Noisy holiday neighbours - Cornwall idyll ruined

[amateurschoolhunter]

I'm currently on holiday in a small Cornish beach resort with my parents and children. This is our 7th year in a row in the same place and every year until now it's been idyllic
But yesterday a family moved into the neighbouring holiday home which has a pool in the garden. There was a lot of noise all afternoon and evening but as it was the first day I ignored it. But we were all woken today up at 7am by kids shrieking in the pool, hot tub whirring and general noise. AIBU to get on the phone to their letting agent? This is a naice holiday destination and we usually only hear seagulls

Oh no op!! I sympathise...

This is always the risk but I'm not sure what your letting agent could do or say sadly.

Maybe if you popped next door with wine and introduce yourself and mention the early morning noise? Maybe the dc were excited on the first day and it will calm down...

I’m presuming there are Rules about noise in your contract? I’m not sure you can do much about afternoon and early evening noise - that’s the risk of sharing holiday accommodation - but 7am is far too early and most places will stipulate quiet times.

If there’s no rules as such then I think it’s reasonable to give feedback but I don’t think you have a leg to stand on really, unfortunately.

Unless there's restrictions on when you can use stuff (we stayed somewhere where you couldn't use the hottubs before 10 as they did a maintenance check in the early morning) they presumably booked the cottage so they could use it...

Also they will hopefully e more tired after today and sleep longer.

Guess this is the risk you take if your holiday accommodation is so close to others. I doubt the letting agency will do anything.

I live in Cornwall and the whole road is holiday lets pretty much. People's volume level just seems to go up about 20% on holiday, it's weird.

I don't think you can object on the grounds that you normally 'only hear seagulls'. That suggests you've been lucky until now, not that that's the level of noise it's reasonable to expect. I wondered in fact if it was a reverse when I read that, and it was what someone had said to you and your family.
I think you can only call your letting agency if it is also responsible for their property, and you know that for sure. They can't approach the other family, and they're not responsible for their noise.
I do think frigging about at seven am is a bit much, though, so I sympathise.

Sorry - I see now you've put 'their' letting agent.

If you want isolation maybe don’t book on a holiday park?

Thanks - everyone. I'm too scared to go round and broach them in case they are mean and then blast us with music (so far haven't had heard any thank goodness)
I guess we have all paid A LOT of money to rent the holiday homes and maybe that makes some people behave in a more entitled way
I'm going to call their letting agent - there must be rules on using the pool late at night and early morning. I don't mind noise in the day - we'll be on the beach

I sympathise op.. I live nd to a B&B. All year round..

Just to confirm this isn't a holiday park - it's a (usually) quiet road with private homes on. The noisy garden backs on to ours

OP didn't say holiday park.

We live near to several air bandbs. We suffer from inconsiderate families on and off throughout the summer. The house next door just sold - I hope and pray to permanent residents, but I doubt it. Some people just let all consideration for others fly out of the window when they go on holiday.

I think if I booked a house with a pool and a hot tub next door, every year for seven years, and this is the first time I was getting any morning/evening garden noises I'd count myself very lucky.

Yabu to expect them not to use these features which I assume they've paid handsomely for.

7am is a typical awake time for small kids

I feel your pain OP. Last year one of my neighbours air bnb'd their house...if it wasn't screaming kids it was all night barbecues or both. I don't know whether their ND's complained (they back on to us) but they haven't done it this year.

Seriously??? They are making the most of their holiday.
Leave them be.
Invest in a pair of earplugs if the early morning swimming and hot tub motor is annoying you.
Next year, you pick the holiday let that has the pool and the hot tub so they can't if it's annoying you so much.

Don't be that person that complains when someone else is just enjoying their holiday separately to you.

If there’s a pool in the garden, then pool noise is a risk you face. Maybe if you see them ask if they can perhaps not use the pool until after 9am. I don’t think they are necessarily being entitled, but just using the facilities available.

If they’re on holiday, they’re unlikely to be using the pool all day, as they’ll be going to the beach etc. Also, why don’t you have day trips out.

I guess the moral of the story is not to book holiday rentals with a pool during school holiday time. You’re then less likely to hear children enjoying themselves.

Are some people deliberately obtuse? Even if kids are usually up at 7am there's no reason why they have to be shrieking when they use the pool. Plus there really should be an adult with them for safety reasons.

They are on holiday too and making the most of it by the sounds of it, think you are going to have to suck it up.

for info, most if not all councils view air bnb noise as a part of noise nuisance and if its excessive, will deal with it by contacting the house owner. Bit more difficult if you are only there for a week but for those off us who live near air bnb type houses it can help. OP is there any kind of renter review system? if both houses are in the same street then the owners might know each other?

I think you are being unreasonable. They are excited, the weather is fabulous and they are making the most of the facilities.

My friend lives in a beautiful house, the kind people yearn for but most of us mere mortals will never be able to afford. The house next door built an outdoor heated swimming pool. I remember ringing her one hot summer day and the noise as her windows were open was terrible.

I hate noise but I don’t think you can do much unfortunately.

Today 08:53 LobotomisedIceSkatingFan

OP didn't say holiday park.“

Apologies, my bad. Read hot tub, assumed lodge type resort.

As it’s private houses, you’re very lucky indeed to have had peace for 7 years. We’re Cornish, lived on South Coast for years before moving for work. It was bedlam in summer, ghost town in winter.

Don’t book somewhere next to a place with pool next time, unless it’s got a very large garden.