Curlew, Waterfront, Castle Hall Road, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, SA73 1DJ

I have given this property a 4 so you will read this.

This is not what it appears to be.

Yes it is a new modern large 3 bedroom house on a water front.

It is now getting tired from its use,

1 - the fridge freezer needs to be fully defrosted and cleaned a shelves in the door, of which there should be 3, as of this review there is only 1, replaced. The one that is on the bottom is too low so when the door is open bottles fall out on to the floor.

2 - at some point in the main bedroom the en-suite has flooded and the laminate floor has shrunk and is distorted, so much so I cut my foot on the raised corner.

3 - the ?peaceful tranquil? location is across the Castle Pil (water inlet) from the Milford housing estate which get quite rowdy at weekends, as well as being across the river from one of the largest Natural Gas storages in the U.K. Therefor you get a nice view of the storage tanks when facing south on the patio in the evening, as well as getting that lovely natural gas perfume wafting across on the wind. The roar of the burn off flame is quite comforting as well.

4 - it is advertised that if you ha e a boat you can use the slipway, this is true, but for probably now more than a 2 hours each high tide.

5 - the free internet is shared between the two semi detached houses, so do not expect good download and streaming.

Please consider that Milford Haven grew up in the 4 to 5 now derelict and abandoned oil refineries along the river, the gas receiving terminal processes around 25% of all natural gas used in the U.K.

Therefore once the house has been brought back to its ?5 Star? status it is a comfortable base to explore beyond Milford Haven into the wonderful place that is Pembrokeshire, with its incredible wild beaches and countryside.

Please bring specialist foods with you as the only major supermarket is a tired Tesco.

They are concentrating on the Marina, in a hope to bring Milford up, but it is an oil town, an oil town that has lost its oil refineries.

Please ensure you do your extended research before settling on the comfortable large modern home as a base.

5 Star holiday cottage it is not, 3 to 4 star holiday base it is.

Marvellous weather does help but with so many facilities and so much room for the four of us it would have been perfect even without the good weather. Everything is easy from the simple key box to get in to the fully equipped kitchen and multiple bathrooms. The outside space looking out on the estuary is brilliant and a great place to relax. Been several times before and hopefully will keep coming back to this home from home.

I was quite shocked at a previous review when I came to review this property. I and m y family found it perfect for our stay in Pembrokeshire. Upon arrival we found some kindly left amenities including delicious welshcakes for our enjoyment. The property was sparkling clean and contained everything in the kitchen required to cook a decent meal. The views when the tide is in over the estuary are lovely too.

The space is comfortable, cosy and homely yet also modern and trendy. I slept better than I sleep at home! There is a large balcony overlooking the estu

We have just had a week in this beautiful cottage. It was well equipped with everything we needed and was comfortable and cosy. It is on the waters edge which made bird watching great and we loved seeing the tide come in and out. It is well situated to tour Pembrokeshire and there are some great restaurants in the harbour. We will definitely return.

After travelling all day to reach Curlew cottage, we could not get inside. We were given a key code by Sykes Cottages letting agents which did not work. After eventually getting in touch by my mobile, we were told they would contact the owners and get back to us. We waited nearly two hours and only by chance the couple next door were leaving and assisted us. It was very clear at this point we were not given the right instructions. They never did get back to us, but lied and said they tried and left a voice message on my phone. Strangley enough there were no

The pictures and the description looked so promising, how wrong we were. Basically do not book this property under any circumstances and do not use Sykes Cottages to book any property. We flew into Bristol Airport from Spain, hired a car then 5 hours drive (bank holiday) to the cottage. Imagine our frustration when we could not get in. The instructions for the key safe were inadequate. We rang Sykes Cottages for assistance they promised to ring us back, they never did. It took us two hours to get in. We never did hear back from Sykes or the owners. Terrible service from Sykes especially when we complained on our return home. Cottage location is good, but that´s where it ends. The heating has "a mind of it´s own", we were either freezing or boiling, could not control it. Beds are really soft both us and our guests finished up with bad backs. The cushioning in the sofa´s is worn out, really uncomfortable. The mirror above the dressing table in the master bedroom is too high, the mirror in the bath room is too low (chest level), the en-suite in the master bedroom is really cramped. To get upstairs, the stairs are lacquered wood, too steep and slippery too the point of being dangerous. Really difficult to get cases upstairs, certainly not suitable for anyone who is slightly frail or elderly. At the end of the week we could not wait to get out of there. We had already pre booked this cottage for the whole of August, we immediately cancelled that booking as soon as we arrived home. To sum up, do not book this property and do not use Sykes Cottages to book any property.

This accommodation was excellent. When we arrived one of the beds had not been made but this was very quickly dealt with by one telephone call. Not only was the bed made but we received a complimentary bottle of wine.

The house was light, spacious and very well designed and maintained. It had everything we needed for our holiday.

The location by the estuary inlet was great and we enjoyed watching the swans and other birds when the tide came in and out. The patio/terrace is a brilliant feature and much used during our stay. Perfect for a G&T; as the sun