Raleigh House

Beautiful house and great location .

We found the sofas and chairs not very comfortable .Beds ok except the double with shower en-suite very soft. Marvellous place for our extended family great weather for March x

Raleigh House really is a lovely place to stay in Salcombe.

Initially I was a bit concerned that it was too far from the centre of town, but it isn't really -- and the walk back is good for the lungs and legs. The house itself is very well equipped and ideal for entertaining friends/family for a holiday break -- plenty of loos and bathrooms, lots of living space, inside and a nice garden which is ideal for dogs. Highly receommended.

We had a special birthday to celebrate, we had 3 different parties came to stay, 1 party had 2 dogs, and the owners were happy for 2 dogs one night.

The house has all the facilities including washing machine and tumble dryer! The living space was fab, the garden was spacious, the evening sun fell on to the dining table in the garden and was so memorable. All the parties slept well and seemed comfortable in their beds. The house is a 10-15 minute walk to the centre of Salcombe & the house had parking. There was no stress to our week, we all had a lovely time at Raleigh House! Thank you for a special birthday and a memorable week for us!!

Really, really, good.

Location excellent, house well laid out with excellent living space and comfy beds. Garden good, lovely views out back. Check in simple and instructions clear and comprehensive. Only thing to note is the oven needed a clean. Otherwise everything works and was clean.

A great standard property with a fantastic view which you can enjoy while relaxing in the lounge.

We were a party of 4 Adults and 6 children (Ages 14 to 4). Salcombe is a lovely spot. We explored the town and the 2 beaches. We also had a day in Dartmouth which we all enjoyed.

We needed a large house to have a large family Christmas, unfortunately this my last Christmas so it had to be special Raleigh house was chosen and we simply could not have choosen better.

the house is large, fully equipped with everything and so comfortable from the sofas to the large beds, very clean and all the bathrooms so well fitted out Coast & Country Cottages were absolutely fantastic, they supplied not one but two christmas trees. helped when i had a special request and supplied the most amazing hamper. when you book a holiday property for 10 people you don’t really know what to expect but Raleigh house exceeded all expectations and enabled my family to make some amazing memories they can keep forever Thank you Coast & Country Cottages for all your help

We had the most amazing stay , Raleigh house was perfect .

Plenty of space, nice and cosy . Only parking for 2 cars, which was fine for us . Walking distance to the main centre . We will be coming back . Thank you, for making our stay one to remember.

I marked maintenance down solely because the lights over the kitchen did not seem to work.

However it might have been us as we may have not found the switch or something similar. One of the bulbs in a bedside light blew while we were there and we reported that to the cleaner. That was no one’s fault. Otherwise excellent

The accommodation itself was excellent however just prior to the end of our stay you copied me with email "instructions" emphasising that we ".

...leave the property as we have found it" I replied to that email saying that I had to smile when reading that particular phrase - the reason ? - I think we left the property in a BETTER state than we found it. On two separate occasions during our stay I made contact with the "local" agents - Coastal and Something cottages - complaining on several cleanliness and hygiene issues - I am sure they will provide you with the details of the specific points I raised

House was lovely and in a great location, however it was not clean when we arrived - dirty floors in the main house (my 10 month old daughter had black legs within minutes whilst crawling), dirty sinks and baths from what looked like suncream, dirty pans and microwave, dog poo in the garden.

There were no special touches either - having come from a much cheaper Airbnb we had expected the same touches like tea bags, sugar, coffee, oil, milk in the fridge etc. Given the cost of the stay, this would have been a really nice touch to have some sort of welcome hamper. Feels like because of the location and high season, the house is let out at a high cost just because people will pay it which is a shame. Gardeners arrived without warning - would have been nice to have a heads up as our daughter was sleeping and woken by them. Received a courtesy call from coast and country last thing on Friday as they were closing for the weekend which felt a bit lack lustre.

Great property.

Our guests were impressed with the size of the rooms and each one having an ensuite. Also having a boot room was a bonus for all the boots and coats. Parking was good for four cars. Looking forward to the council installing a ski lift from the harbour......

The house was amazing and everything was perfect.

We had a fabulous week, thank you

I wanted to express of how much we loved the the house and the location of the property.

It had everything you could need , and was a very comfortable and spacious just what we needed . My only negative was that the hot tub was not included in our stay as it was already on the property.

This is our second time at Raleigh house and probably not our last!

It is perfect for large groups. The bedrooms are all a really good size and there’s plenty of bathrooms! The utility room/garage is really useful for storing all the beach stuff. My only constructive feedback is that the house is beginning to look a bit tired in places, paint peeling off around doors, windows etc. Other than that it was a perfect stay!

Beautiful house in a great location, highly recommended

My main concern was with the cooker as we are not familiar with electric ones and there were no instructions there.

to follow. The instruction motifs on the front are nearly worn away and the inside was very discoulered, the first impression at the front of the house was disappointing as it needs a clean around the door. Lots of bird muck on the windows which I appreciate you get at the seaside but it looks as if it had been there quite a while..

As a family group we really enjoyed our stay over New Year.

The house is very contemporary and comfortable. The view from the back is lovely. The walk down into Salcombe is OK but the walk back up was too difficult for most of our group.

The house is wonderful and was perfect to celebrate my wife's birthday with the family present.

With two young infants, the downstairs rooms were perfect to let the family of 4 have to themselves. Whilst the others slept on the top floor.

When we came to use the washing machine the compartment where the detergent is put in was mouldy and unclean very off putting didn’t bother using it

Though this property was overall very good it would benefit from a safety assessment, please see below.

Point 1: on the upstairs landing there is an open plan balcony that drops to the ground floor just inside the front door with a large chair situated adjacent to it. We were so concerned one of our grandchildren could climb on the chair and fall over the balcony we removed the chair to the adjacent bedroom. Point 2: when entering the property via the side gate there are flagged steps down to the lower level with a 4 foot wall adjacent to the steps which allows adventerous children to get onto the wall, this would definitely benefit from a barrier to prevent access to the wall. Our 3 yr old grandson climbed along it and fell off, fortunately landing on his hip then banging his head badly.....could have ended so much worse! Point 3: the trampoline entrance was situated adjacent to the flagged steps stepping down to the garden. The same adventerous child whilst climbing up the steps to the trampoline on one occasion fell backward, fortunately twisting but face planting onto the flagged steps causing facial damage. Had he landed backwards with his head it could have been so much worse. I subsequently cut the ties securing the trampoline in position and rotated the entrance to the grassed lawn. Point 4: the hot water from the taps is exessively hot and could easily scald if not careful. Point 5: the wooden steps down from the outside balcony to the lower garden level would benefit with a small gate to reduce the risk of young children falling down. Also sone of the risers at the back of some steps were missing. Photographs of the injuries are available on request.

Overall experience very good.

But no instructions for end of stay in Raleigh House. Had to ring help line, they were very good and told me to put linens in red bags. Also black bins were totally full from guests before us. So again help line sent someone to empty bins to enable our rubbish to go out. Would have liked recycling bins for cardboard and glass. Raleigh House was very spacious. Tumble dryer and travel cot in utility room. Beautifully appointed. Great to have a large trampoline for young children. Lower bunk mattress on lower floor a bit old. Child was uncomfortable on it. Lower floor bathroom not as luxurious as upper floors. We would definitely go again. Very friendly neighbours. Easy walk to Salcombe town. Uphill coming back but with children easy to break journey by a great park half way down. Spar for groceries less than a minute away. Thank you for our lovely stay.

Thoroughly enjoyed the experience of Raleigh house.

Suited our needs for a family weekend. A welcome pack for all the information needed regarding the house and local facilities was useful. Booking with Sykes cottages was very simple and information passed to me regarding the booking was plentiful and timely. Many thanks to the team at Sykes cottages, I will book with you again. Regards Mark Miller

The booking was seamless, key code entry genius and overall property perfect for our stay.

Thank you.

Lovely bright, clean decor.

Ideal base for 3 generations too spread out in the house when weather was poor. Ideal to have a Spar shop just round the corner for those little items. Great views (when rain not lashing down) from back of house.

This house absolutely suited the needs of our family party of 7 adults and a baby.

We were all very comfortable and happy with the house, which is extremely well equipped and beautifully furnished and decorated! We would definitely consider hiring it again - perhaps in warmer weather when we can take advantage of the spacious garden. Many thanks for a great stay!

Only only thing missing from this great house was a coffee making facility.

A plunge would have been fine

A fabulous property enjoyed by three generations of our family.

The minute we walked through the door we were wowed. Every need was catered for. The rooms were all decorated and furnished beautifully. It’s location was great with a spar shop just around the corner for all your daily needs and easy walking distance into Salcombe town centre although a steep walk uphill back.Raleigh House was definitely the best holiday house we have every stayed in and we were all sad when the holiday came to an end.

Lovely holiday, in beautiful house, no complaints at all, everything as described, or better - would highly recommend!

Lovely house in a great location, everything you could need day to day taken care of.

Loved the decor and layout. Travel cot is there but needed to ring up to clarify, might have been better on the listing itself. Although there was plenty of space for the cot it would be wonderful to have better blinds (or blackout curtains as well?) as it got very light in the mornings, and there were a lot of windows.

What a lovely clean house with immaculate linen.

The views are brilliant. Nothing to complain about whatsoever. Many thanks.

A group of 10 of us spent the weekend here.

The house is beautiful very clean and well presented and there was plenty of room for us all. It is very well equipped with everything you will need. Just a small walk into town by the harbour which is very picturesque. We would all certainly recommend both the house and the town

This house was fantastic!

!!!! Perfect location and size. It was beautiful inside and out. Strongly recommend to anyone

Beautiful house, very well appointed.

My niece and her 2 small children were absolutely thrilled to be given the Master Suite and they loved the trampoline too. It was a bit of a downhill walk into Salcombe so we got a taxi coming back up when it was raining. The weather wasnt brilliant so on the good day we opted to go on the steam train at Buckfastleigh which was a huge success. We didnt have time for an estuary walk so we will definitely be back !!

We were delighted to find such a well equipped and delightful house when we arrived on Thursday.

It was warm and cosy and the panoramic views were indeed panoramic, not always the case! We have been coming to Salcombe for over 30 years and I think I could say that Raleigh House was the best self catering experience we have had there.

We had an amazing time in Salcombe, unfortunately the weather was not on our side but the accommodation more than made up for this.

Highly recommend this property.

Lovely house and beautifully decorated.

Some basic facilities were missing though - some oven shelves were missing and the grill was not working. This made cooking for 2 families difficult, not really acceptable for the money we paid. House could also have been cleaner, whilst the bathrooms were clean the kitchen drawers, floors and sofas were all grubby and in need of a deep clean . Also , kids were disappointed that the trampoline was missing so it would be fair to future families if you updated the garden photo.