Modern apartment in picturesque north Guernsey, by beautiful bay and Vale Castle
The âEllingham Apartments at Bordeauxâ is a small holiday complex with 7 apartments. There are three duplex apartments with a Sunday arrival day â Herm, Brecqhou and Sark Apartments. They are identical in size, layout and quality and accessed via a flight of external stairs. The entrance foyer is shared with one other apartment and as they have an 'upside-down' layout the front door takes you to your living room with its window overlooking the garden.
The bright and spacious living room is equipped with a comfortable sofa, dining table overlooking the garden, freesat TV, DvD player, plus a selection of games. The kitchens are fully equipped with all that should be needed (oven, hob, microwave, under-counter fridge/freezer etc), with one apartment additionally having a washing machine and another a dishwasher. The bedrooms and the bathroom are downstairs. The master bedroom has a king-size bed. The second bedroom is on the cosy side and so has one single bed (plus we can provide a travel cot for infants). The bathroom has a shower, toilet, basin and heated towel rail. There is a raised garden with picnic bench seating areas, which is shared by all the apartments. As there are only 7 properties at the Ellingham Apartments at Bordeaux, with guests often out-and-about enjoying all that the island has to offer, it is usually nice and quiet. There is also a shared laundry room with washing machines and tumble dryers, which are free for guests to use. Good WiFi and free parking.
We wanted a restful 2 week holiday which is what we got. The kitchen equipment was simple to use, with Guernsey butter, guernsey gache and milk to get us settled. We had a mid stay clean and change of sheets and towels which was very nice. The number 11 bus stops right outside to go to town if a break is needed from the narrow roads, and it is inexpensive. A Morrisons is also round the corner. There was plenty to do for 2 weeks with coastal walks and pretty scenery, interesting museums and history, shops and eating out, as well as island hopping. We also saw some live music at St James in town to finish off the holiday. We will miss Guernsey.
The self catering apartment was exactly what we needed and what was described. Extremely clean with updated decor and furnishings. Fiona was a responsive and open host. We had a great stay.