Fisherman's Cottage, fantastic Downalong location
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9.7Outstanding
(144 Ratings)
Excellent property in a fantastic location, well-equipped, clean, and comfortable. Highly recommended for a perfect holiday!
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4 guests · 2 bedrooms · 2 baths
Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating
Great for petsBring all your friends and family, even the furry ones
Well priced for this locationPriced under area average
This is a beautiful Fishermans Cottage situated in a quiet road in the heart of Downalong. The property is nestled between three fabulous family beaches Porthmeor perfect for a spot of surfing, Porthgwidden which has a lovely safe beach perfect for families and the Harbour Beach with the fabulous backdrop of St Ives . We are a 2 minute walk to the shops and outstanding restaurants, the Tate and the Barbara Hepworth musuem. St Eia's location will provide a fabulous base with which to explore all St Ives has to offer.The cottage has been lovingly restored it has still retained a number of features but with a modern feel. This cottage would provide an excellent base for a family beach holiday nothing is too far because of its location you can pop backwards and forwards very easily and everything is on the flat no carrying surfboards up hills! The property is arranged over 4 floors, with 2 bedrooms and 2 bathrooms. There is a modern fully equipped kitchen, dining area with welcome pack on arrival. There is a large comfortable lounge with high ceilings. The third floor has one bedroom with twin beds and a bathroom on that floor. On the top floor there is a double bed with glimpses of the sea and an en-suite, that comprises of a shower toilet and hand basin. The cottage has Wifi access. We have made sure that you have all that you could possibly need, however if you find you need anything further or encounter any problems or issues during your stay, there is a local housekeeper on hand to help you. Entry to the property is by key-safe.
Non-smoking
Pets allowed
Family friendly
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Booking feeNo booking fees, easy credit card payments.
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Top rated by guests
9.7Outstanding
(144 Ratings)
Excellent property in a fantastic location, well-equipped, clean, and comfortable. Highly recommended for a perfect holiday!
From real guest reviews summarized by AIDon't miss out! Price and availability may change
Ratings and reviews
Excellent property in a fantastic location, well-equipped, clean, and comfortable. Highly recommended for a perfect holiday!
10.0 / 10.0
Quaint cottage near beaches. Can see a glimpse of sea from upstairs bedroom. Love the location. Could walk everywhere. The house is clean, and styled very cute. No musty smell. There are a lot of stairs so if mobility is an issue then this might not be best choice. My mom and I felt right at home. It was a great experience!
10.0 / 10.0
We had a wonderful time. The cottage is lovely and ideally situated. We were able to potter about to our hearts’ content and St Ives has so much to offer. Our host answered our queries quickly and fully. Check in was easy. Well appointed with everything we needed. Thank you for a lovely place to stay.
10.0 / 10.0
Really lovely traditional fishing cottage in old part of St Ives, very close to harbour, several beaches. Cottage is quaint, but had everything we needed. Comfortable and attractive and most enjoyable.
6.0 / 10.0
We found this type of cottage quite small. 3 and 4 flights of stairs for quite small bedrooms. Would be very difficult for a family with infant or anyone with leg or back injuries. Washing machine needs to be replaced, after reading the instructions it wasn’t wort the risk of using it. Everything thing was ok but it wasn’t the type of accommodation we would look for again. The host was excellent to communicate with and location is excellent, close to the centre.
10.0 / 10.0
We all really enjoyed our stay at this cottage. The beds were very comfortable and we all slept well after our days exploring St Ives. The cottage has everything you possibly need and the location perfect.
8.0 / 10.0
I loved the position of 4 St Eia, so close to the beach for a morning swim and to the School of Painting and yet very peaceful at night. Lovely bedlinen, beautifully clean and I had everything I needed. Not five stars due to one or two niggles during my stay which just needed a bit more maintenance/attention. eg TV, taps and there is a lot of going up and down stairs!
10.0 / 10.0
Everything was great!
10.0 / 10.0
Great house in great location, beds nice and comfy lovely and clean too. Had a lovely stay in the house and pet friendly.
10.0 / 10.0
Very good cottage in a perfect location, only slight negative would be that it spans 4 floors so was a bit of a pain going upstairs / downstairs but that’s not really a big issue
10.0 / 10.0
Great cottage really homely and a very comfortable stay, Owner answered all questions before our stay right away. 5 star rating across the board
8.0 / 10.0
Lovely property well situated and equipped.
10.0 / 10.0
Great property. Great location. Fab!! Will be back thank you
10.0 / 10.0
The property was quiet , clean, homely yet modern , very well equipped kitchen, extremely handy location within short wa short walking distance to the beaches pubs restaurants and shops. Excellent hosts and a lovely welcome pack waiting for us. Four floors were fine for us but if you struggle with stairs might be difficult.we will definitely be booking this gorgeous fisherman's cottage again!
andshops..Exxellent
8.0 / 10.0
Lovely quaint cottage in a perfect location for the beach, shops and restaurants. Our first visit to St Ives but it wont be our last, it really is stunning
6.0 / 10.0
The property is lovely - well decorated, furnished and very clean. We know & love the area but didn’t realise this cottage was back to back or that noise would travel so much. We were extremely unlucky in that there was a particularly noisy group staying behind us but soon discovered that even normal conversation could be heard - they could obviously hear us too as we heard them discussing it! As our stay was for much needed respite and we got very little peace or sleep - and there was obviously nothing we could do to improve the situation we made the hugely disappointing decision to cut the 4 night stay short and left after just one night. We made the owners aware of the issue & our departure at 1pm and even gave them the opportunity to re-let the cottage. However they didn’t respond to us until 8.30 that night and didn’t/couldn’t really say anything other than they could try talking to the owners of the neighbours. This was obviously no help to us and in all honestly wouldn’t prevent normal level noise being heard. I am extremely surprised that no-one else has raised the soundproofing issue so maybe we are particularly sensitive to noise but I do think it is important to make other potential guests aware as if I had seen a review mentioning it I certainly wouldn’t have chosen this cottage. A real shame!
10.0 / 10.0
A great little dog friendly property situated with everything you need on the doorstep - beaches, cafes, restaurants, pubs, shops.
Very comfortable and clean. The slight issue we had with the toilet and shower was sorted very swiftly with excellent communication with the owner.
Will have no hesitation in booking to stay here again - thank you for having us!
10.0 / 10.0
Beautiful cottage, well decorated and kitchen well-equipped! There was tea/coffee and milk when we arrived to get us through the first morning. The welcome pack was comprehensive.
Coastal location, with 4 beaches reachable in under 10 min walk in any direction. Would absolutely recommend.
10.0 / 10.0
Beautiful cottage
Stayed for an spring long weekend.
4 floors - very clean & well equipped.
Good communication with owners.
10.0 / 10.0
Totally loved the house, comfortable, beautifully decorated, spotless , all your needs catered for. Location fantastic, thank you for allowing us to stay at your home, a special thanks for at very short notice changing the dates for our stay as we mixed up our months, we would have been devastated to have missed staying in your home. A perfect holiday , perfect house. We will be back.
10.0 / 10.0
Fantastic property, great location, everything you could want from a relaxing and very special stay in beautiful Saint Ives.
Highly recommend this property, would love to stay again for a third time.
10.0 / 10.0
Brilliant property, perfect location and couldn’t have asked for more!
10.0 / 10.0
Fabulous little town home. Absolutely ideal for a few days in St Ives. So close to the beaches. Would definitely return.
6.0 / 10.0
Great location as I wanted to swim at Porthgwidden easily but the cottage is a little drab and overall not up to the standard I expected. I contacted the owners with details of particular faults but they never responded.
10.0 / 10.0
Quite a lot of stairs (four rooms on four floors) but nice layout.
10.0 / 10.0
We love this cottage, we've book it for the last 5 years
10.0 / 10.0
St Ives
Good property with everything we needed. Right in the heart of St Ives so handy for shops beach and eating out.
No parking, but that is to be expected in St Ives and we were able to park outside to unload on arrival and reload before leaving.
Steep steps on entry and 3 flights of steep stairs to access all floors. Only minus was not much hanging space for clothes. Ok for us as only 2 and used spare bedroom.
Overall good stay
10.0 / 10.0
Great location and cottage
An amazing find in St ives
Literally two mins walk to the harbour and the array of shops and eateries and what a lovely place to chill.
Then there is the other beaches all within a few mins walk.
Parking is taken care of at the island car park - 100 yds away and reasonably priced.
The cottage is well appointed with comfy furniture, all mod cons and a lovely decor and vibe.
I will definitely stay here again.
10.0 / 10.0
We just wanted a beautiful location quiet and lots of little coffee stops sea front and sister time
Lovely cosy homely cottage. Minutes from the sea front. Everything you’d want and more. Lots of games in premises for a rainy day to!
10.0 / 10.0
Wonderful cottage
Myself and my wife have just spent a wonderful week staying in this cottage in Saint Ives.
The property is very well appointed, with a lovely kitchen diner on the ground floor, a very homely lounge on the first floor, twin room and shower room on the second floor, and a double bed with ensuite on the third floor. It really is a warm and cosy property situated in the heart of Saint Ives, with the local beaches very nearby.
Car parking was easy and under a minutes walk from the property, although in busy times if you buy the week pass you won’t be able to stay in the other car parks with the same pass. This time of year we managed to get a space every day .
Thank you to Emma for the use of your property, we really had a fantastic break celebrating our 25 years wedding anniversary, your home is lovely and we would definitely rebook if we had the opportunity in future. Highly recommended.
10.0 / 10.0
We had a great time in the cottage, lovely place perfect location,
Brilliant
10.0 / 10.0
Loved it...again!
Had a brilliant stay
8.0 / 10.0
Excellent Location
Property was excellent and well maintained, stairs can be challenging at times
10.0 / 10.0
Perfect place to stay
What a wonderful week we have just had in this lovely little house. The property is perfectly situated in beautiful St Ives and has everything you need. It’s clean and modern and we were very sad to leave. I can’t say anything negative about the property at all it was just perfect. Our boys loved playing the games that the owners kindly left on the one rainy morning we had. This was our first time in St Ives and we will definitely be returning, the beaches are beautiful and there is so much to do. Only 2 negatives on St Ives is the parking and the seagulls which are extremely noisy through the night. But other than that it’s perfection.
10.0 / 10.0
Perfect for families
Just left St. Ives - first trip after ‘lockdown’.
Cottage is perfect for a family of four although just the two of us, mother & daughter getaway. Key left in key safe, property is very clean and beds so comfy. Car park is around 100 metres away and the sea at the end of the street! What’s not to like. St. Ives is beautiful. Would definitely recommend this property.
6.0 / 10.0
Could be perfect
We spent 3 nights in this little cottage having never been here before.
The cottage itself is nice but there are points I wish I knew before booking.
This is a cottage with short beds they are children sized in the 2 nd bedroom and not suitable for anyone over 5'5.
The stairs were not a problem but coming out of the front door are 2 very steep steps with no rail to hold therefore became a problem for my parents.
There is everything you need inside but the cleanliness is lacking and the cottage is starting to look tired compared to others in the area.
The mattresses are covered in stains and the pillows are lumpy.
One window was boarded up due to a previous guest and none of the windows stay open without being propped up.
The shower in the master only works properly if noone else is using the other shower or running any tap.
The plus point is the location is fabulous.
Would I stay again....no.
8.0 / 10.0
With Covid rules our short break got shorter, losing 4 hours very short notice changing our plans.
All enjoyable and we all would return,when things return to normal.
10.0 / 10.0
We love this cottage.
Renting it is very easy.
10.0 / 10.0
Weekend cut short
Had a lovely couple of nights here but came home a day early due to the virus. The shut down of pubs & restaurants happened on our first night so St. Ives seemed eerily quiet. Lovely cottage with everything you need. Hopefully in the future we’ll be back xxxxxxxxxxx
10.0 / 10.0
Perfect location
Lovely cottage, well-equipped, and great location - many thanks 😊
10.0 / 10.0
Excellent accommodation and location :)
Absolutly loved our stay at this gorgeous cottage. Very clean and cosy has everything you need and the location is perfect. Right close to the beaches and the harbour with the Sloop just a couple of minutes walk away. Will definitely book again.
FAQs
Is parking included with this cottage?
Parking is not specified as an available amenity at Fisherman's Cottage, fantastic Downalong location. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.
Is there a pool at this cottage?
We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this cottage. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.
Is Fisherman's Cottage, fantastic Downalong location pet friendly?
Yes! This cottage is pet-friendly. For more information, we recommend contacting the booking provider about animal policies.
What amenities are available at Fisherman's Cottage, fantastic Downalong location?
We found 3 amenities for this rental. This includes non-smoking, pets allowed, and family friendly.
