Sands Resort Hotel & Spa

Cornwall

Fabulous family-focussed hotel with excellent facilities on Cornwall’s north coast.

Units 70
Sleeps 2 - 7
Bedrooms 1 - 3
Pets Yes
Mobility Yes

Ideal for

Babies
Toddlers
Older Kids
Teens

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Sands Resort Hotel has it all. A purposely family-designed, spa hotel that has everything you could want for a relaxing family holiday. Including glorious view from Sands to Porth Beach, with Mawgan Porth just a short drive away – this is an excellent spot with excellent facilities - and great surf.

About this place

Best bits

Everything at Sands Resort Hotel is set up with families in mind.
There's an indoor AND outdoor pool, plus the sea a short distance away. Don't forget your trunks!
Loads of activities and entertainment that families can enjoy together – including a new nature trail and indoor fun fair.

Top tips

Pack your favourite fancy dress outfit (optional) for the kids' disco (during school holidays only).
Take your waterproofs, the Cornish weather is unpredictable but don't let it dampen your mood!
Kids will love the fabulous arts & crafts sessions. For anyone over four, there's pottery painting, sea glass collage and dream catchers to make.

Plan your stay

What are the facilities like? Where can you eat? What can you do?

Swimming pool

Play room

Spa

Wifi

Outdoor play equipment

Bar

Restaurant

Electric vehicle charging

Baby listening

Sands Resort is truly a place where you can have a great holiday or mini-break without worrying about what to do / what to eat / how to occupy the kids. It’s all in hand! It really is so welcoming and so nicely done for families that we will very happily book to go back for a future holiday… we can’t wait.

Reviewed by Frances & family

Rooms

Sands Resort Hotel offers a great range of lovely double and single rooms. There's also a large number of spacious and modern two and three room suites – ideal for families with children of any age.

The team at Sands Resort have put a number of safety measures in place to make you feel safe and relaxed during your stay. The number of available rooms has been reduced by a third, to ensure social distancing is easy to maintain.

Eat

The on-site Beachcomber restaurant offers early Family Suppers from 5pm where families with young children can all eat together without disrupting bedtime. Or just feed the kids and enjoy a couple's dinner later in the evening whilst taking advantage of the creche or complimentary baby listening service.

The regular family dining commences at 6.30 pm. Baby food and high chairs are available. The kitchen can also puree dinner for little ones. Of course, in North Cornwall, there is delicious fish and chips (followed by a clotted cream stuffed scone!) on your doorstep. Worth a taste.

Activities

Sands Resort Hotel on the Cornish North Coast has plenty of indoor and outdoor space – ideal for a worry-free post-lockdown staycation. Discover the new hotel nature trail and make the most of playgrounds and sports facilities (think tennis, table tennis, crazy golf, croquet, football and basketball) as well as a daily outdoor entertainment programme. There's also a indoor fun fair providing hours of guaranteed fun.

Hire bodyboards and wetsuits (free of charge) and head to Porth beach which is only a five minute walk away. You're spoilt for choice when it comes to beautiful beaches and exhilarating water sports so book for a few nights and experience them all.

Accessibility

All the common rooms in the hotel are fully accessible. There are a number of ground floor rooms as well as a spacious family room with a fully accessible wet room.

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Location & local area

Where is it and how do you get there?

By Road

The hotel has easy access to the A30 leading in and out of Cornwall.

By Air

The small Newquay Airport is just a ten minute drive from Sands Resort Hotel.

By Rail

Newquay train station can be reached by taxi or bus in ten to 15 minutes.

About the owners

Nicholas

Listed since January 2009

“Sands Resort Hotel has been owned and family run by the Malcolm family for more than 40 years. My son Tom and I, and our team oversee the running of the Sands ship. Some of the members of staff have been with us for more than 35 years, a true family hotel where the moment you cross the threshold you too become family.”

Owner recommendations

Nature lovers will love a trip to Newquay Zoo, home to hundreds of species of animals and a lush sub-tropical garden.
Lappa Valley Railway has three miniature railways to jump on and explore - a brilliant day trip for kids young and old.
Sands Resort Hotel is very close to Porth and Watergate Beach, ideal for a fun day on the beach, rock pooling, snorkeling or trying out body boarding .
Kids will love a fun-packed day at Dairyland Farmworld where you can pat a pet, take a pony ride, get hands-on with milking or ride the mini tractors.
Slightly further afield but well worth the drive is Kynance Cove on the Lizard Peninsula - an absolutely stunning beach famous for white sand, turquoise sea and hidden coves.
Get the low-down on local waters and exotic seas at Blue Reef Aquarium