Boskerris Hotel

St Ives, Cornwall

Facilities

  • Small, cosy hotel, with 15 rooms

  • Decked terrace with breathtaking views

  • Restaurant (for breakfast and dinner)

  • Comfortable lounge with sofas, fireplace and sun-room

  • Lawned garden (furnished with sun-loungers in the summer)

  • A small bar, with tables that spill out onto the terrace, serving West Country beers and ciders, cocktails and fizz by the glass

  • Free Wi-Fi in rooms

  • Friendly, helpful staff: happy to arrange trips or car hire, book tickets (for boat trips or visitor attractions) and order flowers and champagne for your rooms

  • DVD players in rooms (and a small library of DVDs)

  • Beach within 5 minutes walk, and beach towels supplied on request

  • Space for storing bikes, or drying wetsuits and swimwear

  • Can arrange pick-ups from station with advance notice, and airport transfers

  • Massage and other treatments in rooms by local therapist (reflexology approx £35; full body massage approx £40 per hour)

When to go?

Cornwall is beautiful in the summer (give or take the odd wet month, and occasional wild Atlantic storms – the weather here is unreliable), though St Ives is rammed with people during the school holidays. Spring and autumn are quieter and often just as beautiful.

Features include:

  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Vegetarian menu
  • Walk to restaurants (offsite)
  • Garden
  • Guest lounge
  • Internet access
  • Off street parking
  • Airport Transfers
Save to favouritesPrintMailBoskerris HotelIf you want a masterclass on how to run a chic, boutique hotel, this is the place to go. The owners Jonathan and Marianne Bassett were novices themselves when they planned their escape from London. But they stuck to familiar territory (Jonathan was born in the area); struck lucky when they found a tired hotel perched on a hillside just above Carbis Bay’s white-sand beach; and clearly knew what they were doing when they redesigned the place, and upgraded the service, for its relaunch in 2003. For the ground-floor salon they picked duck egg blue and Designers Guild silks, cream rugs on wood floors, deep damask sofas, piles of books, low-lighting and local art. The dining room has a fresh by-the-sea look with a hint of Provence and the 15 [r:UK031:bedrooms] are pale but interesting, jazzed up with lush fabrics and luxury bathrooms. Best of all, the wide, decked terrace has spectacular sea views – and the whole ensemble is infused with the light that inspired generations of Cornish artists.

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