The Thirsty Scholar

3.0 star property

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Standard Double Room, Ensuite
Miscellaneous
Interior
Standard Double Room, Ensuite | Bathroom
Standard Double Room, Ensuite

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant

Explore the area

Map
18 West Street, Penryn, England, TR10 8EW
  • Falmouth Art Gallery
    4 min drive
  • Falmouth University
    5 min drive
  • National Maritime Museum
    5 min drive
  • Penzance (PZE-Penzance Heliport)
    43 min drive

Room options

Standard Double Room, Ensuite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The Thirsty Scholar

Inn in Penryn with a restaurant and a bar
This smoke-free inn features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and free self parking. WiFi in public areas is free. Housekeeping is not available.
The Thirsty Scholar offers 2 accommodations.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
During your stay at The Thirsty Scholar, you're just a quick walk from Penryn Museum. Free WiFi in public areas, free self parking, and a restaurant are available.
  • Free WiFi in some public areas
  • Free self parking and extended parking
  • Grab something to eat at the restaurant or stop for a drink at the bar/lounge
  • Breakfast is offered for a fee
  • Just a 4-minute walk from Penryn Museum and a 3-minute drive from Enys Gardens
There's a restaurant on site. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Public spaces have free WiFi. Self parking is free.

This Penryn inn is smoke free.

The Thirsty Scholar has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free extended parking on site
  • Free off-site parking

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • 1 restaurant
  • 1 bar

Guest services

  • No housekeeping

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bathroom

  • Private bathroom

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2:30 PM; Check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Early check-in subject to availability

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards

Property is also known as

Thirsty Scholar B&B
Thirsty Scholar B&B Penryn
Thirsty Scholar Penryn
The Thirsty Scholar Inn
The Thirsty Scholar Penryn
The Thirsty Scholar Inn Penryn

The Thirsty Scholar Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 47 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 38 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 97 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 97 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Stayed 6 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

anthony, newport

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
staff were excellent, host Adele was excellent, nice pub, good pub food, good breakfast, good transport links bus & train, rooms were good, bed was comfy. dog friendly. real ales,
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Carolyn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Historic building sympathetically modernised. Obviously some noise as its a pub but hey
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Douglas

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

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

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Enjoyable stay
Yes brilliant value perfect position, Clean, warm, with a great breakfast.
Stayed 1 night 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