The smell of incense greets visitors to Mike and Orange Trevillion's contemporary hotel on the edge of a village overlooking St Michael's Mount. They have given it an Asian aspect: a Buddha over the entrance; silks from Mumbai, tapestries from Jaipur. 'A friendly place, personally run,' say inspectors this year. 'We couldn't have been more warmly welcomed.' Originally a coach house, much altered in 1970, it is 'immaculate'; it has long wood-lined, carpeted corridors, original paintings. There are leather sofas and bold floral decorations in the large lounge/bar, which has a picture window leading to a terrace with smart steel and slatted furniture and views of Mount's Bay. The young staff 'are genuinely interested in visitors, but not over-familiar'. 'Our attractive bedroom, in cream and beige, had a small balcony with a view of the mount across an old stone building; good storage.' There is a new chef, James Morris, who uses local, organic ingredients for a short seasonally-changing menu (with daily specials): dishes might include crab and avocado salad; shin of beef, crisped celeriac. We'd welcome reports on his cooking. A team of holistic therapists comes to give treatment to guests (Indian head massage, etc). Surf instruction, courtesy of Duncan, son of the owners, is available.