Carnson House
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Carnson House is an excellent choice for travellers visiting Penzance, offering a budget friendly environment alongside many helpful amenities designed to enhance your stay.
Carnson House features newspaper and baggage storage, to help make your stay more enjoyable. The property also boasts free breakfast.
Nearby landmarks such as Bag O' Rags (0.7 mi) and St. Mary The Virgin Church (0.8 mi) make Carnson House a great place to stay when visiting Penzance.
During your visit, be sure to check out one of Penzance's popular crab restaurants such as Admiral Benbow, Old Lifeboat House Bistro, and The Shore Restaurant, all a short distance from Carnson House.
If you’re looking for things to do, you can check out Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens (1.0 mi), Penlee House Gallery & Museum (1.0 mi), or South West Coast Path - Penzance to Marazion (0.6 mi), which are popular attractions amongst tourists, and they are all within walking distance.
Enjoy your stay in Penzance!
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The window was rickety and old.
When we arrived at the property ( not a friendly welcome either) the first thing we were told that if the toilet got blocked we would be charged so do not put anything down there apart from toilet roll and obviously our waste. No disposable products or anything else. It put us on edge as it gave the impression that the plumbing was inadequate.
The place was indeed old and tired but it was also the unfriendliness of the owner and very poor standards. My daughter has anxiety issues and being right next door to a rowdy pub with heavy traffic and claustrophobic conditions we felt totally unsafe We walked in to a roar from the pub as there was football on and the room didn’t feel secure to me.
I always stay in a double room with my daughter when we go away and this is the only time I didn’t feel either safe or comfortable in my surroundings. I know it’s not the ritz but there are basic standards. We had the inconvenience and added cost to find somewhere adequate for our peace of mind.
The owner has no people skills and as I can see from other comments - no empathy!!!
Not suitably for family environment in my opinion.
When asked for a part refund she accused me of booking a double room by mistake! I never stay in a twin room!
Very poor customer service snd booking.com need to address this!
The room had everything you would get in a hotel including iron and hair dryer. The bed was comfortable and the shower was fine. Everything was nice and clean and welcoming. The hosts were really helpful and this included providing a continental breakfast an hour earlier than their usual time because of my travel arrangements.
And the price was right.
This summer, given the stresses of the pandemic, we decided to book a "staycation" and, again, chose Carnson House Bed and Breakfast given our awesomely superb past experiences there.
We did suffer some apprehension as to the “normality” we would find. Why go on an intended relaxing holiday to find yourself subjected to far too rigid hygiene precautions. Would Carnson House still be enjoyable ?
We needn’t have worried.
Carnson House Bed and Breakfast Hotel provides the necessary level of safety precautions without undue regimentation. The same friendly, relaxing atmosphere is still overwhelmingly evident. The bedrooms remain extremely comfortable and Rob's breakfasts the highlight of our stay at Carnson House Bed and Breakfast.
It's central position remains hugely convenient for both the rail and coach / bus stations.
No chain of impersonal, "robotic" hotels can surpass the stress-free, friendly ambience Rob and Belinda personally provide at their hotel. Guests are treated as friends.
My wife and I really enjoyed our stay at Carnson House Bed and Breakfast which provided us with a critically important rejuvenation holiday away from the sheer insanity of this year. My wife and I are so grateful to Rob and Belinda for providing us with a holiday unaffected by the surrounding distortions. God knows, we needed one.
Carnson House Bed and Breakfast is an oasis of relaxation.
Highly recommended.
Rob and Belinda's hotel remains the best in Penzance.
Thank you Rob and Belinda for your efforts.
( On a connected point we were apprehension that we would find Penzance to be a “ghost town” with vast numbers of empty, pandemic affected, shops.
It wasn’t.
Penzance continues to provide a bustling, vibrant shopping center - an essential element of any holiday. )
"Leave ample time to find free parking on the side roads. There is half an hour parking opposite to check in and offload luggage."Read full review
"As this is on a main road and also next to a pub which has an outside area you are always never away from noise and until late at night."Read full review
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