Homestead

Location was perfect. Really quaint little cottage. Presented beautifully and very comfortable. Very glad it came with parking as this would be challenging otherwise.

The kitchen isn’t very practical if you were planning on cooking. There’s a microwave and hob but it’s a tiny space. We ate out the whole time so we only used the fridge and kettle but if we had been staying for longer I think i would have needed to cook creatively. It really is a small criticism though they’ve clearly thought about how guests are likely to use the space.

Proximity to centre. Cosy one up one down. Traditional old cottage with a sea view from the bedroom window. Being able to walk down to the slipway to take a swim.

Nothing

I absolutely loved the location, about 20 meters up from the Golden Lion pub in the very centre of Port Isaac, and with a view overlooking the harbour (and the Doc's house, really Fern Cottage) from the upper bedroom window. It is a quaint, very old (600 years) cottage which has been renovated but is, as expected, small. The lounge room is fine, and the bedroom beautiful but the kitchen is perhaps, the tiniest I have ever used. The lighting is good, though, and everything that we needed was provided with very clever use of space, including a microwave/convection oven. The bureau and hutch in the lounge provides enough storage space and there was a good supply of kitchenware, crockery, cutlery etc in there. We also appreciated the provision of an allocated parking space marked Homestead, in the private carpark at the top of Church Hill Road. Because of the location, we could enjoy strolling around Port Isaac (Port Wenn?) early in the morning and later in the evening when the day tourists had left, and the town was quiet. It was lovely to watch the tides moving in and out of the harbour.

Beware of the seagulls! They are really fast at swooping to take food, even from your hand, and we took to using umbrellas to prevent them from pooping on us from a great height (Yes this did happen more than once!)

Good location

Very poor cleaning, poor hot water system