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Hotel Tresanton
St Mawes, Cornwall
In an idyllic location, cascading down the cliffs at St Mawes with views to St Anthony's lighthouse, Olga Polizzi's seaside hotel continues to delight readers. Once home to a yacht club, it is spread across a cluster of houses and has a feel of the French Riviera about it.
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In an idyllic location, cascading down the cliffs at St Mawes with views to St Anthony's lighthouse, Olga Polizzi's seaside hotel continues to delight readers. Once home to a yacht club, it is spread across a cluster of houses and has a feel of the French Riviera about it. Effortlessly stylish yet unstuffy, it has a great holiday vibe, with summer Sunday barbecues, a skippered 1930s yacht, a beach club with café/bar and private terraces. Each bedroom has its own style, from bright and breezy to country chic. Most have a sea view; four are dog friendly. The mosaic-floored restaurant, its terrace a riot of pelargonium, is 'nothing short of spectacular'. A short menu showcases local fare with an emphasis on seafood such as lobster and chips, lemon sole with spinach and mussels, or brill with mushroom croquette and celeriac. 'The service was faultless despite the hotel being full; guests were made welcome without staff being over attentive.' Breakfast is imaginative, as you would expect. If you're not nimble on your feet request valet parking; it is 137 steps up to the car park. (DH)
Hotel Details
Address
27 Lower Castle Road, St Mawes, Cornwall, TR2 5DR, England
Telephone
Bedroom
31, in 5 houses.
Openings
all year.
Background Music
none.
Children
all ages welcomed (under-7s allowed in Dog's Bar, but not restaurant, after 7pm), extra bed £40, family rooms.
Dogs
allowed in some bedrooms (£25 a night, welcome pack), and in dogs' bar.
Prices
B&B doubles from £330. À la carte £76. Min 2-night bookings at weekends, 3-night bookings on bank holidays.
Quality products offered at this hotel
Facilities
lounge, lounge/bar, restaurant, terrace, cinema, playroom, conference facilities, in-room TV, civil wedding licence, ¼-acre garden, beach club (May–Sept), 48-foot yacht, EV charging, restaurant and bar wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.
Location
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