Lugger Hotel 'A Bespoke Hotel', Portloe ➤ Reviews, Rooms & Prices 2025

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About the Hotel

Portloe, Portloe, United Kingdom, TR2 5RD

Rooms at The Lugger

The Lugger offers 22 bedrooms, each featuring crisp linen and Portuguese woods. Rooms include ensuite bathrooms with showers or shower-over-bath options. Certain rooms provide sea or harbor views, with some featuring balconies or terraces. The Lookout, a converted boathouse 40 yards from the main building, includes a shower room, TV, and sea views. Guests can request a late check-out until 12:30 PM for £30. Cottages include ironing facilities, heating, tea and coffee facilities, sitting area, terrace, patio, free Wi-Fi in rooms, garden furniture, separate tub and shower, free toiletries, electric kettle, AM/FM alarm clock, flat-screen TV, carpeted floor, and parquet floor.

Cottage Options

The Lugger features three private cottages. The three-bedroom Cobb Cottage includes self-catering facilities, a lounge, and panoramic views. It offers a fully equipped kitchen with a breakfast bar, oven, hob, microwave, fridge freezer, and washing machine. Middle Cottage, for two guests, has a living area with a TV, an upstairs double bedroom, a bathroom with shower, and a private terrace overlooking the harbor. Beach Cottage, set over two floors, includes an open-plan living area, a double bedroom upstairs, a roll-top bath overlooking the bay, and a separate ensuite shower room. Beach Cottage offers views from both the lounge and bedroom.

Dining at The Lugger

The two AA Rosette restaurant features sea and harbor views. The menu uses locally sourced seasonal ingredients, with an emphasis on Cornish produce and seafood, including locally caught lobster and crab. Dishes include steamed monkfish, tomato and fennel salad with crab bisque, roasted miso cod, tempura red mullet, sesame carrot and pak choi and seared scallop with creamed cauliflower, black pudding, watercress and apple. The hotel restaurant serves classical cuisine with an emphasis on fresh produce, such as seafood including locally caught lobster and crab. A full Cornish breakfast is served each morning.

Location Highlights

Located in Portloe, one of the last unspoiled hamlets in Cornwall, The Lugger is at the center of the Cornish coastal path. It is surrounded by cliffs and headlands forming part of the Cornish Coastal Footpath. Nearby attractions include the Lost Gardens of Heligan, the Eden Project, and the Maritime Museum of Falmouth. Carne Beacon is 2 km away, while Caerhays Castle is 4 km away. Newquay is 40 km away. Other landmarks include Carne Beach (3.5 km), Veryan Bay (4 km), Poppy Cottage Garden (3 km), Melinsey Mill (3 km), Kiberick Cove (2.5 km), and Nare Head (2.5 km).

Hotel Services

Service at The Lugger includes attentive staff. Vouchers can be redeemed for afternoon tea, dinner, or weekend stays. The inn offers an ideal location to explore the South West Coastal Path. Lugger Hotel provides dog-friendly accommodations for £25 per dog, per night, with a limit of one dog per room. A staircase at the rear of the property leads to a garden overlooking the harbor. Walking maps and packed lunches are available. The hotel is 40 km from Newquay.