Avalon

Lovely property!

spotless clean and was delightful to stay in, it contained everything that you would need in the kitchen and throughout the house. The location was ideal, easy to get to all the places we wanted to visit and we would recommend the house to everyone!

Such a well located house - easy walk to shops, great coffee shop (Flow) and colwell beach.

Clean and tidy. Well recommended

A great property in a great location looked after by great people!

House was very clean and well stocked with all you need for a lovely time.

We very much enjoyed our holiday at Avalon which was our home-from-home for a fortnight.

The house is so well equipped that we wanted for nothing during our stay and the newly fitted kitchen is fantastic! We had wall-to-wall sunshine and were able to relax in the sun room which looks out onto the delightful, secluded rear garden. The village of Freshwater was just around the corner and we were able to pick up our day to day provisions there. The West Wight Sports Centre deserves a special mention for being so welcoming to visitors and residents alike. It is a real hub of the community and less than a ten minute walk away from Avalon. Michelle and Andy - thank you for your warm welcome at Avalon and for your hard work which has gone into making this holiday house a home for your guests to enjoy.

Avalon is a beautifully thought through holiday home.

The home is spacious and well laid out, fresh and immaculately clean. Local amenities are great and we really enjoyed our time at Avalon.

Had a very pleasant stay.

Very nice clean house. Lovely Garden. 2 negatives: 1 the off road parking seems to suit only smaller cars. Our Octavia stuck out over the pavement parking as close to the house as I could manage. 2 Bins were not emptied during our stay

Loved the island so easy to get around on the great bus network ( their app is helpful too) and so much to see, the needles especially and everyone on island so polite.

cottage warm, spacious and beds comfy and it is well located but the big downside was the cottage not clean. We spent 1st two hours hoovering and mopping.. the mop was dry so had not been used recently hence grubby floors and hoover seems full hence not picking up.

A delightful three-bedroomed house in Freshwater IOW.

Well placed for local services and shops. A lovely garden and terrace which offers attractive outside space and seating areas. The kitchen was large and comprehensively equipped with all that one would normally need. A dining room and two other reception rooms offered a spacious layout and comfortable seating. Beds were comfy, nice shower room and plenty of wardrobe space. Overall a pleasant and comfortable stay with good communication with owner.

Lovely house.

Had a bit of trouble with the bottom oven not realising it was gas as the top oven was electric, maybe mention that in the instruction booklet. Well equipped and comfortable house. We enjoyed our stay and would return and would recommend it to family and friends. Thankyou to the owners.

The place was better than the description and photos in my opinion.

The one thing that came up time and time again was the steepness of the drive. It is steep, but it is absolutely fine for most cars, including a large family car to be parked there. We would definitely book this place again. It was just what we needed. All the extra things available such as a high chair, stair gate and beach toys were so thoughtful! Thank you for a lovely family vacation!

Clean, homely, light, spacious and well equipped with lovely garden.

Well positioned for Needles, Tennyson House and Yarmouth but not that far a drive to other places. Shops and supermarkets in walking distance. Would recommend.

We had a great stay at Avalon enjoyed our holiday but felt the place could do with a spring clean especially the kitchen.

Parking is a bit of a problem and it is difficult to park any where else I would also like to add that I was very disappointed with Sykes no customer service cannot speak to anyone on the phone very poor

The major problem was the steepness of the driveway, and having to reverse in ( owner's suggestion).

As the cottage is just behind the village centre, the limited space on the road was often occupied by shoppers, and on a couple of occasions, we could not even acces the cottage driveway and had to park away from the cottage in an adjoining side street. We did observe that adjoing properties had near level driveways !. The cottage did have everything we needed, but as the only toilet was upstairs, i would certainly think it was not suitable for those with limited mobility. In addition, upper level access was not easy due to differing stair levelsand bathroom access during the night was not easy . A small nightlight with motion sensor would be a good idea as this would be cheaper to run than leaving the hall light on all night. Plus, it could be switched off during the day. Another suggestion would be a child stair gate at the top of the stairs for sfaety reasons when families with younger children stay. A minor niggle - on reading the comments from other visitors to the cottage, we noticed mention of a Welcome Pack - there was none!.We did have an issue with the bathroom ( minor and not reported ). I would mention that on our return home, i had received an email from the cottage owners, actually mentioning that a) the driveway had been widened, and b) the bathroom fan did not work and was awaiting repair. It would have been helpful if a note had been attached to the bathroom door mentioning this fact.

Perfect, quite simply one of the best UK holidays cottages we have ever stayed at.

Credit to the owners, they clearly care about it. Would definitely stay again.

Great location for ferry at Yarmouth with walking facilities in Freshwater and close also to Freshwater Bay and stunning coastal Military Road, just perfect

We had a really lovely week at Avalon.

A really lovely property and everything that you needed. Very clean and comfortable. So close to all amenities and a short ride to the beach

We had a lovely week in this great & well equipped house.

We particularly enjoyed the lovely garden, comfortable lounge, the fabulous kitchen and the cool garden room. Thanks to the owners for the milk, biscuits & starter pack that we found waiting for us on arrival - all very helpful! We visited lots of great places including… The Garlic Farm, Ryde, Sandown, Shanklin and Shanklin Chine, Monkey Haven, Osborne House, West Wight Alpacas (Walk an Alpaca), Alum Bay and Chair Lift, The Needles, Tolland Bay and Yarmouth. All these places are recommended! We also enjoyed great meals at the Red Lion (Steak & Ale pie especially good), delicious fish n chips from Rainbow Chippy (both of these places are within walking distance of Avalon). A few things to be aware of if staying at Avalon. Parking The drive is steep (c 12 degrees uphill towards the house) you will need a reliable handbrake and a smallish car to be able to park on it safely. Our Captur just fitted - it is c 1.8m wide by just over 4.1m long. Anything longer than this would stick out onto the pavement. Larger cars will need to be parked elsewhere. Rubbish and Recycling You may want to check with owners for latest position but here’s our understanding following a conversation with the owner in July 2023. A cleaning company collects rubbish from the black wheelie bin only. Although you may find a green wheelie bin marked ‘recycling’ next to it, please ignore it and use only the black bin for all waste including anything potentially recycleable. To recycle anything such as glass, plastics, tins etc, you will need to find public facilities at supermarkets, car parks etc. Stairs These are quite steep and the treads are quite shallow. If like me, you are over 6ft, you’ll probably need to duck to come down the stairs without hitting your head. These 3 points are here really to help manage your expectations/planning. Avalon is lovely and quiet, well equipped and convenient in its location. Freshwater has a nice feel and there are some very interesting local shops. We would be happy to stay here again ourselves. We can recommend Avalon as a splendid place to stay for your holiday!

only negative comments was that the driveway was only just big enough for a small vehicle and the other area recommended was very busy if you arrived back late evening.

The house was very well equipped and had everything you needed.

We had a really lovely stay.

The property was an ideal home-from-home providing us with everything we needed. It was a really super base to explore the whole of the island. The only negative was the driveway which is steep, short and narrow and somewhat of a squeeze; having to jump out first with the children before my husband reversed up each time was a bit of a nuisance - but at least there was parking! We hope to be able to return to the Isle of Wight one day and wouldn't hesitate to stay here again.

Avalon is a fantastic base from which to explore the Island.

We found it to be clean, comfortable, spacious, well equipped and beautifully decorated. A second toilet in a house of that size would be a useful addition, but that is a minor point. We thoroughly enjoyed our time there.

This was our second stay at Avalon, we enjoyed our holiday.

Avalon is a home from home, comfortable and the perfect location for walking around west wight. We had a minor technical issue that was dealt with by the owners very quickly. Already booked for next year.

We really enjoyed our stay.

Thank you.

We passed on some issues and hopefully useful suggestions to the maintenance company hoping they will benefit those staying here in future.

We also would like to return as the property was comfortable and central to the West Wight area we like walking. Although the shopping area looks a little tired it offered every type of shop we could want. It was great being able to pop out to get whatever we needed and be back within 10 to 20 minutes. We didn't use the car from arrival until departure. The cost of the ferries is the only thing that has stopped coming to the island as often as we would have liked.

had a marvelous stay.

....definitely recommend

Lovely spacious and well-equipped house in a really handy location.

The cottage is lovely, really chamring and well-thought out - very well- equipped and clean, the garden pleasant and well-kept and a boon for us, who are older and have recently both been ill.

The great drawback for us - which, after a couple of days coping with it, actually limited our willingness to drive out, was the very steep and quite narrow driveway. This debouched onto a two-way traffic road, with a stream of traffic coming in from the one way system at the top of the the road. Level roadside parking was impossible because there were never spaces and there was a car parked outside the cottage, never moving, for the entirety of our stay, its wheels on the white lines marking the driveway entrance, further reducing visibility when backing out. We didn't appreciate its steepness from the photo and it was not mentioned in the description. Perhaps it should be?

There were no instructions on how to use the oven, and it needed a clean.

Apart from that everything was perfect.

Great house, great location, very well stocked.

Loads to do. Beautiful beaches, everywhere clean people friendly. Recommend to couples and families all day long. Worth the money? You bet.

It was our first time in the Isle of Wight and our stay at Avalon largely contributed to make this trip perfect.

The location is ideal, a short walk to the closest beach, shops, pubs etc. The house is lovely, very well-equipped, spacious and benefits from a large secluded garden. The owners left many useful notes and documents, very thoughtful. You might want to bring a sleep mask, or portable blackout curtains, as the bedrooms’ ones don’t block the light. We are definitely recommended Avalon and will go back without hesitation!

We did mention in the visitors book that there was no two pin bathroom plug for shaver/electric toothbrush, and would agree the driveway is very tight for a family saloon or larger.

The property otherwise was very comfortable with adequate facilities and relaxing, with a south facing rear garden which was enjoyable on the better weather days.

Having had to move the dates twice due to 2 lockdowns it was well worth the wait.

Avalon was lovely and a lot bigger than it looks in the photos. The furniture, bedding and towels etc were all very good quality. Avalon was clean and tidy on arrival with tea, coffee, milk and biscuits waiting for us (nice touch). We were so lucky with the weather it was great to come home mid afternoon and sit in the lovely south facing garden. Also spent time in the sun lounge listening to music on Alexa. Had a text from the owners to see if we'd arrived safely and to let them know if there were any problems, again a nice touch. We didn't have a problem with the drive at all! We felt so at home at Avalon that we booked for next year while we were still there.

A lovely house, equipped with everything you could need.

A nice touch was the additional bits like chairs and windbreaker to take to the beach etc. A good location, in a nice village, highly recommend the breakfast in the Salt loaf cafe.

I thought the location was very suitable for our short visit to the IOW, the house was clean and well suited for or family.

We were also able to park our 4x4 on the drive way too.

Sadly the shower had mould growing in the grout.

Very off putting having to shower .It certainly needs to be kept clean. Dish washer hadn't been cleaned, food from previous occupants laying on top of the filter. Also greasy finger marks on all appliances ,and dirty waste bin in the kitchen.

Avalon was a credit to the owners.

The house and the facilities exceeded our expectations. Giving recommendations based on what their own kids loved doing on the IOW was genius. It was a great guide for us. Our teenager was very impressed with Avalon, which is saying something. The weather wasn't great, but Avalon was such a spacious house that all 5 of us could do our own thing without disturbing the other when we didn't feel like venturing out. We would stay here again without s doubt. Close to both Compton and Freshwater beaches. Shops/pubs a minute from the house. What more could you want?

The house was exactly as on the photos, however the parking could be an issues if more than one car is used, also the drive way is very tight if in a large car and it can scrap the valance if not careful also the garden needed the grass cutting, and an extra sun lounger would be helpful, however that said it was one on the best properties we have stayed in and would have no hesitation in booking again it is a credit to the owner

Whilst it wasn't an issue for me.

The steepness and shortness of the driveway should be mentioned in the details. Those with large cars would find it almost impossible to park on the drive and the street itself is full of parked cars, so parking could be challenging.