South West St Ives
21 Carthew Court
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 1 verified guest review mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You want a whole-property rental - no shared lobbies or corridors to navigate with your dog
- You're basing yourself in St Ives / the South West and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
Worth knowing
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review - expect movement as more data arrives
- Pet fee: £20 per pet per week (max 1 pet) - research-verified; confirm at booking
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 1 pet-mention guest review sourced from major booking platforms - guests who explicitly mentioned travelling with a dog. Each review is screened for pet-relevance, then judged for sentiment to compute the paw rating.
- Not a personal visit. We don't stay at every hotel we cover - we summarise patterns from real guest reviews, paraphrased and never quoted verbatim. Full standard on our editorial policy page.
- Wider context: The property has 12 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.4/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: August 2026. Policies and pricing drift; we re-check on a rolling basis. Confirm specifics with the property at the moment you book.
- How the paw rating works: Full detail on the methodology page, including the three verification gates and known limitations.
Pet policy at a glance
- Pet fee: 20 pounds per pet, per week.
- One well behaved dog is welcome
- Assistance dogs are always allowed and do not count towards the dog limit
Pet-friendly summary
21 Carthew Court is a studio apartment in St Ives, close enough to walk to the beach and set in a quiet residential pocket away from the crowds that fill the harbour in summer. One well-behaved dog is welcome, at a pet fee of 20 pounds per week, and assistance dogs are allowed on top of that limit.
It suits a couple or a solo traveller with one dog rather than a bigger party. Feedback from guests travelling with a dog describes it as clean, well kept and properly equipped for self-catering, with enough room for two people and a dog. There is outside space, which is a genuine plus in a town where most studio lets have none.
The important caveat for dog owners is that the outside space is not fenced off. A dog that cannot be trusted off-lead will need to be kept on one even out there, so this is not the right choice for a bolter or a young dog still learning recall. The approach is uphill too, which is fine for most dogs but worth knowing if yours is elderly or you are carrying kit up from the car.
Two practical grumbles recur in reviews. The sofa and sofabed are uncomfortable enough that guests keep mentioning them, and there is no freezer at all, not even a compartment in the fridge, which is awkward if you plan to bring food down or batch-cook for a longer stay. Cleanliness has occasionally been marked down for the bathroom and cupboards.
At 4.2/5 for pet-friendliness, 21 Carthew Court works well for one dog and a couple who want a quiet, walkable St Ives base and can live with unfenced outdoor space and a firm sofa.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- One dog welcome for 20 pounds weekly
- Outside space but not fenced off
- Short walk to the beach
- Quiet residential part of St Ives
- Assistance dogs outside the dog limit
About this hotel
21 Carthew Court is a four-star self-catering studio apartment in a quiet residential part of St Ives, Cornwall, within walking distance of the beach and the town centre. It is equipped for two and has its own outside space, with an uphill approach from the car. It scores 8.4 out of 10 across a dozen guest reviews.
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Location
21 Carthew Court, St Ives, TR26 1RN
