The St Ives Bay Hotel

3.5 star property

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Beach nearby, white sand
Front of property
Family Room | Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, bed sheets
Reception
Bar (on property)

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

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

Explore the area

Map
The Terrace, Cornwall, St Ives, England, TR26 2BN
  • Porthminster Beach
    3 min walk
  • St. Ives Theatre
    8 min walk
  • St Ives Harbour
    9 min walk
  • Penzance (PZE-Penzance Heliport)
    20 min drive

Room options

Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Bed

Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Double Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Superior Twin Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Double Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The St Ives Bay Hotel

Hotel with a 24-hour front desk, a short walk to St Ives Harbour
Along with a restaurant, this hotel has a bar/lounge and a snack bar/deli. WiFi in public areas is free. Additionally, a 24-hour front desk and a banquet hall are on-site.
The St Ives Bay Hotel offers 85 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Cable televisions are provided. Bathrooms include baths or showers. Hypo-allergenic bedding and an iron/ironing board can be requested. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
Our customers tell us they can't get enough of The St Ives Bay Hotel's great location. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from St Ives Harbour. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas, plus a restaurant and a bar.
  • Free Wi-Fi in some public areas
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Full breakfast served daily for a fee
  • Amenities include meeting rooms and a terrace
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the location
  • Steps from Porthminster Beach and 9 minutes on foot from St Ives Harbour
  • Dogs welcome for a fee
Along with a restaurant, there's a snack bar/deli on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi.
For a fee, guests can enjoy a full breakfast daily.
The St Ives Bay Hotel has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Polish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • No on-site parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available for a fee: GBP 5 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Highchair
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Banquet hall

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 9:30 PM
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between 30 January and 2 March.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 15.00 per pet, per day
  • Only dogs are allowed
  • Service animals are exempt from fees.

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Rollaway/extra beds are not available.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

Optional extras

The fees and deposits listed below will be charged at the time of service, check-in, or check-out.

  • Fee for full breakfast: from approximately GBP 5 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 15.00 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

This may not be a comprehensive list. Fees and deposits are subject to change and might not include tax.

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

Property is also known as

St Ives Bay Hotel
The St Ives Bay Hotel Hotel
The St Ives Bay Hotel St Ives
The St Ives Bay Hotel Hotel St Ives

The St Ives Bay Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 101 out of 474 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 105 out of 474 reviews" "
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Rating 4 - Poor. 84 out of 474 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 78 out of 474 reviews" "

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.0/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

6.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Keith

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great hotel location with good views over the beach and the bay towards Hayle. Unfortunately the staff were only interested in the coach parties attending the hotel and we felt rather ignored. No mention of bar or restaurant when we arrived or even during the stay until we asked. Room was outdated but a good size. Parking for cars behind the hotel, but travelled in a van so unable to use.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Kim

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

4/10 Poor

Paul

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We didn't expect a lot from this stay because the price was very reasonable. The property requires much updating. The room was clean but again required updating. The walls are clearly quite thin which was disappointing as I was disturbed by the neighbours showering in the night and because our room was at the top of the stairwell we had the banging of the stairs door every time someone went through it. The overpriced breakfast was very limited and the staff were clearly quite stretched. Location was good, however the parking was off-site.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful stay with fabulous views.
Another wonderful stay at this lovely hotel. Views amazing! Thank you to the fabulous friendly staff. Dan and the team are fantastic. Nothing is too much trouble. We will be returning.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Natalia

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Jacek

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
View for see
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Riddhi

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Toilet and shower area is very dirty
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not great
Very dated and smelt like stale smoke
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Derek Walden

Disliked: Cleanliness
we had a vert basic room shower and beds OK. August is a busy time and we consider we got a good deal for one night. Happy days.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Adam

Liked: Room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Nigel

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Did the job needed for us
Sorry to say but a very tired hotel Had what we needed, almost perfect, spend a week here? no marks on walls and carpets, paint peeling. girl in breakfast yrying to fo everything, under staffed! Highlight was buffet breakfast, plenty tasty and filling.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

raja

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent place and good friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Diana

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Got there Friday no food no bar open no entertainment Saturday only breakfast night no food no bar no entertainment Sunday no food no bar no entertainment room still not services Monday thank god I am going home don't no why you have this on your Web site
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Marta Edyta

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had read lots of reviews mostly bad, however I don’t know why. The staff were really pleasant. The reception was efficient courteous and sorted out the booking error with no fuss. I really can complain and I am amazed at some of the negative reviews. Would I stay again absolutely. Thank you for an enjoyable stay.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Chris

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Fairly average hotel, but it’s in a fantastic location.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Claudia

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
Disgust and dirty nasty
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Yvonne

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Rooms & hotel are a little tired but acceptable for the money paid - good value . however the sea views and location are great . Opposite the beach , near railway station and short walk to town I forgot to try reserving a hotel parking space but got parked at railway station ok in August
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

sarah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Man behind the desk was very rude. Milk had gone off and could not drink the tea at breakfast. Carpets not clean. Bed and pillows very uncomfortable. Reception constantly had guests complaining about something regarding their stay. Nice location and view out of the window. Would not stay again though.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Sarah

An ok place to stay as a base in St Ives
The first room we had smelt really bad of dog poo and was so warm it was not comfortable and made us feel unwell. We asked to change rooms, which they accomadated with ease and the second room we had was comfortable and smelt better. It was an ok place to stay as a base to explore St Ives with a dog.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Joao

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
St Ives Bay Hotel
St Ives is a great holiday destination but it was ruined by the hotel we stayed in. The facade and the location were the only two things that matched the info and pictures we saw on the booking website. Also the location, it was great! Everything else was a really bad experience. The check in was very brief, little information given and no welcome greeting. The building inside is also, rundown, dirty and smelly. In need of major refurbishment. Our rooms had the advertised sea view but everything else was poor. Very old, basic and very dirty. The carpet for example was so dirty that we couldn’t walk barefooted. The bed was clean but very uncomfortable and the bathroom was very basic as well but the towels were clean but we could see cobwebs everywhere. The breakfast was poor, not much to choose from and very low quality food. For example the fruit was only two types and was tined fruit and nothing looked really appealing. The staff, no one looked happy and always rushing around. The check out, after waiting a long time at the desk, had to go into the breakfast area to ask for assistance and was told to leave the room keys at the front desk, no one was there to say thank you or goodbye. We will go back to St Ives but we will not stay in this hotel and we don’t recommend it.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel. Nice and quiet but not too far from town. Perfect for train station. Stayed in Family room with two kids. Turned up early and reception let us into room two hours early
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024