The accommodation was comfortable and well laid out, but the owners need to do a lot of maintenance work.
1. The windows in the main reception room are filthy and the one in the kitchen is absolutely covered in bird muck.
2. A lot of the kitchen crockery needs to be replaced as many mugs are chipped or damaged.
3. The dishwasher door does not open fully, so brute force has to be used to open it far enough to fill it with plates etc.
4. Paint is peeling off the walls in many different rooms in the property such as the hallway and upstairs bathroom. There are holes in the wall beside the bed in the upstairs bedroom that ned to be re-plastered.
5. There are loose pieces of cement / plaster above the door to the reception. Small pieces fell onto us on two occasions, but fortunately did not injure us.
The pictures of the outside of the property are extremely misleading as they create the impression that the property stands alone, when in fact it is part of a complex of properties, with several of them for rental. Had we known this, we would not have booked the property, but in the event our stay was peaceful.
The picture of the garden area belonging to the property is also misleading and out of date. It should be replaced immediately. The lawned area shown in the picture in the property details belongs to an adjoining property. IT DOES NOT BELONG TO CHINKWELL TOR. Access to the small garden area that does belong to Chinkwell Tor is only accessed via some steep wooden steps - not at all suitable for dogs to negotiate.
The property is comfortable and well laid out, but I hope that at the end of the main season, the owners can undertake the essential repairs and maintenance required .