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Reviews of Swansea Cosy Stay

9 Balaclava Street, Swansea, SA1 8BS, United Kingdom

#141 of 234 Holiday rentals in Swansea

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Review score

Based on 41 hotel reviews

7.5

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    7.9

  • Comfort

    8.2

  • Location

    8.5

  • Facilities

    7.6

  • Staff

    8.5

  • Value for money

    8.2

  • Free WiFi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: 17 June 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Soiled mattress and mattress protector No pillow protectors Very difficult to get tv reception. No hairdryer No washing up liquid

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 June 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The garden area was very overgrown and untidy which was a shame as with the nice weather it would of been nice to sit out there.

    A great location for Swansea city, the neighbours to the right were very polite and helpful. A shop for any supplies right around the corner. All the facilities you needed were present in the property.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 21 May 2024

    6.0
    Ok stay. Would change squeaky single bed to a double bed, install blackout curtains.
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    No bathroom upstairs. The layout is uncomfortable as got living room, kitchen and bathroom downstairs and two bedrooms upstairs. Two single beds one is squeaky and curtains very thin. Would need eye masks for better sleep. Garden could do with tidying up and mouldy bathroom sealant replaced.

    Location and communication.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 April 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    It had convenient access to the town and university.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 December 2023

    8.0
    Lovely place
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The photos gave the impression that the accommodation was closer to the centre than it was.

    Owner was super helpful, accommodation was great. Had everything we needed.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 1 November 2023

    8.0
    Great host great location
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The photos were a little misleading and didn’t show the front house of the property, and there was no shampoo or body wash like shown in the photos

    How close it was to everything and the host was so friendly

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 October 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    House was very dated, but was fine for a few nights

    Great location

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 July 2022

    9.0
    Good location, nice space
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Squeezing out of the bed along the wall and trying not to fall down the stairs to find the bathroom in the middle of the night was not my favourite part! But the space is what it is.

    This is not a beautiful part of town, but it is very convenient to the city centre and supermarkets - a short walk is all you need. Parking was easy, and the amount of space was terrific. We did not cook, but the kitchen seemed pretty fully supplied. The house was clean and we felt good coming back at the end of the day.

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 31 May 2022

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Location, could walk to everything. Parked outside the property

    Stayed in May 2022

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2022

    7.0
    good location, parking wasn’t an issue, lovely stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    value for money fantastic

    lovely little terrace home very comfortable with all you need.

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: 2 June 2024

    1.0
    This is not a good place to stay. We had to clean the house in order to be able to stay half comfortable. The fridge, ut
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Where do we start? Very dirty, strong smell to humidity, really bad kept back garden.

    Proximity to the town centre

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 April 2024

    1.0
    Failed by a host and booking.com - avoid avoid avoid
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    As soon as we entered the property there was an immediate smell of damp and mould. We explored a little further to our horror we found used condoms and wrappers on the back door step and a trashed garden that was so overgrown and full of waste we couldn't even escape outside for any part of the trip. There was stains in the fridge from spilt milk. Damp and mould in and around the bathroom. The narrow deep staircase going upstairs was difficult to climb for the less abled members our group. There was damp and mould in the double bedroom. Black spit mould all around the bath seals downstairs. We found beer tops around the lounge and crumbs sweet packets tucked down the sofa. The grey towels on the bed were stained and the decor was self adhesive in the lounge and peeling back due to the damp. Booking.com advised they were trying to calm the host to arrange a refund and as the host was not responsive they said they would file an official complaint after 24hours. I then wrote to booking.com to provide photo evidence and another adviser responded to me saying they couldn't get hold of him so I should try directly. I tried to respond to messages but have since found that my responses have been disabled. I actually work in a hotel myself and have alot of knowledge and understanding of the booking process and subsequently use booking.com not only as a customer but from business perspective to. I feel both this host, property and booking.com have completely failed me on this occasion.

    The owner rang me with the keysafe code upon my arrival to Swansea. I went to the property with my partner, My Father and Wife. We usually stay at the Premier Inn but this was so we'll advertised we thought a sea view apartment brilliant a bit more space. Boy how we were wrong! I didn't like any of this experience at all. Sadly the property has been misold by the owner and booking.com who have both stopped replying to my messages when asking for a refund. I only spent 10minutes in the property before we eunamously decided to leave and book a hotel nearby.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 December 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Highly recommend very good host and house for family Literally there is everything in the house

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 August 2023

    4.0
    Would not come back anymore
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    In overview flat was not what I expected. In advertising the flat was NOT facing the sea . I have to walk 20 to 25 minutes. No a access to national Tv . Some film you have to pay to assist. Need to improve a lot ,

    Location

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 December 2022

    5.0
    Clean and tidy stay just ten minutes from Swansea International Pool
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    When we arrived in Swansea it was about -4°c and found that the house was like a fridge because the owner likes to keep the heating off when no one is in the house. It took all night to warm the place up and in fact it was only by the time we got to Sunday did it feel properly warm. The stairs are very very steep and the landing floor slopes which is not helpful if you have any physical issues. Also we ended up not at the pool on the Sunday and as the weather was so bad we had a day staying in (aside from popping to Sainsbury’s - 5 minutes away to get food to cook) we found at the point of serving up the food that there wasn’t enough cutlery for the four of us. I didn’t message the owner at the time because we were literally serving up food so we popped down the road to Home Bargains for a cheap cutlery pack. I mentioned this to the owner when we checked out and he told us it would be topped up.

    The property was in a good location for our needs (a ten minute drive to Swansea International swimming pool for a competition). It had a useable kitchen with a washing machine and two separate bedrooms meaning we didn’t have to share with our two boys. It has a decent size TV in the lounge (though it would be better if wall mounted).

    Stayed in December 2022

  • Reviewed: 24 October 2022

    1.0
    Very poor
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything appalling. Smell TV on floor. Garden in kept. Steep stairs. Mirror hanging of wall smell through out

    The horrible smell hit you when you walked through the door. Very bad we could not stay. This place should never be registered on booking

    Stayed in October 2022

  • Reviewed: 25 September 2022

    5.0
    Passable
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A little old fashioned. Toliet downstairs beside kitchen wasn't ideal.

    Location was good. Served needs for a short weekend.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 11 September 2022

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 7 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    This was self-catering, so this question and the previous one on barriers are not applicable.

    Stayed in September 2022

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2022

    10
    Lovely comfortable stay at Swansea cosy stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Lovely little house in walking distance of everything. It had everything we needed and loved the little extras like Netflix, books and a hairdryer. 2 min walk to shops and the Plantasia attraction which we enjoyed and around 15 min walk down the marina to the beach and a play park which was empty despite it being August. We had a lovely stay. Many thanks

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2022

    10
    Everything was brilliant and great value for money, very happy with our stay
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clean and comfortable, everything was perfect

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 8 August 2022

    10
    clean tidy and great value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    ideal spot in Swansea

    Stayed in August 2022

  • Reviewed: 16 July 2022

    10
    pleasant stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    all good

    very clean and good location, will recommend anyone

    Stayed in July 2022

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2022

    8.0
    pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Needs more plugs near bed in twin bedroom

    Cute, simple, on street parking

    Stayed in April 2022

  • Reviewed: 13 June 2024

    7.0
    Good
    • Family with young children
    • Two-Bedroom House
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There are no comments available for this review

    Stayed in June 2024

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