A two-bedroom penthouse apartment in Malahide Marina, awash with light and with balconies which give spectacular views on all sides, is for sale with a guide price of £800,000.

The light comes from six strategically placed Velux windows, while the balcony views take in Malahide estuary, Lambay Island, the Island Golf Club and the marina itself.

On two levels, the 1,872 sq ft apartment, which is in pristine condition, has a booklined gallery overlooking the livingroom. White-painted walls and cream carpets help maximise the light. Number 389 Malahide Marina, Malahide, Co Dublin, is for sale by private treaty through Sherry FitzGerald.

The views begin at the outside landing, where the marina is framed in one of the building's long windows. Inside, there are entrance and inner hallways, with double glass doors leading into the livingroom.

The high-ceilinged livingroom makes the most of the light from its three Velux windows and a balcony. The white marble fireplace has a black granite inset and hearth and a built-in bookcase to one side.

The balcony, reached through woodframed glass doors, gives views which sweep from Lambay across the bay to distant sails and back to the marina below.

A black spiral staircase climbs to the overlooking gallery where a wall of bookshelves separates reading areas at either end, both with windows overhead.

The second bedroom is off the gallery and also reached via the spiral staircase. Attic-style, it has three Velux windows and built in wardrobes.

The main bedroom, on the floor below, is en suite and has a balcony. The en suite has white wall and floor tiles, a wash-hand basin, lavatory and Shires shower.

The family bathroom, off the inner hallway, is also white-tiled and has a lavatory, wash-hand basin and good-sized bath with shower.

The kitchen too has a balcony. Clay-coloured ceramic tiles with decorative insets cover the floor, with the same tones taken up in the wall tiles.

The granite-look worktops are overlit by recessed lighting and the built-in units include a dresser-style press. There is an integrated double oven, hob, extractor fan, microwave and dishwasher.

The diningroom is a compact 22 sq ft and has the benefit of another of those balconies. Off the inner hallway there is a good-sized utility room. Heating is gas-fired.