Standard Villa, 2 Bedrooms (Walk In Shower) | Private kitchen | Fridge, microwave, oven, stovetop

Reviews of Bay Retreat Villas

4 out of 5
Bay Retreat Villas
St Merryn Park, St Merryn, Padstow, England

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 26 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 47 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 47 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

kate

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place, area was great for visiting multiple beaches. Perfect for children and dogs.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Tracy on 13 May 2024
Thank you for your feedback and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Alexander, Lafayette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, well supplied, everything functioned as it should. Would happily stay again. Good supply of towels, sheets etc. If you are going to wash clothes, bring detergent. Also soap and shampoo for the shower
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024
Response from Tracy on 29 Apr 2024
Thank you for your feedback and we are pleased you enjoyed your stay. We are however confused about your reference to needing soap and shampoo. We supply soap, a combination shampoo/conditioner as well as a combination bath/shower gel. If any guest needs a top up supply we are always happy to oblige. If you were short of these items during your stay then we must apologise but as standard they are included in each room on arrival.

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
This is the 2nd time we have stayed at Bay Retreat Villa's and will be coming back. The accommodation is first class and in a good location. I highly recommend it.
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Tracy on 13 Nov 2023
Thank you for your high praise. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to welcoming you back next time.

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Lovely location and pet friendly accommodation
Lovely villa, great windows to look out to the stars from the main bedroom at night. Close to padstow and the beaches. Highly recommended. only gripe was a few things showing age in the villa and looks like it may need a bit of a deep clean in places. Also didn't get any toiletries with the villa so hotels.com maybe wrong about this.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Tracy on 22 Aug 2023
Thank you for your feedback and we are pleased you enjoyed your stay.We were concerned to read about your reference to a deep clean needed in places as we pride ourselves on our high standards. Nonetheless we appreciate constructive criticism and your comment will be investigated and promptly dealt with.Regarding toiletries, these should have been included and we apologies that you did not receive yours. We have an onsite office and if you had made us aware we would have been very happy to deliver these to you.

10/10 Excellent

KAREN

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Tracy on 9 May 2023
Thank you for your rating. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Roxanne

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Truly a home away from home
Stayed 5 nights in Apr 2023
Response from Tracy on 9 May 2023
Thank you for your feedback. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Clean, spacious, comfortable and quiet accomodtion.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2022

10/10 Excellent

Clare

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Ideal place to stay
Hi, everything was fine about this accommodation. It was clean and comfortable. Great that you have your own drive for parking your car. The area is quiet.
View from the window
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

6/10 Okay

Ryan

Travelled with family
Ok for a week
Property was comfortable enough although there was a huge problem with ants getting into the kitchen through a gap and it didn’t feel super clean on arrival. We moved a bed and there was thick dust behind it
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Tracy on 25 Jun 2021
Thank you for your feedback and we must apologise for the issue with ants that ocurred during your stay. It has been a problem this month and we have addressed it as best we can. When we are notified of an issue we put ant powder down and spray the inside of the door. We also repeat this at every changeover. We have enlisted the assistance of a pest control company who have confirmed that we are doing everything we can. Ants seem to be a problem for a short period of the year and then they disappear as quickly as they arrived. We are very sorry you were inconvenienced. We apologise that there was an issue with dust behind the bed. Our cleaning team take on regular deep cleans for all our properties but do not dust behind the bed on each changeover. Whilst there may have been light dust we do not accept it was thick dust as you have stated. We hope that despite these incidents you enjoyed your stay in Cornwall.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Positives: nice spacious accommodation, ideal for a family of four. Good location to explore areas around Padstow and Newquay, although a bit far from the beach (7 mins by car). Negatives: the accommodation could be a bit cleaner, especially the dishes and cuttlery, we had to wash everything before use! This is the reason for giving only 4 stars. Also, the garden is very small, so don't plan to spend too much time there. Also relatively expensive. Overall: very good accommodation.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2021
Response from Tracy on 25 Jun 2021
Thank you for your feedback and we are very sorry to read of your concerns about the cleaning. It is difficult for us to investigate in more detail as having left the review anonymously we are unable to trace which property you stayed in. If you had contacted us during your stay we would have been happy to attend and address any issues there and then. With regard to the dishes and cutlery, due to Covid we ask guests to fill the dishwasher and switch it on prior to departure so that it is clean for the next arrivals. The dishwasher is deliberately left full and not emptied by our staff to avoid the risk of possible contamination. It is possible that our cleaners did not notice that some items were not placed in the dishwasher and if this was the case, we must apologise for this oversight.

8/10 Good

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well maintained and lovely place to stay
The apartment was very clean and well presented. The facilities were great and had everything that was needed, almost like home from home. The garden was spacious and well maintained and parking was no trouble at all. My only negative point is that check in was 16:00 and checkout was 10:00am. 10:00am for us was too early especially for a Sunday and a trip that lasted 2 nights. Understand cleaning and maintaining for the next person but when check in is 16:00 surely 11:00-12:00 checkout could be achieved.
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2020
Response from Tracy on 6 Jan 2020
Thank you for your feedback and we are delighted you enjoyed your stay. We note your comments about the time of check-out but unfortunately we need to allow this time in-between guests not only for cleaning but to address any maintenenace issues that may arise. We have high standards and with 25 villas on-site we require our cleaning staff to be thorough. We hope to welcome you back another time.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2019
Response from Reservations on 11 Dec 2019
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, we hope that you enjoyed your break with us and that we may have the opportunity to make next time a 5/5.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Tracy on 30 Oct 2019
Thank you for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019
Response from Tracy on 16 Oct 2019
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We look forward to welcoming you back in the future.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It was very nice and clean and garden brilliant the clubhouse was friendly areas for children and dogs very well kept. You have everything you need
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2019
Response from Tracy on 9 Oct 2019
Thank you for your feedback and we hope to welcome you back another time.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well maintained and comfortable. Thr only downside was some background noise from refrigerator
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019
Response from Tracy on 17 Jul 2019
Thank you for your positive feedback. We were sorry to hear you had experienced some noise from the refridgerator but unfortunately you have left the review anonymously so we are unable to trace which villa you stayed in. In fairness no-one else has passed such a comment but all the same, if there is an issue we would have liked to address it.

8/10 Good

Z

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
😀
Pleasant stay 😀
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Tracy on 18 Jun 2019
Thank you for your positive feedback and we are pleased to hear you had a pleasant stay.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Business traveller
Liked: Amenities
Needed a good clean before arrival, reasonable for the price
Stayed 4 nights in Mar 2019
Response from Tracy on 30 Apr 2019
Thank you for taking the time to review our property, but we are obviously concerned to read that the villa in which you stayed was not up to our usual high standards. Since you have left the review anonymously, it is unfortunate that we are unable to identify the date and villa number in which you stayed to investigate further. We do have a housekeeping team on-site and if you had made us aware of an issue with any aspect of the cleanliness we would have happily addressed it most promptly. Having looked at all the reviews on this site going back to January 2019, I can see that they are all positive with good comments about the cleanliness. We must apologise that we fell below our usual standards on this occasion and we would welcome the opportunity to prove this to you on a future visit. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2018
Response from Tracy on 22 Jan 2019
Thank you for your positive feedback. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Reservations on 31 Oct 2018
Thank you for your review, we're glad that you enjoyed your stay with us

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect little villa for a family
Loved the little villa! Was perfect as we could put the baby to bed then chill downstairs and have dinner. Was just like a little house, really clean and kitchen was well equipped. The washing machine decided to start spewing out bubbles one night, but I sent an email at about 10pm and we had someone come to check on how it was by 9am the next morning. Turns out the filter was full of coins from a previous guest! It felt like they couldn’t do enough to help us. Didn’t really explore the immediate area, but less than 10 mins drive to Padstow or Constantine Bay or the takeaways in St Merryn. Would definitely stay here again.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Reservations on 31 Oct 2018
What a lovely review, the Bay Retreat staff would like to thank you for your kind words & we are so pleased that you and your family had such a good break. Please let us apologise once again for the washing machine, thankfully it was an easy fix :) We hope to welcome you back at some point in the future. Thank you again for your valued custom!

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Warm and welcoming
Brilliantly well equipped accommodation, sparkling clean, and quiet (our visit was in October). Warm and comfortable. Lots to see in the area but a car is a necessity.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2018
Response from Reservations on 31 Oct 2018
Thank you for your review, we are pleased that we are able to maintain our standards and that you enjoyed the area (with the aid of a much needed car - Cornwall is soo much more accessible with the freedom of your own vehicle). We hope to welcome you back at some point in the future. Thank you again for your valued custom!

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Bay Retreat Villa
Our villa was very clean,and well proportioned and with all 'mod cons'. We were two oldies with our daughter and her small baby and our dog, with no problems as it was an excellent modern home from home. Nice quiet surroundings and a short drive (you will need a car) to nearest beach and restaurants. We were only there for weekend but hope to go again next year for longer.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2018
Response from Tracy on 26 Sept 2018
Thank you so much for your positve review. We are delighted to read you were pleased with the accommodation.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good resort
Had wonderful time at Bay Retreat and location was nice to commute
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Reservations on 29 Aug 2018
Thank you for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Gerhard

An amazing place
Great villas. Very well equipped, spacious, clean and modern. I'd most definitively go back there.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Reservations on 29 Aug 2018
Thank you for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Leigh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely clean and modern apartment. Some of the furniture needs updating as a little worn but otherwise really good stay
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2018
Response from Tracy Kirton on 20 Aug 2018
Thank you for your feedback.

10/10 Excellent

Raj

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Home away from home
As a family of 5 it was our home away from home! We can't wait to stay here again!
Response from Tracy on 16 Oct 2019
Thank you for your feedback and we look forward to welcoming you back to Bay Retreat Villas in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Andrew, UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good quality dog friendly villas
Great short stay, 5 minutes from the beach and Rick Steins Cornish Arms (we went there two nights to eat, recommended).
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018

10/10 Excellent

ian

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We enjoyed the accommodation, it was clean,comfortable and warm, a couple of the cabinet doors in the kitchen need to be realigned but overall an excellent stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017
Response from Tracy on 16 Oct 2019
Thank you for your feedback and your comments have been passed to our maintenance team. We hope to welcome you back at a later date.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
We have visited previously but villa starts to feel well worn and not as clean as before.
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2017

8/10 Good

Vanessa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent little house, would very happily srat again.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great base to explore the area.
Spacious and modern self catering . Location rural but great as a place to explore. Would go back again.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Diane, Bristol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great accommodation for a family.
Clean spacious accommodation great for a family. On 2 levels with a large double bed in one bedroom and 2 single beds in another large bedroom. Great facilities provided and other than toiletries and food it was home from home. The location needs a car as it is 2-3 miles outside the lovely Padstow but there are facilities on site including a shop, pub, tennis court and restaurant. In nearby St Merryn (1 mile away - not really walkable) there are plenty of restaurants and take aways.

10/10 Excellent

Girlie, Hayes, Middlesex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A place you cannot forget...
Nice and quiet location, accommodation is excellent in comfort and cleanliness. There is excellent WiFi service as well, however O2 and Vodafone networks did not have signal in the area. The direction to find the reception on the email sent was confusing as has not been updated. But overall I rate this accommodation excellent.

8/10 Good

David, Rowtown

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
we had a good experience, the place was very clean and Tidy. All the furniture etc was all in good condition this made the holiday a lot nicer

10/10 Excellent

P, west sussex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
very good
clean , quite, lovely by car, near everything and yet far from the crowds.

8/10 Good

amir, bristol

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
nice villa to stay for few days
Every thing was very good, it just needed some villa essentials such as, soap, washing up liquid and sponges( but that's only a very small problem)

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic facilities, like a home-from-home
Traveling away for the weekend for the first time with a 5 month old was made so much easier with a stay at Bay Retreat villas. We were going to book a hotel but so glad we booked this instead. It had everything we needed and was incredibly clean

10/10 Excellent

Simon, West Sussex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic Stay!
We booked a last minute getaway and couldn't be happier with the apartment. We were so impressed that it had all the amenities you would need in the kitchen so we could just set up like we do at home which made it so much easier for us having a young baby. The apartment was spotless and felt very modern but homely. We will definitely try and come back again later in the year perhaps for a longer stay as we had such a nice time.

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean, comfortable and ideal for small families.
We enjoyed a lovely few days at Bay Retreat Villas just before half term. We found the villas to be comfortable, modern and well appointed. We stayed thee with our 4yr old daughter. The beds were comfortable, towels nice and fluffy and pretty much everything we needed was there. The location was good, about 10 mins to padstow and about 25mins to watergate bay. Just a few small tips; as I've already mentioned pretty much everything you need will be at the villa just note that there is no hand soap in the bathrooms so best to bring some with you, also , unlike other self contained accommodation we have stayed in, there was no salt, pepper, cooking oil etc, you'll need to bring your own. These aren't criticisms but handy to know you'll need to bring your own if you stay here. Also pretty much everywhere you visit you'll need to pay for parking so it's worth having plenty of change on you.

8/10 Good

Mogs, Wales

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Ideal base for families
Lovely stay and houses were lovely and clean and well equipped. Nothing luxurious however ideal if you have children - grassy area and decking to play in the garden. Good base for exploring Padstow area. Some lovely beaches and country pubs nearby. Resort facilities very basic. Shop and children's play area. Ensure you receive an email from the resort before hand with accommodation details and details of where to get the key. There were no personnel on site to meet us on arrival or during our stay, so the email info with access codes etc... Was crucial.

6/10 Okay

Germro22, West Midlands, UK

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good but not very clean.
The villas are in a good location if you have a car. It is only 10min away from Padstow and within easy reach of the main roads for other destinations. Although we had instructions that the keys would be left in a wooden store, we didn't assume it would be the bin store and had to search for a while, we asked one of the residents in the end. The villa itself is spacious and well layed out for 4 adults although they built with little noise insulation. We were disappointed about the cleanliness, it felt like nobody had used this property for while and there were cob webs on the ceilings and in the laundry basked, hairs on the floor...it generally felt a little dirty. The windows had also not been cleaned for a long time. Overall it is a good place to stay, but the price did not reflect standard of cleanliness we expected from a property like that.

8/10 Good

Mario

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

8/10 Good

henry, London

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
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