The Stables in St Ives

A lovely, rustic barn conversion that we all (4 of us) loved. Very quiet location, only approx 20 min walk into the centre of St Ives. Although it is down a very narrow, 1 car width lane that is up a little hill so perhaps not for anyone who isn’t a confident driver or comfortable walking any distance. Having said that, they do have their own taxi firm which is very reasonably priced (having used it one rainy evening when we didn’t fancy getting wet on the walk down to get some dinner!). Lovely host Kari even gave us a load of fresh eggs which went down extremely well!!

Very little not to like about this place, but if we were to give one negative, it would have to be that it would be better if the 2 skylights in the bedrooms had blinds of some sort as the bright mornings woke us up earlier than we’d have liked as we both prefer darker rooms

Everything

Loved everything about the stables! Stunning property with everything you need, a home from home!

Nothing

Warm, beautiful furniture, hot tub, family and dog friendly

Nothing

Lovely spacious renovated old barn, is much bigger than the pictures made it look which was great. Approx 30 minute walk into St Ives if you don’t mind muddy/country roads for part of the way, was much easier to walk than to try and find parking in the centre at the time we visited so not a problem for us at all.

If you plan on making full use of the kitchen and other facilities I would recommend bringing your own kitchen roll (none provided), washing up liquid (none provided), kitchen scissors (none provided), sharp knife(s) (only 1 in the kitchen and very blunt), shower gel (none provided), toilet roll (only 2 rolls provided for a group of 6 for 4 nights) and washing tabs if you plan to use the washing machine (as there were none provided). Only 1 loo and located within a wet room so bring flip flops as the floor stays soaking wet for ages after a shower. You don’t get chlorine for the hot tub so you can only safely use it once during your stay and have to pay £30 for the pleasure. Also pack an eye mask as no blinds on the large sky light windows in the bedrooms. Last but not least, conflicting information between our actual booking details from booking.com and what the host says in person, be wary, and don’t question it or you’ll be met with confrontation. We experienced a rather unnecessary tone and a very defensive and threatening nature. Made for quite an unpleasant last night for us because of the mood we experienced, perhaps we caught her on a bad day but was really not nice, especially on the first day of the New Year. A different host and would recommend this place to everyone :)

The rooms were comfortable and the kitchen was really well equipped. The owners met us and were welcoming and friendly. It's a nice walk into St Ives.

The wet room makes it a little difficult to use the bathroom after a shower.

Absolutely stunning accommodation with brilliant facilities. Everything was faultless and the owners were very accommodating. Nicely tucked away

Faultless

Beautiful barn , very clean , beautifully decorated , excellent stay

A sign post at the end of the lane with Barn name

Beautiful conversion. Well.appointed. Fabulous interior design touches. Wanted us to stay longer. Comfortable, well appointed, clean. Had everything we needed. Underfloor heating was very effective.

Tricky lane to negotiate to get to and from property.