Triton

Triton is a simply stunning cottage; the photos look great and it is even nicer in reality.

The location - fabulous. The photos show the lighthouse location and it is so close to the sea. It is accessed by a long, single track lane and is very remote (although there are 3 other cottages on site). This was a huge positive for us as it was so relaxing and quiet. Triton is in the old lighthouse keeper's accommodation. There are three cottages in the building - Siren, Triton and Warden. However, you'd never know you shared the same building (all of the cottages are self contained and big thick walls means zero noise). When sat in the living room at Triton you can see the sea (which they should make more of in the photos!) and the main bedroom is at the back which you can see Bull Point Lighthouse from. There are very good blackout curtains in the main bedroom which means the lighthouse light never disturbs.

Interior - beautiful. Although it's an old building it is so comfortable and fresh. It's very natural and has the nautical theme running throughout. The only small point I would flag - we found the main shower a little inconsistent/parts of the bathroom looked a little tired. The bathroom was by no means bad, but it maybe wasn't quite as high quality as the rest of the house. It didn't affect our enjoyment at all.

Nice touches - the hamper was a lovely addition as with any Rural Retreats property. However, I had mentioned when talking to the adviser about how it was my birthday weekend stay. When we turned up at Triton there was a card, chocolates and flowers for my birthday. It was a very sweet touch and meant a lot.

The South West coastal path runs along the back of the lighthouse, so it's just a 2 minute walk from Triton until you are on it.

We tend to try avoid going back to the same place twice just to get variety.... however, we are already planning a trip back to Triton later this year/next year.

Triton is amazing. Lovely accommodation and surroundings. Someone to literally get away from everything for some quality relaxation. We will definitely be back.

lovely cottage with fantastic views

Location is excellent. Property is to a very good standard. It will be difficult to find somewhere else to match it.

Property was ok not as good as others we have stayed at

Wonderful place to stay, didn't want to leave

Shower needs attention otherwise okay

We found Triton to be clean and comfortable and the location idyllic, however, the bathroom we felt was a little below standard ( blind needed at window and shower space very restricting for size of bathroom )

Perfect location, lovely views.

Beautiful and peaceful eith great decor.

LOVELY RELAXING BREAK THIS SUMMER

spectacular location and very comfortable cottage

Excellent

Very comfortable, well appointed and with an extremely generous "welcome basket" of essentials and goodies.
I would certainly contact Rural Retreats for future holidays.

5 STAR The cottage, inside and out was maintained to very high standard.
After a long journey we were pleasantly surprised by an extremely well stocked hamper, everything we needed on arrival without having to find a local store until the next day. Even the dog was catered for with feeding and drinking bowls. Finally, how refreshing to find fresh flowers in the rooms.

Stayed at this Rural Retreats property last week, Rural Retreats I must say were very good and well organised however the property itself needs a bit of TLC in order to become a premium waterside property, ready for next season.

Terraced internal dividing walls are also thin and allow noise to travel easily between the 3 tenants.

Taking into account the location (of which the scenery is very good) and age and exposed location of this terraced cottage, the list below spoils the property (and having see previous responses elsewhere by others) they have been left and not rectified for months.

Whilst the welcome hamper is very nice, the accomodation basics should be rectified first before throwing in items to try and deflect from these:-

1. Front internal door warped and no locks - draughty and annoying in wind.

2. Missing (core info) page 4 of guest documentation.

3. Spring clean well overdue in high level and hard to reach area) specifically kitchen appliances (washing machine and dishwasher grease photos available), skirting edges under/behind sofas, lights etc.

4. Bathroom maintenance - floor tiles to be made safe/bleach silicone on shower tray.
Dripping bath tap, broken bath plug and toilet seat.

Recommendations:-

Under a days labour by a skilled tradesman or DIY to rectify all the above.

Additional kitchen shelves for food storage would be useful or clear shelves in nearest cupboards due to small kitchen.

Carpet clean/previous hallway flood?
Looks bad on photos and doesnt give a good initial impression despite causing no smells or concern, more of and aesthetic issue.

Fireguard.

Wifi quality, this is mentioned as low quality, but BT stability is very hit and miss. As an installer, despite the remote location I would'nt pay for this service and would seek further investigation into line noise, cabling, gain etc. If proven bad, alternative solutions are now available for remote properties.

Awesome location, very clean, and everything we needed for a very comfortable stay. Left a note, payphone and wi-fi not working

Loved it, but would have preferred no mould in shower, leaky bath tap and dodgy loo seat. Loved it though.

The welcome pack was much appreciated after a long journey. The location was fantastic especially as we brought our dogs. One very minor point is that it would have been nice to have a wooden table and chairs for Triton that we could have moved, into the lee of the house, depending on the sun/wind. There was a stone table but it could be exposed if windy.

Only problem was the inside front door would not close properly and rattled a bit when it was windy.
Thank you and your staff for a really enjoyable break.
The drive down to the lighthouse could be described as "Interesting"