Hope & Anchor

I wanted a few days near the sea and The Hope & Anchor does not disappoint being a few feet from the beach. My room was spacious, yet cosy. I could hear the sea but not other guests or customers in the bar and restaurant. The food was very good in terms of variety, quality and reasonably priced.

My husband and I stayed for a Mon-Thu break for my birthday, the week before half term, so as to avoid the busy time. As soon as we arrived the lady at the bar was so friendly, we instantly felt at home. Our room was lovely, we stayed in room 5 which overlooks the outside areas of the pub and you have a partial view of the sea. When you open the window you can hear the waves which are was lovely at night when all is peaceful. The bed was very comfy and large, the bathroom small but perfectly adequate. I usually book places with a bath, I don’t think any of the rooms have one here, but it wasn’t a big deal. Breakfast was excellent, lots to choose from on the menu and other continental breakfast items laid on. I enjoyed the smashed avocado with poached eggs on sour dough, my husband had the full English. We had lunch at the pub as well, which was also lovely, extremely prompt and friendly service, the food was amazing. In the evenings after we had been out and about walking, we had pudding and drinks in the bar. I can recommend the chocolate brownie and the fruit crumble! On the last night there was a pub quiz which was great fun, literally all of the staff were brilliant throughout our stay, so friendly and accommodating, they really are a credit to the pub, please pass on our thanks. We have now stayed in four St Austell brewery pubs for breaks and each one is unique but this has to be one of the most enjoyable for friendliness and location. We love to go for long walks so location is everything. Just a couple of little niggles which need a mention.. even though we turned the heating off in our room it was very warm and there was a strange humming noise that went on and off now and again, a boiler maybe, but it wasn’t horrendous, just a bit distracting. The air con made funny noises too so we turned it off overnight. In the other three St Austell brewery pubs they provided biscuits with the tea making facilities which they don’t at The Hope & Anchor, so there’s a suggestion for you! Otherwise a brilliant stay! We hope to be back!

Our stay was absolutely great. We had a sea view room, really spacious and tastefully decorated. The enormous bed was sheer bliss and definitely the cleanest bathroom I`ve ever seen in a hotel, it looked brand new. There was even a little bottle of milk and water left in our fridge for us. The man in reception who showed us to our room was so friendly and welcoming, we explained that we were surprising my brother-in-law so he just knocked on our door when they arrived to let us know, a really thoughtful gesture. Our dinner was delicious and the guy serving us was bouncy and fun, really nice. Our breakfast was equally scrummy, the lady who served us was really lovely and very informative about the local area. There is a carpark right beside the hotel which only charged £6 for 24 hour parking so very reasonable. We loved our stay and will definitely be returning to stay another time.