South West St Ives
Trehan, St Ives
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 limits: max 2 pets - research-verified; the fee isn't published, so confirm the charge when you book
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 2 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 5.8/10 - 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
- Two well behaved pets are welcome
- On-site pet amenities: enclosed garden.
Pet-friendly summary
Trehan is a self-catering house near Lelant, on the quiet southern side of St Ives Bay, and for dogs the appeal is straightforward: a whole house to yourselves, an enclosed garden, and a peaceful setting a short drive from St Ives without the parking headache of the town itself. Two well-behaved pets are welcome.
The enclosed garden is the feature that matters most, and it is what comes through in feedback from guests travelling with a dog. It gives you somewhere the dog can be let out safely without a lead, which is what separates a genuinely dog-friendly let from one that merely permits pets. The layout and furnishings inside draw praise too, and the setting is properly quiet.
The honest caveat has nothing to do with dogs, but it would affect any stay. Guests have reported the heating and hot water failing and taking the best part of a day to be put right, with the managing agency slow to respond, and a separate stay flagged a mouldy fridge and a strong smell of kerosene. The property's overall guest score sits at 5.8 out of 10 across a small number of reviews, well below what its photographs and furnishings would suggest, and those service failures are why.
Trehan earns a 4.3/5 paw rating on the strength of its arrangements for dogs rather than its track record as a let. It is worth considering if a secure garden and a quiet base near St Ives are your priorities and you are prepared to chase the managing agency if something goes wrong, but check recent guest feedback before booking, because the problems raised have been with the management rather than the house.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Enclosed garden for off-lead time
- Two well-behaved pets welcome
- Whole house with no shared spaces
- Quiet base near St Ives Bay
- Managing agency slow on repairs
About this hotel
Trehan is a four-star self-catering house near Lelant, on the quiet southern side of St Ives Bay in Cornwall. Guests have the whole property, with an enclosed garden and a peaceful setting a short drive from St Ives town and its beaches. Its guest score sits at 5.8 out of 10 across a small number of reviews.
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Location
St Ives, TR26 3HQ
