The St Ives Bay Hotel

3.5 star property
Enjoy the restaurant at this 3.5-star St Ives hotel

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Double Room, Sea View | Room amenity
Hypo-allergenic bedding, desk, iron/ironing board, bed sheets
Lobby
Bar (on property)

Reviews

6.6 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services
  • Bar

Explore the area

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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)
    ‪53 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Single Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Double Room

  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Twin Room

  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Family Room

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

About the area

St Ives

Close to the beach.At this hotel, you'll be steps from Porthminster Beach and within a 10-minute walk of St. Ives Theatre. St Ives Harbour and Harbour Sand are also within half a mile (1 km).

What's nearby

  • Porthminster Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • St Ives Harbour - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Porthmeor Beach - 10 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Tate St. Ives - 11 min walk - 1.0 km
  • Carbis Bay Beach - 4 min drive - 2.5 km

Getting around

  • St Ives Station - 6 min walk
  • Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall) - 58 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Porthminster Beach Bar - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Harbour Gourmet Fish & Chips - ‬8 min walk
  • ‪Porthminster Beach Café - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Hub - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪The Cornish Bakery - ‬10 min walk

About this property

The St Ives Bay Hotel

Enjoy the restaurant at this 3.5-star St Ives hotel
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.
  • 85 guestrooms or units
  • Meeting rooms
  • Deli
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Front desk (24 hours)
  • Storage area for luggage
  • Terrace
  • Bar or lounge
  • Dining venue
The St Ives Bay Hotel offers 85 accommodations with coffee/tea makers. Cable television is provided. Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

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Property amenities

Family friendly

  • High chair
  • Snack bar/deli

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Internet access
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 14.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Accessibility

  • No elevator

Room amenities

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

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 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between January 30 and March 2.

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • Pets: GBP 20 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.
  • Cribs (infant beds) are not available.

Property payment types

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: approximately GBP 14.95 per person
  • Pet fee: GBP 20 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

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
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession. No onsite parking is available. This property accepts Visa and Mastercard. Cash is not accepted. For guests' safety, the property includes a fire extinguisher in each accommodation.

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

6.6
Rating 10 - Excellent. 153 out of 698 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 175 out of 698 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 151 out of 698 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 120 out of 698 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 99 out of 698 reviews

6.4/10

Cleanliness

7.2/10

Staff & service

6.2/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Ryan

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

jules

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness
Room 102 lovely but very tired, peeling paint, mould and a year of dust in the bathroom, dressing and bed area clean, very draughty by the beautiful windows, sash cords missing but they do provide a lump of wood to keep window open if needed, also thick in dust peeling paint and mould …. Stains on the carpet and walls… needs a lot of money spent on it, breakfast was fine, some nice staff others couldn’t be bothered… perfect location!! Would I stay again? Yes , but would take some cleaning products
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Positives - reasonable price, central location, sea view from room, which was clean. Negatives- room very hot- not possible to turn off radiator, road noise made it difficult to sleep, very aged/ faded decor
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

cathy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
Second time staying so we knew what to expect. But had a superior this time, which was far better and a sea view!
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Sandra

Travelled with family
Polite staff Lovely breakfast. And fantastic sea views.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Jody

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

gabriella

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Geoff

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Michael

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities
the hotel was not kept as clean as it could have been. room service was only on request. other service was not always up to the mark. rundown appearance of all.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Anthony

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was in poor condition did not match pictures on advertisement. Understand this was a budget price, but the room condition was very tired, walls were stained and water damaged. Shower was useless. Reception and breakfast staff were ver pleasant
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Elaheh

Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness
Bath not draining , water very less than normal
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Karl

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness
The room was awful, dirty and grubby. The carpet had big holes all over and was so dirty I had to use the bathroom towels to cover it so I could walk on it!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Robert

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The lobby’s and dinning areas where clean and nice but the room I was in “21”well it needs to be taken out of service, all the wall was showing mould had been there previous and just painted over, pipes in corner of room had mould and rust pulled the bed out away from wall covered in mould, carpet had holes in all over, bed mattress and base needed throwing away. Can’t say anything about other rooms as I only had access to the room I was in. wouldn’t stay here again. If I could upload photos I would :( :(
Stayed 5 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Bernard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
A two night weekend stay, quiet time of the year so was allocated a larger room than booked which was very much appreciated. Booking in and out was simple, staff were pleasant and room was clean and comfortable. No complaints, would happily stay here again.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Charlie

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Rachel

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities
Great location clean just needs a little TLC
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Naomi

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

10/10 Excellent

Garry

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Very nice, very freindly staff and perfect views from our room at a reasonable price.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The hotel is situated in an ideal spot, very close to the town and a number of beaches. The staff were excellent and the hotel was very nicely decorated ready for the xmas period. The breakfast was absolutely excellent with everything piping hot. Parking at the hotel is very poor but there is local car park parking by the train station a short walk away (albeit up a lot of steps and up hill). The hotel is very dated and the rooms themselves need redecorating and brought up to date. Compared to other hotels and B&Bs this was very cheap in the area and maybe you understand why when you see the interior. We stayed for 2 nights whilst visiting family in the area which was ideal, but if you had booked it expecting a nice modern hotel you would be disappointed.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mateusz

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly staff, lovely room with an amazing sea view
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nikkole

Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2025

8/10 Good

MAUREEN

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Great location. Close to train station. walking distance to town.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marco

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025