Cornwall


<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Interior-Chapel-House-Penzance-1000x667.jpeg" alt="hallway and interior of chapel house penzance" class="wp-image-32857" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Interior-Chapel-House-Penzance-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Interior-Chapel-House-Penzance-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Interior-Chapel-House-Penzance-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Interior-Chapel-House-Penzance.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-what-where">WHAT? WHERE?</h2>



<p>A listed Georgian townhouse, <a href="https://www.chapelhousepz.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Chapel House</a> can be found at the seaside end of Chapel Street in Penzance with views out across the harbour and Mounts Bay including St Michael&#8217;s Mount. Chapel House was previously Penzance&#8217;s arts club &#8211; the granite and brick building was originally built in 1790. </p>



<p>Where once artists propped up the bar, ate their fill and made do with one bathroom for all the rooms, owner Susan has lovingly restored the building to its former Georgian glory with modern touches, including whitewashed floors, local artwork on every wall, nook and cranny, huge baths and TVs in each room. </p>



<p>In addition to the six rooms in the main house, in 2018 the&nbsp;more modern addition of two apartments in the garden were added, and in 2023 the garden sauna and hot tub.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Cornwall-chapel-house-1000x667.jpeg" alt="doorway and harbour view from the window of chapel house penzance" class="wp-image-32856" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Cornwall-chapel-house-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Cornwall-chapel-house-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Cornwall-chapel-house-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Cornwall-chapel-house.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-vibe">THE VIBE</h2>



<p>Somewhere between a boutique hotel and a&nbsp;B&amp;B, Chapel House is sprawling with plenty of communal space hung with a rotating display of art in association with the Newlyn School of Art.&nbsp;The (mostly huge) rooms are spread over three main floors with a large basement kitchen&nbsp;opening on to a walled-in garden and terrace and two family suites, creating the feeling as if you are staying in someone&#8217;s (super large) house rather than a hotel &#8211; which you kind of are! </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0193.jpg" alt="sitting room at Chapel House Penzance" class="wp-image-17409" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0193.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0193-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0193-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0193-720x480.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>The beautifully proportioned house has been decorated in calm, soothing blues and whites; an echo of the coast while staying true to the building&#8217;s Georgian heritage. Guests have the run of the lounge and drawing room, as well as access to the wellness garden. </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-scoff-amp-quaff">SCOFF &amp; QUAFF</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Chapel-House-Penzance-Breakfast-1000x667.jpeg" alt="breakfast juices on offer at Chapel House Penzance Cornwall" class="wp-image-32854" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Chapel-House-Penzance-Breakfast-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Chapel-House-Penzance-Breakfast-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Chapel-House-Penzance-Breakfast-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/Chapel-House-Penzance-Breakfast.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>It is almost impossible not to linger over breakfast&nbsp;round the kitchen, where guests are served homemade juice, croissants with jam, granola, yogurt and fruit, plus their choice of hot food which is cooked to order.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0423.jpg" alt="Kitchen at Chapel House Penzance" class="wp-image-17410" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0423.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0423-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0423-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0423-720x480.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Tea and home-made cakes are served in the upstairs drawing room around 5.30pm/6pm. There are no evening meals in the winter except for occasional supper clubs, and in the summer meals can be provided by arrangement &#8211; as well as weekend supper clubs open to non-residents too &#8211; the feeling overall is personal but not overbearing.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-pillow-talk">PILLOW TALK</h2>



<p>In the main house, the six rooms are all spacious with sea views framed by the huge Georgian windows. Every room has its own bathroom with rainforest showers and the biggest have baths in the room. We loved the white painted walls and floors that set off the mostly local artwork, along with huge handmade oak beds made with white sheets. Room two, below, and room four, below that, are the two largest.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0153.jpg" alt="bedroom two with freestanding bath at chapel house penzance" class="wp-image-17418" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0153.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0153-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0153-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0153-720x480.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Toiletries are by local Pure Nuff Stuff, and every room contains thoughtful touches including gowns, slippers, a wireless speaker, books, a radio and even a DryRobe to wear for an early morning guided sea swim.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0049.jpg" alt="bedroom four at Chapel House Penzance" class="wp-image-17408" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0049.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0049-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0049-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0049-720x480.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>All rooms have free Wi-Fi, and if you do encounter Cornish rain unexpectedly, the stocked boot room contains everything from spare jackets, woolly hats and wellingtons to toothbrushes and shaving gear.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/Chapel-House-2-3-of-19.jpg" alt="bedroom of suite at Chapel House Penzance" class="wp-image-17411" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/Chapel-House-2-3-of-19.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/Chapel-House-2-3-of-19-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/Chapel-House-2-3-of-19-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/Chapel-House-2-3-of-19-720x480.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>The suites&nbsp;make the most of the views: the upstairs sitting room has sea views and swanky log burner, and a beautifully comfortable bed in the much darker downstairs. A bespoke staircase and Tom Raffield lights as well as the little kitchen area make this a great option for a hybrid self-catering break, or if you want a little more space.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-spa">SPA</h2>



<p>Not a spa as such, but all guests have unlimited access (in daylight hours) to the outside hot tub and sauna in the walled garden with views out over the harbour and daily early morning guided harbour swims, plus treatments can be booked with in-house therapist, Rachel Lorent.</p>



<p>Chapel House launched their wellness weekend packages in 2023 and they are really thoughtful. Wellness weekend guests will have a therapeutic massage treatment, daily early morning guided harbour swims, a coastal walk and sea swim, a herbal tasting session and guided meditation with Ruth Weaver, and (when open) a session in the Jubilee Pool geo-thermal pool. </p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/10/Penzance-Cornwall-BPTL-2-1000x667.jpeg" alt="penzance from above" class="wp-image-31987" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/10/Penzance-Cornwall-BPTL-2-1000x667.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/10/Penzance-Cornwall-BPTL-2-800x533.jpeg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/10/Penzance-Cornwall-BPTL-2-768x512.jpeg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/10/Penzance-Cornwall-BPTL-2-788x525.jpeg 788w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2023/10/Penzance-Cornwall-BPTL-2.jpeg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-kid-friendly">KID-FRIENDLY</h2>



<p>Chapel House isn&#8217;t marketed as kid-friendly but that doesn&#8217;t mean they&#8217;re not welcome. One cot and/or day bed can be added to your room &#8211; or book one of the suites which sleeps up to four. If you share a room with a child, under 5s come free and there is a charge of £25 per night including breakfast for 5-16 year olds. For a larger family group, the top floor, which features three bedrooms and a private sitting/play area, may be ideal for a whole floor let.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-out-amp-about">OUT &amp; ABOUT</h2>



<p>Penzance has established itself as a destination in its own right, but also makes a great base for visiting West Penwith and West Cornwall generally. Chapel Street, one of Penzance&#8217;s nicest streets and home to some of the oldest buildings, has plenty of treasures to while away an afternoon including independent shops, smuggler&#8217;s pubs and not one but two bars &#8211; The Artist&#8217;s Residence and 45 Queen Street.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0265.jpg" alt="sea view from the window at chapel house penzance" class="wp-image-17415" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0265.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0265-300x200.jpg 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0265-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/42A0265-720x480.jpg 720w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Within only a few miles you will find Newlyn (home to several great restaurants, an art gallery, cinema and more, as well as being a working fishing harbour), Mousehole, the famed Minack Theatre and beaches of Porthcurno, Land&#8217;s End, Sennen, and St Ives with the Tate Gallery and Barbara Hepworth Musuem.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/01/Newlyn-Harbour-RB-image-1000x667.jpg" alt="Newlyn Harbour in the dusk Cornwall" class="wp-image-32688" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/01/Newlyn-Harbour-RB-image-1000x667.jpg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/01/Newlyn-Harbour-RB-image-800x533.jpg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/01/Newlyn-Harbour-RB-image-768x512.jpg 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/01/Newlyn-Harbour-RB-image-788x525.jpg 788w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/01/Newlyn-Harbour-RB-image.jpg 1500w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p>Step around the corner from Chapel House and you&#8217;ll find the exhibitions and coffee at Newlyn Art Exchange or potter down the hill to the sea (where you can also board the Scillonian&nbsp;Ferry to head to the Isles of Scilly). You&#8217;ll also find the&nbsp;UK&#8217;s largest salt-water lido and warm geothermal Jubilee Pool, now open May &#8211; October for 2024.</p>



<p>Penzance is at the end of the mainline railway, making it a perfect destination for a Cornish car-free holiday. Hire an e-bike and cycle to Newlyn and Mousehole, or board the coaster bus. Guests can also by request be driven and accompanied on a coastal walk at nearby destinations including Rinsey.</p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-dog-friendly">DOG FRIENDLY?</h2>



<p>By arrangement dogs can stay at Chapel House and sleep in the bedrooms &#8211; albeit not on or in your bed or the furniture &#8211; and can accompany you whilst you relax in the drawing room or lie beside you while you eat breakfast. Dog beds are not provided, so you&#8217;ll need to bring your own.</p>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="666" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/Chapel-House-Penzance-7.png" alt="details at chapel house penzance including chair and georgian window" class="wp-image-17416" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/Chapel-House-Penzance-7.png 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/Chapel-House-Penzance-7-300x200.png 300w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/Chapel-House-Penzance-7-768x511.png 768w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2019/12/Chapel-House-Penzance-7-720x480.png 720w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-accessibility">ACCESSIBILITY</h2>



<p>Being a listed Georgian property means that no wheelchair access is possible to the upper floors of the main house. The suites have ground floor bedrooms and walk-in wet rooms.  </p>



<h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-the-muddy-verdict">THE MUDDY VERDICT</h2>



<figure class="wp-block-image size-full"><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" width="1000" height="667" src="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/image.jpeg" alt="interior and hallway chapel house penzance" class="wp-image-32858" srcset="https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/image.jpeg 1000w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/image-800x534.jpeg 800w, https://dev.muddystilettos.co.uk/cornwall/wp-content/uploads/sites/9/2024/02/image-768x512.jpeg 768w" sizes="(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px" /></figure>



<p><strong>Good for:&nbsp;</strong>Art lovers, those who prefer staying in a more intimate setting whilst still benefiting from the comfort of a hotel. Sea swimmers and solo travellers will love the guided options available.</p>



<p><strong>Not for:&nbsp;</strong>If you&#8217;d like to eat in your hotel but in a restaurant-style setting, this is not the one for you.&nbsp;Dogs and children welcome &#8211; but this is not a family hotel so there are no kids facilities or babysitting services.</p>



<p><strong>The damage: </strong>Rooms are priced from £200-250 per night and Suites from £300.&nbsp;Enquire for single-night stays; a 10% discount for stays of five or more nights, and 20% single occupancy in certain rooms is available.</p>



<p>Chapel House, Chapel Street, Penzance, Cornwall, TR18 4AQ</p>



<p><a href="http://chapelhousepz.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>chapelhousepz.co.uk</em></a></p>


Review: Chapel House, Penzance, Cornwall

You may also like