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Reviews of The Ship Inn

The Ship Inn portloe, Truro, TR2 5RA, United Kingdom

#10 of 21 B&Bs and Inns in Truro

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 54 B&B reviews

9.0

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    9.6

  • Comfort

    9.3

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    9.0

  • Staff

    9.5

  • Value for money

    8.5

  • Free WiFi

    10.0

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  • Reviewed: 5 May 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Beds were a little soft for us but that is a personal preference

    Very friendly & helpful staff, with an excellent breakfast. Nothing was too much bother & the location was perfect for walkers. Thank you

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 3 May 2024

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Friendly and helpful staff.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 27 April 2024

    9.0
    A haven on our walk
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Friendly welcoming manager, good beer and tasty meal.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 April 2024

    10
    Lovely stay at The Ship Inn
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Comfortable rooms, cozy bar, good selection of beers, excellent food

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 20 April 2024

    9.0
    Clean quiet comfortable rooms. Enjoyed our stay - thank you
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Nothing!

    We are two friends walking the south west coastal path, and booked into a family room. Pleased to find on arrival that it was two separate decent sized rooms with shared separate bathroom. Clean and comfortable. Would recommend.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 7 April 2024

    10
    Recommended. Very typical place with warm welcome!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Actually nothing!

    The family room was cosy and well decorated. Also the pub/restaurant as well as the village are definitely worth a visit! The hosts have been highly friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 March 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Price for the room was rather more than we normally pay in March, trying to keep to a tight budget. However, food was more reasonably priced and tasty.

    position on the SW Coast path, friendly helpful staff

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 February 2024

    8.0
    A smashing Cornish inn with a warm welcome
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    I need a gluten -free diet, this wasn't a problem for the highly flexible kitchen staff. The cooked breakfasts were great but if I had to comment then a little more GF choice for the evening meal would have tipped my personal overall rating from good into excellent though I must say that there was more than enough choice for my non-GF partner and the fayre was excellent.

    Friendliness is the key, a warm welcome and a superb feeling of cosiness. It's a small establishment, it's straight out of central - casting for a Cornish harbourside inn and it's spotless and staffed by genuine people who are clearly well-liked and local lynchpins. For us the pet friendly tag was a great attraction and we simply had no problems; we particularly rated the enclosed beer garden as a safe place for our dog and it is a great asset even in January! It's in a magnificent location and within 200m of the cliff path and harbour slipways and sits in the Portloe micro-climate bubble.

    Stayed in February 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 December 2023

    10
    Great stay in a lovely village
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The noise from the bar carried upstairs.

    Lovely quaint old inn above the bar. Lovely dinner in the dining room.

    Stayed in December 2023

  • Reviewed: 14 November 2023

    9.0
    Superb
    • With a pet
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    The hotel is ideally situated for walking the South West Coast Path, very friendly staff who made me feel very welcome. I travelled with my dog, who was also made very welcome.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 4 November 2023

    8.0
    Lovely and hospitable owners and staff. Very warm welcome and very helpful. Great breakfast !
    • Business trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bed was a little too soft, but that’s just my preference. Shower holder needs changing.

    Welcoming staff & lovely breakfast.

    Stayed in November 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 October 2023

    9.0
    Lovely place to stay in a great location with friendly staff, good food and a comfortable room.
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Breakfast was good as was dinner. Lovely room. Nice bathroom with good shower. Friendly landlord and bar staff. It was all excellent. Small suggestion, - It would be good to have a chair in the bedroom.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 October 2023

    8.0
    Great value pub in one of Cornwall's most romantic little fishing villages.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Dinner could have been more imaginative but lunch and breakfast were great.

    Beautiful Cornish fishing village, hollowed out by second homers to the extent that only 83 people live there now. Pub was much better place to stay than the expensive and impersonal Lugger. Great breakfast, really comfortable bed and a good shower.

    Stayed in October 2023

  • Reviewed: 6 October 2023

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

    Great views, lovely walks, wonderful staff and food.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 5 October 2023

    9.0
    A traditional Cornish inn
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We liked it all but maybe there could have been some walking information for people on the Coastal Path.

    We had a very pleasant stay in the Ship Inn. The staff were very friendly and the evening meal we had was tasty. The Inn is really well located near the small harbour and very close to the South West Coastal Path

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 September 2023

    9.0
    Very enjoyable
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Just a thought - you could move the mirror so that it is nearer the plug so that the hair dryer reaches and you can see more easily to dry your hair.

    Lovely pub Very welcoming staff . Could not have done more Lovely big room Lovely meal in the evening Nice pub garden

    Stayed in July 2023

  • Reviewed: 27 September 2023

    9.0
    Great stopover while on the coast path.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    No real negatives.

    Great pub on the coast path, landlord and staff made us feel very welcome. We stopped here while walking. Exceptionally clean, delicious food and drink. We had a lovely big room with comfy bed.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 17 September 2023

    9.0
    Lovely place, lovely people, lovely stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Our stay was too short ;)

    A quiet, beautiful little village, a warm, comfortable inn above the pub, friendly, attentive owners. All with a king's breakfast and atmosphere. We loved it!

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 11 September 2023

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

    Fantastic place, great atmosphere a real warm welcome and lovely large room with super comfy bed.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 7 September 2023

    10
    A wonderful stay in a beautiful part of the country in the sunshine.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing!

    The pub is in a lovely quiet village with parking available. Our room was lovely and clean with a comfortable very large bed. The bathroom was excellent. Breakfast was fantastic, we also ate there in the evening which was also delicious. The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 2 September 2023

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Group
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very clean, lovely large room and bed, very comfortable bed.

    Stayed in September 2023

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2023

    10
    Exceptional
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nothing

    Very accommodating for food as guests of the B&B.

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 29 August 2023

    10
    Excellent
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Included breakfast was delicious and staff is extremely friendly

    Stayed in August 2023

  • Reviewed: 23 August 2023

    10
    Sumptuous.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Clean, spacious, quiet, private, good food and beer/ wine. Wonderful room with en-suite. Lovely staff.

    Beautiful room, lovely towels and facilities with a giant comfy bed Nick and his team made our stay wonderful. Thank you.

    Stayed in August 2023

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