“There is a good choice of properties that don't allow pets as I have a family member who has a pet hair allergy. I've never had any issues with any of the properties that I've stayed in which have all been excellent. I appreciate the easy way to pay off the balance at your leisure. There is good communication prior to the holiday from Sykes and, if applicable, the owners. I would and do recommend Sykes to others.”
“My first choice for dog friendly holiday cottages. It used to be cottages.com but having had an issue with them and a bad attitude from their customer service department, sakes is my go to. I trust you value your customers highly and if there is an issue with housekeeping at a property, you would step in and rectify”
“Delightful cosy cottage, well-equipped, and spotlessly clean. Friendly neighbours and key holders - the Wallace family - always ready to help when needed. Great village with all amenities, including TWO dog- friendly pubs. And the most glorious scenery and walks - easily explored, thanks to the thoughtfully provided maps in the cottage. Everything for a wonderful holiday, thank you! I, and my dog, hope to go again.”
“We came to stay at Chy Kerris over New Year and we had a wonderful stay. We were a family of 5 adults and the house was extremely comfortable, clean and most importantly,warm.
Communication with the owner was excellent.
The position of the house in Carbis Bay is a short walk from the train station and beach.The road is quiet with plenty of parking - we had 3 cars. We did the coastal walk into St Ives and the same towards Hayle, then caught the train back from Lelant.
On our arrival there were flowers, lots of coffee pods for the coffee machine, milk, croissants and butter - tea/sugar - the kitchen was well stocked as we ate in every night.
The dining area was comfortable for all of us, as was the sitting room. TV easy to use, the sound bar was great too.
Upstairs the bedrooms were comfortable and from the 2 front bedrooms you can see the sea, which was quite a treat.
The shower in the bathroom was great with plenty of hot water for 5 of us. There were little night torches in the hallway and landing, which are helpful when sleeping in an unfamiliar house.
We didn’t use it but there was a courtyard garden plus the property had the option to recycle rubbish in their bin store area.
We would highly recommend a stay at Chy Kerris and would definitely book another stay here in the future.
Thank you to the owners and all associated with this house for making our stay a most memorable one for welcoming in 2026.”
“This was the second time of staying at West End Cottage. It is a perfect getaway. Cottage is clean and cosy with a garden that is very secure for dogs. We will hopefully visit again.”
“We Stayed at Elford Farm house in Northumberland and I wrote a review of the house itself that has never been published.
As for Sykes cottages…. We had problems at the house that took 3 days for some things to be sorted and seemed that the house had not been inspected. These problems were every knife, fork, spoon, glass, pot and pan had to be washed before use. The central heating had 5 radiators that didn’t work and we had to wait 24hrs in a freezing house to get portable radiators. The maintenance guy was fantastic however…The hot tub took 3 days to be filled and chemicals to be used so we lost the use for nearly half of our stay. There was also a bean to cup coffee machine in the advertising photos and when I enquired with the other problems. I was told the photo was just for aesthetic purposes and was asked if a bottle of wine was in the picture would I expect that to be there too? There is a difference between hardware and a consumable!! To me that’s false advertising.
Finally there was a stair lift that was broken half way down the stairs and we could not use those stairs as a result. There is also a safety risk on the same stairs that was pointed out to the maintenance guy and he agreed. I’m not sure if it has been looked at or not.
All these problems required repeated phone calls to Sykes Cottages to be sorted.
I was given a unique case number but no one contacted us, I had to do all the chasing!
I really should ask for some monies back and maybe Sykes will read this review and get in touch. We shall see!!!”
“Excellent selection of properties to choose from within your budget & area you wish to stay.
Very high standards of house’s, cottage’s & apartment’s & interiors.
Great service & communication on your booking's.
This is my 5/6 season using Skye’s now.
Not had any issues at all with the properties or the service.
“As says on the tin””
“We loved our stay here. Well equipped, clean, tidy and great customer service. Our family of 4 stayed for 3 weeks and whilst the living area is small, we were very comfortable and found the property perfect for our stay.”
“Central location for pocklington centre which had everything you could want. The property was nice, couple of problems couldn't get radiator working in utility room and the weather was bitter being between Christmas and New year. Shower in bathroom had a problem with the temperature was either roasting or freezing cold oh and no hand towels in main bedroom or downstairs loo. That said the property had everything you could want in the kitchen just short on plates and cutlery fabulous pans though.”
“Great website, easy to use booking system.
No issues at all.
Every cottage booked so far have all lived up to the standards advertised and the expectations we had!”
“Another great stay at 9 Sennen Heights. Had the perfect week stay here over the New Year - our 7th stay! Apartment and amenities are great, all you need for a weeks stay. The views from every window can't be beaten - stunning. The location is great, a choice of restaurants/pub and takeaway available in Sennen Cove, walks along the coastal path and regular buses to other beautiful villages and coastal walks if you don't want to drive. We really appreciated the little treats the owners left us, thank you. See you again next year... already booked for next New Year!”
“Really wonderful house. Signposting could be clearer and water pressure in showers slightly better, but the house was great for 6 of us and that in wintertime with overnight temperatures of 0 degrees. Stayed nice and warm.”
