Romantic Breaks in Cornwall with a Private Hot Tub
Two adults-only residences. Two private jacuzzis.
One award-winning spa on your doorstep.
An unforgettable couples retreat is made of the unique combination of you, your partner and an amazing experience. At Merchants Manor in Falmouth, we've built the base to do romance properly. Two private self-catering residences with their own hot tubs and a collection of characterful original House Rooms in the Victorian manor itself. All of them come with access to our spa, heated pool and award-winning restaurant. This is how romantic getaways in Cornwall are made.
A Couples Retreat Unlike Anything Else in Cornwall
Both Landlubber and Lookout are standalone residences, generous, private and completely yours. Your hot tub, your terrace, your timeline. Sink into your jacuzzi as the sun goes down over Falmouth Bay. Order a bottle of something cold and let the evening go wherever it goes. No itinerary required.
What sets Merchants Manor apart from other romantic getaways in Cornwall is this combination; the seclusion and space of a private residence, with a full hotel, spa (with therapists), pool and restaurant right outside your door, all within walking distance of Falmouth’s independent shops and home-grown restaurants. You get the best of both worlds.
Choose Your Romantic Retreat
Three ways to stay, each with a different character. All of them with the same spa, restaurant and sea air. Two AA 5 Gold Star rated residences with private hot tubs, plus our historic Original House Rooms in the manor itself. The establishment as a whole is adults-only to allow for full, uninterrupted relaxation.
Landlubber - A Garden Escape
Step barefoot onto 30 metres of warm timber decking and into your own sub-tropical oasis. Landlubber draws its inspiration from the Edwardian plant hunters, who sailed out of Cornwall in search of the exotic and brought a little of it home.
The private jacuzzi hot tub sits within a sheltered garden, wrapped in lush planting that makes it feel a world away from everything. Two bedrooms (one king or twin, one double), two bathrooms, and a level of privacy that makes it the perfect romantic getaway with a hot tub for couples who want to completely unplug.
Dog-friendly, too, because sometimes the third wheel is the best company.
Original House Rooms
A luxurious blend of the Manors Victorian origins and modern, decadent design.
Sometimes romance is a roll-top bath drawn for two, a room full of history and a balcony looking out over the Cornish coast. The Original House Rooms sit in the oldest part of Merchants Manor, a Victorian country house with the kind of quirk and character only gained from over a century of occupation.
Each room has been designed to compliment the elegance of the manor's past with the comforts you'd expect from a modern luxury hotel: Temple Spa toiletries, thick bathrobes, and access to the spa, pool and restaurant that comes with every stay.
Selected rooms include a private balcony, worth requesting at the time of booking if you'd like a sea or garden view. For couples who want the most romantic hotel in Cornwall without the self-catering commitment, this is the one.
Lookout - Sea Views from Every Room
Wake up to the whole of Falmouth Bay spread out in front of you. Lookout is a five-star sea view apartment with floor-to-ceiling glass walls, hand-crafted nautical furniture and one-off original artwork, all of it framed by a 22-metre glazed terrace that puts the sea front and centre. There’s a private jacuzzi hot tub for you out on the terrace, open to the salt air and the horizon. This is what romantic breaks with a hot tub in Cornwall should look like.
Couples who've stayed describe it as the kind of place that makes all of your problems melt away.
The Perfect Couples Spa Hotel in Falmouth
Step outside your residence and into Merchants Manor's full spa and wellbeing facilities. Book in for a couples massage, spend the afternoon in the heated pool, or use the Technogym at a time that suits you. Our spa therapists are available in-residence too, so you don't even have to leave your terrace if you don't want to.
Whether you're the kind of couple who wants to spend the whole stay in the hot tub and the pool, or you'd rather pair it all with long walks along the Cornish coast, Merchants Manor gives you the base to do both.
Why Falmouth is One of Cornwall's Most Romantic Destinations
Cornwall has always drawn people who want to feel something. The quality of the light. The drama of the Atlantic. The sense that the rest of the world is very far away. Falmouth sits at the mouth of one of the world's great natural harbours, facing south into the warmth of the Gulf Stream, making it one of the mildest, most sheltered spots on the Cornish coast. It's the kind of place that looks best at dusk, with a glass in hand and no plans for the morning.
Merchants Manor sits above the town on Western Terrace, high enough to catch the sea breeze and the views, close enough to walk to the harbour, the beaches, and the independent shops and restaurants that make Falmouth one of the most loved towns in the south-west. As a base for romantic getaways in Cornwall, it's hard to beat.
