St. Mellion Resort in Cornwall, England
Located in the South West English city of Saltash in Cornwall, the St. Mellion International Resort is truly a golf lover’s paradise. But not to worry if you are trying to become the next Tiger Woods, as this luxury hotel has plenty to offer for just about every kind of traveler.
I stayed at this recently renovated property while on a trip to check out the Sony Twilight Football game. Now normally I book my own hotels, as I am a bit of a hotel nerd and love to check out locales that interest me. But the good people at Sony were in charge this time and luckily for me they had good taste.
In 1976, two brothers that loved to swing a golf club decided to turn their potato farm into a place where people could come and try to sink a hole in one. Eventually a hotel was built on the land and the rest is history. Currently St. Mellion is owned and operated by Crown Golf, who acquired the hotel from American Golf in 2004.
View of the golf course at St. Mellion Resort
As stated earlier, if you love to golf, then this is your kind of hotel. St. Mellion has two golf courses, one of them is the original course built over 30 years ago and the other is a Jack Nicklaus Signature course. The latter hosted the prestigious Benson & Hedges International Open on six occasions back in the 1990s. Plus it will host the revived English Open in 2011, which was on hiatus due to some financial issues.
Now this resort is not just all golfing and looking good in khaki pants. St. Mellion also has many great “non-golf” related activities, such as:
- Three indoor swimming pools.
- A gym with all the latest cardio vascular equipment, weight training, and free weights.
- Special classes like Thai chi, aqua aerobics, and pilates are offered to guests.
- Relax at Elemis Spa, where you can take in such goodies as a full body massage.
- The resort also can host children’s birthday parties.
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Bedroom at St. Mellion Resort
The room I checked into at St. Mellion was airy and bright with very modern amenities. It offered my friend and I plenty of room and even a great terrace right on the 18th hole of the Nicklaus signature golf course. Unfortunately there were no chairs on this great outdoor area, so after a few minutes, I would wind up back inside hanging out in my room.
Great TV in bedroom at St. Mellion Resort
Golfers enjoying a round at St. Mellion Resort
Some of the great features in a regular room at the St. Mellion International Resort include:
- 27″ flat-screen television
- Universal AC adapter in the bathroom, but not in the bedroom. If for some reason you forget your adapter for the laptop or cell phone, do not fret. Simply call the front desk and they can lend you one.
- Free wireless internet. Luckily it was actually good wireless internet, as from time to time hotels offer it for no charge, but it also completely sucks.
- Huge bathroom with a great shower and bath tub. The heated mirror was a nice touch, so when you get out of the shower it is not completely fogged up.
- Safe, iron, and plenty of space to hang clothes in the over sized closet.
- 24-hour room service.
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I also had the opportunity to partake in a few adult beverages at the ultra modern Bewdern Bar & Brasserie which overlooks the 18th hole of the Nicklaus golf course. In addition to pouring a decent pint of Guinness, they sell snacks as well and have a big flat screen television so that the locals and visitors can get their football fix. While I was hanging out at the bar, a wild crowd enjoyed a Manchester City victory over Manchester United as MC scored a goal with literally two seconds left in the game.
St. Mellion also has the Jack Nicklaus sports bar and The Lounge, while both looked nice I was unable to check out. However I did get the chance to dine at the super chic An Boesti restaurant, which provided excellent service and equally impressive cuisine. Oh and my wine glass was never empty with the waiter running over every time I was low.
Cheers!
Hotel information:
- Name: St. Mellion International Resort
- Address: St. Mellion Saltash, Cornwall, PL12 6SD, England
- Telephone: 01579 351 351
- Website: st-mellion.co.uk
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