‘Cruel and unusual punishment’: hotel guide’s verdict on Cornish G7 venue

Five-star Carbis Bay will not inspire the world’s top politicians, says hospitality expert Adam Raphael

Draped in the finery of the Cornish coastline, the Carbis Bay hotel is not an obvious double for the Bangkok Hilton. Yet the resort’s immaculate beach and tranquil woodland setting have failed to persuade The Good Hotel Guide otherwise.

By choosing the hotel as the venue for the G7 summit, Boris Johnson has “decided to inflict a cruel and unusual punishment” on Joe Biden, Emmanuel Macron and Angela Merkel, according to the guide’s editor, Adam Raphael.