The Idle Rocks

Property class: 4
Luxury hotel in Truro with restaurant and bar/lounge

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When visiting Truro, The Idle Rocks is a great choice to consider. Guests looking for a bite to eat can check out the restaurant, and the bar/lounge is the perfect spot to grab a drink at the end of the day.

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Laundry facilities
The current price is $396
$475 total
includes taxes & fees
Nov 15 - Nov 16

Room options

View all photos for Grand Room, Sea View (Grand Sea View)

A bedroom with a large bed, a blue sofa, a round mirror, and a window with patterned curtains.

Grand Room, Sea View (Grand Sea View)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Deluxe Room, Harbor View (Harbour View)

Room

Deluxe Room, Harbor View (Harbour View)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Partial sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Superior Room, Sea View (Seaview Room)

A bedroom with a bed, a desk, a chair, a lamp, and a view of the sea through a window.

Superior Room, Sea View (Seaview Room)

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

View all photos for Grand Harbour View

A bedroom with a bed, bedside table, lamp, and patterned headboard.

Grand Harbour View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Harbor view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the neighborhood

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Harbourside, St. Mawes, Cornwall, Truro, England, TQ5 2AN

What's nearby

  • St. Mawes Beach - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • Roseland Visitor Centre - 2 min walk - 0.2 km
  • St. Mawes Castle - 11 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Porthbeor Beach - 13 min drive - 2.7 km
  • Falmouth University - 28 min drive - 5.2 km

Getting around

  • Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall) - 43 min drive
  • Penmere Station - 27 min drive
  • Falmouth Docks Station - 28 min drive
  • St Austell Station - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Chain Locker - ‬28 min drive
  • ‪The 'Front - ‬27 min drive
  • ‪Plume of Feathers - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Verdant Seafood Bar - ‬28 min drive
  • ‪Cribbs Cornwall - ‬28 min drive

About this property

The Idle Rocks

  • When visiting Truro, The Idle Rocks is a great choice to consider. Guests looking for a bite to eat can check out the restaurant, and the bar/lounge is the perfect spot to grab a drink at the end of the day.

At a glance

CHECK-IN
3:00pm
CHECK-OUT
11:00am

Hotel size

    • 19 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

    • Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
    • Minimum check-in age: 18
    • Check-out time is 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

    • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
    • Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Required at check-in

    • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
    • Government-issued photo ID may be required
    • Minimum check-in age is 18

Pets

    • Pets allowed (dogs only)*
    • Service animals welcome
    • Specific rooms only. Pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation; restrictions apply*

Internet

    • Free WiFi in public areas
    • Free WiFi in rooms

Parking

    • Free onsite self parking

Other information

    • Smoke-free property

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Reviews

The Idle Rocks Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

9.8

Cleanliness

8.6

Location

9.6

Staff & service

9.4

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

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10/10 Exceptional

This place is beautiful! The rooms are lovely and the open spaces to hang out feel like your home. Super friendly staff.
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10/10 Exceptional

Had a lovely stay here, room, staff, food, breakfast, view, all excellent. Just what we needed, definitely going to return. Thank you Idle Rocks for making our night away such a relaxing stay.
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10/10 Exceptional

Excellent from start to finish Attentive staff, lovely room and great good
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10/10 Exceptional

A happy return.

It was as nice as our memory of our first stay, when the sun shines there is only one place to be - on the terrace. Having said that it is very comfortable to be inside. It is a very friendly place to be to enjoy Cornwall.
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10/10 Exceptional

Great hotel

Lovely rooms with great view. Bathrooms need updating, not the best configuration. Could do with a lighter bar menu.
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10/10 Exceptional

Fantastic

Beautiful views from our room, the terrace, bar and restaurant. Food lovely. Highly recommended.
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10/10 Exceptional

Ideal Rocks. This place is a proper hidden gem. On the waterfront and with fantastic dining options it was the perfect place to spend a pre Christmas getaway and mooch around the classy little town of St Mawes, which always seems to be bustling without being overcrowded even at peak times of the year. The hotel makes the already superb location even better. The staff were very helpful and friendly and there is even an EV charger (albeit a fairly slow one). Rooms are cosy and individual with great facilities. We also took the ferry over to Falmouth (which runs almost every day) to have a wander around there. Essentially you can leave your car in the hotel carpark and explore the area on foot or using a bit of public transport/ferries. Cracking little place.
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10/10 Exceptional

Just returned from a three night stay, everything was as great as it could be, helpful friendly people, nothing was too much trouble. Our only criticism is their sister hotel could do with some staff training, service was as good as being at fawlty towers. However idle rocks was perfect !!
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10/10 Exceptional

Brilliant staff and service and Chef Matt's cooking
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10/10 Exceptional

Room with a view

It was a wonderfully relaxing stay and even though there were 60mph winds it was still amazing.
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10/10 Exceptional

We loved this property for its lovely rooms by the sea, wonderful breakfasts, and outdoor space overlooking the St Mawes harbour. It is centrally located with easy access to shops, restaurants and hiking and water activities. A real gem with friendly and helpful staff.k
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10/10 Exceptional

Next to waters edge, you can hear the water lapping up against the harbour wall, very relaxing. The service from the staff was excellent.
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6/10 Good

Boring

Tired rooms with rubbish TV’s. Breakfast boring and nothing special
Verified review

8/10 Very good

The Idle Rocks is a beautiful property in a great location. We arrived late, and our check in experience was exceptional. The staff at the front desk is lovely and very welcoming. We appreciated how short and sweet our check-in process was, especially after a 6 hour drive. There is a sweet young lady that welcomed us and showed us to our room as soon as we arrived. She also was kind enough to mail some postcards for us since we left on a Sunday. The night we arrived a man, who may be the overnight manager, offered us drinks before the bar closed. Him and the bartender were extremely attentive. A few downfalls that affected this rating were that housekeeping did not do a thorough job of cleaning. We ran out of toilet paper and they failed to refill it. I had to ask the front desk for some, and luckily the overnight manager delivered a whole pack of toilet paper. Additionally, our drinks from the first night were left in the room throughout our whole stay. We also found that the staff handling breakfast was rude. There was one waiter in particular, who never checked on us, gave us an attitude when we asked if we should seta ourselves since he failed to acknowledge us when we walked in. His demeanor was unwelcoming and made our breakfast experience very unpleasant. Luckily, Dean ended up waiting on us and was beyond exceptional. He really changed the experience and personally waited on us, although it is my impression that he may be the manager. Thank you dean!
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10/10 Exceptional

Idle stay

Lovely hotel, staff and food.
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8/10 Very good

Probably one of the best hotels in Cornwall. Super staff and fantastic rooms, with high end fittings and immaculately appointed. Fantastic restaurant and lounger area with roaring fire. Truly exceptional!
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10/10 Exceptional

Excellent location, staff very attentive, good food.
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10/10 Exceptional

Superb

Providing First class service in a relaxed and friendly environment is a difficult balance. The idle rocks pulls it off. At the risk of further popularising this gem, I couldn’t recommend it more highly.
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10/10 Exceptional

Wonderful corner room right on the water Fine service and exceptional food Only regret was the stormy English weather
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10/10 Exceptional

Did not change the evening menue.so little choice on other evenings.The food was of course excellant.could possibly put on a daily special?
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10/10 Exceptional

Beautiful location and views, peaceful atmosphere and attentive staff
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10/10 Exceptional

A perfect weekend.

Perfect, staff exceptional. We were mighty impressed! What a lovely setting too.
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8/10 Very good

Lovely hotel next to harbour

We stayed in the annexe (Rm 17) and the sea laps up to the window, almost. Nice spacious room with seating area at window end. Very clean and comfortable. Good breakfast(s). One issue with the shower whilst there, which was resolved quickly, although staff failed to inform us (minor irritation). Having said that the staff are very friendly, pleasant and helpful. Restaurant good, but if you love sea food the Watch House (almost) opposite the hotel is the place to go. All in all a lovely hotel in a lovely position.
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2/10 Poor

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10/10 Exceptional