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Apartment |3 bedrooms |Sleeps 5

Carbis Bay in St Ives

From £450 per week

7 nights minimum stay

Changeover Saturday

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Key info  Beach or lakeside relaxation, car not necessary, no pets allowed

About the home

Shellseekers is a first floor apartment offering quality self-catering accommodation close to St Ives with spectacular sea views. Situated in Compass Point, a prestigious development in Carbis Bay, the property is extremely versatile. The accommodation is ideal for couples looking for spacious surroundings or alternatively the three bedrooms are perfect for families, especially where two children prefer their own bedrooms. A Cornish Cream Tea welcome pack and Cornish hand made soap await your arrival. The apartment has allocated parking, free wifi, a shared sun terrace and a convenient location (adjacent to St Ives Bay Line station).

St Ives with its dramatic surfing beaches, high quality alfresco restaurants and numerous art galleries is within easy reach - 3 minutes by a delightful train ride or 25 minutes on foot along the spectacular St Ives coastal path. Possible family activities include a guided underground tour at Geevor tin mine, sailing trip to Seal Island, off road cycling from coast to coast with bike hire, ghost walks, visiting the Eden Project,The Flambards Experience or Paradise Park for birds and wildlife, art galleries and museums. Walking in either direction along the coastal path is superb.

We value guests who choose to repeat book our apartment and are happy to show our appreciation by offering a 5% discount. This applies to any bookings made by previous guests or to the second week of any new two week booking.

Facilities

Further details indoors:
The apartment is elegantly furnished with quality bed linen and towels being supplied. Designed to sleep either four or five, the circular glass-topped dining table in the bay window has four upholstered, high backed dining chairs, with an upholstered matching stool being available for the fifth guest.
The master bedroom has a 5' double bed and digital tv whilst bedroom 2 has a door opening onto a balconette. Each of these bedrooms has a clock radio.
In the lounge is an LCD TV and DVD player, together with a selection of DVDs, CDs, books and games.
Being on the first floor, there is an internal flight of stairs, with handrail, leading to a private hallway.

Further details outdoors:
There is parking for one car in an allocated space in front of the apartment.
Chairs are provided for the communal sun terrace.
Seagulls can be a nuisance if you are sitting outside, trying to enjoy a quiet breakfast on a beautifully sunny day. The windows in the bay, adjacent to the dining table, can be opened wide to allow you to enjoy the warmth of the sun without the fear of being harrassed by seagulls.

Further details

This is a totally non-smoking apartment.
Electricity and gas charges are included in the rental price.
We regret we cannot accept bookings from all male or all female parties more than 2 in number, or from groups all under 21 years of age.

Conditions

A refundable breakages deposit of £100 is required prior to arrival, to be refunded within two weeks of your departure (subject to a satisfactory property inspection).
A 25% deposit is payable on booking, with the balance due six weeks before occupation.
Payment by cheque is normally requested. We also accept PayPal with a 3.5% surcharge if payment is made from this country and a 4% surcharge if remitted from overseas.

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Quality accommodation and superb sea view

 

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Shellseekers is the closer of the two first floor apartments

 

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Shared sun terrace overlooking St Ives Bay

 

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Carbis Bay beach

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The West Country / Cornwall region

Cornwall must surely be any holidaymaker's dream location. Not only does it enjoy the mildest of climates, but the further west you travel, the more unspoilt and spectacular the scenery becomes. The west of Cornwall is a haven for walkers with miles of coastal path to explore. There is even a footpath, St Michael's Way, which crosses the country from St Uny Church, near to Carbis Bay, to St Michael's Mount on the south coast. St Michael's Mount, a medieval castle sitting astride a tranquil island, is definitely worth a visit, as is the open air Minack Theatre at Porthcurno, 30 minutes drive from St Ives, in its spectacular location overlooking the sea.

Cornwall is famous for its wealth of mining heritage sites and not far from St Ives is Geevor tin mine, the largest mining history site in the UK. There is an ever expanding network of mineral tramways being made accessible to the walker, cyclist and horse rider. One of the best known of these is the coast to coast cycling trail which links the historic mining harbours of Portreath on the north coast and Devoran on the south coast. There are RSPB reserves close by at Hayle Estuary and a short drive away at Marazion Marsh. With the most glorious, sandy beaches and attractions such as the National Maritime Museum in Falmouth and the National Trust's Trengwainton Garden near Penzance, West Cornwall has something for everyone.

The St Ives / Carbis Bay area

Carbis Bay and St Ives have become year round resorts due to the beautifully mild climate and the range of activities which are available at any time of year. Within walking distance of your apartment in Carbis Bay there are a number of quality restaurants and hotels, a chemist, newsagent/local food store and Tesco supermarket. By choosing to stay in Carbis Bay you will enjoy very easy access to all the attractions of St Ives, without having any parking worries. In St Ives itself many self catering holiday properties require holidaymakers to use the public car parks whereas at Shellseekers you will have the benefit of your own parking space.

Carbis Bay beach with its azure blue sea and fine sand is perfect for a stroll and for major sandcastle construction projects. The expansive Porth Kidney Sands can be reached at low tide by walking around Hawkes Point in the direction of Hayle. The neighbouring golden beaches of St Ives are ideal for swimming, surfing, sailing and fishing. From the working harbour there are boat trips to Seal Island and numerous fishing trips.

Art lovers will find it difficult to decide which of the many galleries and exhibitions to visit first. Tate St Ives, presenting changing displays of twentieth century art, stands impressively above Porthmeor beach. Equally popular is the Barbara Hepworth Museum and Sculpture Garden which is only a short walk away. Many other galleries located in St Ives showcase the work of locally based artists.

There is a very wide selection of top class restaurants in St Ives and one of the pleasures of a holiday here is checking out other holidaymakers' recommendations. For golf enthusiasts the West Cornwall Golf Club, Cornwall's oldest course, overlooking Porth Kidney Sands, is only a short walk/drive from your apartment at Carbis Bay.

The St Ives September Festival, a festival of music and the Arts, takes place annually. Every year its programme includes talks, films, poetry, jazz, classical, rock and folk music.

How to get there

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Travelling to Carbis Bay by Air - Regular flights to Newquay from many UK airports.

Travelling to Carbis Bay by Train - Travel to a few hundred metres of your apartment. Take the main line to St Erth (the station before Penzance) and then change to the St Ives branch line which links directly to Carbis Bay.

Travelling to Carbis Bay by Road. Travelling by car from the North exit the M5 at J31 and follow signs to Launceston, Redruth and Penzance via the A30. Turn right to St Ives and Carbis Bay along the A3074 passing through Lelant before reaching Carbis Bay.

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Guestbook for Shellseekers

'The apartment was brilliant and we would happily recommend it to a friend.' JP, August 2011

'We have just returned from a week in your lovely apartment and I am emailing to say a big thankyou! ... The apartment is lovely - better than we expected. It was immaculately clean and I would like you to pass on our thanks to the person who cleans the apartment. The scones, jam and cream and also the fresh flowers were a nice touch -and made us feel very welcome!' WS, August 2011

'We would just like .... to say thank you for such a lovely stay in your apartment. The apartment was perfect and is in such a great location. We really didn't want to leave.' GS, April 2010

'Loved the apartment. Absolutely beautiful and in the perfect location....felt like we were abroad'. PW, August 2009

'The coastal walks to Hayle and St Ives are great. Leave the car!!' JS, June 2009

'Our second visit to Shellseekers and it was as good as we remembered it if not better! It felt like coming home.' DS, May 2009

Rental prices

Prices for group size 2
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Mid season 2012	5 May 12	10 Jun 12	450£ 450	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid season 2012	10 Jun 12	30 Jun 12	500£ 500	0-	0-	1 Week

Prices for group size 5
Period	From	To	Weekly	Nightly rate		Minimum  stay
				Weekday	Weekend
Easter 2012	31 Mar 12	21 Apr 12	650£ 650	0-	0-	1 Week
Spring 2012	21 Apr 12	2 Jun 12	550£ 550	0-	0-	1 Week
Spring Half Term 2012	2 Jun 12	9 Jun 12	700£ 700	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid season 2012	9 Jun 12	16 Jun 12	650£ 650	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid season 2012	16 Jun 12	23 Jun 12	700£ 700	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid season 2012	23 Jun 12	30 Jun 12	750£ 750	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid season 2012	30 Jun 12	7 Jul 12	800£ 800	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid season 2012	7 Jul 12	14 Jul 12	850£ 850	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid season 2012	14 Jul 12	21 Jul 12	875£ 875	0-	0-	1 Week
High season 2012	21 Jul 12	25 Aug 12	950£ 950	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid season 2012	25 Aug 12	1 Sep 12	850£ 850	0-	0-	1 Week
Mid season 2012	1 Sep 12	22 Sep 12	700£ 700	0-	0-	1 Week
Autumn 2012	22 Sep 12	20 Oct 12	650£ 650	0-	0-	1 Week
Autumn Half Term 2012	20 Oct 12	3 Nov 12	700£ 700	0-	0-	1 Week

NB: Prices may be subject to change at the advertiser's discretion.

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