This is a family-run hotel with extraordinary service and unbelievable breakfasts. Their homemade granola alone is worth the trip. They bake it for six hours and add dates, apricots, and figs. The hillside view over the bay is spectacular. Our breakfast was interrupted by a cry of "dolphins!" as everyone rushed to the deck to the watch a pod cavorting in front of us. The desk provides guests with the owner's spot-on picks for best restaurants in the area and best sights. The hotel is convenient, too. Just below the hotel is a stop for the quick train trip into St. Ives. It runs every half-hour or so and costs a pound.