The White House

The house was everything that we expected it to be from the online photos and the proximity to the beach was ideal for 3 small children.

The house was well equipped, spacious and clean and having outside sitting areas and a patch of grass was a bonus. Of course we loved the sea views which made it very hard to leave.

A wonderful holiday house which we have enjoyed staying in for many years and hope to do so again next year and in the future.

Thank you.

We all had a fabulous week despite the wet and stormy weather.

The layout of the house was ideal for a multigenerational group and was very well equipped. A particular favourite was the warm outdoor shower and wet room which was appreciated by all the surfers in our group. Would love to return

The property was wonderful and we loved our stay there.

The house was clean, comfortable and the facilities were excellent. We absolutely loved the wet room and outdoor warm shower which made coming back from surfing a pleasure. The views and proximity to the beach are spectacular and we will definitely be looking at the White House for our annual trips to Polzeath. The only minor niggle is that the hob is an electric one and so cooking is not as straightforward and easy as using a modern induction hob. Some of the kitchen ware, utensils and frying pans are also a little worn but I appreciate how difficult it must be to keep them in good order in a house with constantly changing guests.

The White House is an amazing property!

I really recommend it. This was our third time with the whole family and hope to be back next year. It’s in a fantastic location …. Just walk down the path at the bottom of the garden, down the steps to the beach and shops. The view from the house is stunning. You can keep an eye on the surf from the comfort of the house! It is extremely well equipped and has an assortment of toys for the children! The kitchen has everything you need and the bedrooms are super comfy and 4 of them with fantastic views. From a logistical point of view regarding our family we would like a double bed and perhaps a single too instead of the 2 bunks in one of the rooms. But this is the only drawback.

We were so very happy staying at The White House.

Everything was so welcoming without feeling like we couldn't relax and enjoy (sometimes places can be intimidatingly pristine) This was just perfect. We loved the views, the promity to everything that we needed. We loved it!

Our family love our stays at The White House.

The house is well equipped , perfectly positioned and easy to live in. We feel sad that next year is already booked and that we no longer get first refusal as in previous years with John Bray.

Gorgeous, well equipped and comfortable house, in a perfect position for views of the beach.

Extremely well designed which enabled smooth - living, cooking, eating, relaxing and surfing. John Bray people extremely responsive when we needed urgent window cleaning after a recent storm.

WE stayed at this house last year.

However, the standards had slipped a little in the intervening 12 months. The cutlery was dirty. The oven was really dirty. Only two slots of the four slot toaster were working (i.e. the toaster was broken). This was rather challenging with 7 people at breakfast time! The dishwasher may need replacing as the cycle took a long time. There were cobwebs in the bedrooms, round the lampshades and curtain rails. It obviously had not been thoroughly cleaned for a while. The touch sensitive light above the sinks in the main bathroom was not working. Some instructions would have been useful for the oven/microwave. This house is in a fantastic location but the premium price we paid should have ensured slightly better standards.

Wonderful holiday, as always.

We've been staying at the White House for quite a few years. We loved it before the transformation, but now it is even better - a fantastic house with stupendous views, lovely garden and proximity to the beach - that can accommodate our whole family in comfort. It's a really well equipped house too - the kitchen has everything you need for cooking (once you've mastered the ovens! - personally, I miss the old Aga), and plenty of space to prepare food for a big family with widely ranging requirements ranging from bottles and mush for babes in arms, endless bacon butties for hungry surfers, supper for 12 - sometimes these activities are all happening at once! And it's a very comfortable house - lovely big squashy sofas and plenty of room for small children to play with Duplo or make big jigsaws all over the floor. And we absolutely adore the barbecue area. A couple of years ago I wrote in the visitors' book that I thought the cleaners had let the side down a bit. This is no longer the case - the house was spick and span with a lovely clean fridge and sparkling bathrooms. So thank you for listening to that comment. And when something did go wrong - as with the lack of hot water - it was very speedily remedied following a call to your emergency number. Please pass our thanks on to the owners for providing such a lovely house. And thank you too to the John Bray team .

Thank you for your email. We just wanted to say that we had another wonderful week at The White House this year, and will be rebooking for next year if available. We would love to have two consecutive weeks at the property next year.

We had another wonderful stay at White House last week. We were blessed with great weather and saw Polzeath at its best . All very good and we look forward to returning again next year which I think will be our 18th consecutive year as a family with John Bray !

As ever we had a fantastic holiday in The White House, New Polzeath. When the house was refurbished a few years ago, the owners put in a sunken outdoor table by the BBQ area. Sheltered by the glass screens this was the perfect spot for lunch every day despite the strong winds that we experienced this year. That addition to the facilities of the house was an inspiration and really useful! Thank you.