Ivy Cottage

8 Customer Reviews

• "T wasn’t suitable for my mum and wife as my wife has had a stroke and the stairs are to steep and my mum is 85 years old and she couldn’t get up stairs."

  My mum had to sleep on the sofa we didn’t know this until we got in the property

  Reviewed by Paul3.8★Oct 2024

• "We did have a lovely stay at Ivy Cottage as the location is idyllic."

  The house was very close to the sea and we enjoyed some lovely beach walks. The food at The Coast Inn was delicious and a 3 minute walk away, so absolutely perfect for dinner and they do a nice cooked breakfast. The house was clean and the linen and towels very nice. I appreciate it is a character property, however, the place does need some tlc. The "ensuite" was a toilet & sink in a cupboard and didn't have any shower. So all 6 of us had to share the main bathroom downstairs. Wasn't ideal but we managed! The garden is beautiful and private, but unkept. This place has potential and some improvements could be made. West Mersea has plenty to offer and is a great location for a little holiday.

  Reviewed by Diane3.1★Sep 2024

• "This cottage is spacious, with a well-equipped kitchen and secluded garden in an amazing location for easily accessing pubs/restaurants and the water's edge."

  Communication with owners was excellent, Sadly though our overall enjoyment was let down by the following:- Overgrown and neglected garden with dirty outside windows with lots of cobwebs. mattresses on beds are poor, spongy, topper mattresses on some which makes for very uncomfortable sleep. Dated ramshackle furniture in bedrooms Sofas not cleaned properly, clumps of hair floating around on cushions and filthy underneath sofa cushions. No instructions for turning on heating Only one wardrobe between 3 bedrooms! tired stained sofas With a little TLC this house could be nice and homely. Sadly though in it's current state we won't be revisiting this property.

  Reviewed by Kate2.5★Sep 2024

• "It was not really suitable for oap’s as the stairs were to steep , chairs were a little too low in the main bedroom it wasn’t really an en-suite and it really needed to have a wardrobe to hang clothes on."

  Reviewed by Jill3.4★Sep 2024

• "Basic but adequate."

  Downstairs lino needs replacing particularly in the kitchen by fridge - looks dirty.As stated the stairs are very steep - hand rails on both sides but not lined up equally - could be adjusted. Patio slabs uneven. Pond is so overgrown with plants that it is not obviously seen so it could be a danger to small children. Found I had to wash some saucepans as not clean & big sticky mark on base of saucepan cupboard I cleaned. Good location for walk down (couple of mins) to boats,pontoon,restaurants etc. Rubbish collection is an issue. It says in info book it is collected on Weds, to double bag it & put bag out -not the wheelie bin. This we did late Tues night as we were not sure what time the bin men came & woke to rubbish all out the front where foxes had got into it. Cleaned it all up & re-bagged to put in wheelie bin. On driving off Thurs morning saw neighbours up the road had put bags out. Needs clarifying what day it's collected & also if there's time to put it out in the morning rather than the night before.

  Reviewed by Susan3.4★Jun 2024

• "The property was a good size, excellent location and lovely garden."

  However, When we arrived the bedding on one of the beds was stained, luckily there was some extra bedding available that I was able to swap it with. I don't think the property should be advertised as having 2 bathrooms as one of them was literally a toilet and very small sink in wardrobe space. Also it needs to be pointed out that the stairs are very steep and only half treads, which made going up and down the stairs very precarious, especially when you are over 70.

  Reviewed by Sandra3.1★Jun 2024

• "Lovely cottage, lots of antique furniture, kitchen well equipped so cooking was easy, gas hob great and so was oven."

  Pictures are representative of the cottage. Beds comfy and snuggly. Location is wonderful, just a stones throw from boat yards, fish restaurants, easy walk to sea wall and along the north of island, also nice walk along beach. Spacious dining room with view to lovely garden full of wild flowers, perennials, shrubs, ivy habitats and more so lots of birds in the garden. Great patio if warm enough, but not for us in March!

  Reviewed by Geraldine3.8★Mar 2024

• "Clean, well provided, cottage."

  Conveniently situated within walking distance of harbour, sea food restaurants, High street shops and beaches. We spent most of our time at Ivy cottage walking along the beach watching the many shore birds in the early spring sunshine. Note: take care on the steep stairs to the first floor; however, there are two handrails for those of us of a certain age. The 'en-suite' in the double bedroom is about the size of a fitted wardrobe but perfectly serviceable if you are not too large. Would certainly recommend the cottage to others.

  Reviewed by Colin3.8★Mar 2024

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