Tresanton Hotel, St Mawes, Cornwall
This is where memories are made…
Tim Warrington stays at the Tresanton Hotel in St Mawes, one of Cornwall’s most beautiful fishing villages
Check-in experience
Absolutely flawless. After an hour driving through horizontal rain to St Mawes during a thunderstorm, dodging Cornish hedgerows and sundry bewildered badgers, it was much appreciated. Professional, slick and quick, the staff were uber efficient.
The carpark is at the top of the cliff and I was at the bottom, but my luggage magically appeared in my room before me. Just in time for cocktail hour and the most divine Aperol Spritz.
And the superlatives kept coming.
Ten out of ten.
Room
“The hotel, perched on the cliffside, soars skywards, straddling the Cornish granite and presenting each room with a panoramic views of the Percuil Rivermouth and St Anthony’s lighthouse. ”
Ground floor room with separate entrance, writing desk, flatscreen and huge walk-in robe. Tresanton is essentially a cluster of houses on the edge of town. The hotel, perched on the cliffside, soars skywards, straddling the Cornish granite and presenting each room with a panoramic views of the Percuil Rivermouth and St Anthony’s lighthouse. And the elevated harmonies continue inside with sumptuous, bespoke decor in every room. Tresanton has 30 rooms and suites, a restaurant with large terraces, a room for private parties, a dog bar, a beach club, a private sailing boat and a kitchen sink. Several of them judging by the lightening fast service at dinner.
Bathroom
Huge bath and across the wet-room a vast and glorious rainwater shower. I dried off with the softest towels imaginable. On my second night, after a long day eating pasties I relished a soak in the tub, but probably could have done laps. It was enormous. Top notch amenities by Mitchell and Peach. A wonderful bay window provided the ideal perch to while away the hours with a well-thumbed Daphne du Maurier, occasionally losing oneself in a daydream glance across the water.
“I was still exploring the castle just up the road, but the oohs and ahhhs from the hotel were clearly audible. Two words: clotted cream.”
Ooh la la!
Location
St Mawes is one of the prettiest fishing villages in Cornwall. England’s picturesque South-West is known for it’s quaint riparian harbour towns, but St Mawes upped the ante and Tresanton topped the ante.
Fancy a spot of yachting … you can at Tresanton.
Dining
At breakfast I helped myself to fresh fruit, granola, yoghurt and pastries and chased it with a cooked breakfast with eggs every which way. The Cornish field mushrooms were disarmingly moorish. In keeping with tradition, afternoon tea is the highlight of every afternoon at Tresanton. I was still exploring the castle just up the road, but the oohs and ahhhs from the hotel were clearly audible. Two words: clotted cream.
In the evening I dined to a symphony of popping champagne corks at the milestone birthday across the way. It’s a celebrate something special kinda place. The scallops were fork-quiveringly plump and juicy.
Tech
There is complimentary in-room Wi-Fi and all public areas — it's fast and connected all my interweb wotsity gadget things.
“‘There is no muzak whatsoever at Tresanton,’ to quote its website, ‘only the sound of the waves and the occasional sea shanty.”
Yeah, I told you … swoon …
Would I return?
I would return. And often. And stay longer. And bring the pooch. There is no better place to spend your time and treasure.
Perfect for
Couples, families, doggies, vacations and weekends away.
Kids
They love children and have a playroom and children’s garden.
Children under six are politely asked not to dine in the restaurant in the evening.
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