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Hotel★★★

The Pier House

Harbour Front, Charlestown, St Austell, St Austell PL25 3NJ

  • Nearest coast-path baseNewquay~24 km
  • Year of most recent renovation2008
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About

Located in St. Austell, Cornwall, this historic hotel is situated on the picturesque harbour of Charlestown. It enjoys stunning views of the port and coastline of St. Austell Bay. Nightspots, shopping venues, and the bus and train stations are all about 4 km away. Other attractions in the area include The Shipwreck and Heritage Centre, The Eden Project, The Lost Gardens of Heligan and Lanhydrock House. The hotel and restaurant was built in 1794 and was originally two farm cottages. It became a farmhouse after the Rashleigh Arms was built in 1851. Then the occupants at the farm started taking in paying guests as farming prosperity declined before the First World War until the farm once again became a hotel. There are 26 rooms in total. It has a lobby, reception, 24-hour check-out service, a bar, restaurant and room service. Parking facilities are available to guests arriving by car. There are different styles of room ranging from standard singles right up to superior doubles with spa bath and sea views. Family rooms and twin rooms also feature. All are en suite, and come with a hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities, central heating, a colour TV, Internet access and a direct dial telephone. An ironing set, double or king-size beds and individually regulated air conditioning are also provided. Sun parasols are provided. The nearest golf course is just under 3 km away. The nearby beach is a gravel beach. A full cooked breakfast, breakfast buffet, bistro menu and à la carte menu are all provided.

  • Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Bar
  • Accessible
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Facilities

Facilities

  • Wheelchair-accessible
  • 24-hour reception
  • Check-in hour (15:00)
  • Check-out hour (10:30)
  • Wi-fi
  • Room service
  • Terrace

Catering

  • Bar
  • Restaurant
  • Non-smoking area
  • Highchairs

Entertainment & pools

  • Parasols

Meals

  • Breakfast
  • Set menu lunch
  • À la carte dinner

Payment methods

  • MasterCard
  • Visa

Good to know

  • Non-smoking establishment
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Rooms

Occupancy by room type
Room typeGuestsAdults / children
Double roomup to 44 adults / 3 children
Twin roomup to 44 adults / 3 children

Room types and occupancy come from the Hotelbeds catalogue and have not been confirmed by the hotel, so treat them as indicative. Ask the hotel for current rooms, bed layout and the number of guests.

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Location

Harbour Front, Charlestown, St Austell, St Austell PL25 3NJ

  • Land's End74 km
  • Penzance60 km
  • St Ives53 km
  • Falmouth30 km
  • Newquay24 km
  • Padstow27 km
  • Bude57 km

Straight-line figures from the hotel's coordinates. Cornish lanes and the coast path are slower than the map suggests, and rail and bus services can be sparse outside summer; see the walks.

Nearby, from the catalogue

  1. Golf course2.5 km
  2. City centre4 km
  3. Bus/Train station4 km
  4. Eden Project10.4 km
  5. Lost Gardens of Heligan11.4 km
  6. Lanhydrock House15.2 km
  7. Flambards Theme Park53.4 km
  8. Nearest Bus / Metro Stop60.5 km

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Meals

Meal plans

  • Bed And Breakfast
  • Room Only

Key facts

Year of most recent renovation
2008
Total number of rooms
23
Number of floors (main building)
3
Annexe (s)
1
Number of floors (annexe)
1
Single rooms
4
Double rooms
22

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Gromavel is not a booking site and shows no live prices. Contact the hotel for current rates, VAT and cancellation terms; Cornish coast rooms in July and August go months ahead.

Hotel data: Hotelbeds, updated 07/09/2026.