Hell Bay Hotel
You have to island-hop to reach this New England-style hotel on the rugged Atlantic west side of the smallest of the inhabited Isles of Scilly, but once there, the sense of escape is blissful. More
Good Hotel Guide Review
You have to island-hop to reach this New England-style hotel on the rugged Atlantic west side of the smallest of the inhabited Isles of Scilly, but once there, the sense of escape is blissful. ‘A lovely hotel,’ writes a reader, commending ‘excellent food, great rooms, friendly, efficient staff’. It began life as a farmhouse and occupies clapboard buildings, painted white and powder blue. Interiors have a palette of blues and shell pinks, with Lloyd Loom furniture, seascapes by Cornish artists. Some have a private patio, others a balcony from which to watch the sunset. You can eat casually in the bar (maybe bouillabaisse, fish and chips or chargrilled steak), with messy glee on freshly landed shellfish in the rustic Crab Shack, or in style in the restaurant, where Richard Kearsley’s short menus might bring a choice of smoked tomato risotto; treacle-cured salmon, lemongrass and ginger purée; sugar-and-citrus-smoked duck. ‘We appreciated the little touches like a kitchenette in our room, the opportunity to have a “pub dinner”, and a lift to the boat in the rain.’ (Yvette Peart)
Hotel details
Address
Bryher
Isles of Scilly
TR23 0PR
England
Telephone
01720 422947
Bedrooms
25 suites. In 5 buildings, some on ground floor.
Open
11 Mar–22 Oct 2022.
Facilities
lounge, games room, bar, 2 dining rooms, in-room TV, gym, treatment shed, yoga studio, grounds (heated pool, playground), public rooms wheelchair accessible, adapted toilet.
Background music
in the bar.
Children
all ages welcomed, under-2s free cots, under-17s £40 a night B&B, £60 incl. children’s supper.
Dogs
allowed in some suites (max. 2, £15 a night), in bar, not in restaurant.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £190, singles from £125. Set dinner £52. Min. 2-night stay weekends.
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