Lifestyle aparthotel SeaSpace Cornwall officially opens

SeaSpace, the first lifestyle aparthotel in Cornwall, has today (18 October) opened its doors to guests. 

Noticing a shift in how travellers are looking to stay and aware of the rising popularity of aparthotels in urban settings, the SeaSpace concept blends the “best” of a lifestyle hotel with the freedom of self-catering.

Designed by the experienced team behind Watergate Bay Hotel, Another Place and Beach Retreats, the project has been two years in the making, with rigorous planning, energy and effort going into its development. 

Guests can find themselves “at home” in modern, self-contained studios and apartments with by hotel-like amenities, including a flavour-forward café and craft beer-led bar, health club including a 19m classic Miami-style inspired swimming pool, gym and studio with a programme of classes to suit all. 

A Padel tennis club with the first singles courts in the Southwest as well as doubles courts will add the social sport into the mix for guests and locals to enjoy. 

Set on the east cliffs beyond Newquay, on the site of the former Sands Resort, SeaSpace is welcoming back several former Sands employees, to help carry the new venture forward building on the local knowledge and knowhow they brought to the former resort. 

SeaSpace’s general manager, Mark Williams said: “We can’t wait to introduce guests to this new way of staying. With its relaxed feel and community-first focus, along with insider insight and freedom to choose, we’re giving people the independence to make their stay their own.”

Drawing the outside in, with its greens, yellows, pinks and blues, SeaSpace mirrors the views, ambience and natural colour palette of the Southwest coast path. Designed for social living, the aparthotel is designed with an open plan private and shared spaces that want to capture the “sense of community”. 

In its £11m complete renovation, architects Kay Elliot wanted the reimagining of the building to be a modern take on the heyday of the British seaside in the 1950s. This mid-century vibe can be felt throughout the shared spaces, as well as the contemporary studios and apartments with fully equipped kitchens and living areas overlooking the Atlantic.

As the flagship site, SeaSpace Cornwall will open with 56 studios and apartments, increasing to 72 in 2025. Planning permission has also been granted for 24 lodges in the grounds. 

SeaSpace CEO Ben Harper said: “The aparthotel is proven in urban environments and it has been a long-held vision to translate this into a coastal environment. We’ve written a new chapter for this former seaside hotel and that’s a great privilege. With a brand designed to scale, we’re keen to seize the opportunity to do this in other markets around the UK coastline.”