The St Ives Bay Hotel

3.5 star property

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Beach nearby, white sand
Terrace/patio
Lobby
Double Room, Sea View | Room amenity
Bar (on property)

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet-friendly
  • Free WiFi

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The Terrace, Cornwall, St Ives, England, TR26 2BN
  • Place, Porthminster Beach
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, St Ives Harbour
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Porthmeor Beach
    ‪10 min walk‬
  • Airport, Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall)
    ‪52 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Double Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Superior Double Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Twin Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

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The St Ives Bay Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 137 out of 645 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 159 out of 645 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 142 out of 645 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 111 out of 645 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 96 out of 645 reviews

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Linda

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Me and Mum had a weekend break at St Ives Bay was a wonderful stay staff were kind and helpful and breakfast was yummy. A great location close to the beach and town loads of shops and restaurants will definitely be coming back to this place 😁⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ankitkumar

Liked: Amenities
very nice
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

saeeda

Travelled with family
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Properrty wants great the bathroom smells of urine. The only plugs available was the ones for TV and kettle so had to swap to charge phones. Beds were uncomfortable. The only good thing was it was near the beach
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Shubert

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worst bedroom ever

Walls dirty, very hot no air conditioning, 1 table fan that too far away
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Trevor

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Freddie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

anu

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was dirty and the toilet was not flushing. The exhaust in the toilet wasn’t working so it was smelly the whole stay. Only good thing about the stay was the beach who was just 10 mins walk. Otherwise, wouldn’t recommend the stay at all.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Teresa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Wayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Syed

Travelled with family and small children
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was dirty. Bathroom really really dirty. Bed was not cleaned properly. No air freshener. Carpet was smelly.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

J

The hotel is quite traditional with a certain smell that characterises its age. Our room is old fashioned with basic amenities.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Laurinda

Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

6/10 Okay

Steven

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Steven

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
I have stayed here before, so why go back? The location is excellent. I was aware that the hotel had been closed but, it obviously wasn’t for a refurb. The areas I had access to were in need of some TLC. On arrival there was no friendly greeting from the hotel receptionist but, I suppose we all have those days occasionally. The carpet in the room was threadbare in places and needed replacing. When booking, I rang to request a room with easy access for my 91 year old mother (less stairs) She was allocated the second floor? This was changed at my request but it was a shame my earlier telephone call was disregarded. Would I go back again, sadly not. The hotel has the potential to be excellent but, it needs the investment.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Ryan

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
In desperate need of updating or at least touching up. Expected much better for the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Nishil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Barbara

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Big room, comfy beds, decent bathroom a fan. Free WiFi. Short walk to carpark but steep hill or lots of steps. Ten minute walk into town. Didn't try any food or have our room serviced. Reception staff were pleasant on check in and check out.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Hotel is in a great location with amazing views
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Jennifer

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Far below expectations

The hotel is very very dated. The bathroom was particularly small, we are slender builds and anyone bigger would be very uncomfortable. The beds/mattresses were uncomfortable. The room was so hot and window didn’t open more than 3inches. For £100 per night, expected for comfort all round.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Kate

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Wouldn’t recommend, threadbare carpets, very dated, hot water coming out of cold tap. Stayed in many hotels but this was far the worst.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Natalie

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Sonam

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kev

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location by both stations. Town 5 mins away beach mins away
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Anne

Travelled with family
Poor customer service Very dated and not very clean Great location but wouldn’t revisit
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025