Your Hosts
Paul & Alison
Alison & Paul Elliott are experienced Bed & Breakfast professionals having achieved National B&B Awards including being finalists in the AA Friendliest B&B in the United Kingdom, Visit Cornwall Best B&B Breakfast runners up, and a Gold Cornwall Healthy Eating & Food Safety Award.
The Upper Deck is the first and only B&B in Marazion to have achieved the ‘Surfers Against Sewage Plastic Free’ Approved Status
In 2021 The Upper Deck B&B was inspected and accepted into the Prestigious Alistair Sawday’s Guide as a ‘Very Special Place to Stay’, and was selected as one of ‘Britain’s Finest’ places to stay in the UK, and achieved a 4 Star Gold accreditation for the Britannia House self catering option.
Meet Paul & Alison
Paul and Alison moved to Cornwall in 2011 to own their first B&B having spent most of their working lives in Lincolnshire, and latterly the Falkland Islands where Paul was Chief Police Officer.
Alison has worked as professional caterer since leaving college and very much enjoys cooking, so much of the food served at the bed and breakfast is home made using local seasonal produce where possible.
The Upper Deck is Paul & Alison’s second B&B. Having taken St Michael’s B&B to another level, they moved to the Britannia House in 2016 and have transformed the property into one of the finest B&B’s in Cornwall.
Paul & Alison love living in Marazion as it has such a friendly community and provides them with lots of opportunities to relax and to enjoy outdoor activities including walking along the coast and sailing.
We are delighted to announce the addition of a third member of staff. Meet ‘Betty’ our Labrador who has just started her doggy apprenticeship at the B&B. Betty’s chief responsibilities are to be a cute as possible, enjoy being patted and made a fuss of. Betty keeps a low profile and is not allowed in any of the guest rooms.
Family
The couple have two grown up sons.
Our youngest son James is a professional yacht skipper who with his partner Carla and trusty sea dog Aella operate a yacht charter business in the Mediterranean and beyond. Check out offthebeatentack.com
Our eldest son, Benjamin is married to Louise and have three sons - Foy, Ezra and Jacob.
Benjamin & Louise are professional creatives (Benjamin designed and built this Upper Deck website) see BE Creative for more examples
Benjamin is also a photographer with millions of views on Unsplash and his work frequently used by St Michael’s Mount marketing team as well as organisations across Cornwall and the world. See more at Benjamin Elliott Photography.
