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3 out of 5
The Gannet Inn
St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, England

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 65 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Margot

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This lovely hotel is well positioned for a stay in St Ives. It’s out of the town which makes parking and travelling around very easy. You can catch a bus or taxi to the centre easily. The restaurant could be improved - if you had a great chef in the hotel - this place would be awesome. At the moment it’s pretty hard to get cooked toast with your poached eggs at breakfast. The staff too are pretty changeable some are fantastic - others one guy in particular, tired and in need of a holiday himself. Luckily there’s a fab Spanish restaurant down the road - walking distance - which is a great spot for dinner.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Beverley

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Rooms are fabulous however in my opinion the dining areas need attention - amongst the lovely wing back chairs are rattan dining chairs which aren’t suited to the masculine decor. The sister hotel, Carbis Bay Hotel, is devine, I was surprised that when I asked about eating out it wasn’t recommended. Dining experience at the Gannet was very average.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Car park too small. Room was clean and nicely furnished. Shower room way too small and the shower leaked giving the shower and bedroom a damp smell. Outside area doesn’t have enough seating. Overall although quite pleasant it doesn’t warrant the price point.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing break
Comfortable and friendly hotel. Food was excellent and reasonably priced
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pablo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location and a beautiful property. Our room was very spacious and comfortable. The staff is very friendly and the breakfast was delicious. One of the few places in Cornwall with actually good coffee!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well worth a stay!
Brilliant place. Food excellent. Service first rate. Will return.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Jack

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All staff were friendly and helpful. Food was good
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brett

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel had a particularly good restaurant for dinner, the included breakfast, and afternoon Cornish Cream Tea. The walk to Corbis Bay beach is quite steep but only takes about 10 minutes and the beach is great. The walk to St Ives takes 45-60 minutes and is one of the prettiest coastal walks anywhere. I think most people take the bus to St. Ives (you want to avoid parking there) but be sure to leave time for a walk at least once.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Brilliant stay can't comment on the eco-friendliness as I had no information on it
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Helen, Plymouth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely sea view room but we had an attic room so have a sore head due to forgetting to duck. Excellent restaurant with an attractive menu, Sunday lunch especially good. Had the option of limited use of spar facilities ar sister hotel Carbis Bay but did not take up this option.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Maree

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ash

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and comfortable room at the top, with a sea view. Excellent food and friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

2/10 Terrible

C

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor service and tired guest house
Service at check in was terrible. The person was really rude and argued about whether it had been paid in advance (which it had) without properly checking. No apology. Room and corridors in annex were tired and needing refurbishment. No where near the £305 a night standard.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful
Have just returned from a wonderful 7 night stay at the Gannet Inn. Hotel is impeccably clean and the staff are friendly and helpful. The location is perfect, the food both at breakfast and dinner was superb. Would highly recommend.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely boutique hotel although in need of some refurbishment in places, e.g. worn stair carpet. The hotel is in a great location for easy access to Carbis Bay and St. Ives by train or on foot.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
thank you for a wonderfull relaxing stay, the room was amazing and the staff very helpfull and friendly. The food was cooked to a very high standard also, will certainly come back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Lis, Glos

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The hotel was beautiful and would Definitely go back was just a bit disappointed as shown on pictures they had a pool at the hotel but there Isit one at all that was one of the reason I chose to go here. Other than that was a wonderful hotel
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

aime

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Eleanor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely staff and comfy beds!
Lovely staff and life restoring cream tea on arrival after a 7 hour train journey down! Along the main road into St Ives (uphill on the way back from St Ives and Carbis Bay train station) otherwise very comfy and convenient!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

10/10 Excellent

Maureen, Staines Middlesex

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Amazing room with views to die for! Lovely hotel Great staff couldn’t fault it
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2020

6/10 Okay

Sebastian

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
ood
Good
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Harriet

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ideal for what we wanted..
Had a lovely stay at the Gannet - great location, only a 5 minute walk from Carbis Bay front. The room was really ‘cosy’ with not much space at all, and the water for the shower was warm, rather than hot. Aside from that it was a lovely stay, with a fantastic breakfast each morning!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Tony

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Decent Hotel, spoilt by the room size and noise
The Gannet Inn is well located with ample parking. The staff were pleasant and friendly. The hotel was clean and covid precautions were taken seriously, which was reassuring. My main issue was the room was incredibly small with barely enough room around the bed, and though there was a small chair if it was sat in it tight to the wall, the other person could not get around other than climbing over the bed. The bathroom was also incredibly small with the basin too close to the shower, and trying to get in and out of the bathroom was compromised by the door. The noise damping was poor and the sound of doors closing along the corridor and talking of other guests felt like they were in your room! Our room overlooked the car park and late at night with the window ajar we could hear staff talking loudly outside post midnight. The room with breakfast was £180+ per night and my expectation was that the Gannet was a decent hotel but based on the room and noise issues, was definitely overpriced
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

6/10 Okay

Panchadcharam

Travelled with family
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super break
Welcome on arrival was excellent, very friendly and helpful. Cleanliness was spot on, in the hotel areas and our room. Overnight the seagulls were disturbing from around 4am, as we had to have the windows open as it was a warm night. Our room (wagtail) was beautifully decorated and very well appointed.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Claire

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Lea

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had a wonderful stay loved every minute of it. Will definitely be going back. Breakfast was great and the room was amazing.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Nice staff & beds. Sound proofing is very poor in bedrooms,needs addressing.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great Gannet
Have had to think long and hard to find something to criticise. The average age of residents in the week we stayed was probably 60+ yet the music played in the lounge and dining room sounded like a stream from Radio 1 - and it was loud!
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The rooms were very very tiny. Unable to get 2 suitcases open. Gave you an iron but no room to put the board up. Had to sit on the bed to iron anything.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2019
Response from Reception on Jun 13, 2019
Dear Guest, I am sorry that you were not happy with your room, if you had mentioned it at the time I am sure we would have rectified the matter, we hope you enjoyed your time in Cornwall despite the fact that Cosy room that you booked wasn't what was expected. We hope to welcome you back in the near future.

10/10 Excellent

Bodil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2019
Response from IJ on Apr 20, 2019
Dear Bodil, Thank you for the lovely review. Kind Regards, Iulia

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Florida

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Good location . Dinner one night was excellent and breakfast was good .
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2018
Response from gannet inn on Dec 6, 2018
Thank you we hope to see you again in the near future

10/10 Excellent

russell

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel, staff and dining.
It was a lovely hotel. Smartly decorated and very comfortable rooms. The dining was good and included breakfast excellent. Have already booked back again in November.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018
Response from gannet inn on Dec 6, 2018
Thank you for your review and we are very pleased you liked us so much you have booked a return stay

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

This hotel is super nice. We got a free upgrade to a room with a beach view. The room was really nicely decorated and the bathroom was very modern. The restaurant was great and breakfast was awesome. Also, you get to use the spa at a sister property right by the beach for free! It's easy to get to St. Ives by car or walking (30 min walk along the water). Definitely recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018
Response from gannet inn on Dec 6, 2018
Thank you for taking the time to review the Gannet Inn we are very pleased you enjoyed your stay with us .

10/10 Excellent

David

Excellent, warm, friendly and efficient service. Room great.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Hayley, Oxfordshire

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely boutique hotel
We stayed here for two nights on a child-free babymoon trip. The hotel is beautifully clean, modern and comfortable with a beautiful sea view from our room. The staff were welcoming and friendly. Free parking at the hotel was also available. We were also given full use of all of the facilities of the sister hotel, The Carbis Bay, just a short walk/drive away. Alongside this we were given a pack of discount vouchers to use against food, cream teas and spa treatments! A thoroughly enjoyable break; thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2018
Response from gannet inn on Dec 6, 2018
Thank you for your kind review, we are pleased you enjoyed your baby moon,

10/10 Excellent

Steven

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great accommodation.
Very helpful, friendly staff creating a relaxed atmosphere. I would stay again without hesitation. Breakfasts were served promptly and with a range to suit all tastes.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018
Response from gannet inn on Dec 6, 2018
Thank you for taking the time to review us, we look forward to welcoming you in the near future

10/10 Excellent

melanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would love to stay again.
Really friendly staff in a lovely hotel. Breakfasts and dinners were really lovely with lots of choice. Room 3 had a lovely sea view. Really comfortable bed.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018
Response from gannet inn on Dec 8, 2018
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10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Went for St Paddy’s day and loved it. Was close enough that you could walk everywhere yet far enough away it was peaceful of the evening. Spa is awesome as well!!
Response from gennet inn on Dec 6, 2018
Great review we are very pleased you enjoyed your stay and St Patricks day .