Devon Villa Garden Apartment

Lovely helpful hosts Suprisingly large basement apartment Good secure off road parking Well equipped Welcome pack with tea coffee some milk etc

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Central location. Friendly reception. Great powerful spacious shower. Well configured rooms, with a homely feel. Well equipped. Big fridge freezer, 2 Smart TV’s. Private. Generally very quiet as owners are in bed by 9pm, and any noise prior to that is sporadic and muffled.

As it is a basement flat it is quite dark and lights need to be kept on during the day. There is little improvement to this even on sunny days. If you intend to be out most of the day this however should not be too problematic. Some aspects of the flat could do with updating. Minor cleaning issues, eg. the occasional missed pet hairs, and the front door and window surroundings could be wiped down. Other than that all else is clean to a good standard.

Flat was very central to both the shops and sea front (10mins) there is also a bus that runs from a stop near the property to the shops and the harbour side. The basement flat belongs to the Dave & Jan who live in the remainder of the Georgian town house. Apart from greeting us when we arrived and saying goodbye at the end of our week with them, they didn’t encroach on our space and we came & went through a side gate. There is a precious car space hidden from the road that is to the front of the building, secured by a high gate. The very cosy, warm flat met all our needs. The double bed was very comfortable with a large walk in room for luggage and clothes. The kitchen was extremely well-equipped and spotless, with a full size fridge freezer, as well as usual appliances. The owners had laid out a little Xmas decorated table as well as an Xmas tree in the lounge which is open plan. A bottle of fizz & box of biscuits had been left for us too as well complementary tea/coffee. The bathroom was well laid out, with a double sink (his & hers!) and a powerful shower with no leaking! A washing machine was in the bathroom in a cupboard which we used a couple of times and dried items on a clothes airer. We watched a lot of TV as over Xmas and reception was excellent better than at home. WiFi was excellent too. We had a small dog with us, and the garden that we had access to was a good size, but we couldn’t take her off the lead, as she is a very active Jack Russell and we couldn’t trust that she would leap over the high wall! But I’m sure more calmer dogs would be fine. She had a walk twice a day around the Torre Abbey area. It would be lovely to return in the summer months and experience the flat and Torquay again.

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Dark basement flat down steep steps, not good for elderly. House on the corner of two main roads - noisy. Home above we could hear constant noise from people moving upstairs. Location was supposed to be behind the Torre Abbey, but it was a mile away.