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Bloom Stays are the leading independent agency for Kent and Sussex holiday homes. From cosy cottages sleeping 2 to large celebration houses for groups of up to 44 - take a look at our collection of over 100 properties, you will love what you see. We pride ourselves on our local knowledge, and can help you find the right holiday home, and assist you with adding experiences to your stay such as caterers, cocktail makers, and much more! Our personal service is second to none! We can offer low deposits and payment plans. Please click on 'Professional Host' for contact details. We are always on the lookout for more wonderful holiday homes to join our exclusive collection, so do get in touch, we would love to help.


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TrustScore 3 out of 5

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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bloom Stays takes no accountability for issues and refuses refunds

We booked a stay at one of their properties, Radar, but the property was not habitable (heating stuck intolerably high, no working toilet, no hot water). We contacted the owner to rectify these issues under a hour after arrival who told us they would send a technician over in the morning. However, the severity of the issues made it impossible to sleep and we had to leave at 2am without staying the night and drive 3 hours home.

We asked for a full refund, and Bloom Stays took no responsibility, saying our reservation was with the host and not them (but refusing to connect us to the host via email, instead relaying messages between us). The owner offered to reimburse us for half of the total price, which felt very unfair for a three-night stay of which we’d not spent a single night, so we refused. We eventually had to dispute this with the bank and got all of our money back.

This was a truly terrible experience, and on top of this Bloom Stays conveniently never sent the link to publish a review about our stay on their UpFrontReviews page.

18 November 2025
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Reply from Bloom Stays

Hi, we are sorry you felt the need to leave this review. Upfront reviews are a private third party company, so we have no control over the link not being sent, sorry for this and we will look into it. Regarding your other points, the owner was not given any chance to rectify the issues as they were not contacted at any point from the check in time at 3pm to when you left the property. All issues were investigated and could have been solved if given the opportunity to attend. However, compensation was offered as an act of goodwill and this was declined by yourself. We wish you all the best. Bloom Stays.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Bug infested cottage :(

Stayed in one of Bloom Stay’s cottages and unfortunately it was infested with carpet bugs. The bugs got into our luggage and travelled home with us and now we are having to treat our home. Customer service were terrible and cold and denied the bugs existence, which was mad because they were everywhere.

12 September 2025
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

We stayed in a nice property fitted…

We stayed in a nice property fitted with modern amenities in Kent. However, there was a persistent odour in the property, either rotting wood or sewer gas. This was obviously a known problem as air fresheners were plugged in as you entered. We raised the issue with Bloom but had a rather vague, evasive and disappointing response that it would be looked into.

27 April 2025
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Reply from Bloom Stays

Hello Alicydon,
Thank you for taking the time to write this review and for sharing your feedback.
In direct response to your email received on the last day of your stay, this was relayed to the owner of the property who, as per your arrival information, manages guest stays directly.
As the booking agents only, we do not have the authority to instruct maintenance works for the property.
We understand that this was very unpleasant to encounter during your stay, and apologise on behalf of the owner and us at Bloom Stays. We will be following this up again with the owner immediately.
We hope to host you again soon.
Best Wishes,
Bloom Stays

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fantastic customer service

Fantastic customer service! Absolutely exceptional - easy to deal with and very understanding when we needed to change our dates. Will definitely use again

30 March 2024
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Reply from Bloom Stays

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review and we are happy to hear you had wonderful stay with us. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Best wishes, Bloom Stays

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Wonderful stay in a beautiful house

We had a wonderful stay in a beautiful house in Greatstone. The views were incredible. Bloom Stays are very attentive, they answer emails quickly and dealt with a couple of minor issues we had quickly and professionally. Would definitely use them in the future and would love to stay at Waters Edge again one day.

24 March 2024
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Reply from Bloom Stays

Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, Rachel. We are so happy to hear you had a wonderful stay and we look forward to welcoming you back soon. Best wishes, Bloom Stays

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great all round service from a local agency.

Love the website and the look and feel of the houses. Once I got to stay I knew I would be back.
My best house The Beach House at Sandgate for a larger family group followed up by Whitstable Hideaway for 2.
Bloom Stays has such great standards and I felt looked after even with a tiny issue that cropped up.

2 February 2024
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Reply from Bloom Stays

Dear Mrs Owen, thank you for taking the time to leave a lovely review and we are so happy that you have decided to return to us for your stays. We look forward to welcoming you back soon. Best wishes, Bloom Stays

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Had a great stay in a beautiful house

Had a great stay in a beautiful house. Bloom stays were quick at answering emails and also sent messages before, during and after making sure everything was ok. We will happily use them again

23 December 2023
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Reply from Bloom Stays

Thank you for your lovely review, we look forward to you staying in a Bloom Stays holiday home again in the future.

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Avoid, high risk of losing your deposit

Absolutely avoid Bloom Stays at all costs. We stayed at one of their cottages as a larger group. We took real care of the cottage and cleaned up after we left. The owner of the cottage then raised a list of damages against us, which were definitely not caused by us. Some of the damages we should have received compensation for, not be charged for! We were furious at the situation, but Bloom Stays unsurprisingly took the side of the host. We would have used Bloom Stays many times again, however now we will stay clear and warn all others to stay away from them.

1 September 2023
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Reply from Bloom Stays

We are surprised to receive this review as we are unable to locate a booking in your name.

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