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The house was warm and comfortable with everything that we needed. We had read several negative reviews from the past, which simply did not match up to our positive experience. The house was clean, well-presented with everything we needed. It was such a nice touch to arrive late and find milk ane bread for us which was much appreciated. The location is perfect for everything in Rock and Polzeath. The house was quiet with little sign of neighbours. The kitchen was suitably well-equipped for our needs and there was good wifi and tv access for when we needed it. We have had the most amazing week and will certainly be booking again. I can’t think of any negatives about the property.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed all that Kirra has to offer, and that the property suited you so well. We look forward to welcoming you back again sometime in the future - John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Jason4.4★Oct 2024
"Great stay once again - highly recommend and we will back soon."
Thank you!
Thank you so much for your comments. We love hearing just how much you enjoyed your stay! Hopefully we can welcome you back again in the future. - John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Robert5.0★Sep 2024
"Overall the property is a bit tired - the bathrooms and kitchen are especially shabby and in need of some updating."
The upstairs shower head would not stay up and the downstairs shower handle was on the floor when we arrived. The kitchen tap is loose and not working properly; the oven is really old; the grill pan was full of grease from a previous occupant; and the kitchen generally looks tired. There is no coffee machine or hairdryer which is disappointing. The firepit outside was full of old ash and all the grates were filthy. The outside of the property needs some maintenance.
In terms of location it's great and we had a lovely week's holiday.
Thank you so much for your feedback. We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay and would love to welcome you back anytime in the future. All suggestions/comments can be viewed by the property owner so these are appreciated. - John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Jennifer2.8★Aug 2024
"Kirra is in a great location between Daymer Lane and Polzeath and to the coastal path."
although these would be a little challenging for small children to walk.
The accommodation is basic. Both bathrooms need updating especially the shower over the bath in the ensuite and the downstairs' shower which required a piece of string to enable the shower to stay on the right temperature. The beds are ok for a short stay but any longer than four days would have resulted in back ache. Some plates and bowls were chipped. Kitchen tap is in desperate need of replacing.
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused by these issues. Your comments have been passed on to the team here at John Bray Cornish Holidays and the owner has access to all feedback. We hope you still managed to enjoy your visit despite these issues and would love to welcome you back to North Cornwall in the future. - John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Caroline2.8★May 2024
"Kirra is a nice little property and because we know Polzeath very well it's easy to overlook some of the issues."
Of particular note is the obvious damp problem that affects the under stairs cupboard. The damp smell permeates the ground floor if the door is opened and also creates mold in the ground floor shower room. Also, the kitchen mixer tap should be properly fixed - the makeshift repair is shaky and will fail!!
Cleanliness was generally ok but someone had left a rusty old grill pan on the patio and there was a disintegrating coal scuttle under the sink in the utility room that scattered rust flakes if accidentally touched.
Such a shame!
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused by these issues. Your comments have been passed on to the team here at John Bray Cornish Holidays and to the owner. We hope you still managed to enjoy your visit despite these issues and would love to welcome you back to North Cornwall in the future. - John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Marcus2.5★Mar 2024
"A lovely homey base for our long weekend stay."
It was just down the road from family we were visiting so perfect location, great facilities and super dog friendly. The enclosed garden was our saviour at night time when it got dark.
The kitchen taps seemed to struggle a bit with a good pressure, but it didn’t affect our stay at all. The log burner was a wonderful addition too, especially in cold January.
Looking forward to coming back in years to come. Thank you!
Thank you for your kind comments, I will get the water pressure checked in the kitchen, thank you for letting us know.
We very much look forward to welcoming you back again soon. John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Kira4.4★Jan 2024
"Superb place to stay, we loved our stay and are hoping to come back soon"
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are very pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay at the property and will look forward to welcoming you back - John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Mr5.0★Oct 2023
"Lovely property, perfectly clean, with all the supplies you could wish for"
Thank you for your comments, we look forward to welcoming you back soon.
John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner
Property Owner
Reviewed by Clare5.0★Sep 2023
"Perfect house in the perfect location"
Thank you for your kind comments, we look forward to welcoming you back in the near future.
John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner
Property Owner
Reviewed by Tony5.0★Sep 2023
"We loved our stay at Kirra."
The location was ideal, and it was perfectly spacious for six people and a dog. It had everything we needed in the kitchen, and the bedding was clean and comfortable. Would definitely book again. The only thing I would add is that the taps in the kitchen need looking at as cold water flow very weak.
Thank you so much for your feedback. We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay and would love to welcome you back anytime in the future. We will keep an eye on the kitchen taps so thank you for letting us know! - John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Cressida4.7★Aug 2023
"We enjoyed our stay although left a day early due to oncoming storm Betty."
The only comments I have are
1. Curtain hooks missing in sitting room/kitchen. It looks tatty
2. It would help to provide towels of different colours for each person. With two teenagers, towels are left on floors so it is anyone’s guess who’s is who’s.
The house generally was well equipped and very clean on arrival.
Patricia
Thank you for kind words regarding your stay at Kirra. The issue with the curtain hooks has been raised to our maintenance department.
We hope to welcome you back in the very near future.
John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner
Property Owner
Reviewed by Patricia4.1★Aug 2023
"This was our second visit, the weather was not as good as last year, but Kirra certainly was."
Thank you.
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback with us. We are pleased you enjoyed your stay at Kirra. We do hope that we get the opportunity to welcome you back to (a sunnier) Cornwall in the future. John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Jim5.0★Jul 2023
"Very happy that rusty dishwasher has been replaced and some areas improved a little."
We do love staying here and have done so many times but one of single beds in bigger downstairs room has been broken for some time now and gives a very uncomfortable nights sleep
Thank you so much for your feedback. We are so glad that you enjoyed your stay and would love to welcome you back anytime in the future! We will raise the issue with the bed to our maintenance team to inspect. - John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Simon3.1★Jun 2023
"The property was perfect for our needs and the location is great."
However we suffered by being the first visitors since the house was closed up for the winter. There were several teething problems (broken keys, door locks not working, plumbing leak under the sink, lack of hot water in the downstairs shower and an excess of black dog hair everywhere) which we had to endure and find solutions for.
Thank you for your feedback. We are sorry for the inconvenience caused by these issues. Your comments have been passed on to the team here at John Bray Cornish Holidays and to the owner. We hope you still managed to enjoy your visit despite these issues and would love to welcome you back to North Cornwall in the future. - John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Nick3.1★Apr 2023
"We are on day 1 of our 2 week stay and so far very disappointed with the property facilities."
The fridge shelves are barely being held up with raw plugs! Not ok!! The dishwasher shelves are so rusty it will be a health hazard to use which means for my holiday I have more work to do! There is no outside washing line so I have had to rig one up and the doors and windows are intolerably noisey at night. For just shy of £5000 to rent it is a disgrace! I tried to call but of course being a Sunday no one is available. I do hope you read this and affect change for us. We love Cornwall and Polzeath is where we come ever year and this property has let Sykes down!
Thank you for your feedback, we are sorry that the facilities were not up to standard that you had expected when renting the property; We have been working with the owner to improve areas of the property including installing a washing line. We hope it won't be too long before we get to welcome you back to Cornwall. John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Caroline2.8★Jul 2022
"We have stayed in Kirra many times over the years."
It is a lovely spacious cottage and has most things you would need. All beds and towels provided and beautifully laundered and nice new gesture having a little bag of goodies on arrival. Lovely to see a new television this year and new outdoor table and chairs. However some items especially in the kitchen need replacing now. The dishwasher was very rusty this year and the fridge has been just holding it together. Taps in the kitchen sink are kind of wobbly and under the sink leaks a little. Generally house needs a bit of a facelift now, just a repaint and a proper clean behind and under the furniture. I had to restrain myself from clearing under the furniture on arrival and hoovering and properly cleaning things. I know it is a holiday home but we have been here so many times over the years and it obviously needs some TLC now. We would love to come back and hope some of these items may be addressed.
Thank you so much for your feedback! We're glad you enjoyed the new additions and improvements. Regarding the maintenance issues you have reported, we have raised these with our maintenance team and they will rectify when possible. We hope despite these, you still enjoyed your stay and we would love to welcome you back in the future. - John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Simon3.4★Jun 2022
"Thank you, Kirra was a great place to base our holiday."
Spacious, clean, with beautiful views and all the amenities you would expect. We did notice a small drip under the sink. John Bray quickly sorted.
All in all we had a great holiday, thank you.
Thank you so much for your kind words. It's great to hear that you had such a fabulous stay at Kirra and had the perfect base to explore the north Cornish coastline from!
Property Owner
Reviewed by Jim5.0★May 2022
"We booked through John Bray before they merged with Sykes so my only comments on Sykes was being on hold for over 20 minutes waiting to speak to someone with a query from the property ( I gave up and went to John Bray’s offices the next day)."
The property was so unloved, tired and past its sell buy date. Location was excellent.
Thank you for your feedback! We are sorry for your issues with trying to get hold of us. We hope we can welcome you back in the future. - John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by June2.2★Sep 2021
"With three screen hungry kids it would be good to make the WiFi code more accessible."
I have only given smiles and 4 stars because we were next to the building site so difficult to be perfect in that scenario.
Thank you for your feedback! Our apologies that you found the Wi-Fi code hard to find (we send this to you through an email before your stay). Regarding the building works, these are out of our control but thank you for your understanding. We hope we can welcome you back in the future. - John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
Reviewed by David3.8★Aug 2021
"My family and I really enjoyed our holiday and Kirra’s location."
I / we feel that the property is looking a little bit tired and could do with a bit of a Spruce up. I.e linings on the curtains in the downstairs bedrooms. Mattress in the larger downstairs bedroom quite uncomfortable ( the one nearest the window ). The property was quite clean upon arrival however when we cleaned and hoovered the lounge during our stay we found debris under the settees which must have been left by previous occupants.
Thank you for your feedback, we apologise that the cleaning was not up to standard but we have reported this to our housekeeping team to ensure to be checked in future. We are glad you enjoyed your stay regardless and would love to have you back in the future! - John Bray Cornish Holidays on behalf of the owner.
Property Owner
This property is part of the John Bray Cornish Holidays collection.
John Bray Cornish Holidays offers some of the best located self catering cottages and holiday homes in North Cornwall’s loveliest locations including Rock and Daymer Bay, on the Camel Estuary, and Polzeath and Port Isaac on the Atlantic coast.
Summary
Three bedrooms: 2 x ground floor twins, 1 x king-size double
Bathroom with bath, basin and WC
Ground floor shower room with shower, basin and WC
Open plan living area with kitchen, dining area and sitting area
Utility.
Central heating, multi fuel stove
integrated electric oven and hob, microwave, fridge, freezer, washing machine, tumble dryer, dishwasher
TV with freeview, DVD player, WiFi
Fuel and power inc. in rent
Bed linen and towels inc. in rent
Private parking
Lawned garden, terrace and garden furniture
Two well-behaved pets welcome
Sorry, no smoking.
The property
Kirra is a spacious and inviting holiday home, tucked away along a quiet road at Highcliff and is just a short walk downhill to the sandy beach and vibrant village shops of Polzeath.
With a sunny terrace and lawned garden, along with private use of the tennis court on request, Kirra can accommodate up to six guests, offering a lovely retreat for families and their pets.
Take a seat with a refreshing drink on the sheltered terrace, a hotspot on a sunny day, whilst the open-plan sitting room/kitchen is a light, sociable space to enjoy; sink into the deep sofas, and on cool Autumnal nights, light the woodburning stove, making Kirra a suitable base for all seasons.
Neat and well-equipped, you won't mind rustling up a quick holiday supper, or a round of scones for a cream tea, in the immaculate kitchen.
The bedrooms offer a range of sleeping accommodation with a king-size bed and two twin rooms on offer.
The epitome of the Cornish seaside resort, Polzeath is located on the North Cornwall coast and has a fun, buzzy atmosphere with varied beach shops, art galleries and great places to eat.
Set up camp in one of the sheltered coves on the edge of the beach or at low tide, head to Pentireglaze (Baby Bay to locals) for a quieter family picnic.
Follow the coast path along the cliff to Pentire Point and The Rumps for awe-inspiring and dramatic scenes of the ocean and the mouth of the estuary with the lifeboat station in the distance at Trevose Head.
Families with youngsters can happily relax at Daymer Bay with a picnic and buckets and spades, knowing that beach games, paddling and rock pools will keep little darlings amused for the whole day.
Note: This property has a Good Housekeeping bond of £200.
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Where you’ll be staying
POLZEATH
Wadebridge 7.5 miles; Padstow 16 miles.
The seaside village of Polzeath boasts a sandy beach, which is bordered by rock pools and is acclaimed to be one of the best surfing beaches in the country. Polzeath itself has a number of small shops, cafes and restaurants, and the South West Coast Path, a 630-mile route, runs through the village. Just over seven miles away is the popular market town of Wadebridge, which is set alongside the River Camel and offers an array of shops, pubs and restaurants, as well as North Cornwall's only family-owned cinema. There’s wonderful countryside in the area, with the renowned Camel Trail passing through the town, and the nearby town of Padstow, with its harbour, pastel-washed medieval houses and celebrated restaurants is well worth exploring. Within driving distance is the UK surfing capital of Newquay, with over 11 miles of golden sandy beaches. Polzeath is an excellent base for exploring this part of Cornwall.
