A peaceful & tranquil gem of a hotel in St Mawes with charming staff and a most imaginative and excellent chef providing outstanding food. We also had a birthday weekend there and felt very cossetted indeed We look forward to further visits More

It makes sense when you live in an area to make a day out like a holiday, so venture to the Fal estuary and make a little adventure of crossing on the wonderful King Harry ferry. Almost as soon as you go round the wiggly bend and see the ferry, you feel like you are on holiday. A short but... More

My Husband and I stayed at the IdIe Rocks Hotel for a couple of nights to celebrate our Birthdays and anniversary, the food was lovely and the staff very friendly nothing was too much trouble, our room was just what we wanted and the view perfect and on the evening when the tide was in and the waves splashed up... More

Me and partner did not stay at this hotel but popped in last night for dinner. Considering other reviews have stated the food was ghastly we were initially a little worried on arrival but how can such ghastly food achieve TWO rosettes??? The food was indeed absolutely fabulous! And we were pleasantly surprised to receive an amuse bouche ( a... More

Our local radio station have a promotion "Pay £25.00 get £50 in food and drink" at certain restaurants in the area.There are usually 50 or 60 vouchers available from 9.0 clock on a Thursday morning so you have to log in and buy a voucher on line. Some popular eateries are sold out in minutes and some languish for weeks... More

The Idle Rocks clings to the sea shore right in the middle of St Mawes. The building appears very unpretentious from the street because you are effectively looking at the back of the hotel and the rear wall is right on the narrow road. On entering, the reception is far more luxurious than one would imagine from the outside and... More

When it comes to hotels, there are many who say that you should never go back to the same place twice, for fear of disappointment. It's a view that in general I tend to share, but in the case of the Idle Rocks we have visited quite a few times and have never been disappointed! Arrived early and took the... More

The hotel trades on it's position and that's all that's good. The rooms are clean and it is a lovely view (premier rooms), but as other reviewers have noted, the food is GHASTLY. We heard another guest comment "Oh please, not more uncooked vegetables" and when we told the staff that parts of our meal were inedible, we were told... More

While the views are what people talk about - and they really are stunning - what makes the Idle Rocks a great place is the combination of good service, helpful and friendly staff, a comfortable atmosphere, and good food. We've seen a comment about poor food here but our own experience - on a two night visit in mid-November -... More