Saint Ives

Boskerris Hotel

StayScore

93

/100

Confidence: High

Boskerris Hotel Boskerris Road, Saint Ives, TR26 2NQ, United Kingdom

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★★★★4-star hotel

The Boskerris Hotel is a small, privately run boutique hotel on the Carbis Bay cliffs at the edge of St Ives, set in one and a half acres with a decked terrace overlooking St Ives Bay from Godrevy Lighthouse to St Ives harbour. It has fifteen individually decorated bedrooms, most with panoramic ocean views. On-site facilities include a restaurant open seven evenings a week and a resident treatment therapist offering facials and massages; the coastal path and Carbis Bay beach lie immediately below.

Boskerris Hotel

Score breakdown

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StayScore
93/100
8.8/10
4.7/5
4.9/5

Scores last verified: 12 Aug 2026

StayScore Analysis

Why this hotel scores 93/100

The Boskerris Hotel is best suited to travellers who want an intimate, cliffside Cornish base with sweeping views across St Ives Bay. Its appeal is strongest for guests who value boutique character, individually styled rooms and immediate access to the coastal path and Carbis Bay beach rather than a bustling town-centre stay. The hotel works well for romantic escapes, walkers and anyone seeking a compact, personal alternative to larger seaside resorts, while still keeping St Ives' harbour, galleries and cafes within easy reach.

Amenities

What this hotel offers

Free parkingFree WiFiRestaurantNon-smoking roomsTea/coffee maker in all roomsBar

Highlights

  • Dramatic cliffside setting with panoramic views across St Ives Bay
  • Immediate access to the coastal path and Carbis Bay beach
  • Small boutique hotel with individually decorated bedrooms and a strong sense of place

Things to know

  • Perched on Carbis Bay cliffs rather than in St Ives town centre, so the harbour and evening bustle are a short distance away
  • Limited scale means a quieter, more intimate stay with fewer on-site facilities than larger hotels

Hotel surroundings

What's nearby

Nearby

  • 1.St Ives Archive 350 yd
  • 2.Menhyr Park 950 yd
  • 3.Shanty Baba's Lantern Ghost Storywalk 1.2 mi
  • 4.Trewyn Gardens 1.3 mi
  • 5.St Ives Museum 1.5 mi

Top attractions

  • 1.The Leach Pottery 1.5 mi
  • 2.Tate St Ives 1.5 mi
  • 3.Paradise Park 2.1 mi
  • 4.Tower ruins 2.4 mi
  • 5.Castle an Dinas 3.5 mi

Transport

  • 1.Train · Carbis Bay Station 100 yd
  • 2.Train · St Ives Station 1 mi
  • 3.Bus · St Erth Railway Station 2 mi
  • 4.Bus · Interchange 2 mi

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