Hotel Penzance

4.0 star property

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Panorama Sea View Double or Twin | Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, individually decorated
Seasonal outdoor pool
Exterior
Superb Sea View Rooms | Premium bedding, pillowtop beds, individually decorated
Reception

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Room service
    Room service
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Parking available
    Parking available
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Britons Hill, Penzance, England, TR18 3AF
  • The Exchange
    11 min walk
  • Union Hotel
    12 min walk
  • Penzance Ferry Terminal
    14 min walk
  • Penzance (PZE-Penzance Heliport)
    16 min walk

Room options

Cosy Double

  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Superior Sea View Double or Twin

  • 194 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Panorama Sea View Double or Twin

  • 194 sq ft
  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Sea View Double

  • 194 sq ft
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Superb Sea View Rooms

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Large Double or Twin

  • 194 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Superior Sea View Double Room

  • Ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Single Room

  • 129 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Penzance

With a stay at Hotel Penzance in Penzance, you'll be in the historical district, within a 15-minute drive of St Ives Harbour and St John the Baptist Church, Penzance. .This hotel is 0.3 mi (0.6 km) from Wharfside Shopping Centre and 0.4 mi (0.6 km) from South West Coast Path Section 24 Trailhead.

What's nearby

  • The Exchange - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Penzance Ferry Terminal - 14 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Jubilee Pool - 16 min walk - 0.9 miles
  • Penzance Beach - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • St. Michael's Mount - 5 min drive - 3.3 miles

Getting around

  • Penzance (PZC-Penzance Train Station) - 5 min walk

Restaurants

  • ‪The Crown - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪The Star Inn - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Farmers Arms - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪The Fountain Tavern - ‬12 min walk
  • ‪The Quirky Bird - ‬6 min walk

About this property

Hotel Penzance

Victorian hotel with a seasonal outdoor pool and a coffee shop
Hotel Penzance offers 25 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and coffee/tea makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. 32-inch LED televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.

Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a seasonal outdoor pool.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Stay in one of 25 guestrooms featuring LED televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms have complimentary toiletries and hair dryers.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a seasonal outdoor pool or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this Victorian hotel include complimentary wireless internet access, concierge services, and a fireplace in the lobby.
Enjoy Modern European cuisine at The Bay Restaurant, a restaurant which features a bar/lounge and a garden view. You can also stay in and take advantage of the room service (during limited hours). Mingle with other guests at the complimentary reception, held daily. Full breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include express check-out, complimentary newspapers in the lobby, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Planning an event in Penzance? This hotel has 377 square feet (35 square meters) of space consisting of conference space and meeting rooms. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
A complimentary manager's reception is offered each day.
The Bay Restaurant - Overlooking the ocean and pool, this restaurant specializes in Modern European cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Reservations are required.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Languages

English, Latvian, Thai

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free offsite parking
  • Self parking on site (GBP 8.95 per day)
  • Limited onsite parking
  • Onsite parking includes off-street options

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 7:30 AM to 9:30 AM for a fee: GBP 17.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Free daily manager's reception

Restaurants on site

  • The Bay Restaurant

Things to do

  • Library
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby
  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Multilingual staff
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • 377 square feet of conference space
  • Meeting rooms

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Built in 1900
  • Fireplace in lobby
  • Smoke-free property
  • Victorian architecture

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch LED TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Limited room service

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:30 AM - 10:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from January 5 2025 to March 26 2025 (dates subject to change).
The property is closed between October 1 and May 1.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 25 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 10.0 per day

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 17.95 per person
  • Self parking fee: GBP 8.95 per day
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 10.0 per day
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 25 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation
This property accepts major credit cards, debit cards, mobile payments, and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
The seasonal pool will be open from May to August
Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms

Property is also known as

Hotel Penzance
Penzance Hotel
Hotel Penzance Cornwall
Hotel Penzance Hotel
Hotel Penzance Cornwall
Hotel Penzance Penzance
Hotel Penzance Hotel Penzance

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 240 out of 415 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 119 out of 415 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 33 out of 415 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 16 out of 415 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 7 out of 415 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Hotel Penzance is absolutely lovely in every respect. Our room had a view of the water and beautiful decor. Breakfast and dinner were excellent. We only wish we'd had more time and warmer weather so we could have taken advantage of the lovely pool. Fabulous stay and fantastic staff!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brigitta

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

denise

Traveled with family
Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Night away with grandaughter
Hotel was lovely. Nice room with seaview. Slightly datet but beds very comfortable linen spotless. Few bits of dust but nothing major. Bathroom lovely, very noisy flush tho. Shampoo shower gel provided.SADLY no conditioner. Also no hairdryer. I rang reception 5 times with no luck. Breakfast was ok. But bacon wasnt edible. Staff all standing behind the bar was slightly off putting while eating breakfast. Even chef at times..Pool was excellent. Receptionist that afternoon was lovely. Overall a pleasant stay but not worth the 269 i paid for the one night. And then had to pay 8 pds to park there.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Karen

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Light and airy bedroom with fabulous sea views. Small evening dinner menu but still had to wait a long time for the food. However, it was worth the wait.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Alice

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel freindly service
Anazing stay at hotel penzance! Great service, food and a heated pool!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room with a View!
My husband and I would only have a chance to tour the area around Penzance for three days. His family had left the tin mines of St. Just in the 1860's for America. We had a lot packed into a short time. The Penzance Hotel staff made us feel at home offering fabulous comfort, food and hospitality in the great tradition of Cornwall. Yeghes da (cheers)!
Chris Terry, our local tour guide at Mên-an-Tol, in Madron.
Garden at the Minack Theatre.
LOVE RIOT, play at the Minack Theatre.
Merry Maidens Stone Circle, at St Buryan.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Charming small hotel in a great location. Breakfast was fantastic. Bar and dinner were a bit limited but staff was very accommodating. Upgraded our room and was actually smaller than our friends room but a lovely view.
Stayed 4 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I found the staff very helpful and friendly, and I don't know why other reviewers complain
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

Colin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
The actions of the staff to overcome the impossibility of obtaining a taxi to convey us to the harbour in time for the sailing to the Scilly Isles.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

MATTHEW

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good visit
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ilona

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Ai

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very nice but need some improvement
The room was large and cozy. Breakfast was limited variety but great. The atmosphere of the restaurant was amazing. We enjoyed staying here. However, we were disappointed about a few aspects. The faucet in the bathroom was moldy. There were someone’s used socks and underwear in the wardrobe. A housekeeper knocked on our door, and informed us about the check-out time 20 minutes before actual time. It seemed she did the same thing for all rooms (We heard the knocking sound many times.). It disturbed our relaxing time. They need to clean rooms carefully instead of reminding us of the check-out time.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

4/10 Poor

Bev

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Has the hotel had a change of ownership? Because loads differed from the older reviews (which were really great). Plus, many of the facilities promised simply don't exist - as if there's been a huge cost-cutting exercise. Both the hotel website AND EXPEDIA need to update the hotel's offerings as they are incorrect. * No warm welcome with a glass of bubbly (just a deserted reception & then a man demanding to see my ID! (Reception was unmanned, no-one to ask about things) * No blackout curtains in room (roller blinds) * No premium Egyptian cotton bedding (just standard hotel satin-stripe) *No espresso maker (just standard kettle, sachets, etc) *No free bottle water (just tap water in a bottle) *No designer toiletries (just pump action bottles locked into bathroom walls) *No chocolates in room (just crisps, nuts & biscuits) *Towel rail & room light not working *Ashtrays outside breakfast room window with cig butts floating in rainwater *Terrible breakfast (NOTHING LIKE THE WEBSITE PHOTO - no artisan-style rolls & breads, no continental meats, no cheese, no melon slices, no deli items) - inedible overcooked bacon & sausage, eggs with broken yolks, choice of sliced white or brown bread only *CHEF, WHEN ASKED, SAID THEY NO LONGER DO THE LAVISH BREAKFAST ON THE WEBSITE This hotel needs RE-GRADING - it's no longer 4-star - and Expedia & the hotel website need to update the hotel offerings & hotel needs to remove the lavish breakfast photo & welcome with glass of bubbly.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great hotel in Cornwall
I'd highly recommend booking this hotel for a Cornwall trip! It was in the perfect location especially for St Michael's Mount. The rooms are lovely and the service of the staff is outstanding. Ashama made us feel extremely welcome and she is so friendly. We also ate at the restaurant and the food was really good. If you're looking for a hotel in Cornwall then don't hesitate to book this one. I would recommend booking a parking space at the hotel at the time of booking as on street parking is very limited and not guaranteed. They also have electric charging points for electric vehicles if you've booked a parking bay. The hotel has great views of the sea and St Michael's Mount.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Skerntian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Short stay
Great place but the highlight was the breakfast which was really good.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Filofteia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Andrea

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Let me start by saying all the staff were very pleasant and efficient. The dinner both nights was absolutely delicious. The breakfast was also fresh and tasty. However, our room was much in need of a makeover: one of the wall lights was flickering; the heated towel rail in the bathroom didn’t work so was freezing and towels didn’t dry; there was mould in the bath/shower; very dated shower fixture over bath. Needs tearing out and starting again. The room was also small with dated, dark wooden furniture. Disappointing.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

Xinlan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023

4/10 Poor

Warren

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Won’t be going back.
The hotel has changed management and not for the better. Breakfast was always a feast but is now cooked in the dining room and takes forever. The front door does not close properly so the wind howls through the building rattling doors all night
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

William

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
People and service were friendly and caring. No hassles and any inconvenience quickly dealt with. The hill is a challenge if walking with luggage, but exercise after a train ride was welcomed.
Stayed 4 nights in Dec 2023