“Wonderful week spent with Porth House as our base.”
We were greeted by the owner, Sandra, and received such a warm welcome as well as a quick tour around with Sandra highlighting some features to make our stay as smooth as possible. The welcome pack (delicious cake, wine and chocolates) was great and the fresh flowers throughout the house were a lovely touch. We had no cause to contact Sandra during our stay as everything worked as described and we didn't experience any hitches but we were invited to get in touch if she could be of any assistance to us.
The house was immaculately clean and it is clearly well cared for. The kitchen is well equipped and the living room is spacious, comfortable and boasts a great view over the sandy bay. All the bedrooms are really nicely set up, with the master and en-suite being really spacious. The utility room was a great help (washer, dryer and sink plus airer etc) and, as it's in the basement, there was no disruptive noise in the open plan living area on the first floor. The huge spa pool was a bit on the cool side for my liking but husband and children had a great time...and I was more than happy relaxing in the sauna anyway!
The only thing I would have preferred is there to be access to the basement, and therefore the shower room, directly from outside the property, rather than needing to go into the main entrance on the ground floor then walk down the stairs. It would just have made things easier when juggling two small, sandy and wet children and allowed us to keep the bedrooms' floor entirely sand and wet clothes free. Not a big issue by any stretch, more of a nice to have.
The nearest bay is literally over the road and the children loved playing there, watching the boats come and go and splashing in the water. I didn't have to bother packing up changes of clothes and searching out the nearest loo etc given the proximity of the house; this was a welcome break from the usual paraphernalia carting that comes with young children. There are good amenities in the locality with a couple of pubs and restaurants a nice stroll away. We had a supermarket delivery come to the house so stocked up that way but there is a convenience store nearby too.
Terrific property and it's clear why people opt to stay there time and again - many thanks Sandra - we're already looking forward to staying at Porth House again!
- Marianne, September 2019
