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Old Success Inn

4.0 star property
Beachfront inn for sun and fun

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Serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner
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Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Free WiFi, bed sheets
Superior Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Free WiFi, bed sheets
The Old Success Inn welcomes travelers with its charming garden and inviting bar along the coastline. Guests can soak up sunshine on the terrace, savor meals at the on-site restaurant, and stay connected with WiFi throughout their coastal getaway.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Room service
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Room options

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Classic Twin Room

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Signature Double Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Signature Double Room

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Cable channels
  • 18 sq m
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Suite | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Deluxe Suite

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(11 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Free WiFi, bed sheets

Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • Partial ocean view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Standard Double Room | Free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)

Highlights

Heating
Free cribs/infant beds
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Cable channels
  • 6 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

About the neighborhood

Located in Penzance, Old Success Inn is on the beach. Trewidden Garden and Tanglewood Wild Garden are worth checking out if an activity is on the agenda, while those wishing to experience the area's natural beauty can explore St. Michael's Mount and Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Sennen Surfing Centre and Grand Casino Amusements are also worth visiting.
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Old Success Inn, Sennen Cove, Penzance, England, TR19 7DG

What's nearby

  • Sennen Cove Beach - 1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Land's End - 5 min drive - 2.6 miles
  • Porthcurno Beach - 8 min drive - 4.6 miles
  • Minack Theatre - 8 min drive - 4.8 miles
  • Pedn Vounder Beach - 15 min drive - 5.6 miles

Getting around

  • St Erth Station - 20 min drive
  • Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall) - 83 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Fountain Inn - ‬11 min drive
  • ‪Surf Beach Bar - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Star Inn - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪St Buryan Inn - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪First & Last Inn - ‬19 min walk

About this property

Old Success Inn

Upscale inn near Minack Theatre
You can look forward to a terrace, a garden, and a bar at Old Success Inn. The on-site restaurant offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Stay connected with free in-room WiFi.
Room features
All guestrooms at Old Success Inn offer comforts such as free WiFi and room service.
More amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with free toiletries and hair dryers
  • Flat-screen TVs with cable channels
  • Electric kettles, heating, and daily housekeeping

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Room service

More

  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Christmas Day:
  • Bar/lounge
  • Dining venue(s)

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 15.0 per day

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 15.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

National rating

This establishment has received its official star rating from VisitEngland, the National Tourist Board for England.

Property is also known as

Old Success Inn Penzance
Old Success Penzance
Old Success Inn Inn
Old Success Inn Penzance
Old Success Inn Inn Penzance

Frequently asked questions

Is Old Success Inn pet-friendly?

No, only service animals are welcome at the property.

How much is parking at Old Success Inn?

Old Success Inn doesn't offer parking.

What time is check-in at Old Success Inn?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 7:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at Old Success Inn?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Old Success Inn located?

Nestled on the beach, this Penzance inn is just steps from Cornwall Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and Sennen Cove Beach. Gwynver Beach and Sennen Surfing Centre are also within 1 mi (2 km).

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Reviews

Old Success Inn Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

9.4

Cleanliness

9.4

Location

9.2

Staff & service

8.8

Eco-friendliness

9.0

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 147 out of 243 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 74 out of 243 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 15 out of 243 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 243 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 243 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sedley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location was absolutely stunning! Watched the sunset over the cove. Staff were welcoming and kind. The room was just lovely- so many thoughtful details. Highly recommend!!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Loved our stay here. Pub staff was very kind, food was great. Our room was right over the pub and it wasn’t loud
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Gregory

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Nice ambience.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great pub & restaurant at the hotel.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ben

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

A*

Incredible place with amazing views will be going back for sure
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great place to stay and the staff were really really polite and provided an incredible service.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tony

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

Amazing place to stay

Great place to stay, Amazing views. Room was perfect, staff are friendly, so close to the beach
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tony

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

Amazing place to stay

Great place to stay, Amazing views. Room was perfect, staff are friendly, so close to the beach
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kelly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely relaxing stay. Room exceeded expectations and the having the pub downstairs was so nice for a drink in the evening after being out walking all day.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Nikki

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

Fantastic view, lovely food

We were able to check in early which was a nice touch, as were the complementary drinks and snacks. We ate outside in the afternoon and the burger was delicious. The bed was a bit on the soft side for my liking but I had a wonderful night’s sleep. Breakfast was lovely, but it is cooked to order so factor that into your timing. All in all a wonderful stay, will definitely be back
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was clean and comfortable, well equipped and supplied. Location is amazing, right next to the beach. Perfect views Breakfast excellent, good quality and a huge choice. Best of all were the staff - all very welcoming and helpful, in a natural, non-corporate. Congrats to them all. Only downside was the room - number 15 - which has poor sound isolation from reception and bar. It has windows that are overlooked by the terrace so you have the noise and the lack of privacy following from that. I’ve given five stars because of the outstanding staff but I would only stay here again if I was sure to avoid that room.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Michael

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

Old Success Inn

Great room, great view, food was excellent and clear water at the beach
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennifer

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

Lovely spot

Lovely spot. Our room had all the amenities needed to support less able people.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Brian

Lovely hotel with a fantastic location , rooms very comfortable and clean . Excellent value for money . One side note is please allow an extra £9 per day parking fee as hotel does not have parking and you have to use beach car park opposite.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

jayne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I loved my stay here. It was one of my favourite stays on my trip. Tom was brilliant at check in amd was available to help when i needed. My room No1 was stunning, beautiful decor, and views of the bay. Sennen Cove is dreamy and i highly recommended it
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kristina

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely loved our stay at the Old Success Inn. The location was fantastic, the room was beautifully designed, the quality was brilliant and I adored the small touches like the complimentary Korev and the Robert’s radio gently playing as we arrived. The staff were friendly and professional and made our short stay thoroughly enjoyable.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Karen

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

Lovely hotel facing the sea

The hotel was in a lovely spot and the room was comfortable. The breakfast and evening meals were very good and the staff very attentive and friendly
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Marie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Room was lovely overlooking the beach , shower was very weak , very busy inn and food was good , even staying you were not guaranteed a table to eat or drink except for breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

beverly

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service

Great view

We both found the bed uncomfortable (a personal thing), windows need attention (room 12) Loverly view, excellent bathroom
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

SIU WAI JANE

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

Excellent

Very impressive on our stay
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

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

Perfect Location

First time staying at the Old Success Inn but will return. Loved the location and rooms and the staff were all very helpful and friendly
Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

Helen

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

Fantastic Stay

Stunning views. Friendly and accommodating staff. Superb breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Thomas

Liked: Amenities
Lovely!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Katheryn

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

Success Inn

We loved every minute. Superb location,good staff and good food
Stayed 7 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

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

A perfect venue

Excellent hotel in a fantastic position. Staff and facilities where brilliant. Highly recommended whether for couples or families
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

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