The Sail Loft

On arrival the property was very clean and Spartans was definitely home from home and the landlady is amazing.

Having the walk in wet room was brilliant for coming off the beach and not trailing sand everywhere great for sandy kids. It was also a brilliant location to explore st Ives and close to our favourite beach. We had a couple of niggles like big blue bottles and small flies there was lots of them all the time but I think that’s to do with the cafe next door it was one of these things. On a hot day we did try to open a window in the living room and it practically fell out the wall you could see it was in need of replacing so we never used them again just keep the door open to let air in. Other then that it was perfect We are looking at returning again next year hopefully.

The Sail Loft is perfect in every way!

The location means visiting all the beaches, shops and restaurants etc is really easy. Situated right next to The Olive Cafe is such a bonus, the gifted cream teas were delicious, thank you Greta! Everything you need is in the house including some extra items which made beach trips more fun! The kids loved using the body boards! The lounge stays lovely and cool on the hot days but there is a fire if needed on cool days. The bedrooms are lovely with lots of storage. We are returning guests to this property as we love it! Thank you Greta, we hope to book the Sail Loft again in the future!

Excellent place to stay in the centre of St Ives.

Exactly what we were looking for. Enough room for 5 adults and 2 dogs. Next to everything you'd need and in the centre of town. Parking and unloading was less stressful than we imagined. The host was accommodating and even left a gift.

Our stay in the sail loft was just perfect.

Location great the house comfortable and beautifully decorated and nicely furnished! Owners responsive . Would definitely consider staying again!

Property clean, attractively presented- very comfortable beds.

Lovely extra touches including free pass for Tate Gallery, free cream tea at Olive’s and flowers on the table. Only criticism, that possibly it should be mentioned in the listing that the steps into and out of the property were not easy for anyone slightly infirm. Would book again

It was a joy to stay at the Sail Loft!

The place was extremely clean and had lots of charm! There was a lot of attention to detail, including providing the little things that you need for a comfortable stay. It was a nice touch to include a cream tea at the café next door. We hope to visit again soon!

We had a brilliant holiday.

The "Sail Loft" is so well equipped and cosy. It's location is perfect for the beaches and shops. Greta thought of everything before and during our visit. We will definitely go again and would recommend it to our friends.

Great location, the cottage was just right.

Perfectly clean and well presented, with thoughtful extras, even down to a jar of dog treats! Comfy beds & pillows! The information provided by the owner ahead of the visit was really useful and much appreciated. Couldn’t fault it. Thank you xxx

Excellent property and a very good host.

We really enjoyed our stay in The Sail Loft. We will be back.

We’ve had an amazing stay!

The property’s location is perfect and is so close to the beach and the centre of st.ives. There was great communication from the owner to ensure we’re provided with all the info we need prior to our stay. Thank you Sail Loft!

Wow!

! What a property!! Great location; really close to all amenities, but far enough out that you are not disturbed by anything but seagulls (but the ear plugs in the bathroom jar helped with that! Thank you!). Greta was a wonderful host, thinking of everything, even down to doggie biscuits and bowls. The decor in the house is outstanding and even though it is a lower ground living room; there is still plenty of light during the day and so cozy at night, especially with the fire! Coffee machine and tea/coffee essentials were very welcomed after a 6 hr journey! Car park space at the rugby club was great as we didn’t need our car all week as we had everything we needed in st Ives. Thank you for a wonderful stay Greta, we will definitely be back! The Maudsleys, Stevens’ and Pickle

We had a wonderful stay at The Sail Loft in the first week of May, the place is so spacious, fully equipped and feels really homely!

It’s only a 1 minute walk to the main harbour beach! There is a parking space across town but we used the Island car park for £26 for the week and we had no trouble parking there. We received a voucher for a free cream tea at the Olives Cafe next door, which serves the best homemade blueberry scones we’ve ever had! We loved it here so much that we booked it again next year, can’t wait to go back!

Loved the cottage it very comfortably slept 6 and was clean and well decorated with everything working well like shower and dishwasher.

The best bit for me was the wet room if you are going in and out of sea it was great to get sand off before entering cottage and secure place to dry off wetsuits and clothes. You’d probably struggle with steps and stairs with very young children or very elderly but perfect for families with older children. Central location amazing as I like being close to everything. Would definitely stay again.

Great little property, comfortable and warm, well located near the harbour, has all essential facilities, only down side is no nearby parking

Well located property within easy reach of beaches, parking and the harbour.

Beautifully and thoughtfully decorated throughout. Great communication from the owner, fully kitted out kitchen and information folder with suggestions of things to do. Will definitely recommend and look forward to returning!!!

This was my second visit to The Sail Loft & St Ives.

Cannot recommend the property or place more highly. Everything you would want for a holiday home. Minutes from beaches, town centre & galleries & a lovely cream tea upstairs at Olive’s, to finish the holiday on a high. Thank you Greta. :)

Ideal location, Clean well presented property.

Loved the upstairs shower to clean off before entering main property. Large bedrooms bathroom The plus of a reserved parking space def helps All in all one of the best properties we’ve stayed in over the years Thankyou

Our stay at The Sail Loft was absolutely amazing the accommodation was perfect for the 5 of us, perfect location within minutes walk to 1 of 3 beaches by us which our son loved.

The cottage had everything we wanted and needed you couldn't ask for more, comfortable beds, plenty of towels and our treat of a cornish tea from Greta went down a treat, the only small grumble was the noise from the cafe next door in a morning which is beyond Greta control and certainly wouldn't stop us staying here again Thank you so much for a lovely stay.

Beautiful house in lovely location.

Fantastic property, well appointed.

Well equipped. Warm and very comfortable. Thoroughly enjoyed our New year break. Great to have a parking space at the rugby club. Very good position. Close to beaches, harbour, shops, pubs, restaurants. Super place

This lovely property is very unique and comfortable.

Perfect location to pop to the harbour, shops and beaches. We really enjoyed our stay and loved the decor which was well thought out and quirky. I personally would say steps down to front door and wooden stairs not suitable for young children or elderly etc. Parking space a steep long walk away, but this didn't matter as we only used the car a few times.

The Sail Loft was fabulous, everything that you could ask for, nothing to much trouble from the owner, we had a lovely time and will definitely be back!

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Five F's Five Stars: Property Five Stars: Location Five Stars: Communication from owner - start to finish Five Stars: Already booked in again for 2024 :) Fiona : Thank You

A very nice property, would consider booking again next year if it was available.

The location of the sail loft is ideal, you are less than 2 minutes walk to beaches and the harbour but still in a quiet location tucked away behind a little Cafe.

We didn't hear any noise from the cafe at any point. Property has no outside space but with us being so close to the beach this wasn't too much of an issue. The sail loft is accessible down some steep stone steps, we had a 2 year old with us and I myself am pregnant and found this a little tricky. Once down stairs into the property the kitchen and living space are specious, clean and lovely but not really any natural light with it being below ground. The bedrooms and bathroom where clean and fresh and a big bath tub was a bonus. The stairs however are in my opinion a bit dangerous. They are open wooden stairs with no rail or barrier at one side to stop you falling off. We had to be extremely careful with the 2 year old and I was very conscious myself going up and down. A simple hand rail would make this so much safer. Saying that the host was lovely and helpful, beds and bedding where lovely, lots of fresh towels and bits for the beach to use over your stay. I recommend this but maybe not with anyone who has little children or is a bit unsteady under foot.

The cottage was lovely overall.

The decor was lovely, the bed linen felt really fresh and crisp, and the towels were deliciously huge. We loved the location and having the bonus free entry to the Tate etc and the delicious cream tea at Olives, was the icing on the cake! The only downside was that we didn’t find the sofas particularly comfortable because they were very soft and the cushions that you sit on aren’t anchored so slip forwards all of the time. Also there was quite a lot of transferred noise from adjoining properties, including what sounded like a huge tumble dryer or dishwasher that would go on until nearly 11pm. Greta was an extremely good host and sent loads of really useful information and was very understanding when we contacted her about an accident we had; which was fantastic and such a relief. So overall our experience was brilliant- thank you

A lovely little cottage in the heart of St Ives with lots of extra touches.

2 downsides, 1. No outside space and the stairs are a bit dodgy (open wooden staircase) but these did not spoil the great stay we had.

We spent an amazing here at the Sail Loft.

We have visited St Ives regularly over the last 25 years and this is a fantastic place to stay. Perfect location for the beaches and the best of the town. We brought along our dogs this time as in the past have struggled to find accommodation for the 2 dogs. The sleeping arrangements for our 2 teenagers was perfect too! Not having to share a room was a bonus for them! Will definitely recommend again and hopefully stay again next year! Thank you!

A fabulous property.

Excellent location.

The property was brilliant - very clean and home from home.

It's situated in the best place for all facilities and we really enjoyed our holiday there.

We had a fantastic holiday at the Sail Loft.

We had a family group of 5 staying and the property met all of our needs. We loved the fact that the Sail Loft was at the heart of the old town, only a few minutes walk away from the glorious beaches, the harbour, the cobbled streets with so many independent shops and with a real range of great places to eat and drink. It was our first visit to St Ives and the town had a lovely atmosphere and is suitable for all ages. The information provided on the property and area was spot on and the owner could not have been more helpful with excellent advance communication. We have no hesitation in recommending to others.

The Sail Loft is in an excellent location for easy access to the beaches and also to the town for shopping and eating out.

It is extremely comfortably accommodation. We had 5 adults staying and everyone was pleased with the bedrooms and living space. We were also fortunate to have wall to wall sunshine so the wet room by the entrance was very welcome for showering off after a day at the beach.

The Sail Loft is beautifully decorated, lovingly furnished and very clean.

We have had a very relaxing holiday with our grown-up kids and our family dog. We visited quite a few of our usual places such as Newquay, Falmouth, Truro and new places such as Penzance which we travelled to by train. Wished we had used the train earlier on in our holiday as I think we would have used it more. We normally stay at Portreath but it has been brilliant to be able to have St Ives as a base as opposed to somewhere we would just visit for a few hours. We enjoyed visiting the Tate Gallery the views of St Ives from inside the building are definitely worth seeing.

Really enjoyed our stay at Sail Loft Very clean and very well equipped Location perfect for us Loved it and wouldn’t hesitate to recommend

A lovely place to stay.

The owner was extremely helpful and everything was just perfect.

Great was extremely helpful and made us feel incredibly welcome.

We actually have our own flat in Back Road East that we had already rented out, and we both agree that the standard of communications and information that Greta and Sykes provided was excellent. The house itself is perfectly located and the furnishing very tasteful and warm. I hope you don't mind but the only thing that we felt should be upgraded was the TV. Tech has moved so quickly over the last few years and I think a new smart TV would fit in well in such a great cottage. Many thanks Simon and Vivien

It was a lovely little holiday home with everything you could ever need.

Located in a fabulous spot in St Ives. We will definitely be returning.

We enjoyed our stay at The Sail Loft very much.

It was clean, very well presented, well located but peaceful. Thank you very much

We had a lovely week at the 'Sail Loft'.

The property is perfectly placed in St Ives for access to all the town has to offer. The Sail loft was clean, comfortable and well equipped with everything we needed for a happy holiday. The complementary cream tea at 'Olives' was a real treat! Thank you to Greta, the owner, who's communication and helpfulness was excellent!

Great holiday and lovely cottage thanks

Fantastic location, the cleanest cottage I think I’ve ever stayed in.

Very comfy beds everything you need and the cream tea at Olives was a lovely treat. We would love to stay next summer but as the price is almost double for the same week this won’t be possible which is sad

Really great location within walking distance of everything St Ives has to offer.

Comfortable and welcoming, and very useful to have a parking space even though it is a gentle 10 minute walk away. We enjoyed our break and would love to return.

Home from home, a great place to stay and having several beaches in walking distance is ideal.

We hope to return - the parking spot is a bonus and allowed us to walk off the pasties and cream teas

Fantastic value for money: we really enjoyed staying at the The Sail Loft.

It did feel a little bit like being on a boat but that was all part of the fun of the accommodation. The owner, Greta, provided lots of useful information before our arrival and Geraldine, the house keeper, was also very helpful. The location is great, close to the the harbour but also quiet, the beds are amazingly comfortable and the little extras were an additional treat. Having the use of a parking space in St Ives is like gold dust and the complimentary cream tea at Olive's Cafe was delicious. We had a great holiday with St Ives working it's Cornish magic once again!