Lifeboat Inn

–Excellent location - show map
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Scored 8.2
Rated very good

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About this property

Historic Setting: Lifeboat Inn in St Ives is housed in a historic building, offering sea views and a unique atmosphere. Comfortable Accommodations: The inn features family rooms with private bathrooms, kitchenettes, and modern amenities. Dining Experience: A family-friendly restaurant serves British cuisine with vegetarian, vegan, gluten-free, and dairy-free options. Live music enhances the dining experience. Convenient Location: Located 28 km from Land's End Airport, the inn is a short walk from Porthmeor Beach and close to Tate St Ives.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9.5 for a two-person trip.

Distance in property description is calculated using © OpenStreetMap

Most popular facilities

  • Free WiFi
  • Family rooms
  • Restaurant
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Bar
  • Breakfast

Property highlights

Situated in the best rated area in St Ives, this property has an excellent location score of 9.6

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 large double bed
1 bunk bed
and
1 large double bed
2 sofa beds
Twin Room
2 single beds
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Guests who stayed here loved

Rebekka
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Perfect location and just a beautiful place to be.”
Monica
Bahamas Bahamas
“It is a lovely place with views over the water. Our room is upstairs with a great view and a lovely bathroom. The staff helped us to get our luggage upstairs which we are very grateful they did as my husband is not great with using stairs.”
Ian
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Brilliant staff food location , will be back next year”
Sanjaym1484
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Loved this place! Cute little room above the inn. On the beach. Perfect! Staff were super friendly and the morning fry up was delicious!”
David
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Excellent breakfast had to get in early as things ran out.”
Sean
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Excellent location and very helpful breakfast waitresses on Wednesday 16th & Thursday 17th July.”
Gary
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Everything the staff were very friendly room had everything you needed and very clean and food was excellent”
Linda
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Amazing view of the harbour. Beautiful decoration. In the heart of St Ives, breakfast was amazing. People were absolutely lovely.”
Gareth
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Location and the bedroom, staff who were very helpful and the ability to look out over the harbour at breakfast”
Yvonne
United Kingdom United Kingdom
“Great location.lovely big room overlooking the harbour would definitely stay again . Staff are also really friendly”

Property surroundings

Restaurants

1 restaurant on site
Restaurant #1
  • Cuisine
    British
  • Open for
    Lunch • Dinner
  • Ambiance
    Family friendly • Modern
  • Dietary options
    Vegetarian • Vegan • Gluten-free • Dairy-free

House rules

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Check-in
From 15:00 to 21:30
Check-out
From 08:00 to 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
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Children and beds

Child policies

Children older than 8 years are welcome.

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Cot and extra bed policies

The number of cots allowed is dependent on the option you choose. Please check your selected option for more information.

There are no extra beds available at this property.

All cots are subject to availability.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
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The fine print

Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note that the view from the rooms and the apartment listed below will be impeded by scaffolding during April 2022:

King Room with Sea View

Apartment with Sea View

Family Room with Sea View