As all country houses should be, The Nare is both classic and elegant. The hotel’s interiors are beautifully furnished with antiques and an abundance of fresh flowers. Bettye Gray’s life-long collection of modern pictures and paintings adorn the hotel and showcase an impressive range of well-known Cornish artists.

The drawing room and sitting rooms have commanding sea views over the bay. With log fires roaring in the winter, really snoozy armchairs and sofas, and plenty of magazines and books, one can expect a warm and cosy atmosphere throughout the year.

The hotel bedrooms and suites are individually presented and decorated in an elegant and classic country house style. Most rooms are very spacious and have sea-view balconies or patios. All are charming and comfortable with the refinements one usually finds in a well-run country house. There are some more easily accessed ground floor rooms, and a lift to the first floor rooms and down to the indoor pool.

Rooms have comfortable armchairs, reading lights, books, flowers, valet, full evening turndown service, and hot water bottles in the winter. Proper shoe cleaning, daily in-house laundry and of course, 24-hour room service are also on offer.