“The house was OK.”
Clean and basic facilities.
It was dingy and claustrophobic - one window at the front obscured by an overgrown bush, and one at the back in the kitchen. No windows up stairs, only roof lights. The place welcomes pets (we don't have any), but had a bit of a musty smell of wet dog.
There's shelves in the living room well stocked with books etc, but this gave the impression of being cluttered.
There's lots of pictures on the walls at odd places, looking behind these cover dents/marks in the wall.
No usable outside space - There was a back garden but no access to it - the only access being via the side and back of the row of properties, which was not at all practical. There's a bench at the front facing an overgrown bush and overgrown brambles.
Facilities were basic - no washing machine or dish washer.
Parking wasn't ideal. There are spaces more or less in front of the property which is fine, if they are available. More than once these were all taken and we had to park at the other end of the site (by the refuse/recycling bins).
There is a hotel on the side with restaurant and pool. We didn't use these facilities, the weather wasn't quite good enough for the outside pool and there are plenty of nice restaurants in the area to try.
Charmouth, Lyme Regis, and the Jurassic coast is a lovely area.
If you're loking for somewhere basic, then this is fine. Would we recommend it, not really, unfortunately, I am sure there are better properties for the price to rent in the area.
Hi Toby Thank you for your feedback. There is a washing/drying room on the Fernhill site so I will make sure that this is mentioned in the property information. We will prune the plants outside the front . We were unaware there was an issue with any brambles - apologies for this. It does mention in the property writeup about access to the back garden; the flip side to this is that there is a downstairs toilet which is helpful for many. We would describe the property as comfortable; this is our experience, and the feedback from the majority of people who have stayed there over the years. Best wishes. Jackie
Property Owner
