The Greenbank Hotel , 3 star - Dating from the mid-seventeenth century The Greenbank Hotel is a former coaching inn and both Falmouth's oldest and only hotel on the edge of one of the world's largest and deepest natural harbours. Washed by the Gulf Stream, South Cornwall enjoys a year round mild climate and sub-tropical vegetation. The hotel, whose former guests include Florence Nightingale and Kenneth Grahame, is an ideal base from which to explore the magnificent harbour, the wooded estuaries and hidden creeks nearby and the many wonderful gardens. *