We booked this for Christmas 2019. The house was great, perfect location and all the amenities you could ask for. We noticed other reviews saying the kitchen wasn't well equipped so we brought our own baking trays (so as not to have a spoiled xmas dinner!). Indeed the baking trays supplied were worse for wear but there was ample crockery - plenty of cups, plates and glasses so either other families have over used or the owner/managers have listented to reviews and sorted it.
Other reviews are correct in that the blinds in the front bedroom are useless and you're basically trying to sleep in daylight especially as the lights on the drive come on automatically and cannot be turned off at night. There was a large garden which was fully enclosed. The garden could do with some attention and the conservatory was too cold to use at that time of year but we could see how it would be a great addition for families in summer.
What has really let this place down for us is price and I think it's probably an issue for the area. This is Seahouses, not Florida. It's cold in winter (and most of summer) and there's not a lot to do once you've done the shops and the boat ride. The house, although lovely and well located, was not out of this world. Even though it was christmas there was no effort made to make the house nice or special like add a few decorations to warrant the higher price we paid for the Christmas period. The welcome hamper consisted of a few teabags and some buiscuits.
We paid over £1000 for a week - this was a huge treat and as it was Christmas we wanted something by the beach and this was one of the few properties left. On looking to see what the price would be at other times of the year in 2020 it's equally high. We thought about booking for Christmas next year but the price is already several hundreds more than we paid last year, way above inflation and not really justifiable.
The sad thing is while we were there the town was totally deserted. We had visited a different property in April when it was much busier. When I asked the locals they all said the same thing; much lower visitor numbers than normal and they blamed this at least in part on the cost that certain companies are charging for properties especially in school holidays. We went to the curry house for a takeaway and the restaurant was absolutely empty on a Friday night!
By comparison, I'm just about to book a villa in France for the middle of August, all mod cons with wifi, air con etc (i.e. comparable standard) and it's still £400 a week cheaper than the price quoted for this place.
Don't get me wrong, you'll have a fab time if you book here and I guess a big family or a group sharing would make it worthwhile. But the increase in price in our view simply isn't justifiable.
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