[2] It was built in 1894 by Silvanus Trevail, Cornwall's most notable architect of the 19th century.

[3][4] Virginia Woolf stayed at the hotel in the spring of 1914 for three weeks while recovering from a bout of mental illness.

[7] The hotel is a traditional cream-painted building, three storeys high with two large bays at either side.

It has several extensions and a large conservatory at the front, overlooking the beach, which was refurbished in 2015.

[8] In January 2021 it was announced that Carbis Bay would be the venue for that year's G7 Summit in June.