The Waterside Rooms

The bed was very comfortable, and the main part of breakfast was delicious. The toast was cold and the yoghurt was too tart and unsweetened. The apartment is in an interesting location. We were disappointed by the woodlice infestation. We killed many over the weekend because we didn’t want them in our feet, clothes or suitcase. On the first night we saw a dead line of them behind the sofa and under the bed, which was grim. I mentioned it on the first morning, and the host asked what she should do, then said it was just part of staying in the countryside. I don’t think guests should have to deal with a constant infestation during an anniversary weekend. The host did try to clean them up while we were out on the first morning, but we still saw more than 20 on the second night and the following morning. It was especially unpleasant given that woodlice appear and like damp, mouldy conditions. The apartment is the basement of the main house shown in the pictures. Most of it is below ground level, and you have to stand up to get a bit of a view. We felt the sea view listing was misleading, as we wanted sea views. It has a separate entrance, but the owners also have access from their home through a door and stairs. They used that route to serve breakfast because it was windy, so they can come and go whenever they like. The listing for Waterside Rooms says there’s a kitchen, but there isn’t. There’s no room to prepare food, just a fridge and space to make drinks. You have to get water for the kettle from the bathroom, so it definitely isn’t a kitchen. The owners take the main parking spot, and there isn’t good lighting at night or enough room for another car. We had to park part of ours in a puddle, precariously close to a cliff edge. I wouldn’t recommend staying here or return, because of the woodlice infestation.