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Reviews of The Fountain Tavern

3 out of 5
The Fountain Tavern
St Clare Street, Penzance, England

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 61 out of 159 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 53 out of 159 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 159 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 11 out of 159 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 5 out of 159 reviews" "

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

7.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

John

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay - would definitely stay again
The owners/hosts were very friendly and helpful; room was nice and comfortable. It really is a rom over the pub, which was cool, and there were no noise issues at all.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Martyn

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Easy access to all shops and amenities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tiiu

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
excellent
Very excellent, I was very happy
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Jennifer

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were friendly. Our room was clean and comfortable. The only downside was we had paid for breakfast, unbeknown to us however it was no longer being made available to guests. A refund was given in lieu .
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Leslie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Smudgers holiday penzance
Hotel was very nice and clean, friendly staff very helpful nothing was to much trouble and only a five minute walk to town centre and ten minutes walk to water front and train station . Had a good few dsys thereat hotel and will be going back
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kokilaverny

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Close by to shops and travelling
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Raymond and staff were great, very helpful with local knowledge. You are above a tavern, the local clientele are wonderful to chat with, sing with and generally have a great time! Excellent breakfast as well, more than you can eat!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

scott

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Despite being above a pub, the room was quiet and comfortable with a rather nice view. Everyone was helpful and kind. Agood experience all around.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Not worth the money !!
We stayed here for 3 days during the heatwave, weather was gorgeous but room was unbelievably HOT one tiny fan made no difference whatsoever !! twin room was very small and we both felt a bit claustrophobic, window catch was broken and had to 'prop' things in there to keep it open, bathroom smelt of drains the whole time we were there, shower kept over-flowing...probably due to a blocked drain !! NO food other than a pre-bookable Sunday roast, and no Rose' wine !! Lot of money...for not a lot, plus it is a hike back uphill every time you go out...won't be staying again :-(
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mariah

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Clean and tidy. Conenient location!
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Michele

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
friendly, accommodating, very clean, reasonably priced, easy walking distance to station/beach
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

MT

Travelled with group
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful welcome in Penzance.
The Fountain Tavern gave my friend and I a very warm welcome. We stayed there on route to the Scillies and we have recommended the Tavern to friends. The room was spacious and very clean, we were given a bottle of water with the room along with the usual drinks. Beds were very comfortable and after a long journey were very welcome. We were able to bring our take out evening meal back to the Tavern were a table was set up for us in the quieter part of the dining area. This was excellent and we were encouraged to enjoy the atmosphere with the locals. Nothing was too much trouble for Sally and the staff.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Terence

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
we booked for three nights on a room only basis, very pleased with the standard and cleanliness. We found the owner very helpful with local amenities and places to visit.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

R

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Cheap and cheerful
Nice pub ‘B&B’ at the top of the town. Great location to walk into town and get about in general. Hosts very hospitable. Clean, tidy rooms. Not the Ritz but everything you need for a few days get away. Would definitely go back.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Tracy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will stay again
Excellent hosts, comfy room which was clean and had just what we needed
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
28 Oct Penzance
Friendly & efficient
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Salvatrice

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Spent two nights and everyone was very helpful and welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Pacuta

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

John, Liverpool

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

theresa

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
So friendly especially ivone recommended bfast us goid and so near to everything. Definitely coming back again 😀👍
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

David

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jeremy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Christopher

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent mid week stay above a real pub. Granted not a weekend, but quiet and comfortable. Lovely hosts. One point for improvement would be the landing light that shines around doorframe at night, bringing some light into what otherwise is a carefully designed room with blackout curtains. Def would stay again
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Elizabeth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Nadia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a small private twin room with ensuite bathroom all to myself, very clean room with everything I needed - TV, hairdryer etc... Yvonne often checked if I needed fresh towels or if I needed anything else. Yvonne and her family were so kind and welcomed me very warmly. I would definitely recommend this B & B, and I would also be happy to stay here again in the future. I also want to mention that they were very accommodating and flexible, regarding my dietary requirements - I have several food intolerances, and Yvonne and Sarah took very good care of me at breakfast time ; ) Thank you all at Fountain Tavern, you all made my stay very pleasant and enjoyable. Hope to see you all again some day!
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

John

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly and cosy
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

yoko

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

8/10 Good

Maria

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Wieslaw

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lauren

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Staff & service
Excellent over night stay and exceptional breakfast, friendly staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Gregory Steven

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Caroline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was exactly what was advertised. The bed was comfortable, room was clean, and everything including the wifi worked just fine. We thoroughly enjoyed breakfasts downstairs cooked up by the lovely Yvonne and team. Would come again!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Exceptionally friendly. Lovely breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The property was lovely and clean and the landlords were very friendly and couldn't do enough for our family
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room 2: a beautiful room in a beautiful facility in a fantastic location (no 19 bus, Causewayhead leading to Market Street and Habour) It was as total hassle re check in and check out tunes: new management Did not honor 2pm check in as per ORBITZ and did not honor 11am check out as per ORBITZ. This issue turned a pleasant authentic Cornish experience into a horrible nightmare. BTW: basis for selection was 1) the 2pm check in time as we’re arriving at 6am via coach 2) it’s a Tavern but there was no pub grub as per ORBITZ
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
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Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

anne, michigan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly staff good food good location enjoyed staying there
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hosts, perfect for an over night stay.
Lovely hosts, perfect for an over night stay. You have to bear in mind that this is a pub and not the ritz hotel, but very accommodating to our needs and would happily stay here again! Rooms were clean, staff were polite and friendly and food was lovely!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Good location, recently redecorated rooms.
A reasonable price for a very large room, for a family of for. One of the beds, however, was substandard with a hard beam in the middle of it - it was more comfortable for one of our children to sleep on the soft carpet on the floor. Otherwise good for the money we paid. Nice full English breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly and helpful staff
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great family room with a warm welcome
We had an unexpected last minute stay due to travel problems and The Fountain Tavern welcomed us with open arms. We arrived in time for a lovely dinner from the restaurant. A large family room awaited with king bed, low sofa bed and travel cot, perfect for a young family. Breakfast was delicious too. A warm & welcoming place and they couldn't have been more accommodating. If I found myself in Penzance again I would check in here.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

6/10 Okay

Michael

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Located above a tavern which tends to be quite loud. Staff were friendly and nice but bed was not much and sound vibrated from below. Breakfast was very generous.

8/10 Good

Steve, Belfast

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Post John O'Groats to Lands End ride stopover
Restricted parking made unloading difficult, local parking was available. Only real issue was the amount of time the food took to be served. Quality of the food was great but it just took too long, thankfully we were the only party eating that night.