Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Reviews of The Thirsty Scholar

3 out of 5
The Thirsty Scholar
18 West Street, Penryn, England

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 38 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 33 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 83 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 83 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.2/10

Staff & service

10/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lesley, Reading

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Ideal location for visiting Penryn campus. Food was excellent. Staff were incredibly helpful and friendly.
Stayed 4 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

malcolm

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sherri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Wonderful hospitality. Food was awesome. Friendly atmosphere.
Stayed 8 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Pedro

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A real gastro pub with accommodation
The B&B is well located and the food is superb. Due to its location and the demand for the rooms, it is a bit pricey but I guess is all down to supply/demand factors rather than any other thing. Anyway, I would stay there again if I could.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

8/10 Good

Valerie

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Graeme

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great pub with accommodation
Lovely find, just a short way out of Falmouth. If you stay here then we’d recommend eating here as well. Food choices in the town are limited but don’t worry the food in the pub is excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Note parking is off-premises, but there are public car park(s) within walking distance with free overnight parking. The staff kindly gave up their own car park place for me when I turned up as a late (indeed, last minute) arrival. Excellent service throughout. Enjoyed the food, too.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer, Memphis

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This pub/guesthouse was the highlight of our trip to southern England. What a charming place! The rooms are super nice and renovated with a wonderful view of Falmouth Bay (some rooms - request this). The owners are wonderful people and the restaurant is very popular and delicious. This is the perfect place to stay to visit your child who attends Exeter University/Falmouth University Penryn campus, which is why we were there. A quick bus ride or walk into Falmouth town.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Regan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Brilliant bathroom with great rainfall showerhead. Walk to station to go to Falmouth. Easy drive to Lands End and all beaches in between. Brilliant food.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

8/10 Good

Lee

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I enjoyed the stay and liked the room which was stylish and comfortable. Bike storage was ok but needed my own locks. Staff were kind and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Graham

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly reccomend
If you are looking for a comfortable place to stay near the University Campus with great food go here.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

8/10 Good

Gordon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Marvellous venue, parking a skight issue.
The Thirsty Scholar was a lovely place. Restaurant, pub and hotel all in one. Breakfast excellent with a great arrangement of local beers. The only snag, and it will increase during the summer is the parking. There is no on site parking, it is free but there are very few spaces around the site. There is a large pay carpark, but it is a walk from the hotel. Overall though 9.9 out of10.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jane

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Weekend overnighter
Quaint and comfortable with very old but stylishly decorated room and en-suite. Warm welcome and well looked after. Good food. Would fully recommend. (Ps. Tip - call them to help re parking before you get there!)
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Holiday
Lovely friendly place, nice brekkie and will be giong back
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

christian

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great place to find. Really friendly and great food and drink
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Penryn Town Centre hotel
We liked our stay in this small hotel in Penryn Town centre The owners and staff are very welcoming and the food is excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Andrew T Long

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was spotless and the bed was really comfortable. Dinner was delicious and the staff were excellent
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

8/10 Good

Derek

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value
No on-site parking. Car park down a very steep hill which is not great if you have a disability. The staff were warm , welcoming and friendly The room was clean with great on suite facilities. Although parking was an issue, I would certainly stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

8/10 Good

Rodney

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2020

10/10 Excellent

Brian, London

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very friendly, beautifully decorated with terrific bar and restaurant.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2020

10/10 Excellent

Spencer

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Well worth the walk from the car park.
Fantastic stop over. Great room, fantastic bar staff and lovely food. What more do you want?
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Alistair

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice pub
Nice and friendly pub. Very nice breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very welcoming and good service.
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

8/10 Good

Tim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very friendly welcome and great, homemade food
Stayed 1 night in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Ivan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent value for money
Good service, cosy atmosphere, clean and spacious. Excellent beer and food.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Yip-Shing

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The staff and the managress were very profesional and friendly. I had a wonderful stay.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

10/10 Excellent

Debra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay in a friendly pub good food
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2019

10/10 Excellent

peter

Great
Great place to stay. Lovely room. Well stocked bar. Welcoming staff.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant B&B
The staff were most helpful and the facilities good, except for the shower, which did not function properly. Parking nearby almost impossible, but free car park not far away by shortcut.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Waseem

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Old inn
Very noisy above bar but clean and comfortable. Staff very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

6/10 Okay

Tom

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Good location
Nice place and kind staff. Very noisy room as it is under a pub bar and so was difficult to relax and sleep. But, we did know it was a pub so shouldn’t be surprised. We had room directly over bar which made it noisier. Shower bit of a dribble and hot/cold but room comfortable and breakfast was lovely and included.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lucy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great value and quality
Very friendly welcome even though we arrived quite late - lovely room and delicious breakfast. Very close to Penryn student campus.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All pretty good apart from: 1) The room was directly above the very noisy bar 2) The bathroom was mouldy and had a disgusting, very well-used (and not cleaned) toilet brush which I left in the waste bin when I departed.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2017

8/10 Good

Simon & Helen, Kent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Nice pub B&B with friendly hosts
The pub is very nice with friendly staff, we felt very well looked after. The food was also very good. Penryn itself hasn't got much to offer, but the Thirsty Scholar is definitely a little gem of a pub. Our room was ok, but could have provided a better overall experience with a more comfortable bed (a bit too soft for our liking), a mirror in the room (from a female perspective getting ready in the morning), soap by washbasin (in addition to small travel-size shower gel) and a shower with an even temperature (it was either hot or cold). However, overall we enjoyed our stay and it was near places we wanted to visit. Parking was nearby at the free town car park, a few minutes walk away from the pub.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

Cazza, west midlands

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Friendly staff, comfortable bed
We enjoyed our week in Penryn, it was our base for visits further afield in Cornwall. The room was basic but bed was very comfortable and staff were friendly and helpful (especially Jessie). I would have liked the shower to have a safety handrail as I worry about slipping as my mobility isn't what it used to be.
Stayed 7 nights in Aug 2017

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Noisy
Very noisy during the night, with vehicles passing by at high speed. Our room is in the front of the hotel, which is just next to the road.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2017

8/10 Good

Kirstine

Liked: Cleanliness
Friendly pub, nice people
Friendly pub, nice people. Room was a bit small and missing a table you could put a laptop on. Breakfast at weekend is not served until 9am. The team at the pub tried to accommodate my need to leave by 8.30 am with a continental breakfast, left out for me overnight - but to be honest wasn't the best, as tea and coffee had to be made separately in room upstairs.

10/10 Excellent

Andrea, Essex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel, close to University
Good experience. Met all requirements. Visited University and the Hotel was within walking distance. Lovely food, Italian food on the menu. Very helpful staff.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really good experience, nice people nice place, recommend!!!!

6/10 Okay

Jeff

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
No parking near the hotel. Nearest was a public car park about 400 yards away and walking up a hill with luggage. Hotel did say should have dropped bags off first. Staff very helpful and food was good.

2/10 Terrible

Ronald

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
terrible place
very disappointed, paid, decent money, very surprised Hotels.com allow a place like this on there site would not be using your site again, if this is accommodation you advertised Only plus Food in pub was good, and staff tried to help, although told not there job.

10/10 Excellent

Amy, Bristol

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleasant. It made dropping off our daughter at uni a little easier.

10/10 Excellent

Samuel, N. Ireland

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous Pub accomodation in Penryn.
Great Pub accomodation, good food (try the Crab Shack Pasty, fabulous!), mighty breakfast, wonderful hosts, and Arthur the dog is really sweet! We'll be back!

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
It felt like staying with family
Great food no need to go out. The staff were very friendly and it was an enjoyable experience mixing with the locals. A win win experience. Thanks very much

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect short stay.
Stayed for a couple of nights for a friend's Birthday celebrations nearby so sadly couldn't sample what looked like excellent food menu in this charming pub. Hope to get the chance to do so next visit!

10/10 Excellent

Michael, Sutton at Hone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Looks are deceiving
The food was excellent and plentiful.The staff were very friendly and helpful.