Discovery Holiday Homes Reviews 164

My family and I stayed at Polly's Place for a week and couldn't fault it in any way. The accommodation, furnishings and the view were perfect. One of our party has breathing problems and we had arranged for her oxygen machine to be delivered to the house. Debs, the house keeper, went out of her way to ensure she was there to take delivery. Well be back there soon!

We so enjoyed our stay at the Boathouse. The views were stunning, the wildlife incredible, the owner was fantastic - a little luxury in a beautiful and tranquil setting. Highly recommend.

Absolutely beautiful cottage very comfortable with stunning views.
Perfect cd collection on 2nd floor to relax recline and watch the boats bobbing away on the harbour.
Easy stroll down to some delicious restaurants and friendly pubs,though return journey a little more strenuous up lots of steps.
Great big bath to wash away any aches or pains and an adequate kitchen with lots of little extras such as condiments and a bottle of milk on arrival which was most welcome.
Perfect dog friendly base to appreciate the beauty of Brixham and explore Torbay would definitely return tomorrow.

My Partner and I took a 2 night break in Beach Hut #2, and had an wonderfully relaxing time. Once the car was parked up, we didn't have to miove it again untill it was time to head for home. Everything you need is within walking distance, with plenty of eateries and pubs close by.
The Clipper Cafe right next door is an absolute stea, and serves and amazing breakfast, as well as evening meals.
There are hidden Gems too, we highly recomend a visit to Sheldon Zoo, and seek out the Smugglers Tunnel too.
All in all, a great get-away-from-it-all break, we can't wait for the next time we stay!

Booked this as a surprise Valentines for the wife, gents if you need to boost your brownie points up, this is the place. For me it was worth every bit of the 3 hour drive. Attention to detail puts some 5* hotels in the West End to shame. The wife was a bit upset when we lefted, as we drove down the road she looked behind and said "You've forgot to hitch up the hut to the car !!!.

Had 2nights at the Buccaneer which only has 3 rooms but they have had recently refurbished the rooms which are excellent, every thing you would need and very spacious, owners were very nice and helpful and I look forward to returning soon,

We had a lovely 3 night break over the new year period, and cannot fault the accommodation at all. However, we would be very guarded against booking through Discovery Holiday Homes again in the future, as they put their prices up by approximately 15% after we had booked, had our booking confirmed, and paid our deposit, blaming the increase on a "technical error".

When we queried the legality (and ethicallity) of this increase we were given the option of cancelling our booking with a full refund of our deposit. It would have been nicer to have been given an apology without having to ask for one, or to have been offered a gesture of goodwill for something which was very much not our error. As it turned out, we kept our booking, paying the extra money, as it had taken so long to find the right property at the right price (!) in the right location, and there were very few suitable alternatives available.

Lovely property and host, responsive communication and clear instructions.

Lovely cottage, everything you could wish for. Very cosy, a perfect home from home. Only downside was the shower which needs to be more powerful. Loved the wood burner.

we had a great time, the house was lovely, and Liz the owner could not of been more helpful, fantastic from start to finish, we rent quite a lot of holiday homes and this is up there with the best, thanks to all.

River View Shaldon has everything you could ever need on a holiday and personal touches are wonderful! Owners are extremely helpful in every way! Would highly recommend to anyone and would revisit if the opportunity arouse!

Very romantic setting for our anniversary.

We really enjoyed staying at Bywater! Finding it at night is a bit of a challenge as there is no prominent sign and the entrance is a hard right turn of the road from Shaldon. The house is cleverly orientated to give great views of the river from nearly every room making it restful and interesting for guests who are not used to seeing wading birds before breakfast or rowing teams afterwards. The property has great facilities including a fully equipped kitchen (we cooked for at least seven every day and up to eleven) and the best showers I have experienced in such accommodation. It comes to something when the only things we could have done with were an extra peeler and a kitchen clock or timer.
Thoroughly recommended

Booked through DIscovery Holiday Homes who are the Management Company to stay at Balcony Belle now renamed Balcone Vista ! Initially we could not find the key as the key safe boxes aren't numbered and their are 3 Apartments in this Building. The Common areas to the Property smelt very musty and damp, when we finally got into the Property it had not been cleaned after the previous Holiday Makers, used bed linen left on the bed's, dirty towels all over the Bathroom floor ! the Property Decor looked very tired and in need of some TLC. not at all as portrayed in the write up on The Owners Direct Website. Initially we contacted the Cleaners who were very rude and put the phone down on us, then after contacting the Owners of Discovery Hoilday homes they suggested we go for a meal for three hours whilst it was cleaned which we rejected as the Property was not as advertised and wanted to stay somewhere else, At first they tried to put us into the Hotel adjacent to the Property but they only had Single rooms, they then offered the Ground Floor Apartment but again this had not been cleaned, can't believe that Properties aren't cleaned once vacated, plus this Apartment had no Sea View which we had booked, only Parked cars.Eventually after a lot of pressure from ourselves after arriving at 4pm we were offered the Penthouse Apartment and gained acccess after 10pm, taking into account we had left home at 10am and only here for 1 week, although we enjoyed our stay in The Lighthouse Apartment which is a credit to it's Owner's it did take the edge off our Vacation and to date The Owner of the Property has not even been in touch with us to apologise !

The house was excellent with views of the river and out to sea. Location very central, 2 mins walk to a lovely pub and only a little further to the waterside.

We had the most fantastic trip to Shaldon, the Beach hut was just incredible, I can't praise it enough. The views and beach were beautiful and quite literally on our door step.We went in November and we were toasty warm inside the beach hut, which came equipped with everything you need for your stay there. Neither of us wanted to go home and we've already been looking at availability to visit Shaldon and stay in the beach hut again. Feel like I shouldn't be writing this as everyone will be booking it now!

I had such a relaxing and comfortable break in a room that was absolutely gorgeous and with hosts and staff that could not have been more welcoming,pleasant and helpful if they had tried, i genuinely did not want to go home. As for the food in the buccaneer it was excellent. I have already told friends and family about my break and would have no hesitation in recommending it to anyone, the weather may not have been the best, but it was november :) however this did not detract from the absolute pleasure and relaxation, thank you so much to everyone for making me so welcome

A very beautiful cottage, clean and tidy...
A few steps from the main road with shops and the beach. Lovely place for a break.

Although the apartment was spacious with lovely views, it had a smell of damp and the decor needed updating. It says that it accommodates seven but it could benefit from an extra toilet and shower. Wifi would also be a good addition! That aside, we had a lovely holiday in Hope Cove and the apartment is in a great location, just a few mins walk from beach and pub.

The cottage is very well equiped with wonderful southerly views of the sea and coast from all rooms.
We had very good weather so we really saw it at its best.
The location is a pleasant 15 minutes walk from Kingswear and you will need a torch if its dark. This may not suit everyone but we loved it.