5 star Silver-Award Dolvean House
in Historic Falmouth

Five Star Luxury Bed and Breakfast 
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March 2010

Continental sockets in every guest room

No need for German-English adapters anymore! Our continental guests may be pleased to learn, that we have started to supply every guest room with one German electrical socket. They should also adapt to the plugs of other european countries. The programm will continue next winter, for the remaining rooms adapters are available.

Bosvigo Garden Discount for Dolvean Guests

All Dolvean House guests will get 2 for 1 entry. Thank you, Bosvigo garden!
The Garden is open from 1st of March until end of September on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Please do not forget to visit the house as well. more info about Bosvigo

Trebah Garden Discount for Dolvean Guests

All Dolvean House guests will get £1 discount on the full entry price for adults. Thank you, Trebah garden!
This applies during the main season 1st march to end of October 2010, but not to children who have a low rate of entry in all seasons.
Please notice, that there is generally a special rate for green travel. Visitors arriving by bus from Falmouth have half price entry to the garden when they show their ticket at the reception desk. more info about Trebah

February 2010
The first daffodils are out

Despite the cold this winter we can already greet the daffodils in front of our house. A lovely sight and more are to come.

January  2010
Enjoy the new smooth driveway to the Car park

The long awaited work to improve and tarmac the driveway has finally taken place. Shaun has nick named it the M39.
Also much other work during the quieter months is in full swing including rewiring much of the house.
For fire safety reasons all doors have now been fitted with smoke repellent strips and automatical door closers.

February 2009
We've gone digital 

The digital TV switch over for Cornwall starts in July, so we have decided to beat the rush and get the job done sooner rather than later. Each room is now equipped with a brand new flat screen TV with HD and freeview, many of which are 22" screens.  DVD players are no longer accommodated in the superior rooms but available to any guests that would like to use one.  In so doing gives much more space in each room.

January 2009
Early flush of colour expected in spring 2009

We have planted about 350 blue grape hyacinths, snowdrops and daffodils in our front border, and pots, which some are already starting to show. Come and see them flowering between February and April.

Showers in every Bath

During the quieter winter season we have made a few improvements in some of the bathrooms.  We have equipped all bath­rooms that have bath tubs with shower sprays on the wall, so that the choice of shower or bath is yours.

November 2008
A new Fire alarm system

To comply with the legal requi­re­ments and for all our safety we have up­graded the fire alarm system.

 

October 2008
Tall ships greeting cards are available

The Tall Ships regatta in early September attracted over 130,000 people to Falmouth, going on board of the Tall ships and watching the Parade of Sail. We took also our chance to have a closer look at the old giants of the see and I took plenty of sail, rope and brass detail-photographs on the ships which are now available as greeting cards.


July 2008
Michelin Guide includes Dolvean House

After overnight assessments the Michelin Guide has decided to included Dolvean House in his next guide, which we are delighted to announce.

July 2008
Guided excursions and walking tours through Cornwall with Renate

Renate Davie offers guided daily excursions, walking tours and garden visits in Cornwall. Go with her to places like Trebah Garden, Trevarno Garden, Prideaux Place in Padstow, Pendennis Castle Pendennis, Lizard Point, St Michael’s Mount or St. Agnes. Learn about the Cornish culture and history, wildlife and weather, pilchards, mining or farm life. Call 01326-313658 or send an email to reservations@dolvean.co.uk referring Renate tourguiding. Tariff: Day excursion (8 hours) £ 120.00, Half day excursion (4 hours) £ 60.00, Evening talk (2 hours) £ 35.00. Since three years Renate works as a tour guide in Cornwall for a German Travel Agency and knows the Duchy by heart.

July 2008
Hand crafted cards by Renate

Renate loves the sceneries of Cornwall and being a tour guide often gets the opportunity to see places and gardens several times throughout the year. With a self trained eye for the small and big things around Cornwall she has collected her most favourite moments, places and lovely flowers. The photographs are taken with a digital camera but not altered so as to show the original situation. The cards are sold in Dolvean House (1 for £ 2.00, 3 for £ 5.00, 6 for £ 10.00). Some motives you can see here. We can produce cards to order, please enquire.

June 2008
Walkers and Cyclists welcome scheme

Dolvean House has joined the enjoy England walkers and cyclist welcome scheme. We provide special features for both groups like dry room for wet clothes and boot trays, lockable garage for the bicycles, repair kit, maps and local information for travelling and Renate’s knowledge as tourguide. Lunch packages or early breakfast can be made with notice the night before. Please inquire for special needs

May 2008
Enjoy England silver Award for Dolvean House on top of 5 stars rating

Much to our pleasure we were rewarded with five stars from visitBritain (enjoyEngland) after an overnight assessment on 28th May 2008. Thrilling that we also were given a silver award for exceptional levels of quality, comfort, cleanliness, hospitality and service.

April 2008
The AA rated us a five star Guest Accomodation

On 23rd April 2008 Dolvean House underwent an overnight assessment by the Automobile Association (AA) and was rewarded with five stars. We are very proud to have achieved this in such a short time and that we could keep up the quality level of Dolvean House.

March 2008
Shaun and Renate Davie – the new owners of Dolvean House

We like to introduce ourselves, Shaun and Renate Davie, to you as the new owners of Dolvean House. We purchased this lovely home end of March 2008 and are determined to maintain its reputation as an establishment providing the very best in bed & Breakfast and hospitality. Shaun and Renate are both no strangers to Cornwall. Shaun grew up in Cornwall and over the past eight years gained much of his experience in the hotel trade as a deputy manager at the nearby Meudon Hotel. During this time he met Renate who had travelled to Cornwall from Bonn in Germany. She also works as a tour guide showing people the best of Cornwall, including the many gardens, footpaths and coastal scenery. We look forward to meet and welcome you in our new home.

August 2007
Independent Newspaper

 

 

We had been told by the Independent newspaper that we feature in their  "The 50 Best British B & B's"  list.  

Well, it was published on  Saturday  4th August, 2007, and not only were we listed at Number 11, but the picture of our sign and frontage graced the magazine's front page! .  To say that we were chuffed to bits is an understatement!

 

Britain in Bloom 2007
 We usually enter our local Britain in Bloom competition.  However this year, due to some serious weather damage, we felt the garden wasn't really looking at it's best, and we didn't enter.  On judging day the judges turned up anyway, and awarded us Third Prize!!

 

New Room Opens for Business
 We're delighted to announce that after 6 months of refurbishments, our Killigrew room is finally ready for it's first visitors.  This is a spacious ground floor room, with twin beds, and a superb new bathroom.  We are confident that it will be very popular with guests who prefer not to have to climb the stairs!

 

Automobile Association Inspection
On 2nd/3rd April 2007 we underwent an overnight assessment by the Automobile Association (the AA),  and we are delighted to announce that the assessor confirmed our  5 Star grading in line with Visit Britain's assessment in February 2007.

 

Visit Britain Inspection
 On 15th/16th February 2007 we underwent an overnight assessment  by Visit Britain's inspection organisation, Quality in Tourism.  

We are delighted to announce that the inspectors confirmed our  5 Star grading,  and awarded us a  Gold Award for exceptional levels of quality, comfort, cleanliness, hospitality and service for the fourth consecutive year.

 

We've won the Silver!
We are delighted to announce that we won the Silver award in the Cornwall Tourist Board's prestigious "Bed and Breakfast of the Year 2006" competition. 

 

We've installed Wi-Fi  
We have now installed wireless free broadband which allows access in all bedrooms and public rooms throughout the building.  So bring your laptop and keep in touch with your emails whilst away,  totally free of charge.

 

We've changed our name!
 Visit Britain, Visit Scotland, the Wales Tourist Board and the Automobile Association have decided to reclassify some accommodation providers so that visitors will be able to choose either a hotel (with full hotel facilities) or an establishment that simply offers Bed and Breakfast.

We have decided just to continue to offer the finest quality Bed and Breakfast, and you can be assured that nothing has changed about us other than our name.

More information about the quality standards in hotels, bed and breakfasts, farms etc can be found at the Quality in Tourism web site here, and the Automobile Association web site here.

 

 

50 Melvill Road : Falmouth : Cornwall : TR11 4DQ : England
 Telephone +44 (0)1326 313658 : Fax +44 (0)1326 313995
Email: reservations@dolvean.co.uk