Hotel Tresanton

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"Olga Polizzi’s elegant seafront hotel on the edge of the picturesque village of St. Mawes in Cornwall is made up of a cluster of five immaculate white houses. The 30 bedrooms are decorated with Cornish art and furnished with an emphasis on high standards of craftsmanship and eye-catching fabrics: chic striped or muted florals in sea blue and white, and retro armchairs set with contemporary pieces. All offer magnificent views towards St. Antony’s Lighthouse. The best room is perhaps the Master Suite, featuring a “crow’s nest” terrace with unbroken views and a wood-burning stove in the lounge area. Just below the hotel stands the beach club, and in the restaurant the head chef, Paul Wadham, cooks up a storm with local produce that includes a variety of fresh fish. There’s even an option, for those who want to get out on the water, of taking a ride on the Tresanton’s 48-foot yacht, Pinuccia, built in 1939 to race for Italy, which is about as romantic as it gets." - Ramsay Short