The Nare Hotel

About The Nare Hotel

The Nare stands on its own above Carne Beach on the Roseland Peninsula, with nothing between the lawns and the sand but a short path through the gardens. It is a country house hotel that happens to be by the sea, and it is run in a fairly traditional way: proper afternoon tea, newspapers in the drawing room, staff who remember returning guests. The hotel has been in the same family ownership for decades and the continuity shows.

There are 40 bedrooms and suites, split broadly between sea-view and country-view. Sea-view suites are the ones to book if the budget allows, with sitting areas and balconies looking straight out over Gerrans Bay. Country-view rooms face the gardens and the fields behind and are noticeably cheaper. Rooms are furnished in a comfortable, slightly old-fashioned style with antiques, fresh flowers and no attempt at minimalism. Family rooms, interconnecting options and accessible ground-floor rooms are all part of the mix.

Facilities are unusually broad for a hotel of this size. There is an indoor pool and a heated outdoor pool, a sea-view hot tub, the Carne Bay Spa, a gym, a tennis court, a croquet lawn and a billiard room. The hotel keeps its own boats, including a Cornish crabber and a motor launch, which guests can take out with a skipper. Dining is split between the formal Dining Room, with a longstanding daily-changing menu, and the more relaxed Quarterdeck restaurant with its terrace.

The Nare works well for families in the school holidays and for older couples the rest of the year. It suits anyone who wants a full-service hotel with things to do on site, rather than a room and a recommendation for somewhere in the village. The South West Coast Path runs past the grounds, and Veryan, Portloe and St Mawes are all within a short drive.