Name: Driftwood
Address: Rosevine, Portscatho, Porthscatho, TR2 5EW, United Kingdom, Truro, Truro, Truro, TR2 5EW, United Kingdom
Rating: 9.4

Smoke-free property

Heating

Newspapers

Garden

Terrace

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

General

Concierge services

Services and amenities

Restaurant

Meals

Free Wi-Fi

Internet

Library

Fishing

Sun Deck

Recreation

Free parking

Parking

Private beach

Next to the beach

Pool and beach

Snorkelling

Sports

Pets Not Allowed

Pets

Location

At the hotel

Porthbean Beach

Porthcurnick Beach

Portscatho Beach

Newquay Cornwall Airport

Penzance

Land's End Airport

Driftwood

I’m definitely coming here again, Leah the manager can not do enough for you. She’s lovely. 
The breakfast is brilliant and the scenery is outstanding. I’m very sad to leave 😩
Till the next time. ☺️

My husband and I have just come back from two nights winder get away to The Driftwood Hotel .
The location of the hotel is spectacular even in winter as it outlooks gardens, beach and the massive expansive sea !
The hotel is very comfortable and homely .
The staff are kind , friendly and professional and take pride in their jobs.
We had room 2 in the main house which had 3 windows to enjoy the views .
The chef produced delicious breakfasts & dinners for us ( we ate in both nights which was perfect after a day out walking and exploring the local towns .
We would highly recommend and hope to return to enjoy The Hotel in the sunshine too .

I went with my friend for afternoon tea. It was absolutely amazing! The hotel has such a cozy, relaxing, peaceful ambiance. The owners are really good with the interior design. The views are stunning, the food was great and the whole team really friendly. The journey was definitely worth it. We will be back 😊

Stayed here for two nights as we ticked off walking the South West Coastal Path from St Anthony to Portloe. Perfect location with views to match. The dinner was spectacular and breakfast wide ranging and delicious. The service was impeccable and so friendly. Will be back.

We will absolutely be coming back to this hotel. Staff, service, views and food were all perfect, thank you! We had a really excellent dinner, the wine list was interesting and very well done. Breakfast plentiful and very good. We were sorry to be only staying one night - would recommend for a couple of days to thoroughly unwind or for a special treat.

We had three restoring nights here with our two girls during the February half term. I had discovered it through Mr & Mrs Smith, which stated that the hotel was family friendly - as it happened we were the only guests with young children for most of our stay but were made to feel so welcome. Room 7 is ideal for a family of 4, and has stunning sea views. The hotel is comfortable, stylish, welcoming, and the food and wine list excellent. Service is five star with plenty of special touches. Best scones I've ever eaten! Gorgeous decor. A special hotel that I hope to return to.

Driftwood has the most magnificent position on the cliff top with views to die for. The room, a family room with 2 bedrooms was perfect, the staff were friendly without being obtrusive and the food was excellent.
Having previously stayed at The Nare further back along the bay  I can honestly say that the views are better and the ambience a little less stuffy!!

Another great stay at this calm and peaceful hotel. As you can see it is set directly above a cove with gardens down to the pathway to the beach.

The bedrooms are fairly standard but decorated in light colours and feel fresh and bright. Some are larger than others and some have better views. A few have an outside terrace. Bathrooms are adequate with a shower over the bathtub. 

The food is excellent and breakfasts are perfect.

The staff are professional but also friendly and  cheerful. 

Easy to get a taxi to St Mawes and a gentle daytime walk to Portscatho.

We stayed at the Driftwood for 5 nights at the end of June and once again enjoyed a fantastic holiday.

We booked one of the superior sea view double rooms on the ground floor (so there is a small outdoor patio area which a couple of sun loungers). The rooms are cosy with just enough room for a single chair in the corner and a TV but the bed is very comfortable. There is also a nice bath / shower. Having said that I do think that the room would benefit from a little TLC in the near future.

As has been our experience during all of our stays, the food provided by Aaron McNamara and team was fabulous as was the service.

Its a lovely place to stay - it effectively has it's own beach just a few minutes walk down the coastal footpath or you can walk down the road to Porthcurnick beach which is c10mins (you will also find the Hidden Hut located here which is great for lunch).

It was great to see Guy who continues to bring a smile to everyone's face in the dining room whether at breakfast or dinner and who provides such wonderful service.

We did also dine at Tavola (they have a simple offering being pretty much just pizza with beer/wine but their pizzas are fab) and the Plume of Feathers (wholesome pub grub which was ok) - both are located in Portscatho. 

A lovely few days holiday and we very much look forward to our next trip in 2023.

We have just spent a wonderful relaxing week here. It’s an amazing spot, we hardly moved from the beach. The gardens are wonderful and the little seating areas are great ( cushions would be nice 😊) Breakfast choices were amazing but sometimes it felt a little chaotic, the odd meal wrong or part ready but the staff worked incredibly hard and were very eager to please. Honestly don’t know why this is a three star hotel it should be higher. Little feedback comments would be about storage and lighting in bathroom. Great week and sunny on top thanks all

Truro

child-bed

child-bed-fee

external-private-bathroom

private-bathroom

shared-bathroom

10-beds

11-beds

12-beds

13-beds

14-beds

15-beds

16-beds

17-beds

18-beds

19-beds

2-beds

20-beds

21-beds

22-beds

23-beds

24-beds

25-beds

26-beds

27-beds

28-beds

29-beds

3-beds

30-beds

31-beds

32-beds

33-beds

34-beds

35-beds

36-beds

37-beds

38-beds

39-beds

4-beds

40-beds

5-beds

6-beds

7-beds

8-beds

9-beds

king-bed

queen-bed

limited-time

lounge

treatment

no-window

bay-view

bosphorus-view

canal-view

city-view

courtyard-view

garden-view

golf-view

harbour-view

inland-view

lake-view

land-view

mountain-view

ocean-front

ocean-view

oceanside

panoramic-view

park-view

partial-ocean-view

partial-sea-view

partial-view

pool-view

river-view

sea-front

sea-view

street-view

sunrise-view

sunset-view

water-view

with-view

annex

basement

main-building

1-bedroom

2-bedrooms

3-bedrooms

4-bedrooms

5-bedrooms

6 bedrooms

not-guaranteed

wired-internet-access

smoking

sauna

duplex

safe

mini-bar

breakfast-for-1

breakfast-for-2

pets-allowed

wi-fi

park access

Relaxing hideaway 

Afternoon tea

Very special place and a fabulous stay

Special hotel, beautiful location

An absolutely brilliant 4 nights in this boutique hotal

A lovely hotel - wonderful food and views

Another great stay

After travelling around for three weeks, staying max. 3-4d at one place we traditionelly love to close our holiday with a whole week in one place. This Hotel was a perfect choice, very friendly and caring staff, the view cannot be beaten, and the rooms are decorated with much effort and passion. This summer was very hot, and that is why I missed an air condition although I deeply understand that it is presumably not necessary during average summers…..the children in the standard room hat even more problems to get air into the room because the windows were only to open a little bit compared to our superior room. Wardrobe is small, bathroom too, a minibar would have been wonderful at these temperatures. A very lovely detail is the morning tea/ coffee service at your room- very very nice. Most other guests stay a few nights only to dine I guess- and there is no Restaurant or Bar within a short walk ( Portscatho can be reached by a 30min Walk in the coastal path, beautiful!), and driving takes more time due to small roads. St. Ives is >1hour Drive- if heading north, the ferry is hardly to avoid. Breakfast was extraordinarily good with one exception ( change of Chef?), Avocado on sourdough bread was only cut in rather big pieces ( in contrary to the days before), and just thrown on the bread with the egg, two crumbles of feta next to it- after the three days before I was surprised and disappointed. Next morning it was well prepared again.
We had three dinners, the second with ordered lobster really good, every time we had to choose a wine by ourselves due to lack of sommelier skills in service who besides this was always ambitious and caring. We are familiar with michelin starred restaurants, and I think some of the dishes here are close to scratching one star- but in my opinion even at this level there is the need of training service staff about the wine card.
We enjoyed our stay very much although one must admit that the price would lead to expect more comfort which in my eyes was acceptable since compensated by a huge amount of warmhearted kindness, cosyness and notable passion. Thank you, dear Team, for a wonderful family week!

Cosy small hotel with breathtaking views

In general, this is a stunning boutique hotel especially the location, this was our second stay after having our honeymoon here in July 2021. We had a wonderful ground floor room with patio and stunning panoramic views, the cleanliness in the room perfect and because it was our wedding anniversary whilst there the half bottle of champagne on arrival in the room was a nice touch. The hotel itself is very clean and tidy with a lovely bar/restaurant with some of the best views you will ever see. On the whole the service was good although on the first morning breakfast was a little chaotic with staff running around like headless chickens, fair play Stuart steadied the ship and apologised for the tardy service and long wait for our food. 

My main and only criticism I have is echoed by another review on Trip by Surqueen, the food is ok certainly not as good as Ollies (a great loss to the Driftwood)  very pricey and no where near enough choice, we stayed for 3 days and it changed just once and that's why we didn't eat with you on the Sunday night. 

When you are paying £70.00 for 3 courses you expect to see some changes to the menu daily and with the experience of the new chef that should prove very easy for someone of his calibre. Just because food is locally sourced which it should be anyway, doesn't mean you cant make simple changes. What we ate for dinner was very nice indeed but after the second night we didnt want to be eating the same on our third night so I cancelled our dinner reservation.

On this basis which is real shame I wouldn't book longer than a two night stay, and it has now put me off booking for the New Year break purely down to the uncertainty of the menus/food. I would like to think over time the food choices will be back to the usual standards that it once used to be, having the tasting menu back would be a good start.

This is a fabulous hotel no doubt about that, and certainly well worth a visit, we will return again in the future when hopefully these food issues have been addressed.

Driftwood

Popular amenities

Location

Available rooms

Location

Description of the hotel

Services and amenities

Popular

General

Services and amenities

Meals

Internet

Recreation

Parking

Pool and beach

Sports

Pets

Conditions of accommodation

Conditions of accommodation

Additional information

Payment

Payment

For corporate clients