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excossack



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Holiday cottage hire.
Who are people using these day for hiring holiday cottages, specifically Cornwall area ?
Cottages4u/hoeseasons etc 1999 Defender TD5 110

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Post #984030 1st Mar 2023 10:43am
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AMBxx



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Can't speak for Cornwall, but we're booking a lot direct with the old Estates in Scotland. Might be an equivalent in Cornwall?

Cottages.com are good.
Avoid LHH - they were dreadful handling cancellations during Covid and need punishing badly.
Post #984035 1st Mar 2023 11:56am
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excossack



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Cheers AMBxx
I will take a look at cottages. Not sure who LHH are.... 1999 Defender TD5 110

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Post #984039 1st Mar 2023 12:46pm
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AMBxx



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LHH are 'large and luxury holiday homes'.
Really nice places. They appear to be close to a monopoly in Harris & Lewis. Just bad Ts & Cs. They've been paying to have their rating on TrustPilot flooded with fake, positive reviews.
Post #984040 1st Mar 2023 12:51pm
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excossack



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Cheers, I will ignore them! 1999 Defender TD5 110

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Post #984041 1st Mar 2023 12:52pm
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I've not used them but I thought everyone used AirBnB these days? James
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Post #984042 1st Mar 2023 1:05pm
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miker



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Unfortunately AirBnB hosts are getting worse and worse... Properties that charge an excessive cleaning and service fee, but expect the hirer to do all the cleaning! I think people bought up properties as an easy money making scheme, but have no time or interest in managing them as such.
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Bluest



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We use the big aggregator sites just to find what we like and then try and see if we can find a way to book direct with owner (they often have their own website). Or just search Google maps as most places are marked on their. 2007 110 TDCi Station Wagon XS
Post #984046 1st Mar 2023 1:23pm
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wyvern



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Re: Holiday cottage hire.
excossack wrote:
Who are people using these day for hiring holiday cottages, specifically Cornwall area ?
Cottages4u/hoeseasons etc


How big a property are you looking to rent ? Poppy - TDCI (Puma) 110XS 2.2 - Camper conversion - see the build here - https://www.defender2.net/forum/topic56530.html
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Post #984051 1st Mar 2023 2:46pm
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excossack



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Room for two adults/offroad parking and not too boxed in i.e in the owners back garden.

maybe even room for a 10m long wire radio antenna for some amateur radio. 1999 Defender TD5 110

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Post #984056 1st Mar 2023 3:28pm
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stew 46



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We finish this barn conversion the end of last year and it’s in a great spot and really nice owners , north Cornwall near wadebridge, Padstow etc Thumbs Up



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Post #984059 1st Mar 2023 3:52pm
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macfrank



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We've booked with Classic Cottages for the summer in Wales. So haven't seen the property yet, but very responsive and had a friendly chat with a lady in the office (niccee loocal accent included Smile
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Sulisuli



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There are quite a few letting agents here in Cornwall specific to certain areas of the county, do you have a location in mind or is it an anywhere in Cornwall holiday?

Aspects letting agents are good for around St.Ives area.
https://www.aspects-holidays.co.uk/cottage...GQQAvD_BwE

More general in Cornwall.
https://www.sykescottages.co.uk/cornwall-holiday-cottages.html 2015 HT XS 90
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Post #984071 1st Mar 2023 4:49pm
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excossack



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Currently anywhere and we will narrow down to one we like, Cheers, I will take a look at the links

cheers 1999 Defender TD5 110

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Post #984074 1st Mar 2023 5:15pm
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J77



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I tend to use Booking.com or as someone said have a look on Google. 24MY 90 D250 HSE, Tasman Blue
Post #984079 1st Mar 2023 6:10pm
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