Spending five nights at the Carbis Bay Hotel for the New Year was a good introduction to this wonderful area. The staff were friendly and helpful, the room was a good size and cleaned thoroughly every day.
We are people who really appreciate good food and found ourselves rushing to look at the dinner menu as soon as we came back from our trips out. Every day was a gastronomic pleasure. I asked the waitress if she knew how the chef achieved a particular result with some beef. She rushed off to ask and came back with detailed information. Chefs rarely share such secrets and I was delighted.
We shall certainly visit this hotel again.
Ivy G

After a wet walk along the coastal path an untimely boiler breakdown prevented us from having a shower before attending a wedding ceremony at the hotel. Whilst the problem was identified and dealt with very quickly and with courteousy, it did not prevent us from having to endure 'challenging' showers (ie cold!) On checking out we mentioned the problem and the cost of a bottle of Fleurie (had with excellent dinner the night before) was removed from the overall bill - which we thought was reasonable and fitting recompense.

We were impressed with the Carbis Bay Hotel and thought the service and food very good. The hotel provided an excellent venue for the civil wedding we attended, and we enjoyed our two night stay there.

Although we stayed in the nearby self catering accomodation - which is basically unchanged since I reviewed it in March - we took the opportunity to quickly look at five or six of the bedrooms in the hotel. Previous reviewers had described these as being ;shabby' but some have now been refurbished (part of a programme) with good quality furnishings and fittings and in very tasteful colours. A very nice touch is the fact that the various flat roofs and odd areas which some bedrooms overlook at the back have all been cleared and tidied up with well tended pot plants giving a very pleasant outlook for all rooms.

The new entrance / reception area has some odd touches - upward lighting on an outside step - but the various public areas offer a variety of spaces and some fine views of the beach.

Apparently the next generation of the family owners now run the hotel and have made some very noticeable improvements. Vegetarian food dishes in the hotel dining room still slightly disappointing (though very friendly and helpful staff)

Our ratings, below, refer to the self service accomodation rather than the hotel.
Carbis Bay station is close by, up a steep incline; if coming with luggage by train a taxi back from St Ives station is an option as this is a very scenic train line.

We have been coming to the Carbis Bay Hotel at least once, sometimes twice a year. Christmas and New Year is a particular favourite holiday. The two children (12 and 16) love it. The hotel has always maintained it's family approach and the staff are always friendly. The restaurant is always a special experience 5* food througout the day. On top of all this it's got a private beach. Hate going home!