Moorhayes

If you want a peaceful location, yet within easy reach of a good road network, then this is a great property, with lovely owners. The house is much larger than the photos and description would indicate, with a great level of equipment/crockery/glasses etc in the kitchen. The garden is very large with loads of space for dogs & kids to run around, however be aware that the gate is not secure for smaller dogs, there is no wire on the wide gate bars. (we cobbled a temporary solution with a dust sheet, donated by a nearby relative, for our stay). Having said that, the lane is so quiet with very little passing traffic, an escaping canine would be very unlucky to meet any vehicles. The hot tub is a great asset, especially as it is positioned so close to the house, beautifully hot and a great way to end the day. We only used the master bedroom, but that bed was very comfy and the room is huge, with lots of hanging and drawer space. The second bedroom is also huge, with loads of storage, so no one is short changed! We love the open plan living area and the bifold opening doors are fab when the weather is good, although they were quite hard to open & close, but that could be us doing it wrong/being weak?! Our only negative comments for this holiday home is the bathrooms. They both need some brisk refurbing, definitely new grout everywhere or replace the tiles with the easy clean bathroom wall panels/shower boarding, which does away with the grout issue completely and makes the bath and shower areas so easy to clean going forwards. In addition, the shower hoses need a good clean or replacement, they too are suffering from mouldy sections and the shower door on the bath side kept leaking if you used the overhead shower. With the bathrooms sorted out, this is definitely a top notch holiday home, in a great, peaceful location....

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We enjoyed a very comfortable and relaxing stay at this lovely spacious property. The hot tub provided a real treat at the end of the day. The owners were extremely helpful and welcoming.

FANTASTIC DOG-FRIENDLY COTTAGE. Moorhayes is a fantastic dog-friendly cottage in a VERY secluded location (Which is what we look for to cater for our very anxious rescue dog). It was exactly as described on the website and we couldn't fault any aspect of the cottage itself - Very well appointed, very comfortable - and very cosy. We had a great stay. We particularly liked: The hot tub and the fantastic 'dark skies' views. The overall level of furnishing and equipment. The quietness. The appreciation by the owners of the needs of our anxious dog. If we had one criticism then, for us, it was the drive to the cottage once we'd left the main road. Whichever way we tried to approach the cottage it was impossible to avoid travelling for around a mile to a mile and a half down VERY narrow (single track) lanes with poor visibility and very few useable passing places. With a medium size SUV it wasn't easy, or pleasurable, having to make the trip twice every day during our stay. This did detract a little from what, overall was a great stay in a lovely cottage....

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Really enjoyed our stay at Moorhayes. Excellent accommodation in peaceful surroundings.

Wonderful barn conversion. Spacious, peaceful, warm and homely. Only thing that I would say is that Classic Cottage policy on dogs let us down. We added one day and for that additional day they charged us for a week for the dog but not for us? We paid £72 for a week and 1 day for the dog. I challenged this but it is their policy so beware of this if you are extending your stay by even 1 day with a dog with Classic Cottages. This is NOT an issue with the owners of Moorhayes who were absolutely wonderful hosts and I would highly recommend Moorhayes for anybody wishing to stay in a well located area for exploring Devon....

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