The St Mawes Hotel

Seven rooms in a small-boutique hotel on the Cornish coast, each decorated in a breezy maritime style that makes you feel slightly guilty for not having retired here years ago. There's a bar and restaurant open to locals, a private 25-seat cinema, and a sister hotel a short walk along the waterfront. St Mawes itself is the kind of seaside village that makes you question your life choices upon departure.