Harbour Escape is a single-storey cottage at Oakely Wharf with uninterrupted views across the estuary. The whole place is yours alone, arranged on one level: a living room with Freeview television and patio doors opening onto the garden, a kitchen/dining room with electric oven and hob for cooking proper meals, a bedroom with a double bed, and a shower room. The essentials—heating, electricity, bed linen, towels and wifi—are all provided. There's space to park one car on site, and a patio with a seating area looks out over the water.
Porthmadog itself is built around its working harbour and the Ffestiniog and Welsh Highland Steam Railway, which runs heritage trains through the mountains. The town sits within an hour's drive of several significant draws: Black Rock Sands for miles of beach, Portmeirion's Italian-style follies, Harlech Castle, and the slate-mining attractions around Blaenau Ffestiniog. Walking and cycling routes branch out in all directions, and water sports are available nearby. The location suits couples looking for a quiet base with easy access to both the coast and inland activity, whether that's a steam railway journey or something more energetic.
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Arrive after 16:00 Depart before 10:00
🚭 No smoking, please
What guests say
On arrival at Harbour Escape the initial impression was good, lounge/kitchen and bedroom were clean and attractive. The bathroom was far from good, the shower head kept dropping down, there was mould in the grout on the lower shower walls and on the anti-slip shower mat. The toilet seat kept dropping down making it hazardous to use and the towel rail didn't work. Apparently it was controlled by an ap on the owners phone but we had no contact details for them so we had a rather chilly bathroom all week. There was no extractor fan to remove the steam adequately. It was not nice to use until you office opened on Monday. The service engineer came on Tuesday, fitted a new riser bar and shower head, cleaned off the mould and took away the shower mat.( We purchased a replacement mat ourselves) He was surprised that the towel rail could not be operated from the property. Only one of us could sit outside at any time as one of the two chairs had lit's back missing. Disappointing! Not recommended for anyone with mobility issues, there were several trip hazards in the flat and the car park was uneven and parking very restricted with no disability parking available. No instructions were left to tell us what to do with the bed linen. Never had problems like this with any previous properties we have rented through Sykes.
a year ago · via Google