Una St Ives resort is launching the first of almost 100 new villas and hotel

A luxury holiday resort is set to unveil dozens of new luxury villas this year as part of a huge expansion plan. The Una St Ives resort near Carbis Bay has launched five luxury villas with private hot tubs, with plans for a further 22 by the end of the year.

The villas are part of a phased, multi-million pound investment in the resort, which was acquired by Kingfisher Resorts in 2016. Two years ago, Una St Ives director James Hemming told CornwallLive that the resort was looking to create 93 new villas and a 55-room hotel as part of a £41m investment which could create 300 local jobs.

He said the latest round of developments include an outdoor heated pool, which opened in December 2022, and a new outdoor CARGO, an outdoor grill and pool dining space, launched at the beginning of May this year. This complements the existing leisure facilities and award-winning Una cuisine.

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Mr Hemming added: “It’s been fantastic to see the first villas take shape and bring to life the vision that Kingfisher Resorts had when they acquired Una St Ives.”

Designed by award-winning architects Dyer and built with locally sourced materials, Mr Hemming said the villas’ textured palette of stone, timber and glass aims to feel classically Cornish with a contemporary twist. The design and positioning of each villa has been planned to embrace the light of world-renowned artists in the area.

He said that every detail in each villa was carefully thought out. From the sympathetic landscaping to the thoughtful placement of the properties themselves, which nestle into the natural fall of the land to maximize privacy and views. New properties include original wall paintings by former Falmouth University student, now London-based illustrator Jordan Amy Lee.

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The first phase of Una St Ives was built in 2015 and was acquired by Kingfisher Resorts in 2016. As well as the villas, the resort includes 29 cottages – a mix of one, two, three and four bed properties with solar panels, rooftop sedum and cedar cladding, as well as lambswool insulation and triple-glazed windows – a main Atrium building with a spa, leisure club and restaurant, as well as the new lido pool and outdoor bar and grill.