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Reviews of The Swordfish Inn

The Swordfish Inn, The Strand, Newlyn, Penzance, TR18 5HN, United Kingdom

#29 of 38 B&Bs and Inns in Penzance

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 330 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.8

  • Comfort

    8.9

  • Location

    8.8

  • Facilities

    8.5

  • Staff

    9.2

  • Value for money

    8.4

  • Free WiFi

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: 16 May 2024

    10
    Brilliant friendly pub with lovely rooms and great staff.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/A

    Friendly helpful staff who were great with my dog Ollie.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Lovely staff - all friendly and helpful. Great breakfasts. Room clean and comfortable with a really good shower. Quiet at night (Mon-Tue though). Pub reassuringly busy even early in the week. Ask them to tell you about free parking at the end of the Tolcarne car park if you can't get a space nearby - parking can be tricky.

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 9 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Exceptional breakfast and friendly staff

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 May 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing, lovely little place with a good bus service into Penzance for onward travel etc.

    Clean, good size, friendly staff, not noisy

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 April 2024

    10
    comfortable and friendly with a warm welcome
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    very welcoming and helpful staff and great location

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 26 April 2024

    10
    Incredible value for money
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Big, clean rooms. Really friendly bar and breakfast staff. Not just dogs allowed, but incredibly friendly and welcoming to dogs. Amazing value for money. Appreciated the advice in advance about parking as there isn't parking on site. The breakfast was enormous and delicious. Lots of choices for cereals, toast, bits of or a whole English breakfast, allergies and preferences catered for. The shower was powerful and hot and lots of complimentary soap/bodywash/shampoo.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 April 2024

    6.0
    Lovely clean room, friendly staff, can get noisy with groups of young drinkers
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    The only downside that has resulted in us giving a lower overall score was the noise from the young pub drinkers in the packed courtyard, which was right outside our window. A double glazed window would have made all the difference. However as busy as the pub was all the drinkers were friendly and there wasnt any aggression just ALOT of noise. Also there was a band right below us in the bar who were playing from 9pm-11pm - bad timing on our part. We went to sleep with earplugs and a pillow over our heads.

    Room was great - very clean and bright. Big bathroom, again very clean. Staff were friendly and helpful. Breakfast was very enjoyable, cooked nicely and fresh. Great coffee! Very central location and car park right next door.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 March 2024

    10
    Great stay. Would definitely stop there again if needed around the Newlyn area.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Friendly and efficient. All instructions were easily available on arrival and in the room. Facilities were good. Breakfast was lovely.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2024

    10
    Top quality from the first pint to the breakfast in the morning, well done!
    • Business trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing to report.

    We've stayed previously in local fishermans cottages and only ever had a few beers in the Swordfish. This time working away in Newlyn we stayed at the Swordfish. Wow.. exceptional. Rooms are spacious, clean, well finished and comfortable. We were surprised to say the least. Fantastic all round and will definitely be staying again!

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2024

    10
    Very enjoyable stay in every respect
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing everything was good

    Excellent breakfast freshly cooked Friendly staff warm welcome

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2024

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent breakfast. Helpful staff friendly bar staff

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 March 2024

    10
    Brilliant accommodation in a lovely picturesque fishing village.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Superb vfm ….. friendly staff …. Comfortable large room great breakfast

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 November 2023

    10
    Amazing!
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Double Room with Harbour View
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    To live for five days off- season ( November) above a pub and discover the beautiful surroundings was so nice. The staff and guests of the pub kind and interesting and funny. Good music as well. Great breakfast.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 12 November 2023

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Harbour View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Could do with better heating in the room

    Great breakfast good location

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 31 October 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Harbour View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    N/a

    Always enjoyed staying here and it's nice and lovely. Never want to leave. Best breakfast too.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 October 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing I didn’t expect from a fishing village usual harbour noises,

    Very clean and nicely furnished, pleasant staff

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 October 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Location and staff

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 October 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Great stay music didn't bother us at all Nice and friendly staff

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 10 October 2023

    10
    See you after xmas
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing!

    Everything!

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 28 September 2023

    10
    Enjoyable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Harbour View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Position

    People very friendly

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 September 2023

    10
    friendly pub
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Harbour View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    friendly pub in a great location. Large comfortable bedroom and a fine breakfast

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 24 September 2023

    10
    Very pleasant stay.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    A little noisy at times. But not intrusive.

    Breakfast was adequate.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Excellent breakfast good quality loved the live band on Friday.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 August 2023

    6.0
    pleasant enough but wouldn't recommend.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double Room with Harbour View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Needed a bit of TLC especially in the bathroom, towel hook not fixed properly to the wall, black mould on ceiling and in corners. Needed cheering up. Though over priced at £150 compared to other placed I have stayed in over the years. Rather noisy but as it was right on the road and in a room at a pub, only to be expected. work on the breakfast, the toast was soggy and cold!

    Breakfast average nothing to get excited about. Thought at £150 it was over priced. Lovely comfortable bed.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Harbour View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Newlyn is a little bit away from Penzance 35 mins walk but it had a lot of small catering businesses around it so food was available this is a very minor thing in my view the place was fantastic.

    The Swordfish is set in what could have been a smugglers den in times gone by right next to a small fishing marina from the outside it looks olde worldy and the bar does as well adding to the character of the place inside the room it is modern up to date and very clean welcomed our one night stay the bed was .mega comfortable and a choice of thick or thin pillows highly recommend this place.

    Stayed in August 2023

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