Blue Salt Cottage - Palm Beach

Blue Salt Cottage is a newly renovated 1940s two bedroom sandstone cottage with spectacular views of Pittwater and within walking distance of Whale Beach and a short drive to Palm Beach. This charming farmhouse/coastal cottage is family-friendly & the perfect place for a couples getaway . Our entertaining deck & BBQ area has sweeping views of Pittwater. Inside, guests can enjoy a separate lounge room with a wood fire & TV with foxtel. Fully-furnished kitchen eat in kitchen & supplied BBQ. The cottage is situated on Barrenjoey Road and has direct access via Barrenjoey Road, opposite Thyra Road (which is the best place is park during your stay). Our entry has a wooden letterbox and stairs up from the road plus along pathway heading to the cottage with a sandstone stepper path to the grassed area. Guests have access to all of the property around the cottage plus share the top lawn area, swings and trampoline with the main house. Whale Beach can be accessed via the pathway past the main house to Surf Road - cottage guests ONLY for privacy and security of our other paying guests. Guests enter the cottage into the lounge/TV room which has a two seater couch, arm chair plus bean bag with wood burning fire. Straight ahead, off the lounge room is the master bedroom. To the left is the kitchen and dining room. At one end of this room is the bathroom and the other is the second bedroom. The lounge opens out to the deck with BBQ and amazing views of Pittwater. Blue Salt Cottage has been completely been restored bringing this beach shack back to life. We have spent a lot of time and love to give it a warm and inviting feel.  It is an extension of our family holiday home with treasures from family properties and we try to leave things in the house which may be helpful, its not just a "holiday rental". We hope you enjoy spending your break in it as much as we do. BEDROOMS Master bedroom - queen bed with Pittwater views Guest room - 1 x set of bunks queen bed, king single bed and desk with Pittwater views BATHROOM Shower, toilet and vanity. Large bottles of body wash and shampoo/conditioner provided. PARKING No onsite parking. EXTRA INFORMATION Fans in each bedroom with window dressings (block out blinds). Fully equipped kitchen with Bosch appliances, a large SMEG fridge, combined oven/microwave, dishwasher, combined clothes washer/ dryer, sandwich press, and Ziegler & Brown BBQ. The outdoor area above the cottage which is shared with the guests staying in the main house consists of a trampoline, two swings and grassed area with a basketball ring and soccer. Owners are not onsite but can be contactable via mobile. Breakfast / lunch - Whale Beach Deli, Whale Beach - same menu as the Boathouse, more relaxed - The Boathouse - Nourish, Avalon - The Greedy Goat, Palm Beach - La Banette French bakery, Avalon - The Sneaky Grind, Avalon Dinner (without kids) - Barrenjoey House - Jonah's - Whale Beach - Dunes - Palm Beach Dinner with kids - The Newport, Newport (15 minutes away) - The Beach House, Avalon kids eat for $5 Thurs to Sat (amazing view of the beach) - Club Palm Beach (RSL) - Saibang Thai, amazing Thai in Avalon - Pizzico (Italian), Avalon - Ouzo (Greek), Clareville Takeaway/ dine in - Pizza - Cranzgots - Mali Thai Restaurant - CHA no.9 Noodle Shop - Oliver's pies Shops - MamaPappa (French kids clothes & linens), Avalon - The Boathouse Shop (homewares), Palm Beach - Beechwood (homewares), Avalon - Bookoccino - great book store - Beach without Sand Surf Shop - North Avalon & Palm Beach Playgrounds - Dunbar Park - Avalon - Governor Phillip Park - Palm Beach (Close to the Boathouse Palm Beach & home) Golf - Palm Beach 9 hole course - Avalon 9 hole course - Mona Vale 18 hole course Manly Surf School - Palm Beach Movies - Avalon - Warriewood - Warringah Mall Fishing & Boat Hire - Boat House Palm Beach Wedding Venues - Jonah's (short walk) - Moby Dicks (short walk) - The Boathouse Palm Beach (short drive) - Barrenjoey House (short drive) - The Dunes (short drive) Beaches - Whale Beach - Palm Beach - Avalon Beach Walks - to Whale Beach, Barrenjoey Lighthouse, RSL to Ocean Pool Bus stop - on the road at the bottom of the property. These buses take you to the city or Palm Beach (L90). Ferries - Wagstaffe, Ettalong, Coaster's Retreat, Bonnie Doon, Basin, Currawong & Mackeral CLEANING FEE of $150 applies to each stay and includes the cost of linen/ towels, and is automatically calculated when you make your booking. Extra cleaning charges will apply if the property is not left in a respectful manner and the House Rules followed with regards particularly to garbage, and BBQ. We except that all fans and gas put out when not in the house. If they are left on after check out a daily fee will be charged. Our cleaning team does not always come to the house on the day of departure, it is important our guests turn off fans etc before check out. Please do all dishes and run the dishwasher before leaving. If dishes are not washed, extra cleaning fees may be applied. During winter months fire starters and a bag of firewood will be provided to guests. Please note that firewood is not provided for the duration of your stay, this can be picked up at the local service station. No smoking. Extra cleaning fees to remove odour and stains may be applied. SERVICE FEE is charged by Airbnb on all stays, and is automatically calculated when you make your booking. This is based on a % of the total booking cost. Please note that as hosts we do not receive this fee. SECURITY BOND (refundable) of $1000 per stay is in addition to the above tariff. Please note that Airbnb hold this security bond on our behalf. LINEN - quality linen is provided for your stay however you will need to bring your own beach towels or these can be provided at an extra cost. We have provided good quality linen and towels so please treat them with care. Any damage (eg. make up or fake tan) to the linen/ towels will incur a full replacement charge. NO PETS BOOKINGS 4 night minimum booking - Easter 3 night minimum booking on long weekends 2 night minimum booking for weekends (including the Saturday night) PARTIES - STRICT "NO PARTY" or events policy which also includes weddings, post wedding parties, hens/ bucks parries and schoolies bookings as per the terms. If guests are found to have had a party which results in extra cleaning, guests will be responsible for extra cleaning charges and in the unfortunate event of the disruptions alerting neighbours, guests will be asked to vacate immediately. Only guests staying in the cottage are allowed t on use the stairs passed the main house to Surf Road for privacy she security to our other guests. Check out @bluesaltpalmbeach on Instagram to find out more about the house and useful information on things to do in the area.