The Gift House Portland is a historic Seaman's Chaplaincy, 3 storey late Georgian stone house. All 4 spacious bedrooms have sea view & perfect for sunset watching. Dog friendly (1dog only)
Locate in island village, 5-8 mins walk to pebble beach, 17th century pub, restaurants, good coffee, good chippy & grocery shop.
Jurassic coast walks, sculpture park, Portland stone quarry, cycling, swimming, rock climbing, sea fishing, diving, kayak, sailing, paddling, windsurf & more are around.
The space
This house is not suitable for party, no loud music too.
Located in the island village, with just 5-8mins walk you get:
・Chesil Pebble Beach (Part of Jurassic Coast)
・A small sandy beach by Portland Castle
・Portland Castle & D DAY WW2 museum
・Portland Marina (restaurant, sauna, sea sports & helicopter training centre)
・17th century pub and a cafe by the beach
・Portland best coffee nearby
・Small Co-op
・Victoria park with playground and tennis court just opposite the house
・Jurassic coast walks
・Bus stops to Weymouth
And many more to do in Portland, we have combined a list of places you won't want to miss at our wsite @ The Gift House Portland.
WHY THE GIFT HOUSE PORTLAND?
With so many things nearby it's possible to enjoy the island without cars. This is a big house, big rooms and comfortably accommodate 9 people. Pet friendly (1 dog only). We agreed there are plenty more better looking stone house, however for the sunset views you get in The Gift House - can't beat that!
• Ground Floor
・Lounge with sea view
・9 seater dinning room with child high chair and sea view
・Fully equipped kitchen (dishwasher included)
・Fully equipped utility room (tumble dryer included)
・Conservatory aka pet room, also to dry all your wet clothes and equipments
・Backyard with picnic benches
・Toilet
• First Floor
・Super King bedroom with pano sea view & travel cot(request if needed)
・2 single beds room with pano sea view and a folding bed if person no9 booked
・Family bathroom
• 2nd Floor
・Super King bedroom with sea view
・2 single beds room with sea view (2 x single bed) / working desk and chair
・Shower room with toilet
DOG FRIENDLY (1 dog only)
- Please book with pet if you have 1
- Dog to stay away from upstairs and lounge as smell and hairs are hard to completely get rid off carpet in a short time for next guest. Also, plenty spaces at ground floor for a dog.
DISCOUNT
18% off book 7days +
PARKING
The house is located next to a main road, and FREE street parking only. We seldom have problem with parking(tips after booked), in case nearest carparks are 6-8mins walk. Can do quick stop on road kerb in front of the house to offload stuff first.
DO DON'T
-No party and loud music
-Use fireplace in lounge only, and never leave fire without supervisor.
-Due to working fireplace and no safe gates, renter are to ensure safe supervision of all children.
CANCELLATION
We have firm cancellation policy, however if you can't make it later for any reason please message us to discuss options.
OTHERS
-Bed linens and towels included, no beach towels
-Extra fee if you want cleaning in between your stay
-As the house is located in the centre of island village, you will be expecting some noise from outside, we have double glazed window and those noise doesn't bother us.
FUN FACT OF PORTLAND
Jurassica dinosaur theme park or museum were proposed to built in a 40m deep quarry on Portland Dorset and has got scrapped. David Attenborough: ‘The area is one about which Britain can be very proud because it is the birthplace of paleontology.’
Other things to note
• Victoria park with playground and tennis court just opposite the house, great if you have kids or dog
• A bus stop is 1 minute walk from the house, catch bus no.1 which connects the island to Weymouth train station. Or catch Jurassic Coaster bus on summer which run along Jurassic Coast.
• There's a helicopter training centre nearby, you will see army helicopter flying around .)
• Weymouth trains every 35mins from London Waterloo to Weymouth (3hours +).
