Housel Bay Hotel

My boyfriend and I stayed here for a week and had the most wonderful stay! The staff are very friendly and helpful and the food was amazing! We especially loved our dinners at Fallowfields. We have eaten at many high end restaurants in London and it definitely matched London standards - for half the price, which was a massive bonus. The room was clean and comfortable. The decor is a bit dated but we didn't mind that too much as it was still clean. The one thing to watch out for when staying here is the fog horn from the light house, which is extremely loud. We were unaware of this so got woken up early at night from the noise. However, we went and bought some earplugs and then the rest of the week was fine. If we come back to this part of Cornwall we will definitely be staying here again (with our earplugs at the ready!).

Lovely stay - beautiful views, rooms very comfortable. Our room was slightly dated but we understand they are in the process of slowly refurbishing the rooms and it was still very comfortable with a good shower. Food was great especially the breakfast! Really nice downstairs space with nice snug area to sit in the evening. Only drawback was the lighthouse foghorn at night but that isn't really the hotel's fault.

Hotel had fantastic view of the sea, even though our room only have you a small sue view of it. Wallpaper pealing off the walls, carpet desperately needed to be replaced. Taps in the bathroom were dreadful. They were placed so far back in the sink you couldn’t even place one hand under it. To get served breakfast took at least 30 mins, far to long!!!

The overall stay was okay, the hotel boasted amazing views from the on-site restaurant and our ocean view room. However, our ocean-view room was cut short as we noticed a strong smell of sick coming from our room almost straight away as we entered our room. We have the hotel the benefit of the doubt and opened the window. Over night this smell got gradually worse and the next day we told reception about this. Originally we were told there were no other rooms we could change to and that they would have a look. After a couple of hours we returned to the hotel and they said that a cleaner had spent two hours in the room but we entered the room again and the only thing that appeared to have been done was an open window and a made up bed. This was extremely disappointing, we eventually managed to change rooms but were only offered a refund of £50 due to our new room not having an ocean-view room.

I travel a lot around Europe including winter holidays mainly in 4* star hotels.To be honest this was my first experience in the UK hotel.If I think this hotel is slightly overpriced compare to same standard hotels elsewhere in the UK or Europe but I guess these are Cornish prices. :-) Rooms are old fashioned style but they are kept clean and very quiet. Absolutely superb view from the hotel. Staff very helpful. Great breakfast. 8 out of 10

We had a fantastic sea view overlooking the lovely hotel gardens and terrace. The breakfast was delicious including their own granola. I have to eat dairy free food and all the staff worked hard to insure that my food was dairy free yet still incredibly delicious. Highly recommend this hotel. A short walk to the beach which is rocky but quiet so do take appropriate shoes!

Great location - staff and management super helpful Great views and location Would stay again

The overall stay was very good, the weather was amazing which made the stay even better, the location of the hotel is great, right in the cove where you can walk down in 5 minutes and take a swim. The restaurant is of a good standard serving a good menu and breakfast was great, the staff were very welcome and eager to please. The only thing that lets down the hotel are the tired rooms which need a revamp.

Venue is outstanding but let down by bedrooms. Wallpaper peeling off of walls. Bathroom stained and needing refit. No hooks to hang anything. Staff are great but disappointed in the rooms

Excellent location, superb views, good food. Hotel itself could do with a refurbishment, but clean and comfortable enough.