East Point Lynas Lighthouse Keeper's Cottage

10 Customer Reviews

• "Dear Pip and Rik We are completely smitten with this cottage (East) and love what you have done with it."

  We are making some suggestions for improvements / maintenance, but only because you asked for them in the welcome book. They are not complaints! Here they are: It would be good to have somewhere to hang wet coats. The hooks by the back door would be ok if the wooden table were moved to somewhere else. It would also be good to have somewhere to put wet footgear to dry out – maybe a mat in the porch and another mat by the back door would do it. (NB: the day after we arrived it poured all day but after that it was a really lovely sunny week). We noticed on our arrival that the door to the kitchen cupboard on the left of the cooker is being damaged by the cooker hood, which it opens against. We put an Elastoplast over the corner of the cooker hood to give some protection but it really needs a protective plastic cover. The kitchen tap is hard to turn off. It may need a new washer. The door to the main bathroom (at the end of the hall) is hanging on one hinge. The outside pipe from the kitchen sink leaks buckets. It doesn’t affect the guests, but it won’t be good for the wall to have that much water draining down against it. It would be good – and probably save you money – to have some instructions for the central heating. A lot fo the time we have been too hot. We kept turning it off at the boiler, but it’s obviously on a timer and kept turning on again. We turned down the radiator thermostats but this didn’t work for some of them, and we couldn’t find a central thermostat. Bulb gone in shower furthest from kitchen. And bulb gone in back lobby. Useful to know where landfill goes, we couldn’t see the black bin and were trying to work out whether to put in bottom recycling bin. As I say, we aren’t complaining, just giving you information! We had a really lovely week and intend to come back next year.

  Reviewed by Tim3.8★Sep 2024

• "Maybe just to make mention that the closest swimming / sand beach is about 30 - 45 min drive"

  Reviewed by Lynnette5.0★Aug 2024

• "After reading some of the previous comments I was a little apprehensive, but this property was beautiful!"

  The view out of the dining room window was stunning where I saw seals daily. Also dog friendly and a good enclosed yard. The rooms were lovely and the beds were comfortable. We had a lovely stay!

  Reviewed by Samantha5.0★Aug 2024

• "It felt like a real privilege to stay at this historic and unique lighthouse."

  Such an atmospheric place. You have all the flora and fauna and the vast sea on your doorstep and that is enough in itself. However, the accommodation was comfortable and relaxing too. We swam in the cove some mornings and returned to a log fire, breakfast and always the beautiful sea views. Look out for dolphins in the mornings and evenings.

  Reviewed by Hilary4.7★Jun 2024

• "We spent the week at East Lighthouse Keepers Cottage, at Point Lynas."

  A beautiful location - very peaceful and a wonderful wildlife haven. However, we have had significant problems with Sykes Cottages. When we arrived at 4pm on the Saturday with 2 young children we were told by the cleaner the oven was broken and someone would come and look at it on Tues. We were also told about various other problems with the house. We were told that the team were aware. I contacted Sykes Cottages that evening to see if they could get someone to us sooner than Tues as we had brought food which we now couldn't cook and we had a Sainsburys shop arriving 4hrs later which we couldn't change. Noone rang us back. This happened every day for several days. We finally had a new oven replaced on the Thursday. We have been back from holiday 3 weeks now and have contacted the Sykes team several times to try and claim some compensation for not being able to cook any of the food we had brought with us. We have continued to have difficulties with this. They have given us a small amount of compensation but in our view this was not sufficent for the lack of cooking facilities and the extremely poor communication and customer services. Overall, very disappointing and has impacted on our holiday experience. We would think twice about booking through Sykes Cottages again unfortunately.

  Reviewed by Katie1.9★Jun 2024

• "This was our second trip to this lovely cottage in a stunning location."

  . so warm on those colder days… which we had this year in June :) . Pip was so helpful when we couldn’t figure why heating wasn’t working. Equipped with all you need. Highly recommended

  Reviewed by Charlotte5.0★Jun 2024

• "Dolphins on your doorstep!"

  Just returned from a wonderful week at the lighthouse.Make sure you take your camping chairs and enjoy watching the dolphins and birds and the beautiful sunsets over the sea.The new owners have started their refurbishment of the lighthouse and will be an exceptional place once completed.The accommodation was very warm and comfortable sofas and very good wifi(for netflix etc).Lovely peaceful beach just a short walk away and plenty of great beaches nearby.Will be definitely booking for next year. Don and Linda and Sally the Labrador.

  Reviewed by Don5.0★May 2024

• "Iam so sad that i will never stay here again."

  It was our 4th stay which we have loved over the years. We have just had the most stressful week in the east keepers cottage. On arriving & went to use the toilet it was hanging off the wall & the pedestal was also not bolted down.A stella beer cardboard box had been folded & pushed under the pedestal. We contacted the care taker Rick who asked for photos which we provided.he said he will send a plumber Today, no plumber arrived. That was on 20th April our arrival day.the plumber came out on 24th April which wasn't good enough.The cottage was dirty very dusty. We reported that the bulbs in the kitchen were out appart from two out of eight. The main walk in shower the filter was blocked so all water was going into the bathroom area & out came the the mop & bucket. These concerns were reported to Rick the care taker but didn't get resolved till the Tuesday 23rd whe he did put 3 bulbs in & cleaned out the shower drain. The self-catering cottage had everything but the oven door didn't shut properly so food i.e oven chips fish fingers took over a hour so food wasn't getting to the right temperatures this wasant rectified & he said he will look into it which he did not do during our weeks stay or bring an air fryer to make our life easier. The frying pan needs replacing not fit for purpose no none stick everthing sticking. The kettle was very tempimental one minute it worked the next it didnt. Rick the caretaker said because its fully booked no time to check everything, we have stayed at this property over the years under different hosts & always spotless n everything working. When the so called cleaner's come in on change over day need to be on the ball with cleanliness i.e shower filters cleaned of hair & report any findings of broken or not fit for purpose items & replacement of bulbs. So upset & felt as it was just about the money and no care towards us.

  Reviewed by Lindsay1.3★Apr 2024

• "Stayed for a week in the East cottage."

  Spotlessly clean ! Beds very comfortable, everything we needed was there to enjoy our stay. Views from the dining room were spectacular saw dolphins, seals and porpoise every day. Lovely area not far from shops etc. 10 minutes walk takes you to a lovely little cove. Would highly recommend and we have already booked to go back next year, can’t wait !!

  Reviewed by Donna5.0★Dec 2023

• "A wonderful spot with warm, spacious, comfortable accommodation - a nature lover's paradise."

  What a shame that the property maintenance has obviously been neglected over recent years (particularly the windows!). The buildings need so much ongoing work to keep out the powerful weather. I don't envy the new owners' maintenance list! but good luck to them, - they have a real gem if they can afford to get on top of the work required. (minor niggles - sticking doors, faulty plugs in bedroom sinks, leaking roof in hallway, no simple dish drainer in kitchen [not everyone uses a dishwasher], clearer info. needed about when and where to put rubbish for collection, cracked window in toilet, scruffy out-door area). Also we don't possess smartphones so were unaware we were required to strip beds until we got home! This all sounds very picky - just trying to help. We had a great time - how I shall miss that sea view and the dolphins, also the comfortable beds. Best wishes and good luck to the new owners - hopefully we'll be back!! - Mary Galloway

  Reviewed by Mary3.4★Oct 2023

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