Perched directly on the rocks at the heart of St Mawes, the Idle Rocks is one of the best hotels in Cornwall — a Relais & Châteaux property with a Michelin Key awarded in 2024 and 2025. Nineteen individually designed bedrooms, most with sea views across the River Fal to Falmouth; the Grand Seaview rooms at the top of the hotel are exceptional. The Reef Knot Restaurant is built around daily landings from in-house fisherman Gareth Austin, with the catch brought ashore just metres from the kitchen. South-facing terrace with uninterrupted harbour views. SEVAN Spa on site. Sister hotel The St Mawes Hotel is steps away with a hidden cinema. Falmouth ferry one mile. No dogs. Book well ahead.