“Overall review.”
+positives & -negatives Porch - The porch just needs cleaning. cobwebs, leaves and an empty glass on arrival. Looks tired. Carport - Pillar to pillar it is 89 1/2 inches, there is a recess behind the pillars but very tight as others have mentioned. Could not get toddler in car seat if car is in car port, let alone unload the car from the doors. We unloaded through the boot. This isn't owners fault just a fact. No on street parking as the locals & residents use it. Came back one day to someone parked across the front of the house. Again not the owners fault just a simple fact to note. Entrance Hallway - Smells damp / musty on entrance but it is subterranean, to be expected to a degree Downstairs bedroom - Partner slept here a couple of nights and noticed blood stained duvet, large dinner plate sized stains, when stripping down the beds on the morning of departure. + cooler that upstairs Downstairs en-suite - The shower hose to head was held together at the head with masking tape. And leaked. we informed the cleaner who informed the owner who denied knowledge of it, and sent a plumber out the day before we left to replace the hose. The base of the shower tray is falling apart, can see on Rightmove neighbour has same en suite set which means is what was installed when house built in 2010. Ran dehumidifier entire time to help with musty smell + Excellent water pressure! Kitchen - No salt or pepper shakers empty (we should have been more prepared) The fridge is savage, it froze our salad. ( The house manual says don’t touch the temperature settings ) Oven rubber seal broken / loose so doesn’t keep heat in effectively. - quick search on Rightmove shows kitchen to be what was originally installed in 2010 when house built. Extractor dirty / not extracting efficiently Tops of cupboard doors are sticky.. + Decent Biscuits and tea Good size Water pressure good Clean overall Toaster is efficient! Lounge - Internet connection poor - “weak security” router possibly needs firmware update as Wi-Fi doesn’t work properly throughout property. Even sat next to router. therefore the sky on demand serices are limited to reception available at the time + Large size Comfy / squishy sofas, probably because they are from 2009 as the label indicates sky tv when it works. Upstairs bathroom - Tired Cracked paint by bath Could do with new silicone around floor and bath There’s a soft spot in front of bath which seems like broken floorboard maybe? + Good size Clean Bedroom upstairs with window - Found a battery under the left side table . Have left on kitchen table. Not toddler safe, choking hazards. also Found big clump of hair and sanitary towel paper wrapper under bed on right side. Found a Childs tennis racket toy under the downstairs bed, a red bead & reciepts from 2021 and 2022. Underneath side tables and inside sofas found food wrappers, also left on kitchen table. Shows large furniture not hoovered, checked beneath for 2 years. Bedroom upstairs door to patio - Wardrobe handle came off as soon as tried to open the door. Room not laid out very well, gap from radiator to bed 8 inches and bed to wall 10 1/2 inches, to get to the hot tub you must squeeze past this gap or go over the bed. Silicone around doors mouldy + Lots of plug sockets Swapped lamps from downstairs to up as they are fancy and have usb plugs built in. Garden - Windows need washing. The trickle vents especially Could do with a once over with a jet washer + Hot tub. Used Sunday for 1 hour - great first impression. Went to use Tuesday and it was slimy and smelly, notified the owner. Wednesday owner sent lady out to have a look at it as wouldn’t turn on and to change the filter and check chemicals. Owner said we "should have messaged Sykes first and not her, said biofilm from people wearing makeup", (ref Sykes terms and conditions 19.1.2.1 Complaints while at the Property - contact owner first) Thursday hot tub was good it worked perfectly as expected Friday hot tub cold! Turned itself off again at main point, it was 35.1' so gave up on it. overall not great, but ok as a base to come back to whilst out adventuring and seeing family in Falmouth. interior decoration and colour palette well thought out, but not worth the £800 paid for the week. Sykes don't seem concerned, said will forward to owner so issues addressed before next Tennant.
- Christopher, September 2023
