We love Deal and have stayed at least five times there and appreciate the quirky old properties.
Positives:
- Amazing location and front-row view of the beach, sea and pier from top two floors.
- Large rooms, good layout and huge downstairs TV.
- Comfortable beds and pillows.
- Kitchen was well stocked, dishwasher effective, lots of plates/bowls.
- Only three normal size wine glasses. Lots of mugs and other glassware.
- A few childrens toys under the stairs and two camping chairs for the beach.
- Not overly impacted by noise from people talking when walking by as most windows are tastefully double glazed.
- Not creaky when walking about for an old property.
- Shower pressure was good, water takes a while to heat up but gets very hot so take care.
Negatives:
- Sun loungers on roof terrace were broken/tried and unusable (one has no legs so you'd be sitting on the floor).
- Gusto coffee machine unusable due to missing part (no draw for the pods).
- Window blind in first floor bathroom was in an awful state and needs replacing.
- Dead plants in outside pots.
- Downstairs terrace is barren and could be made much nicer to sit out with some more decor e.g. mirror, trellace.
- Kitchen cupboard with the mugs opens vertically and scrapes against the wall.
- The property was not particularly clean on arrival and could have done with a deeper clean and hoover (hairs on the floor, some stains, dining table had not been wiped properly). Beds were clean however.
- Top bathroom has paint pealing off the ceiling and had moldy wall tiles.
- In strong wind the top bathroom extractor fan was very rattly during the night.
- No mention of the history of the property anywhere, we had to do own research. Welcome book was tired with untidy handwritten pages.
- Some dining room chairs were very wobbly and felt like they could collapse.
- No attempt to offer recycling (no boxes, instructions, directions etc). A food waste caddy bag was provided by no caddy. May I suggest that the outside storage shed is cleared so it can be used for the recycling boxes.
We enjoyed our stay but there was room for improvement. I would recommend this property if they address the issues. As ever Deal was lovely.