Last Minute Cottages in St Ives

Reviews

What our customers say about their holidays

• Kenneth - Verified booking

  A great stay as usual thanks.

  However upon departure I had cause to move the dresser in the double bed bedroom with the ensuite. something had rolled off the top and underneath. There was thick dust on the top of the skirting. Also, on stripping the bed in readiness for our departure, there was again a fair quantity of dust between the headboard slats... and the floor under the bed held a fine layer of dust which could only be seen when the sun shone through the window at certain times of the day - if you were looking that is- in all the above cases it was obvious that attention had not been paid to this over several cleans and given that we lost most of our booked first day in order that a 'covid deep clean' could be paid attention to, it was obvious this had not been done. There were a few crumbs of food in the kitchen wall cupboard too, right of fridge... Clearly NOT a deep COVID clean that we experienced when we stayed in White Sails the previous October (2020). Also, the towel radiator in the ensuite bathroom did not work at all... The front entrance door had swollen too and scraped the frame as it was opened and closed. The noise of this may disturb other tenants? Other than this, I would say the stay was fine, the apartment well equipped and comfortable. We would stay with you again without question, but probably not this particular apartment given the cleaning. I am asthmatic and dust is one of my lesser triggers so a clean and dust free environment is something I would be looking for, particularly around a bed area. We brought along our Dyson personal air purifyer for the very purpose of extracting dust from the atmosphere whilst we slept. I have photo evidence of the dust I spoke of if you are interested to do something about it for your future clients.

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• Yvonne - Verified booking

  We had a wonderful stay at Seascape.

  The apartment was absolutely spotlessly clean,everything was exactly as it was in the pictures.It had everything you could possibly need ,including some welcome goodies,such as milk and biscuits to cling film and tupperware storage boxes. It was lovely and quiet, the view is amazing and it is situated in a perfect spot for visiting lots of different places around the area. It is in quite a hilly area so walking is not for the faint hearted and the most direct walk from to and from the beach is more than a steep climb ,so probably not doable carrying beach chairs etc ( of which there are 2 provided at the apartment ,and a windbreak,no umbrella ) it was a scramble over rocks as many Cornwall beaches are,there is a longer walk but again very steep.It is a lovely small beach but the only direct access is from Carbis Beach hotel , there is some parking ,but it was £15 a day (2023) Very easy access to St Ives via the train which is literally a stones throw away and cost £1,you could hear the train from the apartment with the windows/doors open but it never bothered us.You can get the train to Penzance too,we ran out of time so didn't get that far. The whole process from booking to handing back the keys was very smooth We genuinely can't find any fault with the apartment itself , would highly recommend it.

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• Philip - Verified booking

  This is a fantastic property, which is really well equipped and is so spacious.

  The view of St Ives from the living room is incredible and well worth the cost in itself. The Sky TV and PS4 (not things we have at home) were very welcome for entertaining the kids when we were packing up for the day. Our only real gripe was with the en-suite shower, which was boiling hot most of the time, even when set to the coldest temperature, so showers were brief! Only a minor issue really and it wouldn’t put us off staying again. The location is ideal. It’s a 2-3 minute walk to the station and then a 3 minute train journey to St Ives, so no need to go through the stress of driving in St Ives. You can also be on Carbis Bay beach in about 5 minutes, but just watch out for steep climb down and then back up. Well worth the effort though! Carbis Bay is well situated generally. We got to Marzion (St Michael’s mount) is about 15 mins, and then Lands End in about half an hour. This is during the August school holidays as well. We’d definitely return and stay in this property again.

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• Ms Watson - Verified booking

  This is a homely small house which we enjoyed staying in. It felt much more personal and comfy than many we have stayed in. For two of us in our 60s there was plenty of room and I'd recommend for a couple. It's in a perfect location, a very short walk up the hill and has a parking space. Kitchen is perfectly adequate and well stocked. There is only one bathroom which includes the only toilet and I think it might be a challenge to have 6 people. The attic room is really only usable for the agile. The house might suit a family with teenagers who are fine about mucking in. The one issue that was a problem was that only one of the sofas can be comfortably sat on...the other seems faulty . Again this doesn't impact if only a couple. I have noticed since St Ives got taken over by Original Holidays that previous noce touches such as some tea milk etc on arrival have disappeared....and also one used to get a welcome info set with money off vouchers etc . Seems much less personal service now.

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• Mohammed Mahbub - Verified booking

  If I could I would have give more then 5* this is amazing cottage with full of luxurious touches in every detail of the decorations.

  Very comfortable beds . The interior of the cottage have high end everything including decor furniture everything . TV’s in every room very good high speed internet. Very spacious also have balcony as well. From outside you can believe this is same property. Big pay and park car park right next to the property I think owner should mention this it’s would make easier for people . Also they have free park which is far we couldn’t find parking and the keys so didn’t really bother about this as we prefer park closer so we did pay and park . But I would like to say big thank you to property owner it was nice and so clean end of our stay we bought our own cleaning products and left as it’s found . Definitely recommend you guys highly this cottage. Also Sarah left us nice cotton shopper with st Ives pictures on it bag to take home . Only thing I would advice don’t book through Sykes as they let you down last minute but book through other booking providers. Thank you Sarah

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