FAQs

To secure a booking we require a 25% deposit and the balance is due 4 weeks prior to arrival. If you book less than 4 weeks prior to arrival the full amount is due at time of booking.

Very. Dogs are welcome in plenty of cafés and pubs, and at Bamaluz and Lambeth Walk beaches all year round. In the warmer months, some beaches have daytime restrictions from 10am to 6pm: Porthmeor and Porthminster from 15 May to 30 September, and Harbour beach and Porthgwidden in July and August. Ask us which homes take pets.

Arrival is anytime after 4pm and departure must be prior to 10am on your final day.

Very. Dogs are welcome in plenty of cafés and pubs, and at Bamaluz and Lambeth Walk beaches all year round. In the warmer months, some beaches have daytime restrictions from 10am to 6pm: Porthmeor and Porthminster from 15 May to 30 September, and Harbour beach and Porthgwidden in July and August. Ask us which homes take pets.

Yes! St Ives is brilliant for families. The calmer beaches, like Porthminster and Porthgwidden, are great for little ones, the harbour beach is made for sandcastles, and older children can learn to surf on Porthmeor. Everything is close together, so it’s easy to get around without the car.

It depends what you’re after. Porthmeor is the best for surfing, with a surf school right on the sand. Porthminster is calm and sheltered, great for swimming and families. Porthgwidden is a tiny sun trap tucked under the Island, and the harbour beach is perfect for sandcastles at low tide.

Very. Dogs are welcome in plenty of cafés and pubs, and at Bamaluz and Lambeth Walk beaches all year round. In the warmer months, some beaches have daytime restrictions from 10am to 6pm: Porthmeor and Porthminster from 15 May to 30 September, and Harbour beach and Porthgwidden in July and August. Ask us which homes take pets.

Yes! St Ives is brilliant for families. The calmer beaches, like Porthminster and Porthgwidden, are great for little ones, the harbour beach is made for sandcastles, and older children can learn to surf on Porthmeor. Everything is close together, so it’s easy to get around without the car.

Yes, though Penzance is more about the sea than the sand. Eastern Green is a long stretch of beach running from the station towards Long Rock, and Battery Rocks, next to Jubilee Pool, is a favourite spot for a sea swim. Marazion and Mousehole are both a short trip away for more sandy beaches.

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The Mousehole lights usually come on in mid-December and shine every evening until early January. On 19th December, they’re switched off from 8pm in memory of the crew of the Penlee lifeboat, lost in 1981.