The Gannet Inn

3.0 star property
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Desk, soundproofing, iron/ironing board, free WiFi
Interior
Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View | View from room
Bar (on property)
Interior

Reviews

9.0 out of 10

Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Breakfast included
  • Housekeeping
  • Laundry

Explore the area

Map
St Ives Road, Carbis Bay, St Ives, England, TR26 2SB
  • Carbis Bay Beach
    10 min walk
  • Porthminster Beach
    2 min drive
  • West Cornwall Golf Club
    4 min drive
  • Penzance (PZE-Penzance Heliport)
    16 min drive

Room options

Family Double or Twin Room, 1 Bedroom

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Double or Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Standard Double or Twin Room, Sea View

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the area

St Ives

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

Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 17 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 65 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 65 reviews" "

9.4/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Nicholas

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Margot

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Beverley

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Mark

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.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Relaxing break
Comfortable and friendly hotel. Food was excellent and reasonably priced
Stayed 4 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pablo

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Julia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well worth a stay!
Brilliant place. Food excellent. Service first rate. Will return.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2023

8/10 Good

Jack

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All staff were friendly and helpful. Food was good
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Brett

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Nicola

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
Brilliant stay can't comment on the eco-friendliness as I had no information on it
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Helen, Plymouth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely place to stay
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Maree

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Catherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ash

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Julie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Quiet and comfortable room at the top, with a sea view. Excellent food and friendly staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

2/10 Terrible

C

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Poor service and tired guest house
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.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful
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.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
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.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2020

10/10 Excellent

Lis, Glos

Travelled with partner
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
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2020

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2020