Hotel Tresanton

Cornwall, United Kingdom

Olga Polizzi's whitewashed seaside hotel above the harbour in St Mawes, Cornwall

No. 348 · Autumn 2026

A sea-view terrace with striped cushions and lavender, Hotel Tresanton

Welcome

A hotel above the harbour

Hotel Tresanton is a seaside hotel in St Mawes designed by Olga Polizzi, with a cinema and bar lounge licensed for ceremonies, sea-view terraces, a restaurant over the water and 30 bedrooms, for weddings of two to 70 guests.

Tresanton is a group of whitewashed buildings above the water in St Mawes, a former yacht club that Olga Polizzi turned into a hotel. It forms part of the Polizzi Collection and looks across the Carrick Roads to St Anthony's lighthouse.

Tiramisu in the restaurant, Hotel Tresanton

The setting

Vows in the cinema, champagne on the terrace

Civil ceremonies take place in the cinema or the bar lounge, both licensed, or at the church of St Just in Roseland nearby. Champagne and canapes follow on the sea-view terraces.

Where: St Mawes, Roseland Peninsula, Cornwall
Capacity: From two guests up to 70
Stay: 30 bedrooms, most with sea views
Ceremony: Civil, in the cinema or the bar lounge, or at St Just in Roseland church

Classic yachts racing, from the hotel's collection, Hotel Tresanton

The celebration

How the day is held

4 spaces for the day. Up to 70 guests.

Tresanton ice cream, made on the premises, Hotel Tresanton

The Hotel

A Seaside Hotel

Olga Polizzi's whitewashed hotel above the water in St Mawes, a former yacht club, part of the Polizzi Collection.

A private terrace with a sun lounger over the sea, Hotel Tresanton

The Ceremony

Vows by the Sea

A cinema and bar lounge licensed for civil ceremonies, or the 14th-century church of St Just in Roseland nearby.

A long-table wedding dinner on the terrace at dusk, Hotel Tresanton

The Table

Dinner Over the Water

Champagne on the terraces and dinner in the restaurant overlooking St Anthony's lighthouse, or at a long table on the terrace.

A Tresanton bathroom, in pattern and white, Hotel Tresanton

Where to stay

Rest, close at hand

30 rooms and suites. Sleeps 60.

Rooms

A Sea-View Bedroom

The Carrick Roads below

Sea Views · Individually Designed

A bedroom with a yellow throw and patterned walls, Hotel Tresanton

Rooms

A Tresanton Bedroom

Design by Olga Polizzi

Antiques & Art · Coastal Light

A concert in the hotel cinema, Hotel Tresanton

Rooms

The Whole Hotel

Exclusive use, 30 rooms

30 Bedrooms · Terraces & Beach Club

A candlelit mantel beneath an old portrait, Hotel Tresanton

Location

Getting there

Hotel Tresanton is in St Mawes, a fishing village on Cornwall's Roseland Peninsula, above the harbour and looking out across the Carrick Roads to St Anthony's lighthouse.

Airport: Exeter
Airport: Cardiff
Station: Falmouth Docks (Great Western Railway) is the nearest station, about 1.8 miles from the venue in...
Nearby: St Mawes harbour, On the water
Nearby: Truro (city & station), About 40 minutes
Nearby: Falmouth (ferry), A short crossing
Nearby: Newquay Airport (NQY), About 50 minutes