I feel really conflicted writing this review. Samantha and her mum Carole who looked after us upon check-in seem like really nice people, and their space is a surprisingly large space with some nice touches (a blackboard wall, which our kids loved) and with some potential as a holiday spot.
However, to be realised, the cottage needs to be cleaned - at least to remove the remnants of the previous guests, including scum on the bath, dusty mirrors and errant underpants on the towel rack (!).
More fundamentally however, the cottage needs deep spring clean to remove both the dust and the musty smell, and significant upgrades to fixtures (whole place needs a paint, kitchen is tired with an old hob & a ripped out extractor fan, bathroom has seen better days with lot), fittings (old whitegoods, musty furniture) and furnishings (too many nick-nacks, worn out towels, old kitchen implements, thoroughly uninviting plastic outdoor setting with old Streets umbrella... by a shipping container) to bring it up to a reasonable standard. Not sure they can do anything about the road noise or set-back location, except to point out that it's there and that there's a bit of a walk to the beach. Sorry to say, while it's bigger and better kitted out than a cheap motel, it's arguably worse in terms of cleanliness or liveability, and definitely in terms of value for money.