Retallack resort worked well in terms of location and activities, unfortunately the lodge owned by Queenwood holidays was dirty and latter dealings with Amy were horrendous. She refused to even acknow... See more
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Retallack resort worked well in terms of location and activities, unfortunately the lodge owned by Queenwood holidays was dirty and latter dealings with Amy were horrendous. She refused to even acknow... See more
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We stayed in Point Break, overlooking the lake. Wonderful accommodation set over three floors, six spacious bedrooms and seven bathrooms. The huge living area downstairs is a tremendous space for th... See more
Lodge was very nice .Well set out and equipped however there where some maintenance issues which you wouldn't expect for a property in this price range ie broken hinge on shower door . Missing dish... See more
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We stayed in kingfisher 104 was perfect set up for our family ages from 8 to 70. Enough room to be together if we wanted but also places to go if needed a minute. The lake side was a hit with all... See more
Queenwood Holidays North Cornwall A bespoke business by Amy Tucker Brown with tailored concierge. Creating memorable holidays for families and friends. Gorgeous lodges to sleep 4,8 and 12 guests. Hot tubs on terraces, All houses welcome dogs free of charge guests can enjoy enclosed terraces. Amazing Resort Watersports on offer from FlowRider to AquaPark. Book weekend stays and week long breaks year round.
Retallack Resort, Winnards Perch, TR9 6DE, St. Columb Major, North Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Relaxing. The lodge is big and comfortable - a real home away from home. We had some initial issues with WiFi which the team fixed quickly with great communication! The facilities are also excellent - good shop and services on site. The bar and restaurant are very good - and exceeded expectations over and again!

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Just returned from a wonderful stay in Sandpipers with our kids - we all loved exploring North Cornwall and coming back for fun family time in the sauna and hot tub on our terrace ! Sandpipers was so well equipped, beds so comfy and 2 en-suite bathrooms was a real treat for us. The log burner was nice in the evening, we just took those light a logs from Amazon which worked well. We booked the kids onto the flow rider which they loved and they swam in the indoor pool every day. Only ate once in the lookout restaurant on site which was great to not have to cook and easy as it’s in walking distance and they used the play ground by it.
Amy was great and we will definitely come back.
Nice accommodation that is a little tired. Showers, windows etc all on last legs. Fridge was tiny, old and terrible although the listing talks about American style fridge freezers. Good resort with good facilities. Where they fell down most was customer service. They send plenty of emails about the amazing service and support available but if you actually reply and ask them anything you don’t get a reply. We paid for 7 days hot tub hire but only got to use it for 4 days due to excessive heating up time and then it being completely removed a day early with absolutely no notice of this being given. Sent a series of polite emails asking for them to give a partial refund to reflect the time we actually had the hot tub for, or even to simply acknowledge my messages but never got a reply. So in summary, recommend Retalllack Resort, but maybe book with one of the many other agents offering accommodation here, you might have a better chance of getting a reply to your emails. Wish I’d read the other trust pilot reviews first!
Great communication and lovely lodge overlooking the lake. The resort has everything you need. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

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We stayed at Fistral house - amazing place, huge it really is, bedrooms are big, and the living area - there are 2 x living rooms, one upstairs that we used for movies and the one downstairs a little smaller, but still a good size. The location next to the river is lovely to feed the ducks and the hot tub was used daily. Attention to detail on cleaning especially in the times that we live in, could be better. There was some mould in the patio doors, and there was no vacuum cleaner, which when staying for a week is challenging with children (we took our own). Communication seems to be a theme running through these reviews and we were no exception. What's App messages read but not responded to. Same with the booking app and also e mail. I so wanted to rate this excellent, because it really is a fabulous place, I just hope that the owners act on the feedback, it is a simple/minor change that would elevate this place to beyond the exceptional stay that it is. Don't let me put you off, it is wonderful, as is the park that it is in, with great facilities. We would go back in a heartbeat, and would just have to hope that we didn't need any help at any time.
The customer service has been utterly disgraceful. I booked my holiday over a year ago, enticed by the promise of a concierge service. Yet, after three months of relentless emails, social media messages, and phone calls, I have yet to receive any response to my inquiries. With the holiday just weeks away, it seems cancellation is my only option, as I refuse to throw away more money. I'm already down £500!

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When we arrived at the kingfisher lodge 104. The cleaners were still cleaning, so we were late getting in
The cleaners missed the laundry room. Stuff belonging to the previous guests still there.
This was rectified when I saw the cleaners outside and asked them to sort it.
I am spider phobic .so I checked behind the headboard. Its clear it hadn't been cleaned for a while. Even a pair of swimming goggles behind there
Tv downstairs didn't work for the entire holiday. It was reported twice. Two different guys came out to try to fix it. Both couldn't. Both said it needs replacing.
Previous guests have confirmed it wasn't working either.
It's possible to chat with other people who have left reviews on certain review sites. What I'm saying about the TV is true
Downstairs shower runs cold and won't get sufficiently hot. It's warm . Not hot.
Both of the extractor fans in the upstairs bathrooms don't work
The sofas are very uncomfortable and dirty
Not enough pots and pans to cook for 8 people
The dishwasher stinks
Decking needs cleaning .Green algae everywhere
No where near 5 star. I'd say 2 at best
Good bits
Quiet and peaceful.
Good amount of parking for 3 cars
Lovely outlook over water
Very disappointed. Run down.
We won't be back
Very poor maintenance of their properties. head in the sand attitude when things go wrong.
We arrived at KingFisher 104 after a ten-hour journey tied, hungry and with the grandchildren excited about their holiday, but what we were presented with was a lodge that hadn’t been cleaned or prepared. We immediately phoned Amy the owner who was very apologetic suggesting we go to the bar to have a drink while the property was cleaned, saying that she would make it up to us and pick up the drinks tab. After about an hour and half she phoned to say the lodge was now ready for us and had been fully cleaned. While it’s fair to say it had been cleaned, the standard of cleaning was poor, with sanitary products still in the bins and hair in the plug holes.
The property is described as being luxury, but it’s far from that, its tired, poorly maintained with curtains hanging off and cupboard shelves broken. Some areas are really in need of some tender loving care.
Following our return home, we sent emails and text messages including copies of the receipts to Amy but received no response, not even the courtesy of an acknowledgement. We did receive several automated emails asking us to leave a review on our stay, so here it is.
All we were asking for in our emails was for repayment of the £80 (there were eight of us) we had spent in the bar as promised, this represented less than 2.5% of what it had cost us to rent the property, but heard nothing.
We are now left with no choice but to write this review to warn others thinking of booking via Queenswood Holidays of our experience. I’m also tempted to pursue a claim through the small claims court, while the money owed is not the issue, it’s the principle of being fobbed off and mislead.
So, our advice would be to avoid Queenswood Holidays at all costs and spend your money elsewhere – Amy Tucker Brown cannot be trusted.
While she didn’t have the courtesy to respond to our emails or text messages, I suspect she will find time to answer this review, coming up with some good excuses.
We had the most wonderful stay at Herons. Amy was simply brilliant at organising everything at such short notice and was readily accessible for all our queries. The house is delightful with all the amenities and very clean. The children had so much fun in the pool and we loved the hot tub and sauna. The house is located in a great area with close access to many activities. Amy is absolutely brilliant and we could not have asked for more!

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August 2024
We enjoyed our week in Padstow and the house itself was clean and tidy
The property was not worth the amount we paid for the week .
However the presentation outside was disappointing,the garden area is not maintained with weeds and brambles growing up around the pool and through the Astro turf .One of the loungers was split but usable .
The back of the property is fenced off with harris fencing and this continues around an area of the park spoiling the views and blocking access to the pond and walking area .
The description and photographs we looked at before booking are not true and up to date .
The water sport staff are very helpful and engaging but the whole area needs a clean and tidy up ,fences are broken and the area needs to be upgraded and made more presentable
Overall the site looks tired and was certainly not the luxury holiday as advertised .
Accommodation was spacious and clean. We got complementary cream tea upon arrival which was really nice. Only pity was that the hottub was not heated the first night.

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Absolutely lovely experience with Amy the owner going above and beyond to be helpful and ensure we enjoyed our stay. Accommodation was spotless, with all the utilities and appliances you'd need. We had a wheelchair user and needed a modified ramp in one of the houses, Amy paid for it and got it delivered next day. I simply can't believe these few negative reviews that seem to have popped up, they seem overblown and unreasonable. For our experience, a group of 10 over two houses, we all had a wonderful experience and Amy made sure of that. The water park is hilarious, the wakeboarding well instructed, the flowrider fabulous, food and drinks in the restaurant enjoyable and the cleanliness of the whole resort very good. The location is great if you have a car, within easy reach of plenty of activities, we were pretty busy and didn't get do half of what we would have liked, there is so much to explore. Couldn't recommend enough, will definitely be back!

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We had a family holiday at Constantine 62 the accommodation was just right for what we needed plenty of room for all of us we were also treated to some scones & jam & milk which was a nice touch.Everything we needed was in the accommodation the only thing that let it down a little bit was the floors still had a lot of dog hair on from the previous people & we had a 1 year old crawling around which wasn’t very hygienic but we asked the housekeeper for a hoover & give it a run around ourselves which didn’t take long & didn’t spoil our holiday in the slightest! Would definitely stay here again. Many thanks

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I am writing another review just to clear up any misunderstanding from the previous review and the response I had from the owner Amy at Queenwood.
We stayed at Trevone 43 Saturday 15th to Saturday 22nd June 2024 and every m thing I wrote in my previous review is correct as is the person who also wrote a review on Trevone 43 and stayed the week after me.
I did receive a 10 per cent refund from Amy on my return after I had to sent many emails lots of which were ignored for 2 weeks after our return.
The cleaners did not show up at the house on the Monday even after Amy said they would I know this because my daughter was at the house all day finishing her dissertation for uni. The decking was washed down and pictures sent to us a week after our return home and was not cleaned at all while we were there. The decking at the front door was broken even though we reported this to Amy and it was left like this for the next guests. I am not writing anything offensive just writing the truth the same as the other recent review on Trevone 43 and unfortunately I would NEVER use Queenwood holidays again Amy doesn’t respond promptly to emails or messages sometimes taking days and days by which time you get quite frustrated.

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We stayed in Herons and whilst tired it was perfect for our group with plenty of space and each room having an en-suite was ideal.
We had a few issues but Amy was quickly on hand to deal with and nothing was too much trouble for her.
The table tennis and pool tables were a hit.
The shop had basic supplies and the gym was again basic but functional. We went on the inflatables which were smaller than the usual big parks and the life guards were a bit unfriendly and would not even let you jump off from the top of the biggest one (which was not that big) but we still had fun!
Given Herons is on the end of the row of homes you do also have an element of privacy.
A few practical tips :
Don’t bring dog bowls, picnic baskets beach towels as these are supplies. There wasn’t 12 towels but lots!
The coffee machine is an old style Nespresso so small capsules
The oven is a bit tricky to turn on and there were no instructions so we found turning off at the main switch to reset was sometimes needed.
If you are looking for a holiday location with on site facilities and close to a handful of fab (dog friendly) beaches this is your place.

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Fabulous I couldn't fault it. The house was amazing after a long days travelling and arriving at 11.30 at night the milk and scones tea and coffee were very welcome. I was so impressed by Amy's attentiveness she called was so friendly and nice and genuinely making sure we enjoyed our holiday. The house has everything the park is lovely multi generation holiday so the two lounges were ideal to give everyone space thank you Amy for such a lovely holiday the place was spotless and I couldn't ask for more. My daughter particularly loved the ducks and the hot tub was fab to chill out in the evening.

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We stayed at Trevone 43 Retallack Resort and we were quite disappointed. The four bedroom property is spacious and furnished well but unfortunately it is tired in places. The two upstairs bathrooms both need the shower frames replacing and there is mould around the seals. The outside of the property is in need of a repaint and as it’s the first property everyone drives past it is very noticeable. There was a hole in the decking by the front door which was quite dangerous for our dog. The paving slabs around the parking area and to the rear decking are also broken and move when you stand on them. The hot tub frame for the lid was broken and it took two men to lift it on and off which wasn’t ideal. Also, there were no plastic plates, bowls or cups as in the description. We paid £1500 for the first week in July and do not feel like the property matched its advertising. We didn’t contact Queenwood holidays while we were there as we just wanted to enjoy a well needed family holiday and all of the problems had clearly been like that for some time. Anyone visiting the property to clean, check, change the hot tub water would definitely have noticed all of the problems we mentioned. I contacted them on our return and sent photos of the problems. We have only been offered a £50 refund or 15% off our next holiday with them which they had already offered before I complained as a previous customer offer. I asked for a 15% refund from this holiday instead which apparently they are unable to authorise. I have therefore declined their offer and chosen instead to write an honest review of our experience, to encourage Queenwood holidays to make sure their properties match their advertising.
I have also noticed a review from family who stayed the week before us saying the hot tub was broken. They had contacted Queenwood holidays while they were there so they were very aware of this problem before we even arrived which is not what we were led to believe.

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Queenwood Lodges are set in some wonderful country near lovely beaches with loads of attractions to visit with family.
The Lodges are touted as luxury - that would be an expectation of 5 star, but the Samphire 30 Lodge we stayed in was anything but, more like a tired 3 star. Adequate if you don't mind roughing it. I have camped in cleaner barns on military exercises! Once booked it became very difficult to get a response from the owners; emails, text messages and phone calls generally remained unanswered and only persistent follow up got results. Arriving at the Lodge we searched for a 2nd key - there wasn't one and despite phoning for one there was no response during our stay. Incidentally there was little point in having a key as the hot tub was run off a plug from the kitchen so a window had to be left open all the time - why no external sockets? The Lodge was really pretty unclean on arrival and cleaners had to be alerted to come out and rectify a number of immediate problems. Sick on the side of one of the beds, bathrooms in a poor state and the toilet brushes were so gungy that they could be used to kick-start terraforming the planet Mars. The arrival instructions - we got two different ones - we expected an American fridge freezer with an ice/water dispenser, but got a standard upright fridge freezer, not really sufficient for three families in an 8 person Lodge. No Airer was found as itemised on the list as to what facilities to expect, the varnish on the table downstairs was tacky/sticky, general cleanliness of the Kitchen and the items in it was poor. The rear patio garden furniture was covered in green mould. The most dangerous thing was the gas cooker, all the switch turning indications/symbols had disappeared on the hob (all the switches were not fixed and could be removed) and the cooker; however managed not to burn the place down! No working light in the washing machine room. The washing machine failed on the last evening and we couldn't open it so had to leave a towel behind. It was a really old machine too, like the rest of the white goods, definitely not luxury and well past their prime. No shaver socket in the upstairs bathroom. One of the biggest nuisances was the fact that only one person could shower at a time and no one could use the water elsewhere when this was happening. There was a large hole on the kitchen work surface, mould on some of the curtains and in various corners and for a beach holiday surprisingly no linen baskets or somewhere to hang our beach towels to dry. Oh and by the way our superking bed (@£28 for its provision) was just two oversize singles pushed together, the gap in the middle being a danger for any vigorous nighttime activity! My wife hit her head on the sloping bedroom ceiling on a number of occasions before I moved the beds over to the internal wall. The upstairs shower was pretty asthmatic when one could use it. I hope our predecessors in the Lodge haven't missed the odd sock and their underwear that we found. The website looks really good, but who would have thought that to pre-book a swimming session one has to click on "Flowrider" in the text of the instructions to access the pool booking system? Using the term luxury to describe the Lodge is a contravention of the Trade Descriptions Act and the gas cooker should be sorted out to comply with SHEF regulations. This was not luxury more an endurance test of civilians not used to living in military field conditions. I don't think I will repeat the experiment.

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We just got back from few days of stay in padstow 5a, I do not recommend this lodge if u staying with a dog it’s not secured at all,the back garden was so depressing garden furniture was so dirty grass was so long just we just didn’t want to stay there we ended up leaving early gutted, the lodge could do with good clean and some air freshers. There’s no point sending Emil as noone ever emails back had to message Amy to send cleaners round to come and clean the sofa and back garden. Won’t be returning

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