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| Value for Money | 5.3/10  |
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| Overall rating | 5.4/10 |
Full review by
Guest.
on 13th Oct 2008
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Good Points: none!
Bad Points: Dirty chalets, uncomfortable beds, entertainment was embarrassing, nothing nearby, you need a car to get anywhere!
General comments: I would never go to a John Fowler site again.
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Review by
chazalex
on 12th Oct 2008
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We were quite worried before we arrived at St Ives Holiday park but it seemed a lot nicer than some of the reviews we had read. The park on entering had lots of pots of flowers and hanging baskets in full bloom. Reception and the club room looks very dated but the staff were great very helpful. We stayed in a Gold Chalet I wouldn't recommend anything less. The bronze looked awful very dated. The gold chalet was clean and didn't smell. It had everything we needed in the kitchen. We also had a dvd ...
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Review by
Debs1
on 8th Sep 2008
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Good points, Everything: value for money, kids entertainment, clean, well maintained chalets. Have been 3 times and never had any complaints. Foxy club is great for kids, the best children's entertainment we have found.
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Review by
elizabethannebutler
on 7th Sep 2008
User Rating : 9
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I arrived home from Cornwall yesterday. 2 family's of three and a family of four.
We arrived at the holiday village at 2pm and we had to wait a hour or so before our rooms was ready but we got to sit in the club house and have a few drinks and also they put the big telly on for us so we could watch the football which was very kind of them.
We was staying in gold chalets and they was basically gorgeous. I mean yeah they smelt of caravans a little bit but what do you expect when your in the middle ...
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Review by
Cherilyn
on 1st Sep 2008
User Rating : 8
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On first arrival to the site we found the holiday village to be nice, comfortable and easy going, signing in was quick and easy and the chalet was situated in the woodland area. We booked the holiday as a family, about 17 of us, and managed to get 3 chalets right next door to each other! Entering the chalet (Woodland Silver) we were hit with a damp, musty kind of smell but eventually got used to it, rooms were reasonable size, clean and everything worked! The swimming pool on site was ok, but di ...
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Review by
lynne24
on 31st Aug 2008
User Rating : 9
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Surprised some have moaned so much! We paid more and booked a woodland lodge for a family of 4 (Aug 2008). Gorgeous looking, lovely setting, Only complaint would be it smelt musty and was damp, probably due to the forest setting. Beautiful forest setting though, very attractive, Yes the entertainment room is a little dated but fine. We always use holiday parks as a base from which to explore the area and it suited us fine.
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Review by
mark newland
on 26th Aug 2008
User Rating : 8
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When we turned up at 2pm our chalet was ready, we thought the rafters was clean and tidy, bar staff was very good. Swimming pool was very good. Shop was well stocked, our chalets were clean tidy, beds were very comfortable, site was very quiet in the day time so just sit out side and relax. We had trouble with wasp in and around our chalet. I think the entertainment is not for infants (we took 3 grandchildren two aged 3 one 4) they seemed to be excluded from the entertainment. The shop staff I f ...
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Review by
mark newland
on 26th Aug 2008
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Swimming pool was good for all ages. The takeaway was good value for money. There was lots of room by the chalets for children to play. There is a good bus service from site. Accommodation was clean and tidy
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Review by
cornwall lover
on 25th Aug 2008
User Rating : 5
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I've been to St Ives holiday village twice before. Once in a Trevacroft chalet, we found ours VERY damp and mouldy. Would not stay in one of them again. Our friends stayed in a woodland silver, that was awful and tiny. The second time we went we were concerned about the accommodation being damp again and prepared for the worst, we had booked a Forest Gold. But we were quite surprised, it was pvc double glazed, totally wood cladded inside, 2 ok sized bedrooms, bathroom with a proper shower cubicl ...
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Review by
fragger63
on 24th Aug 2008
User Rating : 8
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After reading some of the other reviews we were very worried about what to expect, but after we arrived we were very pleasently suprised. Collected our keys early and staff friendly.
Had booked a Gold Chalet and was clean and all mod cons, although smelt musty soon fixed by leaving heater on low.
On site shop which was well stocked.
A good base for exploring Cornwall
We would use this site again.
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Review by
chantellep08
on 23rd Aug 2008
User Rating : 8
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We arrived at the St Ives Holiday Village at around 11:30am After a long 8hr drive and were handed the keys straight away, which was a plus. The outside of the chalet is not very appealing, it looks old and outdated, IT could do with a touch up.
As soon as we set foot in the chalet we were scouting around for all the problems previous reviewers said and was pleasantly suprised that it was very clean. There was a hint of damp smell in the air but as soon as we put on the electric heaters it went ...
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Review by
zsharpe
on 16th Aug 2008
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Our lodge was clean if small. The supply of a hoover would have been nice as after a day or two the carpet was a bit worse for the wear. We heard others complaining of damp lodges, yes there was a bit, but I have stayed in much worse for more money. Our 6 year old loved the woods all around.
This site is great as a base but I have to say the entertainment is terrible to the extreme. They make hi-de-hi look like mensa!!!!
I would not recommend the the club beer at all costs and the club come to t ...
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Review by
Houltie
on 14th Aug 2008
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Having read the latest reviews, we decided to book a terraced cottage privately in the hope it would be cheaper and better maintained than the John Fowler properties.
After a long journey, we were informed our private cottage had been allocated to someone else and were given another private one of "equal quality". Although clean, it too was damp for us, smelt musty and required the eviction of numerous long legged spiders.
After a pot of tea and a few phone calls, there were further eviction ...
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Review by
jane wilkins
on 6th Aug 2008
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I would describe the Chalets at St. Ives Holiday Village more like 'sheds' and we were actually upgraded from a bronze chalet to a gold!
We had to ask to be moved as the one we were allocated to smelt of cigarette smoke. I felt the grounds were poorly maintained and the Entertainment was poor.
Small pool and overall thought everything was dated
I would not recommend, I feel like I've wasted good money on a poor value holiday park.
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Review by
foxy4
on 30th Jul 2008
User Rating : 6
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Had mixed feelings before I went due to various reviews I had read. We stayed in a Gold Chalet which appeared to have been refurbished. Accommodation was clean and perfectly adequate. The swimming pool was clean and water very warm, like stepping into a hot bath! We were disappointed with opening times of takeaway/restaurant, only open from 6pm. Entertainment at night very noisy, didn't visit very often. Pretty good value for money, but as it was a quite a drive from the beaches I don't think I ...
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Review by
R4J
on 18th Jul 2008
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We booked a week at this big and lively beautiful holiday park set in 100 acres of lovely woodland in July 2008. We only managed 2 nights. The 2 bed detached pine bungalow was little more than what I would regard as a shed in woodland where it received absolutely no sunlight resulting in a certain atmosphere that greeted us on opening the front door. There was no room in either bedroom for our travel cot so our daughter slept with us, luckily we took our own linen as the linen provided appeared ...
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Review by
cank
on 13th Jul 2008
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On arriving at the park we had to wait to receive the keys as the reception also doubles as the club bar, After serving several pints of Lager the staff were finally able to deal with us and we made our way to the Chalet. We had booked a silver standard chalet for the price of £380 pounds for a week and with it being out of season we expected a reasonable standard - wrong!
The chalets appear to have been built in the late sixties or early seventies and remind me of the pre-fabricated conc ...
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Review by
kimmy2115
on 6th Jul 2008
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Went two years running and despite leaving feedback about the pool being too cold they did nothing about it. I thought the club also has the music etc much too loud and they would not tone it down. I felt the Kids club also left a lot to be desired and not enough play areas for children. It would take a big overhaul to make me go back.
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Review by
Fathowes
on 15th May 2008
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Fowlers used to be good, not any more. Stayed there in May. Good point the road out of the camp. Bad points, the gold chalets are a big disappointment. They stank of mould and household pets. Not good value even if they were free.
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Review by
Guest.
on 7th May 2008
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We have been going for 9 years and have never had a bad experience. We have tried all the chalets and are equally acceptable all the staff are friendly and helpful. We love it at St. Ives Holiday Village and wish we could stay all year.
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