India Cottage, Sea View, Easy Walk to Town & Beach

Entire cottage in Isle of Wight, United Kingdom

  1. 4 guests
  2. 2 bedrooms
  3. 3 beds
  4. 1 bath
Hosted by Simon
  1. Superhost
  2. 5 years hosting

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India Cottage is all ready for winter, with full central heating and wood burning stove the cottage will be cosy whatever the weather outside. With private-off street parking, with EV charger, the cottage is just two minutes’ walk from Ventnor's town centre and under ten to the beach and coast path. Tastefully refurbished and fully equipped, the cottage boasts a terraced garden, with stunning views over Ventnor Bay and the Victorian townscape. An ideal base to explore from.

The space
Pull up into your own private parking space (with EV charger) adjacent to the cottage and start your holiday! India Cottage is exactly the quintessential cottage we drew as children, the kitchen and lounge downstairs with bedrooms and bathroom upstairs. Built in the 1850's and Grade 2 listed, it has some quirky features both inside and out giving it both special charm and real character.

Through the front door to the left, there is a well-equipped kitchen with round table seating for four. Although compact, the kitchen has all the mod-cons needed including, microwave, gas cooker, fridge-freezer, full-sized dishwasher and Nespresso machine. To the right is the cosy lounge, with a modern comfortable ‘L’ shaped sofa, bespoke pine furniture and Freesat TV, DVD Blu-Ray plus a decent portable bluetooth speaker. There is also a 'Hobbit' wood-burning stove, adding a lovely ambience and warmth to the lounge on cooler evenings.

Upstairs is the master bedroom with sea view, comfy king-size bed and door into the ‘Jack and Jill’ bathroom (shared with bedroom two), which has a classic Victorian themed bath/shower, w/c and basin. Bedroom two also with a sea view can either be configured as two full-width single beds or a spacious zip’n’link super-king (on request). There is a quirky small second door from the stairs into the ‘Jack and Jill’ bathroom (see pictures). Both bedrooms have blackout blinds and plenty of storage space for your clothes and bags.

Also upstairs is the back-door leading past the handy washing machine/tumble drier utility room, and stairs up to the lower ‘beachcomber’ themed terrace. Sheltered in the lee of the cottage, this lower terrace has a comfy summer day-sofa and undercover area with handy fridge. Up from the lower terrace is a small mid-terrace with mosaic café-style table and chairs for two.

Continuing up from the mid-terrace you discover the main feature top-terrace. The top-terrace has superb sea views across Ventnor’s Victorian townscape. Now with new pergola and retractable awning. Whether sunbathing in the comfortable loungers or dining alfresco at the French café-style table, you are bound to spend time up here relaxing, watching the sailing boats, commercial ships and cruise liners go past. In the evening the terrace solar lights come on, making it magical place to have a drink before retiring to bed.

The cottage is just a two minute walk down to Ventnor's quaint and independent led town centre and under ten minutes walk to the Ventnor's sand and shingle beach. The cottage is ideally placed as a base to explore the island on foot, two-wheels or by car. See 'neighbourhood overview' and 'getting around' sections for more details.

NB: Please note India Cottage does have steep stairs inside and very steep steps outside between terraces (see pictures), and constrained second bedroom access to the bathroom/wc, we therefore stipulate it is not suitable for young children (under 10) or guests with impaired mobility.

We do welcome well behaved dogs, but ask you bring your own dog blankets and dog towels. For guests with dogs there is an additional grassed exercise area which can be accessed from the top terrace, by prior arrangement (not suitable for general use). For additional visitors there is a second private parking space in Southgrove Road also available on request.

***We are able to get a 15% discount on Red Funnel & 25% on Wightlnk ferry sailings for our guests. Please ask for a discount code before booking your ferry***

Please check out our Airbnb reviews which score a consistent 5* across all categories.

Guest access
Whole cottage, terraced garden, parking space adjacent to cottage all included. Upper grassed area for dog exercise by arrangement, additional parking space in Southgrove Road by arrangement.

Other things to note
India Cottage is grade 2 listed and has steep interior stairs, a constrained access doorway to bathroom/wc from bedroom 2 and very steep steps to each garden terrace. It therefore unsuitable for young children (we recommend none under 10) and for those with limited or impaired mobility. Well behaved dogs welcome, please bring own dog bed, towels and blankets.

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What this place offers

Bay view
City skyline view
Kitchen
Fast wifi – 165 Mbps
Dedicated workspace

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Rated 4.97 out of 5 from 118 reviews.

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Where you’ll be

Isle of Wight, England, United Kingdom
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Neighborhood highlights

Grove Road and Tulse Hill is a small Victorian enclave within the town's conservation area, quiet, yet only a couple of minutes walk from Ventnor town centre and under ten from the beach. Ventnor is a lovely small seaside town with quirky shops, independent restaurants & bars and two small but well-stocked supermarkets. With a lovely sand & shingle beach, small harbour and great coastal walks Ventnor is the perfect location for a quintessential seaside holiday. Just down the road from India Cottage is the Crab & Lobster Tap, the Island's oldest licensed premises. Serving locals and visitors with equal warmness and humour, it's bound to become your 'local' during your stay.

Meet your host

Superhost
118 reviews
4.97 out of 5 average rating
5 years of hosting
Born in the 60s
My work: Management Consultant to Public Sector
Lives in Dorking, in the Surrey Hills AONB, with wife, two daughters and two dogs. Owns India Cottage launched in March 2021 we are proud to have got consistent 5* guest reviews. The difference is India Cottage is our own cosy getaway cottage that we enjoy being able to share this magical place with fellow Airbnb members. Have a look at the reviews and judge yourself.

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Things to know

Cancellation policy
House rules
Check-in after 3:00 PM
Checkout before 10:00 AM
4 guests maximum
Safety & property
Exterior security cameras on property
Heights without rails or protection
Carbon monoxide alarm