Milbanke House

Good location close to Seaham Town and its beaches. Beds exceptionally comfy with good quality bedding. The lounge let the property down as it felt very cold and soulless, the one and only settee was very uncomfortable, the room could benefit from another sofa or easy chairs as there wasn’t enough seating for 4 guests, it could also benefit from more soft furnishing i.e proper curtains and a rug to soften the wooden flooring and maybe some additional lighting so you don’t have to sit with the main light on. Sadly the tv didn’t work during our stay either, which was disappointing as reading other reviews it appears to have been the case for some time, on check out day even the next door neighbour made comment about the tv not working! Bit dismayed with the additional £25 that had to be paid prior to our arrival, this wasn’t made clear in any way on the property description and we had already paid a considerable amount to stay at the property. Property could also benefit from some coat hooks at the bottom of the stairs and perhaps another shower over the bath in the main bathroom.

Location was good, parking a little difficult to park near the house, outside bins full of rubbish so nowhere to put our rubbish, house was clean, uncomfortable sofa not big enough for 4 people unless you like sitting on top of one another, no other furniture apart from small round coffee table in living room, tv didn’t work and wasn’t fixed during our week long stay had to buy a tv which I do not need so £200 out of pocket, nowhere to hang wet coats or put muddy boots/shoes, lack of kitchen trays and utensils so couldn’t do any real cooking, fridge didn’t seem to work not cold enough so milk and meats etc went off and stale. Would have been nice to have somewhere to hang clothes and put toiletries in both bathroom/shower room. Shower made quite a bit of noise and wasn’t very good. Could do with draw curtains in bedrooms as the blinds let in light and kept us awake.

Excellent location, easy check in and check out, large and spacious property, clean and all required items provided. Would definitely rebook and stay.

We have stayed in a few places as we are working and this was the best so far! Just could do with a couple of armchairs in the front room if more than 2 staying as only on moderate settee in the front room. But lovely, and perfect location

Four of us and one dog stayed here ahead of me taking my part in the great north run! The house was lovely and spacious, great location, really clean and fab facilities! I would recommend slice pizza, it was the tastiest pizza I’ve ever eaten

Good space, clean, hot water. Ok water pressure and hot water. Close to town and the beach. Great location. Quiet neighborhood The second bathroom doesn’t have a shower making it somewhat useless. The finishes were nice, new, but sort of without much thought to how the place would be used. I’m sure no one from the company has stayed there to try it out. Small things that add up. The mirrors in the bathroom are tiny. You can’t really relax in the living room with the way it’s set up with one couch and no coffee table. There are no paper towels or anything to dry your hands with. They give you one towel for everything like dishes and such. You can’t plug your phone in next to the bed. The window dressings are cheap and the cord fell off with one use. There are still price tags on the dishes. The company contacts you for a security deposit and won’t give you check in details until you pay it even though booking tells you not to so you wait outside the apartment without a way in until someone answers the phone. When you go to pay the security deposit, you have two options, one for 25 with a non refundable processing fee, and the other for 10 non refundable. Unprofessional, should be included in the price instead of nickel and diming you.

We were glad to find a house on our dates that accepted dogs, however the single couch in the living room was extremely uncomfortable and no other alternative and where you’d expect 4 people to sit I do not know, the tv did not have terrestrial channels only LG and the living room looked cold and unfinished. The fridge was not refrigerating and we had to throw food away. On phoning host and stay I was informed that engineers had been out to it on the 15th July and said it was ok. It looks in good condition but not doing the job. Sort all the above out and we would look to book again as it was spotlessly clean Thank you.

All modern, new furniture and kitchen. Dog friendly, enclosed back yard as that's hard to search for. Spacious rooms. Was minimalist in furniture - needs a coffee table and another sofa/or armchair in the living room and we were lucky we brought sleep masks with us as there aren't any good blinds or curtains to block out the light in the main bedroom. If you're taking a dog I'd recommend bringing quite a few blankets as there's lots of slippery floors.  I think we were one of the first people to stay, so with a few minor additions it would have scored another point from us.