Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Reviews of Penscot Inn

3 out of 5
Penscot Inn
The Square, Shipham, Winscombe, England

Reviews

8.0

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 64 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 70 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 19 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 13 out of 170 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 4 out of 170 reviews" "

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

7.8/10

Amenities

7.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Dorian

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2020

8/10 Good

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
happy stay
The hotel was easy to find and had ample parking. It had charm and character. The owners were friendly and extremely accommodating. We had two rooms, one which was dog friendly. It was spacious and comfortable. For breakfast they were more than happy and able to accommodate my vegetarian husband as well as my gluten and lactose intolerance. A good location to explore Somerset.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

2/10 Terrible

dee, uk

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The breakfast was nice everything else was terrible, dirty grubby unkempt never been cleans since before lockdown obvious with amount of dust and filth, rude owner paid £160 for 2 nights absolute disgrace
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

Adam

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

10/10 Excellent

John

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay!
Very freindly pub, pleasant staff. Very effective social distancing and covid safe measures in place. Felt safe and comfortable here during my stay. Will be looking to book again if i am working in the area.
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2020

8/10 Good

CJ

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2020

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I liked that it was a traditional inn at the heart of the village, so locals came in for a drink.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent food both evening meal and breakfast. Friendly service.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room options for shower or bathtub. The place has a PUB and a good breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2019

8/10 Good

Monika

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Ernesto

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice place but only a bathtub in the room...
Nice place, though bathroom with no shower in 2019 seriously? Only a bathtub in my room...huge waste of water and not very practical. Otherwise it was a good stay
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Liked the staff care and situation despite rather tired decor
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Hayley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very pleased guest
Lovely friendly staff who are very welcoming and will try and accommodate you where possible.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Adequate parking, a warm welcome, nice room, good breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Mairi

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Breakfast was excellent. Quaint and old, but clean and welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing hosts and food was amazing to, if that way again will definitely stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
An excellent property. Providing very friendly and helpful service. Very clean and perfect for walkers on the Mendip Way.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A well kept traditional inn in a quiet, pretty village run by a friendly family. Convenient location for visitor locations in North Somerset. Good food menu and well-cooked breakfasts!
Stayed 4 nights in May 2019

8/10 Good

Frances

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Penscot Inn
We had a warm welcome. Bar and dining area were comfortable as was the bedroom. There is no central heating, but a heater and thermostat in the room meant we were not cold. The shower/toilet was dated and had a small problem with the plumbing, which was quickly rectified. The food was excellent. Our hosts were very pleasant and were able to give us a lot of information about the surrounding area and places to visit.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very comfortable, friendly and helpful owners,, quiet location, excellent dinner in the evening and good range of ales. Tasty freshly cooked full English breakfast and very important, dog friendly. Nothing we didn't like.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2019

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place with very friendly hosts
Very friendly hosts. Good size comfortable room with tea and coffee facilities. Lovely breakfast - cereal, fruit, yoghurt, English, tea or coffee. Good WIFI. We ate dinner which again was really good. We walked to Thatcher’s Cider for a tour - this is a little under 3 miles each way (we drove back to the shop the following day!) Overall - excellent value.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2019

8/10 Good

Caroline

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Overnight
Comfortable, warm, and clean room. And a hearty breakfast. Everything we wanted
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very comfortable and friendly. Nothing more needs saying.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2018

8/10 Good

James, Reading

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice welcome and a very comfy bed. Good facilities with tea coffee and nice biscuits. Food was nice and breakfast was good. Heating control in the room was excellent. There was a bit of a fly issue in our room (5 big ones) and sadly no WiFi or TV other than BBC1&2 in the room.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2018

8/10 Good

Geraldine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Good pub, excellent food
A pretty pub in nice countryside. The landlady couldn’t have done more to make you welcome. Food was very good, room a little tired and dated, and the hardest bed I have ever slept in.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

10/10 Excellent

Gavin

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

10/10 Excellent

Stephanie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place to stay
My friend and I had the most fab time. We were greeted by the land lady and her son who made us feel very welcome as soon as we walked in. The twin room was clean and the beds very comfortable. The food was excellent and they will cater for all your needs. We had a great 2 night there. Local area beautiful and lots to do. Many, many thanks for entertaining us. We’ll be staying with you on our next adventure. Stef and Ange.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2018

10/10 Excellent

Andy, Essex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely warm welcome, comfortable single room (room 1) good shower but small enclosure, small TV but good enough for size of table/room etc. Lovely cozy lounge bar with good range of local real ales etc. Great food (dinner and full English brekky). Would definitely return; Shipham is a small, quiet village but great location for Mendips, Cheddar Gorge etc.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Lee, Surrey

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place, beautiful food!!!
This was a lovely weekend away with a beautiful scenery and welcoming staff and amazing food.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

10/10 Excellent

Caroline, Bridgend

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice hotel
Nice quiet village location with good quality food
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Pub hotel with good welcome
Comfortable place with basic food but wholesome-loved the home made steak and kidney pie. Ideal for walkers. Friendly family run. TV reception in area variable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Mary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The room was lovely but could do with a few more plug sockets and some towel rail and a toilet roll holder food was fantastic the service was good
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Eddie, Mid Wales

Presumably in process of upgrade.
Firstly food was excellent both in the evening and breakfast. Plenty of choice and well cooked. Room small, tired and in need of refurbishment. En-suite cramped, could do with a good clean and some repair. Towel and toilet roll fittings would help. No convenient mirror, at head/shoulder height, in bedroom. No easy reach 3pin connector for kettle-all fittings on skirting -board, difficult to reach for senior citizens. Not all staff customer friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

10/10 Excellent

Les

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice Little Place.
We will recomend Penscot Inn to our friend and family, small peaceful little village. And if are going that direction we will stay there again. It is a lovely place. Thank You. Les and June
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Travelled to the area for a wedding and this hotel was literally on the doorstep of the reception so great location! It's also only a couple of miles from Cheddar, plenty of walking on your doorstep and it's not a far drive to get to the coast. Check in was quick and easy. Room was comfortable (I was on the car park side and it was quite quiet) with everything you would need including tea/coffee making facilities and there are ironing facilities available to borrow. Bar prices were very reasonable. They do serve bar food but I only had the breakfast which was a simple selection of cooked, cereals/toast and juices/coffee but a good start to the day. Food was cooked to order. Staff were helpful and very friendly. I would definitely consider staying here again in the future.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2018

4/10 Poor

Gordon, Plymouth

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
fairly basic hotel. en suite facility bath and wash basin but no shower.Bathtime was quite a chore as im in my eighties and not so nimble these days.Certainly would not be suitable for disabled persons
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in May 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Convenient for a local ball
Friendly and helpful.I had booked a single room but was upgraded to a double.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Penscot Inn
Breakfast was great.

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

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

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2018

10/10 Excellent

Islyana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay in the country
Excellent stay in a cracking little place, great service and very good food! Highly reccomend a stay if you’re in that part of the world

4/10 Poor

SUSAN

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Hotel very dated. Kettle in poor state and dirty and had to put it on the floor to plug it in as no plug near the table the beverages were on. A double quilt on 2 single beds pushed together so too small. . Shower hopeless just chucked the water outside the cubicle in the very small bathroom. Gave up having a shower. Windows black and mouldy because of condensation, covered up by net curtains. Breakfast, no taste, microwaved bacon and deep fried sausage , poached egg was fine! Only 1 mushroom cut up. Going back to our room at night, no outside lights, garden and path weeds and stones, so could have tripped over if we didn't have a phone torch. Overall very poor .
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018