Family house near Elie, beaches and golf, sea views, May bank holiday discount! – Home 7388839 House
- 4 bedrooms
- 7 sleeps
- min stay varies
Family house near Elie, beaches and golf, sea views, May bank holiday discount! – Home 7388839
- House
- 4 bedrooms
- sleeps 7
- min stay varies
Key Info
- Nearest beach 3 mi
- Child Friendly
- Car advised
- Pet Friendly
- Private garden
Description from owner
Description
Large family house available with stunning sea and hill views, perfect for families and friends, plenty of space for 7 or 8. This lovely family home is much bigger on the inside than it looks from the outside! There is plenty of space over 3 floors to spread yourself out, as well as a sunny garden.
The name Steamdrifter comes from the kind of steam powered fishing boats once built in the village and used by the locals for fishing around the coast of Scotland. St Monans is still very proud of its boat building and fishing heritage.
The ground floor has an open plan living room with wood burning stove, smart TV, kitchen with huge island with bar stools and a solid oak floor. This leads through to a huge conservatory which contains the dining table, as well as a sofa and comfy chairs for relaxing and enjoying the view over the garden. There's garden furniture and a barbecue set for al fresco dining.
On the first floor is the master bedroom, a very large room with views over the harbour and the village, with an ensuite shower and toilet. Next door is a sweet twin room overlooking the back garden, beside the family bathroom.
Up the next staircase are 2 more bedrooms, a single room with great sea views, and a lovely double room looking over the hills and farmland to the north. There is also another sitting room facing south, with an open fire, and the best views of all, uninterrupted views over the Firth of Forth to the Bass rock, Berwick Law and the coast of East Lothian. Watch the ships going up and down, keep an eye out for dolphins!
The wifi signal is excellent on every floor, perfect for keeping in touch with family on Zoom or if you have a bit of work to do on Teams.
Rental includes basket of logs for wood-burning stove, coal for open fire on top floor, fresh eggs from our own hens when available. All towels and linen provided. Large shed at the bottom of the garden is perfect for cycles or canoes.
There are 2 grocery shops in the village and local supermarkets are well stocked and uncrowded. There are plenty of cafes and takeaways in the area if you don't want to cook.
This pretty village is a great base for exploring the East Neuk, with the beaches of Elie for swimming, sea-kayaking, sailing and canoeing, golf courses at Elie and Charleton, and of course St Andrews only 12 miles away. There are quirky shops, fine dining, historic sights and countryside walks all within a few minutes drive. Trips to the Highlands, Perthshire or Edinburgh are all easy from here. The village is about an hours drive from Edinburgh airport.
The East Pier Smokehouse and the Giddy Gannet provide good food all day while award-winning Craig Millar's seafood restaurant is there for fine dining. Pittenweem has galleries and cafes including the outstanding Cocoa Tree, with fabulous hot chocolate. The Cheese Farm is just along the road, for more than cheese, great lunches too. Ardross Farm shop can supply every need and Barnett's artisan breads are justly famous - feta and beetroot is one of my favourites. Kellie Castle with its wonderful garden is well worth a visit. Genteel Crail along the coast tempts with teashops and souvenirs. There's fresh and smoked fish from St Monans, and Balgove Farm Shop on the edge of St Andrews.
The house will be sanitized for each new set of guests and check-in is via a key in the key safe so no need to meet anyone unless you want to.
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Families
- Great for children of all ages
- Pets welcome
- Crib
- High chair
Bed & bathroom
- Bedroom 1: Queen Bed
Bedroom 2: Queen Bed
Bedroom 3: 2 Twin beds
Bedroom 4: Twin bed
Beds in other rooms: - 1 Full bath, 1 Attached (ensuite)
Amenities
- Wireless Internet
- Mountain Views
- Private garden
- Grill
- Patio
- Sea view
- Internet access
- Central heating
- Fireplace
- Stove
- Fridge
- Freezer
- Microwave
- Toaster
- Kettle
- Dishwasher
- Washing machine
- Iron
- High chair
- TV
- DVD player
- Stereo system
- Linen provided
- Towels provided
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Access
- Parking
- Secure parking
- Not suitable for wheelchair users
Interaction with guest
Policies
- Check in time: 16:00, Check out time: 10:00
- If you have any questions about check-in or check-out times, please contact the owner/manager.
- Payment
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This rental can only be paid for online through FlipKey using your credit/debit card or PayPal (never by bank or wire transfer).
Damage deposit: ($125.25) £100.00 - Smoking
- No smoking at this property
Cancellations
Change of plans? No problem. You could receive a partial or full refund, depending on when you cancel.
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Booking confirmed |
100% refund within 24 hours after booking (provided the stay is at least 60 days away).
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100% refund of the amount paid (minus the booking fee*) if cancelled at least two weeks before check-in.
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No refund if cancelled less than 2 weeks before check-in.
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About the owner
Maia S.
- Average reply time:
- 1 hour 36 minutes
- Response rate:
- 100%
- Calendar last updated:
- 11 May 2024
- Years listed:
- 8
- Based in:
- United Kingdom
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Languages spoken: English
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Reviews
Excellent
– based on 11 reviews
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“Peaceful location”
A lovely home to have a break. Very cosy and comfortable. Everything you need is provided for you to enjoy your stay. Kitchen and living room space is great. Loads to do nearby. Anstruther is just al… More
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“Great break by the sea”
Lovely clean house with a view over the harbour.Well equipped with everything you will ever need.The garden at the rear is large with plenty room for kids and dog to play in.We had to use one of the supplied child gates to block access to the street but this was a very minor issue.
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“perfect”
Great home from home. Everything was just right. Kids felt at home straight away. Perfect base for the coastal walk.
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“Superb”
Lovely holiday home which met needs of all our family well. Have been before and will return again. Really enhanced our holiday and owner couldn’t be more helpful. Lots to do and explore nearby and great base to visit St ANDREWS, Elie and many other attractions . Lovely coastal walks too. Kids and adults loved it.
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“Lovely relaxing cottage”
The house is beautiful and welcoming. We have 11 year old triplets and a large dog. The house absorbed us all. The kids flocked to the upper living area with its telescope and sea views, they loved h… More
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“Lovely St monans”
Lovely house in St monans.everything you would need for a perfect weekend away even fresh eggs,super.smashing log fire .the only drawback was that the stairs did not have a hand rail on both sides and we felt that it was unsafe for some of my family.
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“Well appointed house ideal Fife coastal base.”
The property is very spacious and well thought out with some interesting period features maintained.It was a pleasant surprise to meet the owners and showed a personal touch and responsibility for the… More
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“Excellent Family accommodation”
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay. The house was much bigger than I thought and the extra sitting room on the top floor was a big winner with the kids. The conservatory was an added bonus and is huge wit… More
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“Festive Get away”
My family and friends stayed in this spacious house over 3 nights during the festive period and brought in the New Year. There was not one thing I could fault with this property,it was much bigger than we thought and had everything we needed to welcome and comfortable. I would definitely book to come back to St Monans as any locals we met where very friendly. Thank you Maia
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“Fantastic”
I would highly recommend Maia's cottage. The cottage is beautiful and very spacious, with lovely views of the harbour. It is very near the beach where we spent a lot of time. We loved the garde… More
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FAQs
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- How do I pay for my vacation?
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If you’ve been sent a quote, simply accept it and pay online through the email we sent you. You can also do this in Manage your booking.
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- Why can't I call Maia (the owner) before booking?
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Occasionally, you will pay a damage deposit up front as part of the total rental cost. In this case, the owner has 10 days after you check out to report any damage. If they don’t, we’ll return your deposit. If their claim is successful, we’ll deduct the agreed cost and return the remainder.
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- How can I withdraw my booking request?
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- How do I make changes to my booking?
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