About Us
Raintree House Holidays is a small private house letting and management company focusing on the handful of beaches around Padstow and Trevose Head.
We let our owner’s holiday homes out to guests many of whom we have known for years. We like to get to know our guests and try to make sure your holiday will be memorable and enjoyable for all.
The business
Our houses are all very different – some immaculately turned out with granite and designer finishes, others are traditional beach houses with many years of character and style. However, all echo with years of laughter and fun holiday times, and all are managed to ensure they are comfortable and provide exactly what is expected.
Our aim is to stay at these 6 beaches, only adding houses that we think our guests will like. That fit our style or complement the houses we already have. We know this area very well and hope to pass on this knowledge and enthusiasm to our ‘club’ of guests. We hope Raintree feels like a family – that once you’ve found us, you will stay in contact for many years – perhaps for ever.
And of course, what we offer owners is key to Raintree. We aim to provide what so many owners of special houses want: a varying degree of management – keeping a full-time all-year-round housekeeping team and a full complement of subcontractors. Owners can leave all aspect of running their property to Raintree.
History
Raintree has been running since around 1985. Around, because when Gill Watts setup Raintree it was only intended to let a couple of houses for friends. So the exact start date is unsure. Gill has remained in control of Raintree for nearly 25 years providing assistance for both owners and guests. Gill remains a friend of all Raintree’s owners and many of it’s guests.
Alongside Gill, Rosemary and Glynis have served for nearly as long. As all Raintree regulars know, the business is run by the ladies in the office.
People
Rosemary is now looking after the letting side, while Glynis cares for the management/maintenance of the properties. Debbie has joined us, focused on the letting side, with many years experience letting in the Trevose area. Sian is now in charge of book-keeping – bringing some Welsh flavour tothe office!
The housekeeping team are led by Sam, who plans all the cleaning and linen changes that hopefully make your holiday stay a pleasure. She is ably assisted by Joanna and Mark all year round, while Kate and Anita are key members of the team. Michelle runs the laundry – getting busier and slowly filling all our office space – quite a feat!
On the maintenance side, Andy and Neil caretake for most of the houses – responding to crises as and when called upon. Hopefully you won’t need to call them while on holiday – but if you do, for a stubborn DVD player or a not so warm hot water system, then you can be sure all will be sorted as quickly as possible.
Since April 2009, Patrick has taken on Raintree and now runs the business with the help of Glynis and Rosemary. Patrick, after many years in the City and startup internet businesses, has decided that spending more time in Cornwall is really the answer. A Raintree guest for 15 years, and a Boobys Bay regular, Patrick now has more reasons to spend alot more time in North Cornwall.
