Overall excellent food, and the room very clean. Good location and the parking is an added bonus. Only problem was the breakfast, it was a little early for us. I think 8-30 to 9-30 would have been a bit better. Otherwise everything very good. Karen and Mel always friendly. Would stay again. more

my husband and i stayed for 7 days ,we didnt know what the rooms were like when we booked ,we couldnt have been happier,the room was large,very clean and fresh.the car park was a bonus and there wasnt a problem getting the car out of the small car park,all it needed was arranging with other guests .we didnt find any... more

In terms of the room itself, this was the best bed and breakfast I've ever stayed in. The bed was extremely comfortable and the room a very good size, if a little on the plain side. Still, better plain and simple then frilly and granny-like! Our room faced inland but still had a brilliant view of the castle and of... more

We stayed for 4 nights (minimum stay), and payed 80 pounds for the room. The room was very clean and functional, very small bathroom though. The welcome was fairly business-like, and we were told when we could have breakfast - in a limited time slot, which we found inconvenient. There was no option to just have a cold breakfast outside... more

We booked the Olive Branch for a 5 night stay after searching the internet as we had not stayed in St Ives before this year. What a perfect start to the holiday! The Olive Branch is the cleanest B&B we have stayed in and cleanliness was to that of our personal standards.. Spotless! The room was on the small side... more

I'm always a bit nervous about staying somewhere new but I needn't have worried. The olive branch was really nice. Our room was bright and newly refurbished and the house itself had lots of period features. Breakfast was great and the hosts were really accommodating. We were only a five minute walk from the town and the beaches and the... more

I purposely picked a guesthousefor my holiday to st ives. I was travelling on my own and wanted a nice friendly guest house that would welcome me and make me feel comfortable. However, I seemed to be an inconvenience to the owners. I was asked for my arrival time and when I rung on route to get directions was told... more

just had to say what a great place this is, we have been to St ives many times and have just found the Olive branch, great rooms, light and airy, spotless, breakfast was fab, having parking is a real bonus, Mel and Karen were really friendly , we have booked again for October, carn't wait to go back, jim and... more

We booked this B&B for a weekend trip with our daughter and her husband. We assumed there would be a common living area where we could hang out together and play cards. There was no such area. The room where breakfast was offered was locked up tight as soon as the appointed hour was over. In the breakfast room was... more