Hell Bay - a great, if rather misleading, name for this boutique hotel in Bryher, the most western island of the Scilly Isles. In fact, the boutique hotel supplied all you need for a relaxing beach holiday - a secluded location, gorgeous sand and sea, and attentive, unfussy service. Hell Bay is filled with sculptures and paintings by artists with local connections, and it has a fresh, nautical-inspired decor.

Hell Bay makes a great place for exploring the island wilds, or taking boat trips around the rest of the Scilly Isles. It's also just a short walk from the beach and the gorgeous Abbey Gardens.

The facilities

The boutique hotel's ocean-blue restaurant serves up Modern British fare with a Cornish slant. Try the Bryher crab and lobster dishes. All the vegetables on your plate will come from local farms.

Laze your day away at Hell Bay's outdoor heated pool, sauna or Jacuzzi, or get active in its gym and games room. There are plenty of ways to spend your time on this small island.

The rooms

Hell Bay's 23 suites are cool and breezily furnished in a Californian/Caribbean beach house style - all bleached wood, sunshine yellows and marine blues. Lloyd Loom furniture and Malabar Fabrics give a sophisticated edge to the unstuffy decor.