Mr & Mrs Smith

The Scarlet

Cornwall, United Kingdom

Luxurious but laid-back, The Scarlet hotel has heart; it’s eco-friendly through and through and equally true to its roots; decorated with paintings by local artists. Lashings of glass maximise this Cornwall hotel’s cliff-top setting and sea-and-sand views, keeping the outdoors in, and every room comes with its own balcony or outdoor ‘pod’.

Need to know

• Rooms 37.
• Rates Double rooms from $309.67 (£204), excluding tax at 20 per cent.
  The price shown represents the lowest nightly rate for a double room available at this hotel over the next 21 days. Any price conversions from the hotel's local currency (£204) have been conducted using today's exchange rates from xe.com.
• More details Rates usually include breakfast. Please note: the Scarlet does not accept group bookings of more than three rooms at a time.
• Facilities Gardens, terrace with sea views, spa (booking essential) and library with DVDs. In rooms: flatscreen TV, CD/DVD player, WiFi (bit patchy) free bottled water and Cornwall Soap Box products.
• Poolside There’s a natural swimming pool outdoors and log-fired hot tubs on the cliff side.
• Check-out 10am (or 11am, if there's availability); check-in, from 2pm.
• Children This is a couples-only hideaway.
• Also Perhaps leave the mobile switched off – signal is next to non-existent in these parts. Dogs are welcome in certain rooms for £15 a night; the hotel provides food and water bowls, towels and treats.

Food and drink at The Scarlet

• Hotel restaurant The Scarlet Restaurant champions local produce, with a menu that changes according to the flavours of the month. Dishes include pan-fried John Dory with wild garlic, cockle and parsley sauce, and St Ives beef with caramelised shallots, salsa verde and griddled polenta. Sweet tooths should save room for pudding – try the cider jelly with tarte tatin and blackberry sorbet. The open-plan, high-ceilinged space is splashed with scarlet hues, including low-hanging red felt lampshades.
• Dress code Mermaid- and merman-chic: an aqua-hued shirt or dress, and Mrs Smith should pile on the pearls or coral.
• Top table Sit by a window and admire the wild waters.
• Last orders Breakfast is served up from 8am until 10.30am; lunch is noon until 2pm, and guests are seated for dinner between 7pm and 9.30pm.
• Room service The 24-hour room service features light snacks, salads and sandwiches.
• Hotel bar Perched above the main restaurant area, Scarlet Bar has cosy banquette seating and the obligatory sea views. If you settle in during pre-dinner cocktails, stay here for your meal.

Also worth knowing

• Weddings This property is suitable for weddings. More...

The Scarlet Tredragon Road, Mawgan Porth, Cornwall TR8‎ 4DQ