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The Ship and Castle

3.0 star property

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Family Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets
Breakfast and dinner served

Reviews

7.4 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Parking available
  • Laundry
  • Pet friendly

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THE WATERFRONT, SAINT MAWES, Truro, England, TR2 5DG
  • Place, St. Mawes Beach
    ‪1 min walk‬
  • Place, Roseland Visitor Centre
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, St. Mawes Castle
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • Airport, Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall)
    ‪48 min drive‬

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Standard Double Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(13 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Single Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Double Room, Sea View

7.6 out of 10
Good
(9 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Standard Twin Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Superior Twin Room, Sea View

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Superior Double Room, Sea View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(15 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Family Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, free WiFi, bed sheets

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

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About this property

The Ship and Castle

3-star Truro hotel with restaurant
This hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli. WiFi in public areas is free. Other amenities include a coffee shop/cafe, self parking, and laundry facilities.
The Ship and Castle offers 54 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Cable television is provided.

Bathrooms include showers. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The hotel offers a restaurant, a coffee shop/cafe, and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Wireless Internet access is complimentary. This beach hotel also offers laundry facilities, a front-desk safe, and an elevator. Parking is available onsite for a surcharge.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:30 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant serves breakfast and dinner.
View Cafe - This café serves light fare only. Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Self parking on site (GBP 8 per night)

Food and drink

  • Daily full breakfast available 8:30 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 10.95 per person
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Restaurants on site

  • View Cafe

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Laundry facilities
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • On the beach

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Check-in

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

Check-out

Check-out before 10 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Renovations and closures

This property is closed from October 13 2025 to April 30 2026 (dates subject to change).

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 15 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 10.95 per person
  • Self parking fee: GBP 8 per night
  • Pet fee: GBP 15 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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; cash is not accepted
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

Property is also known as

Ship Castle Hotel St Mawes
Ship Castle St Mawes
The Ship Castle
The Ship Castle Hotel
The Ship and Castle Hotel
The Ship and Castle Truro
The Ship and Castle Hotel Truro

The Ship and Castle Reviews

Reviews

7.4

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 76 out of 318 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 117 out of 318 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 77 out of 318 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 32 out of 318 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 16 out of 318 reviews

7.4/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

6.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.0/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Simon

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

Thank you for making it happen

Amazing staff , so helpful and accommodating to my request to make my dad’s 80th birthday trip a success . Waking up with a sea view was a lovely . Amazing village and friendly locals .
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Hop Sang

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Brilliant location but the bed was so uncomfortable, you could feel every spring in the bed . Appreciate the location means some noise , but there was a coach parked outside from just gone 6am that had its engine running for the majority of the first hour it was there picking up guests and yet didn’t depart til gone 7.30 by which time we were too awake to stay in bed any longer .
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Teresa

Disliked: Cleanliness

Tragic

We ordered a superior sea facing room. It was definitely sea facing, but no way was it superior. Small bed, filthy window sills and someone's dirty pants on the floor. Breakfast was plentiful but like school dinners. I suppose if you get a cheal hotel in St Mawes you get what you pay for!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Eleftheria

Traveled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

To be avoided!

80£ for a night; terribly dirty carpet, room felt like a storage room, almost no shower running water, spider net hanging down the roof, dirty kettle. Paid 26£ extra for breakfast for two - medium variety with no cheese and ham. Staff distant and moody. Worst stay ever!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alessia

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I chose a room with two single beds, but unfortunately the beds aren't very comfortable. You can feel the springs inside the mattress...so zero comfort. It's a shame, because the hotel is truly beautiful, the location perfect, and the guy at the check-in desk was really nice and kind. In short, everything was perfect except the comfort of the beds
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Tariq

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Kirsten

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely location, beautiful views from the restaurant. We were room 204, comfortable beds, clean, overlooks the Victory Inn & side street, window frames could do with some tlc (it's an old building mind). Small bathroom, water pressure low but perfectly fine. Constant buzz/hum noise noticeable through the night, directly below on the ground floor is a unit that makes this noise (saw while walking by & door was open). Breakfast was buffet & excellent, bar reasonably priced & great staff. Would we stay here again? Yes 🙂
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Brittany

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Super fun place to stay! Easy check in and out! Adding on breakfast was well worth it!
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Would def stay there again.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Miranda

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were warm and welcoming, especially Diane. It was like greeting an old friend when ever we entered the dining room. The food was exquisite. I plan to return with my family.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Paul

Business traveler
Liked: Staff & service

Disappointment

I was not aware that this was a coach trip destination. My room (122) was more than a trek from reception, the odd layout of stairwells and doors to traverse, got me lost a couple of times. The landings smelt damp. The bathroom really was not pleasant, needed replacing. The lady running breakfast was verging on rude, instead of policing the door to the restaurant, not allowing anyone in until 8am sharp, she could have let myself and the coachload of people stood behind me, blocking the corridor, at least get seated. I missed to get the name of the nice chap running the bar on Monday evening, but I would like to pass on that he was welcoming, friendly and inclusive.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Lucy

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Amenities
Very quiet area an hotel Not alof to do
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Helen

Traveled with partner
Amazing room overlooking the sea..
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Geraldine

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Where to start, Given room 203, there were 4 rooms in this area/corridor which smelt thought we were in a care home. Room was bland though it did look as if it was trying to be upgraded, very small window which we had to leave open as it was so hot. In the bathroom a new heated towel rail had been installed, I would have recalled who ever installed it and told them what bad workmanship had been performed
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We were made to feel welcome by the receptionist, barman and dinning staff. Their friendly and helpful manner added to the enjoyment of our stay. We would highly recommend people to stay at the Ship and Castle.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

pamela

Nice room, beautiful view, food poor, mass catering for coaches, pre prepared by brakes food supplies, website needs updating.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Simon

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very poorly furnished room. Not for me again
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alison

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location on seafront updated clean room. The only downside was no parking within the hotel but a carpark just up the road .
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Hamilton

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities

Perfect location view from our room

Perfect location. Good customer service, but needs improvement on the AC or having a fan in the room as it was really hot. Overall decent hotel and would give it a 4 star. There were room with a perfect many stairs to find our room bit of a maze but good fun getting lost lol.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Martyn

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Staff & service
Beautiful location and great walking around hotel. Ferry is located just outside hotel and gives easy access to Falmouth.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kevin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel was great with a fantastic sea view, staff were friendly and helpful. I read the description of the hotel which said parking available (for a fee) but on arrival found it was a nearby council carpark. I took my old soft top car and was disappointed to leave it overnight outside and vulnerable. It would have been helpful if the car park arrangement was clearer
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
The staff were very helpful when it transpired I'd booked for the wrong night! They found me another room with no trouble at all, still with a sea view and I had a very comfortable and easy stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025