‘Charm and dependability make this a comfortable, unpretentious place to stay,’ reports a regular returnee to John and Susan Gladwin’s cliff-top hotel on the outskirts of Mevagissey.

High above the 14th-century fishing village, Andrea and Simon Copper’s sleekly designed, child-free retreat offers a stunning seascape, which stretches across Mevagissey Bay to historic Chapel Point and beyond.

‘The Nare’s description of itself as “the country house hotel by the sea” sums it up nicely.

There are lots of good things to report about this family-friendly spa hotel this year.

Dazzling estuary views and a friendly welcome await at this ‘marvellously situated’ quayside hotel.

Fiona and Paul Robinson’s New England-inspired hotel, with ‘magnificent views over Gerrans Bay’, ticked all the boxes for a reader this year, from the ‘wonderful people’ to ‘food that is too good to be true’.