Penny Liggan

We stayed at Penny Liggan a few years ago so this was a repeat booking.

It was quite tired back then, and very little appears to have been done re maintaining the property subsequently. It could be such a wonderful property. It is spacious, well positioned and has views of the estuary. The kitchen is well appointed. And yet…..several windows are blown, the patio doors require your full weight to open/shut, net curtains are dirty, paint is peeling on window sills and radiators, and when we stripped the beds the mattress protectors were not particularly clean. Outside, cigarette butts in the driveway greeted us outside the front door, and the vegetation along the path to the back gate is seriously overgrown. If you visit, you will need to take your own loo rolls. And the downstairs cloakroom had no hand soap or towel either, so you may need to pack these too. Overall, despite the space on offer and location, I find it hard to recommend this property.

Penny Liggan is a wonderful house for a family holiday.

It is very spacious and comfortable and in an excellent location. We have stayed there many times and it is always lovely.

The initial picture of Penny Liggan looks to show a very smart house, but the interior of the property is now tired and we should like to point out the following.

Upon open the front door and turning to hang up your coat there is an awful rusty radiator, which really needs replacing, not even sure if it worked. The property needs re-decorating, the bathrooms and the kitchen are OK but the rest of the house needs painting. There are many cobwebs and spiders - re-decorating the property would hopefully get rid of such. Lots of the double glazed units in the windows need replacing. There is no longer a teak table and chairs/benches at the property, as shown in the property pictures, there is just a bench left now and this is broken. Some of the curtains in the family room looking out onto the rock formation and rattan seating are rotting away and these need replacing. We were very disappointed that we were not even left one pint of milk upon taking up residence. We were also disappointed that we were only left 3 toilet rolls for the whole of our holiday. The cupboards in the utility need a good clean. The heating/boiler came on automatically around 4pm and unfortunately ticked all night long with the heat to the pipes, not good if you're a light sleeper. In all, could have been an absolute stunning property, however, lack of maintenance let it down.

lovely stay as always.

I have to say well done to Sykes Cottages and there were a couple of small issues with the property (no hot water in one of the showers and lacking in glasses) and within a day they were they and sorted it. Excellent service.

The property was lovely, in a great position and very spacious.

It is well set out for several families and the kitchen diner works very well. There were a few niggles in that the oven hob was cracked and the plinth under the dishwasher was loose and fell down everytime the dishwasher was opened. Otherwise the property was very comfortable with a nice walk on the golf course and a ten minute walk to the beac

Had a wonderful stay, beautiful house with lots of little extras , games to play, barbecue in the garden, housed 10 of us really comfortably and we would love to visit again.

Wonderful property on the heart of Rock.

Brilliant space across the whole house with great proportioned rooms and facilities through the house. Kitchen is fabulous and wonderful sitting areas too. Family have rented several times and never been disappointed. Small notes The shower in the end bathroom takes a while for the water to soak away and would have been good to have guide to heating and hot water but minor issues.

We love Penny Liggan.

Already booked our 4th trip and for longer. Could I possibly recommend a few things - more saucepans that work on the induction hub - more bowls - more sharp knives - change the set of drawers that have broken Taps we got mended temporarily. Chap said the owners needed a new set of kitchen taps

Penny Liggan was a spacious holiday rental, with amble parking and good outdoor space for our dog.

However the house felt run down and very out dated with exception of the kitchen which had been refitted. The kitchen taps would make a horrendous noise every time someone used the shower/taps from their bathrooms (we worked out they weren’t screwed on tightly enough). The SKY TV didn’t work, they only provided terrestrial channels as they didn’t have a subscription, they just provide a sky box, which would ordinarily be fine if the TV was smart and would allow us to log in to our Netflix / Amazon accounts but it wasn’t, so for future holidaymakers, bring an HDMI cable and a laptop that you can plug in to be able to watch content on demand, otherwise you will be watching either live terrestrial television or old DVDs (we recommend Enemy at the Gate from the collection). My parents had the large double bedroom, auntie in the 2nd double bedroom and my husband and I in the twin bedroom. The twin had a broken chest of drawers which was difficult to open and no wardrobe, it felt damp in there also. Something also to bear in mind was that the property looked directly onto St Enodoc’s golf course, which is cool, until you realise you don’t have a huge amount of privacy because they can look in on you in 3 of the bedrooms and the living room. The outdoor space was nice, we sat out on the chairs often, we didn’t use the BBQ as we didn’t have reason to. If you like us are keen body boarders in Cornwall, be aware there are no outdoor showers and no dedicated drying space for wetsuits. There is a laundry room but one of the cupboards is locked (standard) but the other cupboard isn’t suitable for wetsuits. The roof light in the painted red downstairs toilet leaks, so if it’s raining you will get wet whilst doing your business. The kitchen is space is lovely with a large table for everyone to have space to eat at and a separate fridge freezer allowing us to store enough food for the week, however all the pans bar two are non-induction compatible so do not work on the hob, so with a party of 8 people, trying to feed everyone with 2 small pans is not ideal. We had a lovely time at Penny Liggan which had a fantastic location and would return but be more prepared next time and would hope some of the issues would have been remedied.

This is my second visit to Penny Liggan, On arrival we had a nice welcome package with local goodies which was a nice touch and the house seemed to be how I remembered it however there was a lot of dust in places and after settling in noticed the pans/chopping boards where in a poor state, chipped glasses and cups.

The listing says the property has SKY TV but you cannot access any of the SKY channels. As our stay went on we noticed there where a lot of broken items, lights that didn't work and the gas BBQ was filthy and missing the coals which is a shame as its a lovely house that now looks tired and unloved by the owners. Considering you pay premium prices you expect a premium house. John Bray and the owners expect you to snag the house and spend your holiday time doing there job or they threaten to bill you for items you have not damaged or broken.

Penny Logan is a lovely cottage but, I paid for it in full on the Monday before I arrived on the Thursday It was cold in February and we arrived to an ambient temperature of 13,5’C and I had two 80 year olds with me Excellent John Bray sent a man within 20 minutes to organise the central heating.

He had not been informed of our impending arrival but sorted the problem, or so we thought Unfortunately the system needed bleeding and the boiler pressure checking, which John Bray saw to the next morning. WE HAD A VERY UNCOMFORTABLE NIGHT. Not a very welcoming arrival, no instructions for the boiler either After the heating was sorted we had a very pleasant stay at the cottage