It is not that they’ve put away childish things at this contemporary hotel set into the hillside above Mawgan Porth beach. It remains very family-friendly, but there is plenty for adults.

‘Expensive certainly, but it’s worth paying for quality.’

‘An eligible, self-contained gentleman’s residence, very unique. . . with every modern convenience. . .’ So Kenneth Graham describes Toad Hall, which he modelled on this Victorian mansion, a baroque extravaganza with sumptuous interiors, overlooking the Fowey estuary.

Shhh! It’s adults only at this ‘truly special’ cliff-top hotel, which, say readers this year, ‘achieves a wonderful balance of chic luxury, tranquillity and culinary delight’.

Bird’s-eye views of the Lizard peninsula, little luxuries and a relaxed air turn this cliff-top hotel into a stress-busting retreat.

Soothing sounds of the sea, boats bobbing on the water, ‘magnificent’ vistas across Falmouth Harbour – life on the water’s edge doesn’t come much closer.

In gardens and wooded acres on the banks of the Helford river, this tastefully refurbished hotel makes a refined setting for a Cornish wedding. There’s a choice of wedding plans, with an option of champagne cream teas; most romantically, a commemorative tree may be planted in the grounds. To calm the nerves, bride and groom may book in to the spa for pre-wedding day pampering.

‘One of our favourite hotels,’ enthuses a reader about Teresa and Kevin O’Sullivan’s quirky and luxurious cliff-top hideaway in this south Cornish seaside hamlet.

This ‘fantastic, large family home’ was repurposed a decade ago as a B&B and popular wedding venue by its owners, the Le Grice family, who have lived at Treave for seven generations.

Surf’s up! Above Fistral Beach, the Armstrong family’s child- and dog-friendly hotel overlooks one of Cornwall’s surfing hotspots.

Once the refuge of seamen, this ‘marvellously situated’ Victorian building has transformed into a stylish quayside hotel with dazzling estuary views.

‘A very good environment.’ Whether testing the surf for the first time, or paddleboarding like an old pro, there’s a pursuit to suit at Will Ashworth’s ‘great’ beachside hotel.

A faintly bohemian B&B on the Roseland peninsula throws riotous colour and eye-catching features together in joyful combinations.

‘A different but special experience.’ Near the mouth of the Camel estuary, Paul and Lesley Stapleton have lovingly transformed their listed early 13th-century manor house into a ‘very relaxing’ B&B.