Right on the harbourside in the village of St Mawes, this seven-room boutique hotel is where locals, fishermen, sailors and visitors all converge throughout the day. Individually designed rooms, most with harbour views, a lively bar restaurant with alfresco terrace, and a hidden 25-seat cinema tucked inside for rainy afternoons. The menu leans heavily on local Cornish seafood — daily specials shaped by what’s been landed that morning. Sister hotel The Idle Rocks is just down the road if you want something more formal. Falmouth is one mile away by ferry.