Glenavon

18 Customer Reviews

• "Enjoyable week spent at Glenavon."

  Our first stay here and we'd be happy to book again. Positives: Location wonderful, magnificent views, light and spacious, kitchen basically stocked with cutlery and pots, heating good (monitored offside via Hive) - it did fail at one point but was fixed fairly quickly after reporting the issue, enclosed garden area excellent and safe for dogs. It was fun listening to seagulls sitting on the the chimney through the front room flue! 2 herons are nesting at the back of the property and it was a joy to watch them flying back and forth nest building. Less positive: One of the reasons we booked Glenavon was the picture of the bathroom showing a bath. My daughter loves a soak! However, we found that the bathroom had been totally refitted, bath removed and walk in shower fitted. It's a lovely bathroom, but you need to update Sykes site pictures to reflect the changes. Some of the other description is also out of date, also, such as description of twin room decoration.. Sykes email updates to ask visitors to leave the house as they found it. I've always given a good clean around at the end of all our holidays, but this time found it impossible as the Dyson hoover doesn't pick anything up - that is no exaggeration! Nothing to clean the hard floors with either. If you expect visitors to give a basic clean, please provide the wherewithall! We tried to pick up some bits of fluff etc from upstairs carpets by hand - far from ideal! Duvets on all beds are thin - mine was 4.5 tog. Certainly not warm enough for cold weather. Furry extra blanket is provided in the double room, but twin and single didn't seem to have extra blankets. We took the ones from the downstairs front room up for extra warmth. The refitted bathroom extractor rattles VERY noisily when windy, which it was for almost all our week. It's loud enough to keep you awake whichever bedroom you're in. This was a significant problem. A simple answer would be to stick a small strip of rubber or similar outside to prevent the flap clattering. This wouldn't stop its main function. I dropped a tablet on the floor in the twin room and had to pull a bed aside to recover it. I was shocked at how very dirty it was under the beds. The settees are similar. Cleanliness reasonable other than that, though dusty in places. Problem with heating going off due to boiler pressure loss and leaking radiator dealt with quickly once reported, but very stressful trying to deal with water pouring from the radiator until the 2nd plumber / engineer arrived. I missed a call from the Helpline and tried calling them repeatedly for the next hour to find out why they'd called. No answer at all. Again very stressful. TV in double room breaking up constantly and virtually unusable. Cable issue? There were 2 small soot falls downstairs front room during our week, probably due to high winds. We did our best to clean the sooty, gritty falls up. Does the chimney need cleaning? I stayed in the twin room. It's a large airy space with twin beds, a basic hang rail and cloth device with pockets to store clothes. There's lots of space, to the point that the bedroom looks half finished. I would recommend adding, at the very least, a small chest of drawers or dressing table for storage. Also, the small round mirror is fitted in such a way that I, 5'8" so fairly tall, can only see from my chin upwards! Bedrooms need a decent sized mirror, in my personal opinion. Non of the above would put us off booking again, but I'd hope a few points would be addressed.

  Reviewed by Helen2.8★Mar 2024

• "This property is perfect for location and standard !"

  So comfortable ! Everything you need ! Will definitely book this again !

  Reviewed by Tony5.0★Feb 2024

• "Location of, and views from cottage are outstanding and are effectively what you are paying for."

  House is decorated and furnished as a holiday cottage - nothing elaborate but perfectly acceptable and most importantly everything works! (Even the fridge which has either been repaired or perhaps just turned up.) Only relatively minor negative is that rear patio is in DESPERATE need of weeding / cleaning. Would have no hesitation in returning.

  Reviewed by Derek4.4★Sep 2023

• "Would be nice if could take more than one dog."

  Wardrobe space not ideal due to hoover and steps and clothes only on rail in two bedrooms. A dryer would be great but appreciate cost involved. However accomodation in great location and brilliant for our needs overall.

  Reviewed by Carl4.1★Aug 2023

• "A lovely property with amazing sea views a very well equipped kitchen although I think the fridge may need replacing soon as it wasn't keeping the food very cold."

  The fireplace and behind the settees were very dusty as were the pipes in the downstairs toilet. Apart from that we had a fantastic stay and would definitely book again!

  Reviewed by Claire3.8★Aug 2023

• "Lovely house and setting."

  Comfortable beds, good shower and light and airy rooms. Loved the bay windows in the lounge with a stunning view. Great to have the throws. Patio was good to get out of the wind and sunbathe! Kitchen was well stocked up.

  Reviewed by Susan5.0★May 2023

• "Lovely house,well maintained,I would definitely visit again."

  Reviewed by R5.0★Apr 2023

• "Fantastic sea view, well equipped and a great location for walking from the door to Banburgh to the north and South to Low Newton."

  Had a great holiday, thank you.

  Reviewed by Alison5.0★Apr 2023

• "Lovely house, I’ve been before when a friend rented it so I thought I’d rent it too."

  Superb views. One small problem with a fire alarm, but maintenance were out within an impressive 20 minutes. Very short walk into Seahouses, lots of places to visit. Great winter break

  Reviewed by Tammy5.0★Jan 2023

• "Fantastic location with amazing sea views from the lounge and even our bed!"

  A lovely comfortable holiday home, very light, quiet and faces well for the sun; only a few minutes walk to Seahouses and beaches. We are returning next year!

  Oct 2021

• "Fantastic views and warm, comfortable rooms."

  A super house for a holiday.

  Jan 2020

• "A roomy and comfortable house with great views over to the Farne Islands."

  Within walking distance of shops and beach and centrally placed for visiting properties and ares to the north, south or east.

  Jun 2019

• "Clean and light house with back garden set out perfect with paved area and separate grass area."

  Views from property stunning and the area is perfect as the sea and beach are directly opposite.

  Apr 2019

• "The poperty is spacious and in the perfect location."

  Looking out to the Farne Islands, three minute walk into Seahouses, and an hours walk up the beach to Bamburgh. The kitchen was well equipped. We would definitely stay here again.

  Oct 2018

• "Only need one word - Fab!"

  Sep 2018

• "Great location for beach shops and places of interest."

  Aug 2018

• "A lovely big house, clean and tidy but a little dated."

  Exceptional views from the front and located away from the main road with plenty of parking.

  Jul 2018

• "Comfortable and clean property."

  The location is perfect for the beach and town.

  Oct 2017

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