Olga Polizzi’s elegant Cornish escape, Hotel Tresanton is a small series of houses on the edge of the fishing village of St Mawes, with 30 sea-facing rooms.
On the harbour in St Mawes, Idle Rocks has fans flocking from all over the country to enjoy its colourful coastal suites, cinema with soft-leather seats, bar and 160-inch screen, and renowned restaurant.
High on a cliff and with its own beach, Driftwood is an unassuming, independently owned sanctuary near Portscatho and St Mawes on the Roseland Peninsula.
Overlooking Falmouth Bay, the Sandy Duck has been transformed from an Edwardian townhouse into an eight-room B&B, with its owner adding Scandi-influenced design details and artworks created by relatives.
Not to be outdone, Idle Rocks’ sister property, just over the marina in St Mawes, has a cinema room for rainy days, just like its sleeker big sibling.
The spa includes the Aqua Club, which has six pools, a Mediterranean restaurant and an Atlantic-facing terrace.
A set of apartments rather than a hotel, Three Mile Beach, which was created by the owner of Audley Travel, is exactly the kind of Cornish beach house you’d dream up.
Bringing its signature creative style to Cornwall, the Artist Residence’s Cornish outpost is in a 16th-century coach house in Penzance.