4 and 5-star hotels in Cornwall
33 listed · best reviewed first
Updated · Ratings from Google · All hotels and B&Bs in Cornwall
Cornwall
The Headland Hotel & Spa
★ 4.4 (2,482)
Grand Victorian hotel on the headland above Fistral Beach in Newquay, with an extensive spa, multiple pools and wide Atlantic views from most rooms.
Falmouth
The Greenbank Hotel
★ 4.6 (1,509)
Falmouth's oldest hotel, dating from 1640, set directly on the harbour with its own water-lapped terrace.
Cornwall
Watergate Bay Hotel
★ 4.6 (1,478)
Contemporary beachfront hotel set directly above the two-mile sands of Watergate Bay, with a sea-facing infinity pool, spa and three restaurants.
St Ives
Tregenna Castle Resort
★ 4.4 (1,918)
A 72-acre castle resort on high ground above St Ives, mixing hotel rooms, self-catering apartments and family leisure facilities.
Cornwall
St Michaels Resort
★ 4.4 (1,563)
Four-star seafront resort in Falmouth beside Gyllyngvase Beach, with a large spa, 20-yard pool, health club and subtropical gardens running down to the sea.
Cornwall
The Gurnard's Head
★ 4.6 (1,126)
A mustard-coloured dining inn on the wild road between St Ives and St Just, with eight rooms and a serious kitchen.
St Ives
Carbis Bay Hotel & Estate
★ 4.2 (1,210)
A five-star coastal resort on its own private estate above a Blue Flag beach, host to the 2021 G7 Summit.
Falmouth
The Falmouth Hotel
★ 4.1 (1,231)
A Victorian seafront hotel from 1865 overlooking Castle Beach, with an indoor pool, gym and spa.
Fowey
Harbour Hotel Fowey
★ 4.5 (617)
A Victorian hotel on the Esplanade with estuary views, a nautical-styled interior, and a terraced restaurant and bar looking over the water.
Falmouth
The Royal Duchy Hotel
★ 4.5 (592)
A four-star hotel with two AA rosettes for its restaurant, set above Gyllyngvase Beach with sea views.
Penzance
Hotel Penzance
★ 4.4 (674)
An Edwardian townhouse hotel above Penzance harbour with sea views, subtropical gardens and an award-winning seafood restaurant.
Fowey
Fowey Hall
★ 4.5 (577)
A grand Victorian mansion above the harbour, reputedly an inspiration for Toad Hall, run as a family-focused luxury hotel with pools and a spa.
Penzance
Artist Residence Penzance
★ 4.4 (665)
A quirky boutique hotel in a Georgian coach house on historic Chapel Street, with individually decorated rooms and an all-day restaurant.
Padstow
Harbour Hotel Padstow
★ 4.3 (756)
A revamped Victorian hotel on the hill above the harbour, with 58 individually styled rooms and a restaurant overlooking the Camel Estuary.
Falmouth
Merchants Manor
★ 4.2 (563)
A privately owned manor hotel with secluded award-winning gardens, a spa and the Rastella restaurant.
Penzance
The Pendennis Guest House
★ 4.9 (193)
A Victorian guest house on Alexandra Road, built by a local architect, ten minutes' walk from Mount's Bay and the town centre.
Cornwall
The Nare Hotel
★ 4.4 (271)
A five-star country house hotel standing directly above Carne Beach, with 40 bedrooms, two pools, a spa and its own boats.
Fowey
Tredudwell Manor
★ 4.8 (145)
An 18th-century country manor in the parish of Lanteglos-by-Fowey, offering B&B rooms in a garden and woodland setting close to the coast path.
Cornwall
The Old Quay House Hotel
★ 4.6 (176)
A 14-room adults-oriented boutique hotel on Fowey's waterfront, with a terrace over the estuary and the Samphire restaurant downstairs.
St Ives
Boskerris Hotel
★ 4.7 (114)
A boutique hotel in Carbis Bay with bay-facing rooms and a terrace overlooking St Ives across the water.
Padstow
Padstow Townhouse
★ 4.9 (84)
A seventeenth-century townhouse with six individually styled suites, set on a quiet lane in Padstow's old town.
Cornwall
Chapel House
★ 4.9 (69)
A Georgian townhouse on Penzance's Chapel Street run as a six-room boutique B&B, with terraced gardens, sauna and Mount's Bay views.
Falmouth
Bosanneth
★ 4.5 (89)
A well-appointed guest house around 80 metres from Gyllyngvase Beach and the coast path.
Cornwall
Trevose Harbour House
★ 5.0 (48)
A six-room boutique guest house on The Warren in St Ives, minutes from both the harbour and Porthminster Beach.
Penzance
Chy-an-Mor Guest House
★ 4.9 (47)
An adults-only Regency guest house on Regent Terrace, with nine individually styled rooms and private parking.
Falmouth
Dolvean House
★ 4.8 (38)
A ten-room, five-star rated B&B on Melvill Road, close to both the town centre and the seafront.
Fowey
The Sanctuary Cornwall
★ 4.9 (30)
An award-winning off-grid eco lodge above the village of Golant, with four en-suite rooms and estuary views, a short drive upstream from Fowey.
Penzance
Camilla House
★ 4.5 (41)
An AA-rated bed and breakfast on Regent Terrace, a five-minute walk from the promenade and town centre.
Padstow
Rick Stein's Prospect House
★ 5.0 (25)
Four contemporary rooms in a quiet Padstow townhouse run by the Stein family, with freestanding baths and a short walk to the harbour.
Cornwall
Blue Hayes Private Hotel
★ 5.0 (24)
A six-suite adults-only guest house above Porthminster Beach in St Ives, with a colonnaded terrace looking over the harbour.
Padstow
10 Treverbyn Road
★ 4.9 (22)
A small, personally run bed and breakfast on Treverbyn Road, within walking distance of Padstow harbour and the town centre.
Padstow
The Old Custom House
★ 5.0 (20)
A 23-room quayside hotel run by St Austell Brewery, with a bar, restaurant and rooms looking directly over Padstow's working harbour.
Penzance
Mount Haven Hotel & Restaurant
A boutique hotel above Marazion beach with uninterrupted views of St Michael's Mount, a few miles along the bay from Penzance.
Quick answers
How many 4 and 5-star hotels are there in Cornwall?+
We list 33 in Cornwall. The best-reviewed are shown first.
Which 4 and 5-star hotels in Cornwall are best reviewed?+
By Google rating weighted by the number of reviews: The Headland Hotel & Spa (4.4/5, 2,482 reviews), The Greenbank Hotel (4.6/5, 1,509 reviews) and Watergate Bay Hotel (4.6/5, 1,478 reviews).
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