South West St Ives
Tides, St Ives
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated July 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
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 9.9/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review - expect movement as more data arrives
- Pet fee and any size restrictions aren't published - confirm directly with the property before booking
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 8 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 9.9/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: July 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-friendly summary
Tides is a modern, bright whole-house rental within walking distance of St Ives, and its standout feature for dog owners is a fully enclosed back garden - the kind of safe, secure outdoor space that takes the stress out of a holiday with a dog. With the whole house to yourselves and no shared corridors, it is an easy, relaxed base for a family trip to west Cornwall with a pet.
Feedback from a family who stayed with their dog is enthusiastic: they described a smart, comfortable house with everything they needed, and singled out the enclosed garden, complete with barbecue and seating, as perfect for the dog. Being able to let a dog potter safely in the garden while you fire up the barbecue is exactly the sort of setup that makes a self-catering stay genuinely easy with a pet.
The location adds to the appeal. It is a short walk into St Ives, with its harbour, beaches and galleries, and the house works well as a base for the wider area's dog-friendly beaches and stretches of the South West Coast Path. Outside the peak summer beach-restriction months there is plenty of coast to explore on four legs.
One guest noted a side entrance door that latched rather than locked - it did not affect their stay, but it is worth a quick check on arrival if you like everything buttoned up with a dog around. The owners have not published a formal written pet policy, so confirm the number of dogs allowed when you book. For a family after a modern, dog-friendly house with a secure garden near St Ives, Tides is a strong choice.
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- Fully enclosed garden, safe for dogs
- Whole house, no shared corridors
- Short walk into St Ives
- Good base for dog-friendly beaches
- Garden barbecue and seating
About this hotel
Tides is a modern, bright self-catering house within walking distance of St Ives in west Cornwall, with a fully enclosed back garden, barbecue and comfortable rooms. The whole house is yours, making a relaxed base for a family exploring St Ives and the surrounding beaches and coast path.
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21 Noweth Meynek, St Ives, TR26 2GU
