driftwood hotel
‘Wow! More
Contact details
Hotel information
Bedrooms
15. 4 accessed via courtyard, 2 in cabin (2 mins’ walk).
Open
1 Feb–8 Dec.
Facilities
bar, restaurant, drawing room, snug, children’s games room, free Wi-Fi, in-room TV (Freeview), 7-acre grounds (terraced gardens, private beach, safe bathing).
Background music
all day in restaurant and bar.
Children
all ages welcomed.
Dogs
not allowed.
Credit cards
Amex, MasterCard, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B £185–£300, D,B&B £240–£320. Tasting menus £80–£100, a la carte £70. 1-night bookings refused weekends.
Good Hotel Guide Review
‘Wow! This was good.’ A regular Guide reader offered high praise after visiting Paul and Fiona Robinson’s ‘delightful’ hotel that gazes across Gerrans Bay on the Roseland peninsula. Inside all is airy and bright, with New England-style decor; outside is a light-washed deck, above a garden sprinkled with Adirondack chairs. The atmosphere is ‘stylish but informal’, the service ‘attentive’. Two rooms occupy a nearby weather-boarded cabin. ‘Our room offered a view over the garden to the sea, a comfy bed and seating area’, although ‘the bathroom was a bit small’. In the restaurant, Chris Eden has held a Michelin star since 2012 for a locally sourced menu, including such dishes as blonde ray wing, Jerusalem artichoke, samphire, sunflower seeds and thyme roasting juices. ‘Superb food – we ate in every night’ (although with slight frustration at paying extra for vegetables). Another reader wished the food was ‘a little simpler’ but declared the potato gnocchi with her John Dory ‘a thing of genius’. Breakfast was ‘excellent’. Overall, ‘it isn’t cheap but it is worth every penny. We will return.’ (Peter Anderson, and others)
- The Lady: 10 romantic hotels for Valentine’s Day 2018
- USA Today: 20 scenic seaside hotels in Great Britain
- Independent: 10 hotels for a romantic British Break
- MSN Travel: Best UK Hotels for Wine Lovers
- The Independent: The UK’s Best Seaside Hotels
Tourist attractions
National Seal Sanctuary
A sanctuary set in the beautiful village of Gweek.
Minack Theatre
An open-air theatre in Porthcurno Bay.
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