St Marys View, Southwold
Description
The apartment is on the first and second floors of this Victorian building with the front door opening directly onto the stairs. The airy first floor has a beautifully furnished and well equipped open plan kitchen, living and dining area with outstanding sea views. Stairs lead from the first floor landing up to the carpeted second floor where the two equally luxurious double rooms overlook the sea with the family bedroom, accommodating four in bunk beds with a single with pull out bed, overlooks the town. An opulent bathroom boasts a claw foot roll top bath and guests can enjoy body jets in the separate shower room. Feature chandeliers and light fittings, Swarovski cupboard handles and quartz floor tiles in the bathrooms give a palatial feel throughout.
There is also a front courtyard area with limited seating that brings the seaside right up to the front door.
There is no outside parking space at St Mary's View but guests can park on the road opposite the apartment or on side streets nearby.
HALL The door to St Marys View opens from a patio in front of the house directly into a lobby with carpeted stairs leading to the apartment on the first floor.
LANDING Stairs lead to the second floor and a door leads to the kitchen.
KITCHEN This light and airy kitchen has wooden floors and stylish units with Swarovski crystal handles along two walls and a central island with four bar style leather chairs ideal for socialising with the chef! There is a built in oven, microwave, induction hob, beverage centre, Tassimo coffee machine, dishwasher, tumble dryer and washing machine. A decorative goblet style feature light and under unit spot lights add a touch of sparkle and the daylight streams in from the kitchen window overlooking the town and the east facing window in the open plan living area.
LIVING/DINING AREA The kitchen opens into the spacious living area with enviable sea views from a large bay window and a large swivel chair ideally placed to enjoy the panorama. There are two comfortable sofas, swivel ‘snuggle seat’ for two in the window, a coffee table, wooden cabinet and large flat screen TV with Playstation 3/DVD player. A stylish modern inset gas fire conveniently adds warmth to chilly winter nights. The dining area has an eight (will be 10) seater kitchen style table with eclectic mix of rattan, cloth and wooden chairs where guests can enjoy uninterrupted views of the sea. This spacious area exudes extravagance with glitzy chandeliers, wooden floors and tasteful contemporary style floor to ceiling curtains.
STAIRS Carpeted stairs lead from the 1st to 2nd floor landings which are lit by classy contemporary spiral chandeliers.
SHOWER ROOM Leading off the landing this room has a walk in shower with body jets and hand shower, a basin with convenient storage drawer underneath, WC, heated towel rail and mirror. The white quartz tiles add a touch of sparkle to the floor and a frosted window overlooks the town.
BEDROOM 1 Wake up to sea views from the spacious east facing window framed by full length curtains! A super king bed is zip/link which gives the option of twin beds with a superb padded bed head for comfort along the width of the wall behind. The room has been beautifully decorated and includes bedside tables with lamps, a chest of drawers, free standing wardrobe, wall mounted flat screen TV, chair, mirror and chandelier.
BEDROOM 2 Enjoying sea views from the large east facing window, this tastefully decorated double room has a king size bed, padded head board, beautiful floor to ceiling curtains, chair, wall mounted flat screen TV and mirrored dressing table with stool, bedside cabinets and a mirrored wardrobe which, together with a sparkling beaded chandelier, add a touch of glitz.
BEDROOM 3 Essentially a family bedroom, this room has substantial bunk beds, a further single with hideaway bed and storage underneath. The window overlooks the town and the room has bedside cabinets, standard lamps, bean bags and a wall mounted flat screen TV and XBox. The travel cot is stored under the bunk beds, along with a stair gate which can be used across the doorway to this bedroom.
FAMILY BATHROOM This luxurious room has a free standing roll top claw foot bath, wall mounted oversized Heritage wash basin, low level WC, heated towel rail and feature mirror with shaver socket. The black mirrored quartz floor tiles add a touch of glitz to your relaxation! A designer stool provides a convenient resting place for a glass of something special or perhaps a book?
OUTSIDE There is a patio in front of the house with doors to 19A and 19B, the neighbouring ground floor flat. This property has no allocated parking, however guests can park on the road opposite the house or on a nearby side street.
Your dates
Everything you'll need
- Wifi
- Baby Friendly
- Dishwasher
- Garden / Patio
- Open Fire
- Wifi
- Baby Friendly
- Dishwasher
- Garden / Patio
- Open Fire
- Pet Friendly
- Near Pub / Shop
- Smoke Free
- Near Walks
- Washing Machine
What guests are saying
The accommodation is great in terms of space and location is perfect.
Everything you need is provided. However, it is looking a little tired. Main points - Peelng on the back of the breakfast bar stools, stained carpets and the mirrored wardrobe in the double bedroom was cracked. Damp in the dining area which we were informed about. The overall cleanliness wasn't great. Dusty floors, sand in the bath and nail clippings and crumbs in one of the bedside tables in the bunk bed room.
The house is absoultely stunning, we loved the panoramic views from the bedrooms and front room.
The decor is lovely and well thought and the kitchen had everything you could ask for. However, there are certain areas where things are looking a bit tired, there is some plaster on the wall near the dining table and chairs which has blown and could do with sanding down and replaster with a quick touch of paint. The fabric dining chairs sink when you sit on them and on one of them the bottom fabric was hanging down. On one of our towels was a strip of masking tape with' Aidrigham' written in black pen. The main negative thing for us was that we couldnt get the television in the front room to work at all, we tried everything, no instructions either so we all had to spend alot of time watching football in our bedrooms! Given that we would defintely stay again but a few small touches need some attention.
We have stayed at St Marys a few time now and returning again soon.
The positives ; Amazing seaview and excellent location, open plan lounge, kitchen and dining so works well for families, well equipped kitchen. The negatives ; showing some signs of wear, no toilet on lounge floor, the fire does not work again and have never seen it actually working ( this needs addressing with a new refit ). Whilst appreciating time of year and weather, the windows were terribly dirty. Spoke to the agent and a window cleaner did arrive a few days later and we could finally enjoy the seaview.
Good to know
House Rules
Good housekeeping bond
This property has a Good Housekeeping bond of £100
Smoking
Not permitted
Property notes
Note: If you wish the super-king-size to be made up as a twin please let us know.
Note: If you wish the truckle bed to be made up please let us know
Note: This property cannot accept an arrival of a Sunday
Stay Information
Check-in / Check-out
16:00 / 10:00
Property ref
1117163
Parking
Road Side
Guest & Pet Policy
Pets
Allowed
Children
Children and infants welcome