First off I have to start by saying St Ives is a really expensive place to go, it's no wonder as a Briton, I prefer to go on holiday abroad, it's a damn sight cheaper!! Therefore because of this fact, £56 a night in a B & B is actually cheap, most of the places to stay in St Ives charge 4 star London hotel prices! As for the bars and restaurants, oh my word how do they get away with it!! Beware of the resaurant/bar at Porthmeor beach, £1.50 for a can of coke and beware of the chinese, £7.40 for special fried rice!!!!
Having said all that about the area and indeed it is a rip off and they are taking advantage, it is a must see but I wouldn't stay there again
About the B & B itself. When we got there, there was a tiny parking space to get into, you have to let the passenger out first otherwise you are stuck! We were met on the doorstop by what we assumed was the owner asking if we had a reservation!! No love, we just thought we'd park here for no reason!
We said who we were and the woman just said ok and walked in! We followed and asked if she was the owner, she was! I don't know why we got the reaction we did, either because we were two women together or because we are in our early 30's and not her normal clients, but we both felt unwelcome and did not want to stay. The room itself......En suite is actually a shower and a sink in your room, thank God there was a door on the toilet! What previous people had said about the towels was noted and we had bought our own, again thank God. The bed was quite uncomfortable and you constantly rolled into the middle. It was unbearably hot in the room as well, basically, not a very good nights sleep
We were worried about breakfast in the morning but we are 2 friendly girls and got chatting with the other guests so the owner had no choice but to be civil, but civil was all it was. Breakfast was nice, although no sausages on the first day, apparently they had run out!!
Basically, in summing up, maybe we are too young for this B & B but I would not recommend and I would not go back
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