Title: Beautifully Restored 2 Bedroom Property In The Heart Of Old St Ives Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025 - Expedia.co.uk [See all properties](http://www.expedia.co.uk/Hotel-Search?regionId=&adults=2&children=&sort=RECOMMENDED&useRewards=false&semdtl=&userIntent=&vip=false) Entire apartment # Beautifully Restored 2 Bedroom Property In The Heart Of Old St Ives ![TV](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/34000000/33600000/33594900/33594830/14f60759.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=598&ra=fit) ![Fridge, oven, stovetop, dishwasher](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/34000000/33600000/33594900/33594830/28874126.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) ![2 bedrooms, iron/ironing board, Internet](https://images.trvl-media.com/lodging/34000000/33600000/33594900/33594830/221acd91.jpg?impolicy=resizecrop&rw=297&ra=fit) - Overview - Amenities - Policies - Location In St Ives, Valentine Cottage offers a charming retreat in an old fisherman's cottage. This luxurious apartment is nestled among cobbled streets and moments from two fabulous beaches. 8.8 Excellent ### Entire apartment 2 bedrooms1 bathroom ## Popular amenities - Dryer - Washer - Kitchen ## Add dates for prices Check-in Check-out Travellers ## About this property ### Entire place You'll have the entire apartment to yourself and will only share it with other guests in your party. ### Beautifully Restored 2 Bedroom Property In The Heart Of Old St Ives Valentine Cottage is a luxurious apartment formed from two storeys of an old fisherman’s cottage in the old ‘down along’ part of St Ives, set among cobbled streets and moments from two fabulous beaches. Finished to a high standard, Valentine Cottage makes an ideal base for a ‘proper’ St Ives holiday in summer or winter (the wood burning stove will keep you very cosy!). With one double and one twin room it works equally well for a family or as a romantic getaway for a couple. ## Property amenities ### Internet - Available in the apartment: Internet access ### Kitchen - Dishwasher - Hob - Oven - Refrigerator ### Bedrooms - 2 bedrooms ### Bathroom - 1 bathroom - Bathtub or shower - Shower ### Living spaces - Living room ### Entertainment - TV with cable/satellite channels ### Laundry - Laundry facilities - Washing machine ### Comfort - Heating ### Pets - No pets allowed ### Suitability/Accessibility - Smoke-free property ### Services and conveniences - Iron/ironing board ### Location highlights - Near the sea ### Safety features - Carbon monoxide detector (host has indicated there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property) - Smoke detector (host has indicated there is a smoke detector on the property) - Fire extinguisher ## Policies ### Check-in Check-in time starts at 4:00 PM ### Check-out Check-out before 11:00 AM ### Special check-in instructions You will receive an email from the host with check-in and check-out instructions ### Pets Pets not allowed ### Children and extra beds Children are welcome ### Events No events allowed ### Smoking Smoking is not permitted ## Important information ### You need to know This property is managed by a private host (a party not acting within their trade, business or profession). EU consumer law, including the right of withdrawal, will not apply to your booking. The cancellation policy set by the private host will cover your booking. Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed On-site parties or group events are strictly prohibited Host has indicated that there is a carbon monoxide detector on the property Host has indicated that there is a smoke detector on the property Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher This property is managed through our partner, Vrbo. You will receive an email from Vrbo with a link to a Vrbo account, where you can change or cancel your reservation ## About the area Located in St Ives, this apartment is by the sea. While the natural beauty of Carbis Bay Beach and St. Michael's Mount can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can explore St Ives Harbour. Ready for a night out? Consider Acorn Theatre and Gwennap Pit. [Visit our St Ives travel guide](https://www.expedia.co.uk/St-Ives.dx182650) [View more Apartments in St Ives](https://www.expedia.co.uk/St-Ives-Apartments.d182650-aaApartments.Travel-Guide-Accommodation) ![Map](https://maps.googleapis.com/maps/api/staticmap?&size=660x330&map_id=3b266eb50d2997c6&zoom=13&markers=icon:https%3A%2F%2Fa.travel-assets.com%2Ftravel-assets-manager%2Feg-maps%2Fproperty.png%7C50.21628%2C-5.47793&channel=expedia-HotelInformation&maptype=roadmap&scale=1&key=AIzaSyCYjQus5kCufOpSj932jFoR_AJiL9yiwOw&signature=gJD0o6-V4P4QWR9-77PGuKWQxGQ=) St Ives, ENG ### What's nearby - Porthmeor Beach - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles - St Ives Harbour - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles - Tate St. Ives - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles - Porthminster Beach - 8 min walk - 0.5 miles - Carbis Bay Beach - 5 min drive - 2.0 miles ### Getting around - St Ives Station - 12 min walk - Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall) - 68 min drive ### Restaurants - ‪The Sloop Inn - ‬2 min walk - ‪The Lifeboat Inn - ‬5 min walk - ‪The Rum & Crab Shack - ‬4 min walk - ‪The Captain's Table - ‬2 min walk - ‪Porthgwidden Beach Cafe - ‬2 min walk ## Frequently asked questions ### Is Beautifully Restored 2 Bedroom Property In The Heart Of Old St Ives pet-friendly? > No, pets are not allowed at this property. ### What time is check-in at Beautifully Restored 2 Bedroom Property In The Heart Of Old St Ives? > Check-in begins at 4:00 PM. ### What time is check-out at Beautifully Restored 2 Bedroom Property In The Heart Of Old St Ives? > Checkout is at 11:00 AM. ### Where is Beautifully Restored 2 Bedroom Property In The Heart Of Old St Ives located? > Situated by the sea, this apartment building is within a 10-minute walk of The Island - Pendinas and St Ives Harbour. Chapel of St Nicholas and BoatHouse Theatre are just steps away. St Ives Station is 12 minutes by foot. ## Have a question? Beta Get instant answers with AI powered search of property information and reviews. Ask a question ## Beautifully Restored 2 Bedroom Property In The Heart Of Old St Ives Reviews 8.8 ### Excellent All reviews shown are from real guest experiences. Only travellers who have booked a stay with us can submit a review. We verify reviews according to our guidelines and publish all reviews, positive or negative.[More information](https://www.expedia.co.uk/lp/b/content-guidelines) 10 - Excellent 15 8 - Good 9 6 - Okay 3 4 - Poor 0 2 - Terrible 1 ### 8.2/10 Cleanliness ### 10/10 Excellent #### Leigh B. 1 May 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Perfect spot Loved our stay in St Ives. Beautiful cottage, with all the personal touches. Loved the Scones and Cornish cream. We felt so welcome and really enjoyed our stay. Walked to all the st Ives beaches and so close to all the restaurants and shops ##### Leigh B. Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025 ### 6/10 Okay #### Sharon C. 25 May 2025 Liked: Check-in, communication, location Disliked: Cleanliness, listing accuracy #### Great location Great location! Close to beaches/sloop etc. Negatives - some mouse droppings on dining chair. Kettle plug a little dodgy. One of the chairs was really grubby, otherwise a nice and handy place to stay. ##### Sharon C. Stayed 2 nights in May 2025 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Kathryn T. 29 Oct 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Lovely cottage, close to all the things you want in St Ives Great location and cottage nicely styled. Just a few things missing from the inventory, but the owner replied promptly. I didn't effect our stay and we would definitely recommend and we will return 😊recommenadefinitelyrecommand ##### Kathryn T. Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Jess M. 27 Jun 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Perfect location Couldn't ask for better communication with the host and a better location! We'll be back. ##### Jess M. Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Georgina J. 11 Sept 2023 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Fantastic Location Lovely quaint fisherman’s cottage literally 5 mins walk from a stunning beach!! Highly recommended for a relaxing break, will definitely be returning! ##### Georgina J. Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Elisa W. 22 Jul 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Lovely apartment! The apartment is nice and clean and contains everything you need, e.g. dishwashing liquid, salt (in the kitchen) and even sand toys for the youngest (in the cupboard upstairs). Thanks for hosting us - gladly again! ##### Elisa W. Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024 ### 8/10 Good #### Lucy w. 30 Jul 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Lovely cottage - perfect location! We had a lovely holiday here, the cottage is literally a stones throw from Porthgwidden and Porthmeor beach and so ideal for walking down in your swim stuff and surfing. Cottage is small but this is the nature of the fishermans cottages in St Ives and adds to the charm. The only constructive criticism I would give is that there were only 3 large plates and a couple of small ones so we couldn't all eat peoperly together, also a caffetiere would have been nice to have for coffee. :) ##### Lucy w. Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2024 ### 6/10 Okay #### Trevor R. 31 Aug 2020 Liked: Check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Could do with a few more pots and pans It was ok ##### Trevor R. Stayed 14 nights in Aug 2020 ### 6/10 Okay #### Lyn F. 7 Aug 2024 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, location, listing accuracy Disliked: Communication #### Stay in St Ives The cottage is nice & well located-however when we arrived it appeared to have a large bluebottle infestation-we sprayed & sprayed fly spray but the place smelt of it -so we had the front door open constantly because of that &the flies which meant 2/3 males who were next door used to stand outside our door and smoke constantly & drop their cigarette ends outside the door-I cleaned up some but as none of us smoke it was unpleasant. Then the host emailed asking if we smoked in the property-& was quite rude about it. I was furious-no we didnt smoke in the property but rather than say something negative I didn’t reply-to which I had another abrupt email from him. Which again I ignored-I am writing this now as Vrbo have asked me too. The cottage itself was nice albeit very old but the host was unpleasant in his accusations. So for that reason I have marked it down I didn’t smoke in the f ##### Lyn F. Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024 ### 2/10 Terrible #### Verified traveller 5 Oct 2020 Liked: Location Disliked: Check-in, communication, listing accuracy #### Location great It’s a bit of a nightmare to get to the property by car,due to the town beI got closed to cars etc till 4 then it’s mad. So you can’t really move your car once parked because you know you can’t drive back between 11-4. Getting to the property the instructions are out of date so we were looking for the hotel to turn right at, no hotel now by that name. When we did get to the cottage. Getting the key was easy however, opening the door was another thing it’s a round door handle and extremely hard to turn. It came to the point I called matt to say we couldn’t get in, but no answer and no reply back. We eventually got in. The cottage is in need of some tlc, the sofas are dirty and ripped. There no mention on listing that there’s an appt above the bedrooms with a balcony outside the double bedroom window so this was very noisy at times as was all the banging about from above. Don’t leave anything out and about in the kitchen as ants are everywhere even got into my freezer bag. I placed bread in the bread bin, went to use day after, covered in ants!!!! The location of the apartment for getting into st ives is brilliant. But in future I’d look for somewhere that had parking and nothing above the bedrooms and no ants ##### Verified traveller Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2020 ### 8/10 Good #### Tristan V. 20 Apr 2025 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy ##### Tristan V. Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025 ### 8/10 Good #### George M. 2 Oct 2022 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Well placed for the heart of St Ives. Not for everyone. A small house, two levels of a three storey terrace at "the island" end of St Ives. Really close to the harbour front, the Hepworth gallery and the Tate. Beds upstairs. One double, and one two singles. Cramped, but workable. The staircase is not suitable for anyone with significant mobility issues. Good kitchen, small but workable living room. Furniture is run down and shabby but nothing you can't live with. Carparking closeby is packed, you need luck or 20minutes patience to wait for a spot but once found, the flat is three houses away. If you don't like run down Furniture, quirky rooms, low ceilings and character, this isn't for you. If you cannot negotiate a steep narrow staircase, this isn't for you. If you can handle this, its a really good house for St Ives Central. ##### George M. Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Sonia B. 15 Aug 2020 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Perfect break Ideal location .typical fishing cottage Very comfort table , very short walk to the beach ##### Sonia B. Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2020 ### 10/10 Excellent #### James P. 9 Mar 2020 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Valentine cottage Great stay. A great weekend and accommodation superb. Shouldn’t be missed. ##### James P. Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2020 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Adam Houghton H. 19 Nov 2019 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Beautiful house in superb location We had a weekend here at the start of November. This was our first time in St Ives. What a beautiful, Quirky little place. The house has everything you could possibly need for a break in St Ives. The beaches are a two minute walk away which is brilliant. We will definitely return when the weather is a bit warmer/settled. ##### Adam Houghton H. Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2019 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Elaine O. 23 Oct 2019 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Great location! Really easy to find with directions given. No hassle check in and check out. Parking right next door (which gets full but we never had to wait more than a few minutes for a space to open up). We enjoyed St. Ives and our stay here. ##### Elaine O. Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019 ### 8/10 Good #### TERRY C. 30 Jul 2019 Liked: Communication, location Disliked: Cleanliness #### GREAT LOCATION FOR THE BEACHES SHOPS AND RESTAURANTS AND THE DREDED PARKING cottage has retained its old look as a fishermans cottage front door handle very hard to operate when you have arthritis. ##### TERRY C. Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019 ### 8/10 Good #### Debbie C. 8 Jul 2019 Liked: Cleanliness, check-in, communication, location, listing accuracy #### Fabulous location The cottage is very close to several beaches and easy walking to beach front restaurants. Well equipped and everything we needed. ##### Debbie C. Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019 ### 10/10 Excellent #### shan d. 23 Jun 2019 #### Stunning property Short weekend away. Absolutely stunning cottage in a fantastic location. Clean comfortable felt very at home. Will definitely be going back again. ##### shan d. Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019 ### 8/10 Good #### Cari Ann T. 12 Jul 2018 #### Quaint apartment close to beaches We were a family of 4 adults travelling this June to St. Ives. One of the adults has mobility issues, so you should be warned there are many hills in St. Ives. There is also a nice path along the water front that leads to the city centre from the train station that is not well marked and makes for a better walk to town than the main roadway. The cottage was quaint and well located. Downstairs kitchen and living room were adequate. Upstairs 1 good sized bedroom and the 2nd bedroom was cramped for 2 adults and had no close storage. The bathroom was upstairs as well and was fine. ##### Cari Ann T. Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018 ### 10/10 Excellent #### Mary C., Plymouth Minnesota U.S. 30 Mar 2018 #### Best location St Ives for beach walking and character. Charming character..comfortable beds...heated well and cozy...great Updates including heated bathroom floor! ##### Mary C. Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2018 ### 10/10 Excellent #### David P. 5 Mar 2018 #### The prefect cottage in the perfect location in the heart of St Ives We’ve just returned from a great 4 days in Valentine cottage. We’re a family of four who’ve been to St Ives a few times and have found the Downalong area to be the best part of town to get the best out of the town. It’s between the harbour beaches and Porthgwidden, where we regularly go for afternoon drinks or a great breakfast. The cottage had everything we needed and was really warm and cosy. The Smeg fridge and Cath kidston mugs were a really nice touch too. The beds are comfy, the shower warm and there are plenty of comfy sofas to unwind in. We ate out at The Mex where great Mexican food is served and The Balancing Eel for Fish and chips. We are in at the Eel and took our own alcohol as it’s bring your own. The kids loved spotting the seal from the beaches and we even spotted Dolphins offshore which was amazing. We’d happily go back to this cottage and highly recommend it to others. ##### David P. Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2018 This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified. ### 10/10 Excellent #### Duncan M. 10 Oct 2017 #### Great character cottage Most enjoyable stay in the old part of St Ives. ##### Duncan M. Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017 This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified. ### 8/10 Good #### Cathryn D. 2 Oct 2017 #### Lovely character cottage in excellent location A typical small cottage nicely decorated and well-equipped. It's in a great location for getting to st Ives beaches and pottering around town but parking is a nightmare. It would benefit from a welcome pack for guests (tea and coffee / biscuits) ##### Cathryn D. Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017 This review was submitted before 2018 and has not been verified. ### 10/10 Excellent #### Dominique G. 22 Sept 2017 #### Cottage with bags of character in a great location We really enjoyed staying in this well equipped, tastefully furnished cottage. It was in a fantastic location- right by two of the beaches and a stones throw from the harbour. Appreciated the extras that were in the cottage - such as the bath toys that our one year old loved. Would definitely return. ##### Dominique G. Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2017