New Forest holiday home rental, Hythe with golf, walking, beach/lake nearby, disabled access, rural retreat, TV, DVD

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Captains House (house)

Home description

Captains House is a Grade 2 Listed Building centrally situated between the old conservation village of Hythe with its many shops, pubs and restaurants and the modern Hythe Marina Village with its splendid Broadwalk overlooking the Cunard QM2 & QE2 berth.

Splendidly positioned Captains House commands uninterupted views over Southampton Water, Hythe Pier and the passing shipping.

The property was completely rebuilt in 2004 providing luxury accommodation for 6 holidaymakers in 3 double bedrooms, 2 with en-suit facilities and a family bathroom. The private walled south facing rear garden is sheltered and seculded. The single brick & tile garage has an additional parking space to the front of the door. Additional public carparking is available at 100m. We provide 2 resident parking clocks which allow free parking in several New Forest Distrct Council carparks.

Whether it be the heat of summer or the short winter break Captains House is an ideal centre for visitors wishing to enjoy the New Forest and all the surounding features.

Owned and maintained by David & Margaret King, Captains House Holidays.

We also have 2 other properties in the New Forest Area - You may see at the very bottom of this page.

Captains House in Prospect Place with 'Old Hythe' beyond	Captains House (Middle Property) from 'Waterfront Green'
Prospect Place & Waterfront Green. Captains House is centre/right of the white singlr storey cottage

To see more photos please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/23918

The Central Southern England / Hampshire region

This is a wonderful part of the world to visit, with beautiful scenery and wildlife - a great place to get back to nature. It is a walkers paradise, with glorious walks through the countryside and forest for nature lovers and keen ramblers, as well as walks for those who just like a stroll in the fresh outdoors - for all levels. There are many miles of beach nearby as well for those who like to get close to the sea.

This part of England has plenty to do for all the family, with museums, galleries and beautiful gardens nearby. You can find many places to eat such as traditional English tea shops, country pubs, or a delicious a la carte restaurant. This is truly a gem of England, come and see for yourself!

New Forest / Hythe area

Hythe, '' Where the New Forest meets the Sea'' is a splendid area for a holiday; the New Forest National Park is just a 2 mile drive and the local golf course is just 5 minuted by car. Hythe has its waterfront onto Southampton Water and has a wonderful position to watch the commings and goings of the Ocean Liners and daily shipping movements from Southampton Port.

Captains House is directly overlooking Southampton Water with a small shingle beach just across the Prospect Place 'Waterfront Green'

The busy Georgian village centre is a level 100 meter walk and Hythe Marine Village is a 5 minute walk. Both have excellent waterfront promenards with splendid views over the famous Cunard Queen Elizabeth 2 & Queen Mary 2 home port berths. Hythe Pier with the oldest working piper train in the world is adjacent and the day-time half hourly ferry takes passengers to Southampton with its many attractions.

How to get there

Hythe & Captains House is easily reached by car, bus, train & air.
Southampton International Airport is about 25/30 minutes drive & Bournemouth International just 45 minutes drive.
London International is a direct Motorway drive from the nearest M271 link which is 8 miles from Hythe.
Southampton Central Rail terminal has direct bus links to Hythe and to Hythe Ferry which has the pier just 2 minutes walk from Captains House. There is a taxi rank in the village centre just 100 meters distance from Captains House. During the summer months there is an 'Open Top' Bus which departs from the village centre taking passengers on circular trips around the New Forest . Hythe Ferry links Southampton every 30 minuted throught the day and early evening. [Later nigh-time ferries run the Summer]

Activities near New Forest

Facilities

Further details indoors:
Furnished to a high standard and redecorated annually

Captains comes fully equipped with all inclusive costs of 24hr heating/hot water, electricity, bedding/linen, hand & bath towels. A cot, high chair & stair gate are available free if required [Cot linen only on request]

Further details outdoors:
A brick/tile single garage with an additional single private parking space in-front of the garage door providing private parking for 2 cars [Or 1 car + 1 small boat etc.] Free on-street parking and we provide 2 Resident Parking permits which allpw free parking in several New Forest District Council village/town car parks. Bicycles may be hired locally.

Further details

100 GBP Deposit with booking
Deposits & Holiday payments may be made by cheque, direct bank to bank transfers or by PayPal Visa/Mastercard etc.

Conditions

LESS ABLE PEOPLE.
We have available disabled ramps for the less able but please note the family ground floor bathroom has a single step up to the WC area. Captains House, being originally built in 1700 was NOT designed for wheelchairs within the property! The disable ramps require 4 hours to install and are available freely if requested with original booking.We have had several disabled visitors & we would be happy to put any prospective enquiry in contact with previouse clients to discuss the possibilities of Captains House.

Rental rates

Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Low Season	5 Jan 08	22 Mar 08	500£  500	100100	300300	3 Nights
Easter Holiday	22 Mar 08	5 Apr 08	650£  650	0-	0-	1 Week
Low Season	5 Apr 08	24 May 08	500£  500	100100	100100	3 Nights
Mid Season	24 May 08	21 Jun 08	650£  650	0-	0-	1 Week
High Season	21 Jun 08	27 Sep 08	780£  780	0-	0-	1 Week
Low Season	27 Sep 08	25 Oct 08	500£  500	100100	100100	3 Nights
School Half Term	25 Oct 08	1 Nov 08	650£  650	0-	0-	1 Week
Low Season	1 Nov 08	20 Dec 08	500£  500	100100	100100	3 Nights
Christmas/New Year	20 Dec 08	3 Jan 09	780£  780	0-	0-	1 Week
Low Season	3 Jan 09	7 Feb 09	500£  500	110110	110110	3 Nights

The owner's weekend rates apply to: Friday, Saturday and Sunday nights

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the owner's discretion.

Guestbook

Best Place in Hythe...David King [The Owner]

Well that is a bit bias, giving our own recommendation; we have so many it is had to choose but what follows is some extracts from just one lenghty report on Captains House freely given by a client who has since returned.

Simon Wakeman writes in his Blog......13 March 2006

A great customer experience.

Pre-purchase
Captain’s House was as a result from a Google search.
Clicking through to the site at the first thing we saw was some attractive pictures of the property and the view from the front window - a real selling point.
Exploring the site further it appeared comprehensive, and provided plenty of information to help us make the decision to rent or not.
The website sold it to us, so we thought we’d request a brochure and email with some further questions we had. Even though it was the Christmas period the brochure arrived promptly with a personal letter from the owners.
My email was answered more than comprehensively a few days later, accompanied with profuse apologies for the delay (over Christmas Day!).
Having decided to rent the Captain’s House we booked over the phone with the owner, and the paperwork was completely promptly and accurately within just a few days.
Before our holiday we received a helpful information sheet showing us how to get to the property and how to get access. A range of further contact details were also included should we need them.
The product itself
When we walked into the property, the first thing that struck us was how clean and tidy it was. Everything was in good condition and a lot of care and attention has obviously been lavished on it.

So what made a good experience great? Well it’s the little touches - things that individually might seem trivial, but when combined with a good product make a real difference - at the Captain’s House these included:
• all the property keys were colour coded, so we immediately knew which key opened which door
• the property had been left with the heating on, so when we arrived it was warm and welcoming, rather than cold and damp as many properties are when you rent them out of season
• a card with a personal message from the owners welcoming us was left in the kitchen, with a bottle of wine chilled in the fridge
• the instruction manuals for the domestic applicances were all filed, so if we needed them we could easily find what we needed to know
• an information folder was provided about the area - this is quite common in rented holiday properties, but this one had several pages of information written by the owners, and was arranged in order with an index. It also included local takeaway menus which was much appreciated.
• one of the marketed benefits of the property was its waterfront view, and being able to see all sorts of shipping coming and going on Southampton Water. The owners had provided a schedule of expected shipping movements.
Post-purchase
Having had a great holiday we received a personal letter from the owners within four days thanking us for leaving the property tidy and returning our security deposit.
This element closed the whole customer experience of renting the property in a consistent way to the overall experience, and helped make a good customer experience great.
On the basis of our time at Captain’s House we have already recommended the property to several other people, and will continue to do so.

Simon Wakeman [Marketing & Public Relations]

Availability notes

To see availability please visit http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/23918

Contact owner

To contact this owner please visit: http://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/23918

Contact details for home 23918 Please mention Holiday Lettings
Name:	Margaret & David King
Tel:	+44 (0) 23 80 848 011
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