One of the best small hotels in St Ives. Family friendly and less than 60 seconds walk from the award winning blue flag Porthminster Beach.Primrose Valley Hotel in St Ives, Cornwall is an Edwardian seaside villa redesigned to offer modern, relaxed and stylish comfort just seconds from the beautiful Blue Flag Porthminster beach. One of the best small hotels in St Ives. In 2005 and 2006 award winners in the Cornwall Tourism Awards Hotel of the Year. The first Cornish hotel to win green accreditation, vindicating their strenuous efforts both to become more sustainable and to protect Cornwall's beauty.