St Ives Cottage Holidays at Porth Enys

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Why book your St Ives Cottage Holiday direct with a cottage owner?

There are many properties available for holiday letting in St Ives. These vary from ultra-modern flats or apartments, to 200 year old cottages. Most have been kept thoroughly up to date with facilities attractive to the modern visitor. Many are left in the hands of agents for them to obtain bookings, deal with visitors, manage repairs and changeover cleaning, etc. Some owners, like us, choose to manage the properties themselves. Partly, it has to be admitted, this is due to the costs of employing an agent, but it is also about retaining control over our own property, to use as we wish, to keep a better eye on it, and to take a personal interest in ensuring that standards are maintained.

Most owners employ a housekeeper or cleaning company to look after the cleaning, laundry, and to provide emergency cover for those problems that, sooner or later, are bound to arise no matter how well the property and equipment are looked after. The owner often deals directly with the bookings and advertising themselves, and repeat visitors often become friends we, unfortunately, rarely meet. There is a personal interest in each and every booking, and in trying to ensure that you, the visitor, enjoy your holiday. From the visitors' perspective, the buck usually stops with the person you are dealing with, and there is a direct vested interest in ensuring that you enjoy your stay. The properties are usually well maintained and equipped precisely because they are the holiday homes of the owners who want protect their investment and be comfortable themselves, who want you to return in the future, and who will be delighted if you recommend their property to your friends, relatives and contacts. 

Booking with an independent owner ensures that both parties have a vested interest in doing their best to make your holiday a thoroughly enjoyable experience.

If Porth Enys is booked for the dates you require, try StIves-Cottage-Holidays website for a listing of independently owned and managed properties in the St Ives area.