St Johns View

A very good property lots of room very good location hilly in places a very good base home from home

Attention to detail, the little things most holiday lets don't do.

I disliked the fact that we the guests could not control the heating or its temperature, we had to phone the owner and ask for the heating to be turned on rather like children asking a parent.

It is rediculous! It is an upside down property with bedrooms downstairs and constantly much cooler than upstairs where the thermostat is located. It was difficult to park on the drive with cars parked beyond the gate posts making reversing into the drive very difficult. Another point was the church bells ringing every 15 minutes with longer chimes on the hour. The church is at the back of the property. Thus disturbing one's sleep.

St John's View was a real 'home from home', exceptionally well equipped and with everything we needed for a short week of sailing tuition for our son at Weymouth & Portland National Sailing Academy.

The location was perfect, the accommodation, parking and garden suited us exceptionally well. We hope to be back soon.

I always tick "zero" for the usual "recommend" question.

I am not a salesman. The premises were exceptionally clean and with excellent attention to detail. Everything we needed was provided for and there were many thoughtful touches. Parking was ample and easy to access and the directions given were clear and easy to follow. Very conveniently located with a very frequent bus service very close by. Some reviews have mentioned the church clock but the chimes did not cause the slightest trouble to us. We had a very enjoyable stay in a lovely home. Huge and very sunny garden as well.

This was our second stay and we had a lovely holiday despite the heatwave.

We love the church clock, mentioned on the website, and slept very well in the cool & spacious bedrooms. The parking needs care but is fine. There's plenty to see & do. It's our favourite of all the holiday cottages (30 or more) that we've stayed in. Thank you for a great holiday.

had a glorious week cottage up to standard clean and tidy.

garden up to a good standard. this cottage is very peaceful and ideally situated to explore dorset coast. would recomend and hope to come back next year. well done to the owners.

We enjoyed staying in this house.

It was spacy, well equiped and nicely located in the village. Perfect location for visiting Portland, Weymouth and the Jurassic Coast of Dorset. We will definitely book this house if we visit Dorset again.

Our second stay in St John’s view and hopefully not our last.

A perfect place for our events at WPNSA. Clean, tidy, spacious, super comfy with everything you need and more.

Very nice holiday home, felt like home and a good base for exploring the area.

Found a nice local pub (The Cove). Would look to book again if we come back to the area.

18th-25th may 2024 very good property, garden well kept, it was nice to sit out on the lawn, i found it very peaceful.

inside was clean and well maintained. ideal for touring local towns. would recomend.

St John’s View proved to be a lovely comfortable, clean house.

  It’s quite traditional but roomy, warm and so well equipped.  We really enjoyed our time here – lots to see and do. We especially liked Fancys Farm (for the children), Portland Bill and the old nature reserve and sculpture quarries It was good to have a drive for the car as there rarely seems to be parking spaces available on the road.  Next time, we’ll come in the summer so we can also enjoy the large grass area in the secluded garden!

Property is tired.

Needs updating and garden needs attention.

Great cottage shame about the 24hours a day church bells and the vehicle access road

We loved our stay at St Johns View.

This is the best cottage we have rented through Sykes so far. The location is great with everything we needed nearby, although the road to the cottage is quite narrow I found it to be no problem as it's one way so you never meet oncoming traffic and parking was also easy on the property's own drive. The cottage was very clean, comfortable and quite a lot bigger than expected, with all rooms being a generous size, well maintained and equipped with everything we could have wanted. Although we didn't use it much because we were out exploring all day, the garden was lovely too. We had a great week, in fact I must admit that I didn't want to leave. If we return to the area I will be hoping to book again. Thanks for a lovely stay.

size of cottage and location excellent.

but on arrival the wooden railing around front of property is dangerously loose. also the wooden boards to front door are in poor repair ie starting to rot. the hallway and all downstairs needs repainting. the garden is completely unkept. the grass was very long so could not sit out. maybe it was in keeping with no mow may. if so this should be pointed out on the cottage advert. we found parking very tight as other vehicles were parking over the white lines. the cottage itself was clean but tired looking due to decor. the bedding and towels need updating

We had a fabulous holiday at this lovely well equipped house .

Great location for local walks and easy access to get to lots of other places by car . The home is well placed to visit lots of lovely areas in Dorset . The house had everything we needed and was very comfortable.

Excellent Property Very Clean and Spacious.

Well equipped. Thoroughly recommend Mr and Mrs Darby

The Cottage was very clean, spacious and had a lovely relxing feel to the home.

One of the best cottages I have stayed at. A credit to the owners.

St johns view more than surpassed our expectation.

It was the perfect property for our base while our son sailed his event at the WPNSA Every thing you need for a stay was there and we couldn’t have asked for any more. Very, very clean, spacious. Just lovely.

We were very pleased with the house.

It was very clean. There was everything we needed for our holiday including washing up liquid, dishwasher tablets, good brand of soap on the bathroom basins and good quality shower gel/cream in the shower cubicles. The space for two cars was accurate as we put a Suzuki S Cross and a Nissan Quashquai side by side on the driveway. The garden was lovely to sit in and the garden furniture was good. The house is very spacious and all the furniture is of a good standard. We would recommend this property and we would go back and stay again. Thank you to Joyce and John, the owners, for renting out such a beautiful property.

Absolutely lovely property.

Spotlessly clean. Lots of items provided. Could not fault it. Great location for exploring the area. I would recommend this site and use them again.

We had a lovely week at St.

Johns View on Portland. The house is very comfortable, with all facilities, a real home for home. The location is right next to the church and while bells do ring on the hour it didnt really affect us. The road up to the house is quite narrow and with parked cars you sometimes have to mount the pavement to avoid, but it was never an issue, just added to the character of the place. With 3 local pubs close by, a Co-Op convenience and a fish and chip at the end of the road, you really dont need to drive every day while staying there. The bus service is excellent, with buses every 15 minutes or so into Weymouth or towards Portland Bill. I had a great day walking circumventing the whole Island on the coastal path and thoroughly recommend doing that - with proper hiking shoes!

A lovely, spacious holiday home.

All the rooms are large and the kitchen is very well equipped. The utility room is useful too with a washing machine and space to hang wet clothes. There are lots of family friendly additions with books and some games and a great garden to enjoy. The downside is the beds were too soft so we had a backache all week and the main bedroom was too light with thin, white curtains. It would benefit from blackout curtains.

We found St Johns View very comfortable and spacious and a ideal base to explore Portland and Weymouth area.

We would like to go back sometime in warmer weather.

Lovely clean and well decorated bungalow.

Had everything you need for your stay. Very comfortable.

THE HOUSE WAS LOVELY AND LAYOUT VERY ACCOMMODATING FOR MANY PEOPLE'S CIRCUMSTANCES!

! IN OUR SITUATION IT WAS AVAILABLE SHORT NOTICE SO WE HAD TO DECIDE QUICK!! WE WONDERD ABOUT STAIRS BECAUSE OF MY MOBILITY!! BUT I COULD GET UP SHOWER / DRESS & GO UP STAIRS ONLY ONCE DAILY ON ALL FOURS! !! WHERE THEIR THERE IS WILL THERE IS AWAY!! A FEW TEETHING PROBLEMS BUT THERE ALWAYS ARE PEOPLE HAVE DIFFERENT OPINIONS!! WE LOVED IT!!

Beautifull, clean, well laid out, comfortable and well equipped house.

Parking is a little snug, so not suitable for larger cars, especially when other cars on street overhang the drive.

Well presented and equipped, clean and spacious holiday accommodation.

A very clean and spacious property that is well equipped for all your holiday needs, the owners were very welcoming and keen to ensure we enjoyed our visit, would recommend to anyone

YES.

The accommodation was excellent, however 2 points. At 73yrs I have limited mobility. If we choose to have tea or drinks in the garden, it meant carrying trays down stairs, which wasn't easy. The other point..from photos and info we didn't realise the property was at the top of a very steep road, we struggled with if we needed to visit shops or go to the beach, and if we had known may not have chosen that property. Having said above. We would say that the owner had been very thoughtful in their provision in the accommodation.

The house was spacious, well equipped/furnished and very clean, The location of the property was excellent and we found the on-site parking a bonus.

The garden was peaceful and relaxing and despite being next to the church whose clock chimes every quarter you hardly notice it while inside.

lovely upside down cottage in a quiet location.

The cottage had lots of facilities, not that we used them but could easily have cooked a meal. Everything was spot on and would consider re hooking a some point. The church bells chiming (that has been mentioned) didn’t bother us at all. All in all a relaxing break in a lovely place.

Overall the cottage was very clean and comfortable.

Lots of information and books (and toys if you had children) The only thing I thought lacking was a wardrobe in the 2nd bedroom. A large chest of drawers is really not enough, with a couple of hooks on the wall. If there was a wardrobe the same as the one in the other bedroom (hanging and shelves) there wouldn't be a need for chest of drawers. But that's the only thing. I must stress how helpful the owners were, when I got back and thought I'd left my camera - they immediately contacted the lady in the area. (but it was all my fault, found camera later under seat in car!)

Just returned from a weeks stay at St John's View.

The cottage has a spacious living area in kitchen diner and separate lounge and 2 good sized double bedrooms downstairs. The cottage had everything we needed and the large enclosed garden was perfect for the family to relax in, and even had a sea view. We got used to the chimes from the church! The nearby local.stoney beach is not ideal for young children/swimming but a nice walk to (very steep) and it has amazing views cross chesil beach from the promenade. We had a fantastic week and St John's was a perfect base to explore the Dorset coast.

We could not fault St Johns View great cottage thourley enjoyed our weeks stay would recommend cottage to anyone some comments regarding heating and the sound of the church clock we had no problems with either a pleasure to stay in St Johns View

Lovely location.

The owners have covered all requirements that you would wish for.

Excellent cottage.

Lovely location. Owners very pleasant.

Due to the weather we found the wood burner a very welcome item in the property.

Being able to park on the drive was very useful as the roads were so narrow and full of parked cars. Portland was most interesting and on a fine day the views were superb.

Lovely clean comfortable house.

Parking can be difficult due to the neighbours. Not for people with walking problems as on very steep hills. Too far from anywhere nice to walk to so had to use car all the time. Would have been nice to have a welcome pack as we have had at every other cottage through the years. We had to go down a steep hill to get some milk as no parking at local shops.

Excellent location, very convenient for shops and the local pubs.

A great place to set off walking from too. Portland was a new venue for us, everyone was so welcoming we loved it. Great cafe's in the area, lovely coastal walking and plenty to visit by car too. Inside the accommodation was spacious, loads of room for 4 people. The kitchen/breakfast area has a decent table to eat or work at, and there was also a nice corner settee, perfectly placed for watching the tv. The sitting room is huge, plenty of comfy seating, with a wood burner and tv. Three toilets, two showers and a bath, as well as a utility room with a washing machine. You do hear the church clock chime, but with the double glazed windows closed it didn't disturb us at all, and there was almost no road noise. A decent outside area too, so you could relax in the evening after a day's exploring with your favourite tipple, or a bbq. We will certainly visit again.

The best property I have stayed in with yourselves extremely well equipped and spotlessly clean perfect - stayed July 2017