Blue Salt Cottage - Palm Beach

Blue Salt Cottage is a 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 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 - on Thyra Street opposite entrance
EXTRA INFORMATION
Air conditioning 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 soda stream, Nespresso, NutriBullet and Ziegler & Brown BBQ. Cot and highchair available at a cost of $50 per stay.

Owners are not onsite but can be contactable via mobile.

CLEANING FEE of $165 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 air conditioning and the fire is 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 everything 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. Any spray/fake tan - any marks on linen and furniture will incur charges.
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.
CONDITION OF BOOKING/HOUSE RULES - all bookings need to agree to the following before the booking is accepted. A breach of these could lead to a loss of bond.
- All guests to be linked to the booking upon accepting
- Only the number of guests on the booking to stay in the house, if this changes we need to be notified ASAP. There is only 5 adults MAXIMUM to stay at any time.
- NO PETS (even a service or companion animal's need to be disclosed before booking - extra cleaning fees apply if the host agrees)
- No parties of any kind (please see more information below)
- Tampering with security cameras (front door, side of house and carport) could be asked to leave immediately or loss of $1000 bond
BOOKINGS
3 night minimum booking - Easter
3 night minimum booking on long weekends - 4-7 October
7 night minimum 6th December - 29th January
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 to use the stairs passed the main house to Surf Road for privacy and 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.