Waterside Cornwall

Lodge was very well equipped with everything you could need. Restaurant was excellent. Every member of staff very pleasant and helpful.

We were delighted with our lodge. Much better than we anticipated. Only downside was we would have liked more entertainment but what there was good. Steve the DJ was excellent.

Stayed for 4 nights with our 2 adult daughters. Easy to go d on Sat nav in a tucked away little lane. Easy check in all though the decorators were in main reception . Our 3 bed lodge was a lovely wood clad bungalow set in a meadow with wonderful view. Geese and ducks came to our window each day . Lodge was L shaped with 2 ensuite s and a main bathroom. Beds were comfortable and linen/towels were fresh and white. Good sized Lounge with large tv and open plan kitchen /diner. Kitchen had all equipment needed with large fridge freezer, dish washer and washingmachine. We enjoyed swimmi g in the pool in the evenings and use of sauna. The gym was very well equipped and modern with all machines plus weights. This was a great base to explore Cornwall with most places less than 30 mins away. Eden Project 15 minutes drive and Lands End 1 hr 20mins. We went to Newquay, St Ives and St Michael's Mount plus lovely beaches / walks too. Great weather would recommend and go back again. Only negative is the heating was set to come on automatically each morning and this never happened. They told us it was checked and working but it definitely never came on. We had hot water and the sun warmed the property in the day but was cold to get up to in the morning.

Overall the stay was lovely we choose it because with the little one we needef a kitchen that hotels didn't provide and it was central and looked very pretty and had a pool. The bed wasn't very comfortable and the floorboards were noisy but we really enjoyed. There was a bit of disruption as reception and conservatory was being renovated but it made no difference to us apart from walking a bit further to pool. Staff were lovely and were chatty with us and more importantly our daughter. Food was nice. Pool was nice, warm and clean. We tried to extend to another night but unfortunately were unable due to other guests arriving early. We would visit again.

Overall it was a good experience staying at Waterside in Cornwall, especially when you consider the price. However, there are a few things that could be done to improve the accommodation. 1) Decent WiFi - we stayed in one of the 5 lodges that had WiFi, but it was very slow and kept dropping connection every 30 minutes or so. 2) Better TV’s - The Tv was very basic and the freeview hadn’t been retuned in forever so many of the channels were unavailable. Easily solved. Having access to A smart TV with Netflix (or similar) would have been nice, especially if you want a chilled out evening and a break from the tourist activities. 3) Cleaning - When we arrived, the living area smelled of bacon, probably cooked by the previous guests. On further inspection, the cooker hadn’t been cleaned properly so there were small specks of bacon fat all over it which was the cause of the smell. Not very nice for my vegetarian wife or in-laws. 4) Very noisy boiler - not really much else to say.