When you stay at The Gannet Inn in St Ives, you'll be near the beach, within a 5-minute drive of Porthminster Beach and St. Ives Theatre. .This hotel is 0.7 mi (1.2 km) from Carbis Bay Beach and 1.3 mi (2.1 km) from West Cornwall Golf Club.
What's nearby
Carbis Bay Beach - 10 min walk
Porthminster Beach - 2 min drive
St Ives Harbour - 4 min drive
Tate St. Ives - 5 min drive
Porthmeor Beach - 17 min drive
Getting around
Carbis Bay Station - 8 min walk
Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall) - 54 min drive
Restaurants
Sharkys Fish & Chips - 6 min drive
St.Ives Brewery - the Brewhouse - 4 min drive
The Hain Line - 3 min drive
Bier Huis Grand Cafe - 4 min drive
Harbour Gourmet Fish and Chips St Ives - 4 min drive
About this property
The Gannet Inn
Hotel in St Ives with free breakfast and a 24-hour front desk
The Gannet Inn offers 20 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.
Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is provided daily.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 20 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have showers and complimentary toiletries. Conveniences include desks and coffee/tea makers, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Pamper yourself with onsite massages, body treatments, and facials. Additional features at this hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a hair salon.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge. A complimentary full breakfast is served daily.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.
Guests are offered a complimentary full breakfast each morning.
The Gannet Inn has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
Languages
English, French, German, Romanian, Spanish
Property amenities
Internet
Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
Available in some public areas: Free WiFi
Parking and public transport
Free self-parking on site
Food and drink
Free full breakfast available daily
1 restaurant
1 bar
Room service available
Things to do
Billiards/pool table
Family friendly
Laundry facilities
Soundproofed rooms
Conveniences
Banquet hall
Lift
Front-desk safe
Guest services
24-hour front desk
Concierge services
Daily housekeeping
Dry-cleaning service
Hair salon
Laundry facilities
Luggage storage
Outdoors
Garden
Picnic area
Terrace
Spa
Body scrubs
Body treatments
Body wraps
Couples treatment room(s)
Facials
Manicures and pedicures
Massages
Accessibility
If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
Lift
Wheelchair-accessible (may have limits)
Room amenities
Bedroom
Heating
Bathroom
Free toiletries
Private bathroom
Shower
Towels
Entertainment
TV channels
Flat-screen TV
Food and drink
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
More
Desk
Iron/ironing board
Soundproofing
Policies
Check-in
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18
Check-out
Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Special check-in instructions
Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
Access methods
Staffed front desk
Pets
Pets not allowed
Children and extra beds
Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Payment types
Important information
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
Cashless transactions are available
Property is also known as
Howards Hotel St Ives
Howards Hotel
Howards St Ives
Howards Hotel St Ives, Cornwall
Gannet Inn St Ives
Gannet St Ives
The Gannet Inn Hotel
The Gannet Inn St Ives
The Gannet Inn Hotel St Ives
The Gannet Inn Reviews
Reviews
9.0
Wonderful
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This lovely hotel is well positioned for a stay in St Ives. It’s out of the town which makes parking and travelling around very easy. You can catch a bus or taxi to the centre easily. The restaurant could be improved - if you had a great chef in the hotel - this place would be awesome. At the moment it’s pretty hard to get cooked toast with your poached eggs at breakfast. The staff too are pretty changeable some are fantastic - others one guy in particular, tired and in need of a holiday himself.
Luckily there’s a fab Spanish restaurant down the road - walking distance - which is a great spot for dinner.
Rooms are fabulous however in my opinion the dining areas need attention - amongst the lovely wing back chairs are rattan dining chairs which aren’t suited to the masculine decor. The sister hotel, Carbis Bay Hotel, is devine, I was surprised that when I asked about eating out it wasn’t recommended. Dining experience at the Gannet was very average.
Beverley
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
6/10 Okay
Mark
25 June 2023
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Car park too small. Room was clean and nicely furnished. Shower room way too small and the shower leaked giving the shower and bedroom a damp smell. Outside area doesn’t have enough seating. Overall although quite pleasant it doesn’t warrant the price point.
Great location and a beautiful property. Our room was very spacious and comfortable. The staff is very friendly and the breakfast was delicious. One of the few places in Cornwall with actually good coffee!
The hotel had a particularly good restaurant for dinner, the included breakfast, and afternoon Cornish Cream Tea.
The walk to Corbis Bay beach is quite steep but only takes about 10 minutes and the beach is great. The walk to St Ives takes 45-60 minutes and is one of the prettiest coastal walks anywhere. I think most people take the bus to St. Ives (you want to avoid parking there) but be sure to leave time for a walk at least once.
Lovely sea view room but we had an attic room so have a sore head due to forgetting to duck. Excellent restaurant with an attractive menu, Sunday lunch especially good. Had the option of limited use of spar facilities ar sister hotel Carbis Bay but did not take up this option.
Service at check in was terrible. The person was really rude and argued about whether it had been paid in advance (which it had) without properly checking. No apology. Room and corridors in annex were tired and needing refurbishment. No where near the £305 a night standard.
Have just returned from a wonderful 7 night stay at the Gannet Inn. Hotel is impeccably clean and the staff are friendly and helpful.
The location is perfect, the food both at breakfast and dinner was superb. Would highly recommend.
A lovely boutique hotel although in need of some refurbishment in places, e.g. worn stair carpet. The hotel is in a great location for easy access to Carbis Bay and St. Ives by train or on foot.
thank you for a wonderfull relaxing stay, the room was amazing and the staff very helpfull and friendly. The food was cooked to a very high standard also, will certainly come back again.
Verified traveller
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020
10/10 Excellent
Lis, Glos
Travelled with partner
12 Oct 2020
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The hotel was beautiful and would Definitely go back was just a bit disappointed as shown on pictures they had a pool at the hotel but there Isit one at all that was one of the reason I chose to go here. Other than that was a wonderful hotel