Hi all,

Happy New Year, 2023.

Just a quick update.

Unfortunately, my Facebook account was hacked a few weeks ago and I lost my account completely as a result.  This means that my FB page, 'Michael House, a vegan guest house in Cornwall' currently is not available for my use, I cannot see any messages sent to me.  So, please be reassured I am not  ignoring messages, nor have we closed down.  Until I get this sorted out, or start a new page, please contact me by email, on info@michael-house.co.uk.  Thank you and so sorry for any inconvenience.  Hope to see you.

Delighted to let you know that our normal email address is now working again.  info@michael-house.co.uk, if you wish to make a booking or have any queries.  We plan to open on 24th May.

 Hello,

We are hoping to re-open on Monday 24th May 2021

The info@michael-house.co.uk email is currently not available, so sorry, really bad timing for it to be down.  Please do use vanessalackford@icloud.com for a while.  I hope the usual one will soon be up and running again.

Hope to see you in a few months.

 Hi all,

We have taken the difficult decision not to re-open Michael House this season.  As we are caring for Simon’s elderly mother, it seems wise that we remain shut.  We hope to see you next year.  

2020

People sometimes comment on how reasonable a stay at Michael House is. They wonder whether breakfast is extra, it isn't, and are surprised that there are so many dishes to choose between for evening meals. Because the meals are planned ahead and I cook only one dish for each course, ie., everyone has the same, there is really no limit to what can be offered, apart from what is available in local shops and my skill and imagination.

Realising that charging £34.00 per person, per night for bed and breakfast if you stay for five nights or more with another person in the same room, is really slightly embarrasingly cheap, we have reveiwed our prices for 2020.

And have decided to KEEP THEM THE SAME.

Making money is not our motivator, making people happy is. As long as we make enough to get by, that is all that matters to us. By not increasing prices, we may not be able to update the bathroom in room 2 for yet another year. Yes, it is still pink!

We do charge considerably more for one night stays (£42.00 pppn) but it comes down to £36.00 per person per night for two to four nights.

And doggies are welcome, if accompanied by well behaved humans. We charge £10.00 per doggy, per stay, for up to 7 nights.

Pickle will welcome you to your room, if you would like her to, will join you, roll about a bit, help you settle, then leave. Berri will love you and demand a lot of love back, Sheba will knick your seat if you stand up and will want to sit on you. Velvet is nine now, so not as cute as here in her baby picture. All the animals (there are more than shown)can be elsewhere if preferred.

Hope to see you in 2020.

Christmas at Michael House 2019

Christmas break, 2019.

Fancy being looked after  and spoiled over the Christmas period?  Get away from it all, relax, walk and enjoy delicious festive meals!  We are offering a four night break over Christmas this year, as follows:

Arrive on Tuesday 24th December, in time for afternoon tea and a three course evening meal.

On Christmas Day, have a leisurely breakfast, which will precede a four course Christmas dinner in the early/mid afternoon.  Supper will be buffet style.

Boxing Day, another leisurely breakfast and a light lunch if you would like it.  Afternoon tea will  be served in the afternoon, and a three course evening meal will follow.

On Friday 27^th, breakfast, afternoon tea and a three course supper will be on offer.  Guests will depart on the Saturday morning, after breakfast.

Four nights, partly full board, £350 per person for an en-suite room.  A single supplement will apply.

Bookings for earlier or later dates will be at the normal rate.

Comments from previous Christmas guests:

‘A wonderful way to spend Christmas’

‘What a fabulous way to spend Christmas…thanks for all the cosseting and pampering – we really needed it’

Christmas Dinner only, £35.00 per head, limited to two places, unless both rooms not booked.

we are open

We are fully open from today.  We have done a few things over the past weeks, but, today is the day we open properly!  The clifftops will soon be looking like this, from a previous year!  Fantastic time in Cornwall, May and June.  Hope to see you.

Reopening

A quick update, to let you know that we will be reopening on Monday, 23rd April 2018.  We have quite a few bookings coming in.  May is often a lovely month in Cornwall, and we have some availability in May at present.

My hip operation has been a huge success, and we have had a new kitchen fitted, so are ready to welcome people. Hope to see you.

plans for late 2017 and early 2018

Just to let you know that we will be shut for the remainder of 2017 and the first few months of 2018.  This is because I, Vanessa, am having a hip replacement operation.  Hoping to be up and running, literally, again by the spring.  Many apologies and hope to see you soon.

August

We still have some availability during August. Hope to see you.  Here is a Michael House Mess!

Availability

We currently have some availability during the school holidays, so do give us a ring or emial if you are interested in a cornish holiday.

01840 770 592

Info@michael-house.co.uk

Here is a Michael House Mess to tempt you'

Refugee crisis

During September, October and November, we will be donating 5% of our bed and breakfast takings to the refugee crisis.  This will be in donation of goods, all vegan of course, to be taken to Calais, or via their Amazon Wishlist.  There is a collection pot in our dining room as well.  Please give generously.  Thank you.'

Availability

We have some availability at Michael House during the first two weeks of August, due to a cancellation in part.  So, if you are wondering about coming to Cornwall, give us a ring!

Meringue!

Meringues, the latest vegan craze!

Some changes

I want to let people know about some changes that are about to happen at Michael House.  Simon's mum, Elizabeth will be moving in, into her own flat downstairs.  It will mean we will have just two letting rooms, the two existing en-suite rooms.

For those who know the house, the downstairs sitting room will become Elizabeth's flat, the room at the back of the house on the first floor will become a lovely, cosy guest sitting room.  The downstairs cloakroom will be turned round and open from Elizabeth's room, and will become her shower room. There will still be a guest loo upstairs.

Work will begin next week, the week beginning the 16th March, the main task being the creation of the shower room. It will be some weeks before Elizabeth will move in.  An exciting new chapter for us all.

Do ask any questions you might have.  We will still welcome non residents who wish to have evening meals here.

Christmas Day at Michael House

Why not spend Christmas Day this year at Michael House?

Arrive around 1pm, enjoy some mulled wine or a soft drink, sit by the fire and relax. Our four course Christmas meal will be served at around 3pm. Then, more relaxing, and a buffet meal in the evening.

Come and join our resident guests for the day, relax, be looked after.

£40.00 per person, including mulled wine/initial drink. Other drinks, individually priced. Four spaces available. Hope to see you. All vegan.

Other days around Christmas, New Year, by arrangement.

Yesterday at Port Isaac!

Availability

We do have some availability next week, between 11th and 16th August, hope to see you.

Echiums

The echiums this year are superb.  They

are the first we have had in flower since 2008, as all the young ones have been killed in winter frosts, until last winter, when we barely had any frost.

Trip Advisor review

This is the most recent review we have received.  I do not usually post such reviews, and will not frequently do so, but was so thrilled by this, that, well, here it is:

1 review

A guest house with the wow factor 16 April 2014 new

Why the wow factor? . 
Wow 1 - the aroma of our evening meal cooking when we arrived.
Wow 2. - the view from our room (room 2) over the valley towards Trebarwith Strand and out to sea.
Wow 3 - the food - from the first mouthful of mushroom, walnut and puy lentil pate on our first night to the last speck of chocolate pot on our last night we enjoyed every morsel.
Wow 4 - the loaf of freshly baked bread each morning.
Wow 5 - breakfast - home made muesli, the "Full Michael" and a selection of interesting preserves.
What can we say that hasn't already been said? - you can get a mobile phone signal! We had only just arrived when our Vodaphone started ringing. 
We have passed Michael House a number of times over the years when going to Tintagel so we thought we would book a short break for ourselves and dogs to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary. We must echo the experiences of other reviewers. We received a warm welcome from Vanessa and Simon. Our room was very spacious with a massive bathroom. We were offered dog towels if we needed them - luckily we didn't. Vanessa's cooking is fantastic, we would recommend anyone staying B & B to try an evening meal. She is so passionate about her cooking and readily shared recipes. We stocked up with lemon and ginger marmalade, from the local farm shop, on our way home.
There is one thing that is average about Michael House - the cost. This makes it excellent value for money,
Vanessa and Simon - thank you for making our anniversary so memorable.

Room Tip: Rooms 1 and 2 at the front have the fabulous views out to sea.