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4 out of 5
Thurlestone Guest House
St Ives Road, St Ives, England

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Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 46 reviews" "
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9.8/10

Cleanliness

10/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

10/10

Eco-friendliness

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10/10 Excellent

christian

Travelled with partner
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Very clean and lovely couple who made you feel welcome. Great place to stay and will be going back.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rhiannon

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Fabulous B&B.
Lovely welcoming couple and very accommodating considering we booked and arrived last minute. Very informative about the location, loved the guest information in the room. 👍 Room was fantastic. Very clean and had everything we needed. Windows were top notch considering its location is on a mian road and busy with traffic. Lovely sea view over the rooftops and trees. Made sure we were able to park as no spaces left to the front of the b&b just a short distance away. Breakfast choice was amazing. Hats off to the chef, breakfast was beautiful each morning. Plus top service. We asked for clean towels. Room was cleaned and fresh towels given. Very impressed. Location has all you could ask for. Supermarket, beach, pubs, restaurants and pharmacy all a short distance walk away. St. Ives is a short distance away by car, bus or taxi. Bus is the cheapest option and very accessible with a bus stop couple of yards from the b&b. Taxi from St. Ives cost us under £10. 👍 Would 100% recommend.
Our view from room.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Lovely guest house
Lovely guest house run by a friendly couple- John and Linda. Accommodation and room were very clean. Bed was comfortable. An impressive range of vegetarian and vegan options at breakfast. Convenient location. We would highly recommend! :-)
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

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Excellent
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Beatriz

Travelled with group
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Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Loved it, would recomend it
We really enjoyed our stay in this guest house. John and Linda are the best hosts ever! As it was a very last minute booking for us and did not have time for much research, we did not know what to expect and the pandemic situation made us a little concerned as well. However the room stood up to very high cleanliness standards. The towels and sheets smelled lovely. John was very welcoming as we arrived and gave us a lot of handy tips. Linda cooks the best breakfast ever! They are both very capable in what they do and could be an example to imitate by others in this business. I would definitely recommend it to others
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020

10/10 Excellent

Rosalyn

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Lovely short stay
Lovely people great food excellent who did everything to make our stay as good as it gets had a great time thank you we will definitely return
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2019

10/10 Excellent

Roz

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Carbis bay
John & linda were fantastic host the breakfast was great location was great will definitely go back
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

jb

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Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

phillip

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Last minute break
Fantastic hosts really welcoming Great brekkie Sorry we didn't have more time there
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Waheed, London

Travelled with partner
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Very quant property, local to the ammenities, Carbis Bay and only a few miles from St Ives. Quiet area , great lication and good public transport.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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Clean and tidy with a good sea view. Easy to commune to beaches and town by walking or public transport. Room is nice, with good amenities, good wifi and clean bathroom. John and Linda are very friendly and trying their best to welcome us and prepare very nice breakfast for us.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Judy

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Cozy stay in Carbis Bay
Our hosts greeted us warmly after our trudge up the hill from the little train station at Carbis Bay (if only we'd read that they'd gladly pick us up when we arrived!). Within moments we were booked for dinner at a nearby pub, and that set the tone for our stay at Thurlestone House. Whatever our need, from laundry to dinner to a taxi, our host was ready with the phone, and had us in motion almost as soon as we mentioned it. Generous hours for breakfast. They provided a variety of cold cereals, yogurts and homemade jams, plus fruits and juices. Each person had a personal coffee or tea pot. And then they would ask, "Are you ready for breakfast?" The full English breakfast, of course, which could include sausage, beans, tomatoes and eggs, or salmon, bacon, croissants, or other toast or muffins. I've not included everything-- plenty of variety, all done well. At breakfast, they would ask, "Where are you going today?" And they were truly interested. "We're going to Mousehole today," we said. "Oh, dear little Mousehole. We love it there." They had plenty of suggestions how to get places and what not to miss. It was such a pleasure to be with them. Our room was pleasant, and the sea view we paid for did not disappoint. We loved our stay in Cornwall, and had a wonderful time at Thurlestone House.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

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Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Georga

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Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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great stay, highly recommended. would stay again. great food, and staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
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Great place to stay out of busy St Ives, great view, a very warm welcome and lovely hosts, very clean, good bed, excellent breakfast... :-)
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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The only place to stay in Carbis Bay.
Excellent attention to detail and run by a genuinely pleasant couple. The rooms are well decorated with lovely comfortable beds. The breakfast is amazing with great choice, and sets you up for the day. We didn't eat lunch at all. Acess to the beach is directly opposite and takes 5 minutes to walk. It is very steep though and is not an easy walk back if you have any difficulty walking. St.Ives is a 10 minute bus ride away with regular service to town and the local area in general. Great location, wonderful guest house. I wouldn't stay anywhere else.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

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Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Nancy

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Easier than staying in St. Ives
The owners of this B&B are both gracious and very knowledgeable. Their advice on where and what to see, do, and eat was invaluable. The building is located across the street from a steep trail through a wooded area to the beach (about 5 minutes away). Good exercise! The main bus line into St. Ives runs right in front of the B&B, so we just parked our car (5 spaces in front) and took the bus into town (£2.40 each way, discount when you buy a round-trip ticket). Parking in St. Ives is nearly impossible. The included breakfast is generous and early (8 to 9 a.m.); the eggs were cooked to order perfectly. Note: checkout is at 10 a.m.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Paul, Haworth, West Yorkshire

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Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Spike, Derby

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Bed and breakfast doesn’t come any better than the Thurlestone. The rooms are really nice with very comfy beds, tea and coffee facilities, nice shower and everywhere is spotlessly clean. Breakfast is fantastic, plenty of choice and very tasty. The proprietors Linda and John are what make this place special, their attention to detail is second to none. All in all, the best place around.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Neil

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Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

malcolm, exmouth

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thoroughly recommend
lovely hosts - very nice clean room - great breakfast (wide choice) - good location near bus stop to town.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Excellent breakfast, gracious, friendly, and helpful hosts. Forty minute walk to downtown St. Ives. Frequent buses available. Great location to avoid St. Ives narrow streets.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

Richard, Vancouver island, Canada

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B & B on road into St Ives.
A very good experience we had, the hosts were really friendly and nothing was too much. The parking is a bit tight but there is parking for all guests. The breakfasts were delicious.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

cAROLINE

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G.Sin John and Linda treated us like family. THey went o it if their way to ensure we were comfortable and happy. John briefed us on where to eat and explained the highlights of St. Ives. Their breakfasts were amazing
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2018

10/10 Excellent

michael d

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Great owners!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Patrick

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Relaxed and enjoyable.
We were revisiting Cornwall, having lived there for 40 years and could not have chosen a better area or indeed a better guest house. The welcome from the hosts and the friendly banter though or 6 days there.
Stayed 6 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Steven

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Ok
Good stay parking was a problem a bit out of town
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Stayed 5 nights in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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10/10 Excellent

David, Birmingham

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Very gracious host
John was very accommodating when we had to make a late arrival
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Oceanside B&B
Excellent stay at the Thurlestone. Best of our two weeks in England.

10/10 Excellent

World Traveller, H

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Great everything
Mandy, Gary and family are incredibly nice and interesting people. The house is great, the room is excellent and breakfast is outstanding. They are also very knowledgeable about the area. Do yourself a favor, park your car at the Thurlestone and take the cheap cab into St. Ives. It's a very cool town and the beachfront is great, but you can't park to save your life. You can also walk from the hotel straight down to the Carbis Bay beach where there is a nice resort with multiple dining options. Take a cab back up unless you're Bear Grylls. Oh, great honesty bar at the Thurlestone with tv and very comfortable couches and arm chairs.

10/10 Excellent

David

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10/10 Excellent

Roger, Bromley

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Wonderful hosts
Nothing was too much trouble for the proprietors, Mandy & Gary, who work extremely hard to ensure everyone is made very welcome.

10/10 Excellent

CJ, Bedfordshire

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Lovely view across the bay
Very comfortable b&b on the main road through Carbis Bay on the outskirts of St Ives where we stayed three nights. We chose a room overlooking the road with a superb view across the bay. There is some traffic noise but it was not at all intrusive to us. The breakfasts were excellent. One morning we took the mainly downhill walk along the coast path into St Ives. This takes 30-60 minutes depending on how much you admire the views. The guest house is only 100 yards from the bus stop into and out of St Ives so we returned the easy way. One evening we dined at Beck's Fish Restaurant which is walking distance, just, although they have a car park. Highly recommended.

10/10 Excellent

Per Terje

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We really apreciated our stay at Thurlesone. Linda and John, warm and caring hosts with a good sense of humour gave very good information of what to see in the st.Ives area.. A beautiful room with a nice view, very clean and delicate. Coffee, tea, biscuits and chocolate every day. A modern bathroom. All you could ask for in a cosy breakfastroom. A lot of fresh flowers, and a smiling John serving his guests.
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mikaela

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En pärla i Carbis Bay/St Ives
Ett fantastiskt litet Bed & Breakfast i vackra omgivningar i Carbis Bay. Går en buss till St Ives alldeles utanför hotellet eller så kan man välja den fina kustpromenaden, tar ca 25 min. Tågstationen Carbis Bay ligger ca en 10 min promenad från hotellet, en stor mataffär finns i närheten. Fina små rum, god frukost (varm eller kall) och värdarna John och Linda är väldigt trevliga och hjälpsamma. Återvänder gärna.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Ottimo soggiorno
Titolari molto disponibili. Graziosa la camera. Molto pulita. Ottima la colazione. Collegata con il centro del paese con un bus di linea a 10mt.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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Kan kun anbefales
Vi har haft nogle dejlige dage i Thurlestone Guest House. Værterne er meget rare og imødekommende.Værelset var fint og rent og servicen var helt i top.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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mycket trevligt.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017