.0★Nov 2024
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"Absolutely fantastic."
The cottage was perfect in every way. Fully equipped.Great position. Extremely comfortable. We could not change anything. We both loved every minute and did not want to leave
Thank you so much for your lovely feedback. We really want Chantries to feel like a home from home and we loved to hear that you enjoyed your stay. Come again!!
Property Owner
Reviewed by Mark5.0★Sep 2024
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