6/10 Okay
M C F., ILFRACOMBE
4 Apr 2018
Not really luxury
Lisa and her husband were kind and helpful, collected us from the station and left us a bottle of wine which we appreciated.
However I was a little disappointed with the apartment .
I had not looked closely enough at the photographs and i had not realised the kitchen is in the one main room. I should have read the measurements of the bedroom more carefully and then i would have realised how small it was. it is only really a cupboard with a lovely view . I did not feel that the furnishings and equipment justify the description 'Luxury'.
There weren't enough towels and they were only Ikea basics. (We paid 20 euros each for towels and linen). The duvets were Ikea basic also, 100% polyester! Not very nice! Nothing wrong with Ikea, I love it, but the bedding, linen and towels were not luxury.
The furnishings are pleasant enough, although the painting which seemed to be of a drowned lady I could have done without.
The cupboards above the cooking area which held the plates and glasses were so high I had to stand on a chair to access them. The wardrobe and clothes storage is in the entrance area and its doors knock into the bathroom door if you are not careful, as the area is very cramped. Our clothes had to share the space with a hoover.
Many visitors mention the road noise and we found it spoiled the time spent on the balcony and kept us awake at night. Even with the double glazing and the shutters fully closed we could still hear it at night and on the balcony it is pretty impossible to ignore. We were there in early March I cannot imagine what it is like in the summer. It is not as if we live some where miles away in the country, we live right on a A road we don't have double glazing and the traffic noise does not really bother us.
The view of course is lovely and it was the view that decided us to book this flat.
I am sorry to post this review, I realise that others before us have been very happy so maybe it is just us. A word of warning, think twice if you are allergic to mosquito bites as my husband is, he was bitten 6 times on the first night, I think one might have been hibernating in the curtains.In the summer I imagine it must be bad and sitting on the balcony might be tricky.
M C F.
Stayed 9 nights in Feb 2018
