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Downsview

Downsview

4.6
out of 5
Ratings from 13 reviews
100% of guests
recommend
Cleanliness
4.8
Comfort
4.4
Condition
4.5
Location
4.9
Value
4.3
Customer
Service
4.8

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Situated on the seafront overlooking Kingsdown beach, this spectacular family holiday home sleeps eight guests in four large bedrooms comfortably. The house has a wonderful wrap around garden, a large outdoor seating area and breathtaking sea views from multiple rooms - you can even see France on a clear day! Enjoy spending time together in the open plan kitchen and dining space, head outside through the double doors to the large garden or walk out on to the beach for a stroll, swim or cycle along Kingsdown. Sleeping up to eight people in four large bedrooms, the house has space for everyone and is perfectly suited to multi-generational families, or friends looking to escape to the seaside, with the beach literally on your doorstep. From the cottage you can walk along the coastal path to Deal and Walmer in one direction and St Margaret’s Bay and Dover in the other, so plenty of things to do, places to explore and history in which to immerse yourself. Couples and families alike will relish precious days spent exploring the treasures of the trendy nearby town of Deal. Four legged friends are also very welcome and will enjoy the close proximity to the beach.

Third time at Downsview

Review submitted on Tue, 23 Jul 2024
4.7
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
The house is practically thoughtfully and generously provided to all guests. The beds are particularly comfortable and the downstairs shower is lovely! There is very very ample living space plus the garden and of course the amazing access to the beach just a moment away. The kitchen is as yours would be at home if you are something of a cook, you will enjoy it. everything works and everything is of a high standard, it feels a bit like going home because you can be comfortable within a few minutes. The only change we would recommend is that the owners consider installing a second shower upstairs, there is a very nice bathroom and separately Loo Upstairs, but a shower would be marvellous. Thank you very much see you again.

Grace from London stayed at Downsview for 5 nights in July 2024


Great location

Review submitted on Tue, 02 Jul 2024
4.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
3.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
3.0
Customer
Service
4.0
Great house in a great location which is OK when sun shines. Kitchen and back bedroom are good but Front room and upstairs are tired.

Guest from Marlow stayed at Downsview for 7 nights in June 2024


Great for Golfers (and families)

Review submitted on Wed, 19 Jun 2024
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Downsview is a lovely property which was an ideal base for our golf trip to Kent.
Sleeps 6 comfortably. Great location on the beach front and a 10 minute walk to the Zetland Arms.
Very clean and homely - the kitchen is great for getting together as a group.
Quiet with stunning views.
Can highly recommend!

Iain from stayed at Downsview for 4 nights in June 2024


Remarkable house on the seafront

Review submitted on Wed, 05 Jun 2024
4.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
A wonderful house dating from 1905 with lots of original features in combination with a superb kitchen made this stay more than pleasant. The vicinity to the beach and a well kept garden added to a remarkable holiday. Recommended!!

Charles from Baden-baden stayed at Downsview for 9 nights in May 2024


Keepers Cottages replied 271 days ago
We're so delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay and appreciated the original features that the owners have kept at the property. This is one of our favourite seaside properties, and we're so pleased to hear you agree with us!

Lovely cottage in wonderful location

Review submitted on Fri, 05 Apr 2024
4.3
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We chose Downsview for its superb location and proximity to the beach. We were a party of two with our Lakeland Terrier, Ted and as such didn’t make use of the upstairs of the property. Downsview is next to the coastal path and we walked to Walmer and Deal very easily and paid several visits to the Zetand Arms, which is approximately a 20 minute walk.
The cottage is spacious, with a very large kitchen/diner and is very well equipped. I loved reading about the history of the cottage and glad to hear that it is still owned by the fourth generation of the original owners. We thoroughly recommend it and would love to stay at Downsview again sometime in the future.

Pauline from St Albans stayed at Downsview for 7 nights in March 2024


Keepers Cottages replied 271 days ago
We're so pleased to hear you enjoyed your stay Pauline. Thank you so much for taking the time to leave us such a lovely review. The location really is second to none, and we're delighted to hear you made the most of it and enjoyed the history of this lovely, seaside home.

Great lication

Review submitted on Thu, 27 Apr 2023
4.5
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
4.0
Downsview is a family house in an incredible setting. The downstairs is a very family friendly and sociable space with a beautiful kitchen dining area and very well equipped, Direct access to the garden and seafront is a real bonus. The upstairs could do with some updating particularly the bathroom and sinks in the bedrooms. It would’ve been nice to have to have received a welcome basket, and a second set of keys given the size of the house would be practical and helpful. The garden is somewhat overlooked at the back but these points do not detract from the overall high standard comfort cleanliness and great amenity of the house – not forgetting the location! Thank you very much. Grace

Grace from London stayed at Downsview for 6 nights in April 2023


Great stay - fab location and amazing kitchen!

Review submitted on Wed, 09 Nov 2022
4.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We had a great holiday with several members of the family including my elderly mother. She was able to use the downstairs bedroom, bathroom and shower room as she has limited mobility. The location was great for the beach and a swim in the sea! It was also close to the start of the Walmer and Deal Parkrun so we were able to participate in that too. There are some lovely pubs around as well as interesting shops in town. The house was great and it has been modernised well. The kitchen was a lovely space with a view to the sea and garden, it has a large island unit and great table for family meals. It was well equipped and fun to use when cooking together.

Nicola from Oxted stayed at Downsview for 5 nights in November 2022


Fantastic setting

Review submitted on Sun, 14 Aug 2022
4.7
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Downsview is a perfect house for a family holiday. The house is deceptively spacious with lots of places to sit and relax. It’s stylish and although the new kitchen was lovely, retains many original features. I would say the photos do not do the house justice. The two downstair bedrooms were perfect for the grandparents. We loved the upstairs veranda, fantastic just to sit and be! Obviously, being so close to the sea was brilliant and we swam every day.
I have booked with Keepers Cottages before and continue to be impressed by the service provided. They are now my go to company for booking Deal and it’s surrounding areas.

Stephanie from Hornchurch Essex stayed at Downsview for 7 nights in July 2022


Idyllic seafront dream house

Review submitted on Sun, 10 Jul 2022
5.0
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We had a blissful stay at Downsview with our 7month old twins and our miniature dachshund. The house, a delightful Edwardian seaside villa with an air of Poirot, is complimented by a dreamy modern open plan kitchen/living space with disco ball and surround sound and a perfect secure wrap round garden. You can lounge on the sofa and look at the sea or turn on your music make the most of the wine fridge and have an epic kitchen disco. The house is seconds from the dog friendly part of the beach and on a private road making it both beautiful and peaceful and safe for families. My only reservation in recommending it is that even more people will want to stay! We will be back next year.

Stephanie from East Grinstead stayed at Downsview for 7 nights in July 2022


Stunning view of the sea

Review submitted on Mon, 27 Jun 2022
4.3
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
4.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We enjoyed our stay at Downsview particularly the beautiful location. Stunning sea view in front of the house and lovely walks to Walmer and Deal along the coast. The house has a fabulous well equipped modern kitchen which opens out into the lovely garden. The stairs up to the top floor are quite awkward for those with mobility issues but there is a lovely room to sit and admire the sea view off of one of the main bedrooms. Apart from the modern kitchen, the rest of the house is styled to suit the age of the house which has been done very well. Very spacious house with lots of rooms.

Guest from Maidstone stayed at Downsview for 7 nights in June 2022


Wonderful house!

Review submitted on Tue, 10 May 2022
4.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
5.0
Customer
Service
5.0
We were so pleased when we arrived at Downsveiw, , lovely traditional rooms with antique furnishings apart from the spectacular kitchen which had everything we needed and where we spent most of our time. Barbecue was spotless too and we also loved the window seat.

Sharon from Welling, Kent, stayed at Downsview for 3 nights in May 2022


Family beach holiday

Review submitted on Sun, 01 May 2022
4.2
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
4.0
Comfort
4.0
Condition
4.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
4.0
Have just spent a week in the sun and wind at Downsview .
Perfect location, pretty garden.
The kitchen at Downsview was amazing—- obviously fairly newly updated. , as was the downstairs bedroom onto the garden .
The upstairs bedrooms need updating now and the bathroom and then it will be an amazing house for family holidays .

Angela from Burton On Trent stayed at Downsview for 6 nights in April 2022


Gorgeous house

Review submitted on Wed, 30 Mar 2022
4.8
out of 5
Guest recommends this property
Cleanliness
5.0
Comfort
5.0
Condition
5.0
Location
5.0
Value
4.0
Customer
Service
5.0
Thank you for a wonderful stay. The bedrooms and bathroom downstairs enabled me to bring my elderly Dad who lived locally for many many years. The house is so well equipped and comfortable and the location is to die for. I only wish we could have stayed longer

Alexandra from Manchester stayed at Downsview for 4 nights in March 2022