From the rugged coastlines of Scotland to the sandy beaches of Cornwall, a guide to Britain's most stylish seaside hotels offers a variety of options for coastal getaways, with prices starting from £71 per night, including breakfast. The selection spans across England, Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland, catering to diverse preferences for ambiance and location.

South West England

In Cornwall, the Godolphin Arms in Marazion offers views of St. Michael's Mount and doubles from £143 B&B. For a more remote experience, the Hell Bay Hotel on Bryher in the Isles of Scilly provides comfortable rooms and excellent seafood, with doubles from £210 B&B. Watergate Bay Hotel, near Newquay, boasts direct access to Watergate Beach and features an infinity pool, with doubles from £280 B&B. The Nare on the Roseland peninsula is described as a country house hotel by the sea, with rooms from £447 B&B including afternoon tea. Saunton Sands in North Devon offers clifftop views, pools, and a spa, with doubles from £190 B&B. The adults-only Scarlet Hotel in Mawgan Porth combines eco-luxury with sea views, from £260 B&B. Surfers will appreciate the Headland Hotel overlooking Fistral Beach in Newquay, with rooms from £260. South Sands Hotel in Salcombe provides estuary views and beach suites, from £190 B&B. Gara Rock in South Devon offers stylish rooms with coastal views and a spa, from £360 B&B. Finally, the iconic Burgh Island Hotel in South Devon, an Art Deco gem, is accessible by foot or sea tractor, with doubles from £505 B&B.

Southern England

Dorset's Seaside Boarding House offers nine rooms with views of Chesil Beach, from £245. The Nici in Bournemouth provides a Miami Beach-style experience overlooking the sandy shore, with doubles from £171 B&B. Brighton's Artist Residence, a boho-chic townhouse, offers Channel views and a cocktail bar, with rooms from £161. The Black Horse inn in West Sussex, near Climping beach, dates from the 17th century and offers comfortable rooms from £199 B&B. The Pig on the Beach in Studland, Dorset, offers unique stays in converted structures within its grounds, from £169. Port Hotel in Eastbourne provides sleek boutique accommodation facing the shingle beach, with doubles from £113 B&B.

South East and East England

The Gallivant in Camber, East Sussex, is a bohemian hideaway facing rolling dunes, with rooms from £421. In Kent, No 42 Margate offers smart rooms near Margate Beach, from £240, and the historic Albion House Hotel in Ramsgate, once home to Queen Victoria, has rooms from £123 B&B. In Norfolk, Holkham hotel, owned by the Holkham Estate, offers elegant rooms near Holkham beach, from £180 B&B. Roslin Beach Hotel on the Essex coast near Southend-on-Sea provides boutique accommodation with enticing rates, from £99 (£180 for sea view).

Northern England

Beadnell Towers in Northumberland offers rooms with exposed stone and patterned wallpaper, a ten-minute stroll from the sea, from £144 B&B. In Morecambe, The Bath Morecambe combines Art Deco-style rooms with a craft beer bar, from £90. Bike and Boot in Scarborough features rooms decorated with vintage railway posters, from £110 B&B. Number One South Beach in Blackpool, despite its plain exterior, offers quirky and eye-catching rooms, from £155 B&B.

Wales

Pembrokeshire's Llys Meddyg Hotel in Newport is a sophisticated base near Newport Sands, with rooms from £160. Albion Aberteifi in Cardigan offers maritime-themed rooms designed like captains' cabins, from £185 B&B. The Caban in Pendine provides comfortable, down-to-earth accommodation by the seven-mile beach, from £130. St Brides Spa Hotel in Saundersfoot offers clifftop views and an infinity pool overlooking the beach, with doubles from £231 B&B.

Scotland and Northern Ireland

On the Isle of Islay, Another Place, The Machrie is a five-star hotel with a golf course and spa, from £230 B&B. No 26 by the Sea in Oban offers tasteful rooms and a lounge with an honesty bar, from £212 B&B. Portpatrick Hotel in south-west Scotland overlooks the harbour and beach, with comfortable rooms from £66 B&B. In Northern Ireland, the Elephant Rock Hotel in Portrush features strikingly bright rooms and an eye-catching restaurant, from £182 B&B.