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The Dolphin Tavern

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The Dolphin Tavern Inn in Penzance

The Dolphin Tavern Inn in Penzance

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The Dolphin Tavern Inn in Penzance

9.2Outstanding

(370 Ratings)

"staff were great food was lovely perfect for our needs"

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9.2 / 10.0

Outstanding(370 Ratings)

Inn in Penzance

2 guests · 1 bedroom · 1 bath

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Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

High-end valueWell priced for this area

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About this inn

Offering free WiFi, The Dolphin Tavern offers accommodations in Penzance, 3.8 miles from St Michael's Mount and 8.7 miles from Carbis Bay. Each room at the 3-star inn has sea views, and guests can enjoy access to a terrace and to a bar.

Amenities at The Dolphin Tavern

Golf course (within 2 mi)

Map of Penzance

city location on map

Nearby attractions

National Trust - Trelissick Garden

Cornish Seal Sanctuary

Paradise Park and JungleBarn Cornwall

Available Rooms

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Additional fees to expect

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Top rated by guests

9.2Outstanding

(370 Ratings)

"staff were great food was lovely perfect for our needs"

Verified guest

Don't miss out! Price and availability may change

$$$$

9.2 / 10.0

Outstanding(370 Ratings)

Inn in Penzance

2 guests · 1 bedroom · 1 bath

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

High-end valueWell priced for this area

Book with confidenceWe partner with the top travel sites so you know you're getting a great deal on the perfect rental

Map of Penzance

city location on map

Nearby attractions

National Trust - Trelissick Garden

Cornish Seal Sanctuary

Paradise Park and JungleBarn Cornwall

Available Rooms

About this inn

Offering free WiFi, The Dolphin Tavern offers accommodations in Penzance, 3.8 miles from St Michael's Mount and 8.7 miles from Carbis Bay. Each room at the 3-star inn has sea views, and guests can enjoy access to a terrace and to a bar.

Amenities

Golf course (within 2 mi)

Things to know

Additional fees to expect

Cleaning & other feesWe include all stay related fees in the Cleaning Fee line, which may include cleaning, property manager, resort, tourism and other stay related fees. All Booking.com properties are professionally cleaned after each stay.

Booking feeNo booking fees, easy credit card payments.

Service feeThis helps Booking.com provide a safer and more secure booking experience.

TaxesTaxes on accommodation such as Occupancy Tax, VAT, or GST. May also include tourism fees.

Customer support

Customer support is handled by our partner Booking.com

Ratings and reviews

9.2 / 10.0

Outstanding(370 Ratings)

100% verified reviews

9.0 / 10.0

Excellent stay.

The sea view, the room was comfortable. Staff (especially Beth) were very welcoming and friendly.

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9.0 / 10.0

All round superb; very friendly and helpful staff; cracking breakfast

Old building character combined with today’s comfort needs

Bedroom curtains could benefit from blackout linings to keep out street lighting

8.0 / 10.0

A lovely pub about 10 minutes walk from the town centre, We would stay agin

Room was spotless and very comfortable overlooking the harbour, the windows are single glazed, so you do hear a bit of traffic noise, but the road is not too busy. The staff (Richard and Paris) are very welcoming and nothing is too much trouble for them, we dined in the hotel both nights and the breakfast and meals were freshly cooked with a good menu plus special board.

Nothing

10.0 / 10.0

beautiful stay with great service from staff very welcoming

staff were great food was lovely perfect for our needs

9.0 / 10.0

An ideal short stay location.

A fantastic location overlooking the sea and close to the town centre.

The lasagna was a wee bit of a failure.

10.0 / 10.0

Charming old pub with spacious and comfy rooms

So glad we stayed here!! Really charming old pub, spacious and quiet room with a comfy bed, and friendly staff. Our room even had a distant view of St Micheal’s Mount. Wish we’d stayed longer.

10.0 / 10.0

Very well looked after

Very Clean room with a great shower and excellent views. Evening meal and breakfast was great also. very handy if catching the ferry to the isles of Scilly.

10.0 / 10.0

Loved it and want to come again.

Clean and comfortable

I would suggest a shelf in the bathroom near the sink.

8.0 / 10.0

Perfect for our overnight before flying to the Isles of Scilly

Very well equipped bedroom, comfy bed, lovely drinks tray

8.0 / 10.0

Lovely comfortable overnight stay

Convenience for the ferry to Scilly Isles

Can’t think of anything

8.0 / 10.0

Book directly rather than through Booking.com to avoid malicious messaging

Excellent location for the Scilly Ferry. Friendly. Nice food. Attractive setting. Room 2 was nice, spacious, good view.

Their booking.com account was hacked leading to lots of spurious scam messages which I reported but which weren’t fixed.

10.0 / 10.0

A Perfect Pub Stay in Penzance

A cheerful, character full place, with comfortable large rooms above the tried-and-true pub. Bonus: our room looked out to Harbour, just meters away from a Spanish galleon that had popped in for weekend. Other bonus: TLC from all staff concerning my knee injury. The ice pack was most appreciated.

Friendly, helpful staff, beautifully preserved historic pub, great food - what was not to like?

10.0 / 10.0

Hospitality, comfort, food and location in huge dollops

We were made to feel so welcome right from the moment we arrived… food, room and staff absolutely the best! On top of that - the icing on the cake was the location 🥳 Opposite the ferry check in over to the Scilly isles, very close to huge harbour side long stay car park, and close to Penzance railway station… what more can I say. The Dolphin is a gem! Thank you Richard and team - we will not forget our recent stay… and will return x

8.0 / 10.0

Excellent

Great location for catching the ferry

10.0 / 10.0

Excellent

Excellent location, excellent welcome, excellent food

Nothing

10.0 / 10.0

Excellent

All good

No problems

9.0 / 10.0

Excellent, quaint accommodations with great customer service and food.

There are only 3 rooms. Very quiet. The room was very clean and the bathroom was newly remodeled. Paris, the host was excellent. Greeted us warmly and showed us to our room. The breakfast was made to order and excellent. We also had our evening meal and it was very good. They stored our luggage safely during the day. It is 50m from the Jubilee Pool.

Nothing

10.0 / 10.0

I would recommend staying at the Dolphin. Great for departing from the harbour.

I had a lovely room overlooking the harbour. The place was perfect as I was travelling to the Scilly Islands the next day. All the staff were so helpful.

9.0 / 10.0

Really great and convenient for boat to isles of scilly

Friendly, efficient, clean room

Only one very tiny negative, couldn’t find a light switch in the breakfast room so ate early breakfast by fairy lights 😂

10.0 / 10.0

Excellent location - lovely clean spacious room and very kind and attentive staff - we had breakfast at the hotel and it

Excellent location - lovely clean spacious room and very kind and attentive staff - we had breakfast at the hotel and it was delicious - high quality ingredients- very tasty.

8.0 / 10.0

Very pleasant

Nice spacious room. With a lot of light. Comfortable bed. Great shower. Breakfast very good

Not a fault with the dolphin. But building works going on opposite

8.0 / 10.0

First choice when heading to Scilly!

We’ve stayed there often and it never disappoints. Good food in very comfortable surroundings.

Very difficult to drop off your luggage. No parking outside and it’s on the corner of a very busy road with lots of yellow lines!

10.0 / 10.0

Perfect pre and post stay for visit to Scilly.

Location perfect. Staff extremely friendly & helpful.

Nothing I didn’t like.

10.0 / 10.0

Excellent customer service, room was very clean and comfortable. A great experience.

Lovely pub in a great location with wonderfully friendly staff. Would definitely stay again.

10.0 / 10.0

Very comfortable, spacious room. Staff couldn’t have been more helpful, even making us a sandwich for our onward journey

Proximity to the Quay. Quirkiness of the room. Good size room. Very comfortable bed. Binoculars were an added bonus!

Nothing.

8.0 / 10.0

Lovely stay

Friendly service, harbour view from the spacious and comfy room, excellent breakfast.. The Dolphin is a good base for a holiday in Penzance

10.0 / 10.0

would recommend and stay again

Excellent dinner, room excellent with view

All good

9.0 / 10.0

Absolutely ideal for overnight stay prior to leaving for Isles of Scilly by ferry.

Warm welcome from staff who were all very helpful. Good choice of meals for dinner, and excellent breakfast included. Location opposite quay for departures/arrivals to/from Scilly is just ideal and greatly facilitates going to/from the Isles via the Scillonian ferry, well worth paying a slightly higher charge for an overnight stay. Our room was very spacious with everything provided that we could have asked for.

Nothing to dislike.

9.0 / 10.0

For a quirky old world tavern experience with outstanding staff, The Dolphin can be highly recommended

The history and friendly staff of the quirky setting. A lovely room with a fantastic view of St Michel’s Mount. Lots of little touches like a book case, tidy hangers in the wardrobe space and bathroom window flowers. Having old fashioned shops, the local swimming spot and a great restaurant The Barbican nearby were a bonus.

The noise of trucks in the morning and late night drinkers

9.0 / 10.0

Great place. Great position. Great staff.

The friendly welcome. Helpful staff. Beautifully clean room.

Nothing - we liked it all.

8.0 / 10.0

Great location, great food, great atmosphere

The Dolphin Tavern is a charming 1585 building with plenty of character. Directly across the road from the entrance to ferry terminal for Scilly Islands. A bus stop just across the road for day trips.

9.0 / 10.0

Great B & B in an ideal spot in Penzance

Lovely food, very friendly staff and great location for the Scillonian

Nothing

10.0 / 10.0

Great stay

Perfect room and breakfast, immaculately fresh and clean, nice chat with the lady who polishes the brass - every day!

10.0 / 10.0

Exceeded expectations

We stayed here just prior to a trip to the Scilly Isles and it’s well placed if your getting the boat. It’s right on the harbour front and an easy walk into Penzance for shops and restaurants. The room was spacious and looked newly refurbished as was the bathroom. The food exceeded expectations and breakfast was really good. There is a little noise from the front of the Hotel but no more than you would expect. The owner and staff are very helpful and polite a really good pub stay.

The shower was blocked on both days limiting its use to no more than a couple of minutes, we did report on day one, but we got by no problem.

7.0 / 10.0

Overall a pleasant stay - just that some personal preferences were not met.

The staff were friendly and helpful (recommending places nearby to visit or to eat at). The breakfast was fantastic. The shower was good (good pressure and temperature) and the facilities in the room were great.

The general sound proofing from outside was limited. A sash window downstairs had not been shut properly and was banging within its frame during the night (found out in the morning). I have a preference to black-out curtains, these curtains may as well have been transparent! The bed frame had a footboard, which is a hinderance to me (6'5" tall), but bed itself was comfortable. Towels (white) had some stains on.

9.0 / 10.0

Such friendly staff, great position and a very comfortable bed.

The position just opposite the ferry departing for the scilly islands is superb, and a short walk from the station along the seafront.

9.0 / 10.0

Relaxed friendly and helpful staff, great food

The room has relexed comfort, excellent shower and binoculars to get a closer look at St Michaels mount, birds etc. Breakfast served on time. good selection

FAQs

Is parking included with this inn?

Parking is not specified as an available amenity at The Dolphin Tavern. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this inn?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this inn. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is The Dolphin Tavern pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this inn is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at The Dolphin Tavern?

We found 1 amenities for this rental. This includes , and golf course (within 2 mi).

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