Set opposite the quay on the South West Coast Path, the 56-bedroom hotel will feature a waterfront restaurant and café, six family rooms and a spa with an indoor thermal pool, sauna, steam room, cold plunge and two treatment rooms, creating a year-round coastal escape.
At the heart of the hotel will be a new restaurant led by Stéphane Delourme, the Elysium Collection’s executive chef, who spent more than two decades as head chef at Rick Stein’s The Seafood Restaurant before becoming group chef for the wider restaurant group. Menus will celebrate the best of Cornish produce in a Mediterranean style menu.
Alongside it, the hotel’s café/brasserie will offer a more informal place for coffee, pastries and light bites during the day. Come the evening the space will evolve into a brasserie/wine bar offering pinchos and tapas.
Wellness will be an important part of the experience. Alongside an indoor thermal pool, sauna, steam room and cold plunge, two treatment rooms will offer TEMPLESPA treatments designed to restore and relax.
The building, originally constructed in 1904 by the St Austell Brewery, is currently undergoing a transformation in collaboration with 3DReid, the architecture and design studio behind Gleneagles. Interiors will balance character and comfort, combining natural materials, layered textiles, considered lighting and locally inspired finishes to create spaces that feel individual and connected to St Mawes. The transformation reflects the collection’s commitment to preserving landmark buildings while retaining their heritage and sense of place.
Overlooking Carrick Roads at the mouth of the Percuil River, St Mawes provides a natural setting for the first Elysium Collection hotel. The village is known for its sailing culture, waterfront restaurants and galleries, with beaches, coastal walks and the harbour all within easy reach. Ferries cross regularly to Falmouth, while days can be spent swimming, kayaking, paddleboarding or exploring the quieter creeks and coastline of the Roseland Peninsula. Elysium St Mawes is approximately 40 minutes by car from Truro railway station, with direct Great Western Railway services from London Paddington. Cornwall Airport Newquay is approximately 50 minutes by car from the hotel.
Elysium St Mawes will be the first opening from The Elysium Collection, with further hotels set to open in Surrey and the Lake District. Elysium St Mawes opens in early 2027. Rooms from £150 per night including breakfast, based on double occupancy. To celebrate the launch, the first 100 rooms are available from £100 per night, until sold out. Bookings are now open at www.elysiumcollection.co.uk
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