South West St Ives
Spindrift, St Ives
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated August 2026 · paw rating built from 2 verified guest reviews 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 is based on 2 reviews - limited sample, treat as directional
- Pet fee: £40 per week - research-verified; confirm at booking
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 2 pet-mention guest reviews 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 11 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 7.5/10 - 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
- Please note that a maximum of 2 pets are allowed per booking. Please note that pets will incur an additional charge of £40 per week, per pet. Please inform the property during the booking process if you plan to bring a pet.
Pet-friendly summary
Spindrift is a dog-friendly apartment on Burthallan Lane in St Ives, a short walk from the centre, and it has a couple of genuine pluses for dog owners: it welcomes up to two dogs, and there's a small private outside space that guests have found ideal for letting the dogs out without heading off on a walk every time.
That said, it's worth going in with realistic expectations on the property itself. While the location is handy - around 10 minutes from the centre of St Ives - guests travelling with dogs have been fairly consistent in flagging quality and cleanliness shortfalls. Reports have included dust and cobwebs, a vacuum that wasn't up to the job, a broken shower tap, and an uncomfortable, noisy bed, along with odds and ends like mismatched crockery and thin bedroom curtains that let the early light in. None of these are dealbreakers on their own, but together they've left some guests feeling the place is below par for the price.
On the dog front specifically, the apartment is genuinely set up to take pets - the outdoor space is the highlight - and the two-dog allowance makes it workable for households with more than one. There's a £40 per-week, per-pet charge to factor in.
So the picture is a well-located, genuinely dog-friendly flat that would benefit from a bit more attention to upkeep. Best suited to dog owners - including those with two dogs - who prize the location and the private outdoor space, and who aren't too fussy about a few rough edges inside.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Welcomes up to two dogs
- Small private outdoor space for the dogs
- Ten minutes to St Ives centre
- Upkeep and cleanliness have been flagged
- £40 per week, per pet
About this hotel
Spindrift is a dog-friendly three-and-a-half-star apartment on Burthallan Lane in St Ives, Cornwall, a short walk from the centre, with a small private outdoor space and a two-dog welcome. It's handy for the location, though guests have flagged cleanliness and upkeep issues inside.
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Location
Burthallan Lane, St Ives, TR26 3AA
