Introduction
Sailfish Cottage is a beautiful grade II listed former fisherman’s cottage located in the popular Downalong area of St Ives, Cornwall.
We aim to meet the needs of all of our guests, however, due to the location and the nature of the property it can make access for guests with limited mobility difficult. Unfortunately, the cottage is also unsuitable for wheelchair users. If you require a property with easy access, please continue looking through our portfolio or alternatively call the Cherished office and someone will be happy to assist.
Sailfish Cottage is located on a level road with moderately level access to the shops, restaurants and beaches.
The open plan kitchen diner and shower room are located on the ground floor, the lounge and king size bedroom on the first floor and two further bedrooms (one king size and one twin) and the bathroom on the second floor.
Pre-arrival
- Should you require a Tesco food delivery or for a satellite navigation system, the postcode is TR26 1PF. Please note: for a Tesco delivery please ensure it is booked to be delivered after 4pm when you are there to receive it.
- Sailfish Cottage is located on narrow road at the end of Back Road East. Easy access by car.
- The nearest beach is Bamaluz and is located 100 metres away. Porthgwidden, Porthmeor and The Harbour are located between 200-400 metres away.
- The main center of St Ives is located 500 metres away.
- The nearest shop is located 300 metres away.
- The nearest supermarket (Tesco) is located 1 mile away.
- The bus and train stations are located ½ a mile away, plenty of taxi’s are available from both stations.
- The cottage has gas central heating and guests are able to control the timing of this.
- The duvets and pillows are duck down and feather with quality bed linen and towels.
- All beds have mattress and pillow protectors.
- The cottage is strictly non-smoking.
- There are mains smoke detectors and a fire procedure in place which can be found in the Welcome Manual.
Arrival and car parking facilities
- Keys are located in a key safe and full details are provided prior to your holiday.
- Please be advised that arrival time is strictly 4pm onwards.
- You can unload outside of the cottage before parking. We would recommend unloading first, picking up the parking permit and then parking your vehicle.
- A parking space is provided in the Porthgwidden car park, located 200 metres from the cottage. A permit will be on the dining room table ready for your arrival.
- On arrival there will be Welcome Hamper including Cornish provisions, tea bags, milk and fresh flowers to get you started, however, we would recommend that you shop at one of the superstores on your way into St Ives at Lidl or M&S (Hayle) or Tesco (Carbis Bay).
Ground Floor
- Because of the very nature of the cottage, there is a low beam in the kitchen please take care if you are over 6ft 2″.
- There are two external entrances into the cottage. The downstairs entrance has no steps and leads straight into the open plan kitchen/dining room.
- The flooring is tiled.
- There are no steps into the shower room, which provides a walk-in shower, WC, towel rail and small sink and is lit by downlighters and light over mirror which includes a shaver socket.
- The kitchen has a gas hob with electric oven under, full size dishwasher, integrated fridge freezer, microwave, washing machine, drier, plenty of crockery, cutlery and glasses for 6 guests, tea towels, oven glove, apron, bin liners, dishwasher tablets etc. to get you started. The sink, hob and worktop height is 90cm. The kitchen/dining room are adequately lit by spot lights on dimmers.
- There is a large dining room table suitable for six guests, a flat screen TV, Dab radio and a large selection of games and books located in the dining room.
- There are blinds to the windows and door.
- Stairs up to the 1st floor are steep and narrow and should be used with care. There are 10 steps up to the 1st floor.
First floor
- Because of the very nature of the cottage, there is a low beam in the kitchen.
- There are 8 steps up to the external entrance to the first floor.
- You come into a tiled porch which houses the combi-boiler. There is a step up to the carpeted landing with doors to the lounge and one bedroom off.
- The lounge is carpeted with a corner sofa seating six people. There is a gas stove, flat screen LCD TV, DVD player and a selection of DVDs. There are floor length curtains and three wall lights controlled by a dimmer switch.
- The bedroom has a feature fire place (not working), a king size bed, two wall mounted bedside lamps and additional wall light all which can be operated on the light itself or on the mains switch, TV, built in wardrobe, chest of drawers and hairdryer. There is a privacy blind to the window and floor length curtains.
- There are 10 stairs up to the second floor.
Second Floor
- The stairs and bedrooms are carpeted and there is one further step up to one bedroom on your right or one step up to a bedroom and bathroom on your left.
- The right hand side bedroom has a king size bed, two bedside lamps and central pendant ceiling lamp, alarm clock, TV, built in wardrobe, chest of drawers and hairdryer. There is a privacy blind to the window and floor length curtains.
- The other bedroom has two single (3’) beds, two bedside lamps and central pendant lamp, TV, built in wardrobe, chest of drawers and hairdryer. There is a privacy blind to the window and floor length curtains.
- The bathroom has a tiled floor with bath with hand held shower over, WC, basin with overhead mirror with light and shaver socket, towel rail and storage area for toiletries. It is lit by downlighters.
Outside
- As with most properties in St Ives, Sailfish Cottage does not have a garden.
- There is a small area outside the cottage where two deckchairs (provided) can be placed.
Departure
- Check-out is strictly by 9am.
- On departure, one set of keys are to be left inside the property and the other set are to be returned to the key safe.
- You are asked to leave the cottage clean and tidy, any unreasonable additional cleaning required may be charged for.
Contact Information
Cherished Cottages
9 Ros Lyn
Carbis Bay
St Ives
TR26 2QE
Telephone: 01736 490 640
E-mail: hello@cherishedcottages.co.uk
Website: www.cherishedcottages.co.uk
Hours of operation: 8am – 5pm Monday to Saturday.
