Penwig

United Kingdom , Cardigan
New Quay, South John Street
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6/10

Pleasant

31 May 2026

Yvonne

Sea view room basic but clean. Check in chaos as you have to do at the bar below should have separate or key box. Breakfast pretty limited, truly awful overcooked eggs
The location is lovely.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

19 May 2026

ANNE

We were in a sea view room and the view was amazing.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

13 May 2026

Anne

Good breakfast, friendly & helpful staff. Good location. Room was a bit tight as was the shower.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Feb 2026

Nia

Great stay

Partner

8/10

Excellent

01 Feb 2026

Gerald

The staff are a real asset, polite, attentive and friendly

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

30 Dec 2025

Clive

Good clean room...friendly staff..food good

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

07 Dec 2025

Amelia

Room was a lot bigger than expected, we stayed in the little annexe family room and it was wonderful. Clean and spacious, perfect for what we needed. Tea and coffee in the room, hair dryer, and plenty of towels. Helpful staff on check in, thank you for a lovely stay!

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

23 Nov 2025

Emma

Lovely clean room with a great sea view! The shower cubicle was very small (my OH is quite a big chap so it was a squeeze, but he managed)!
Really comfortable bed; had the best sleep in ages!
Great food and service. The hotel is quite central so a great base for exploring the coastal walks. Would definitely recommend.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

09 Nov 2025

andrew

Staff Lynn and Gemma first class

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Oct 2025

Lesley

Lovely view, comfortable room, staff were very helpful and friendly!

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

14 Oct 2025

Sharon

Room was superb, we were upgraded to room 7 which was really a suite, with large windows overlooking Cardigan Bay. Two cocktails for £10 was fantastic start to stay. Disabled parking (and normal parking) on road directly outside. Restrictions apply but not after 30/09.The real bonus for this hotel was the service and friendliness of every member of staff.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Oct 2025

Daniel

Absolutely incredible customer service from the moment we walked through the door I’d highly recommend the stay and the breakfast was great

Leisure Family_with_children

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2025

Tracy

Lovely staff. The sunday roast was one of the best I've had from a restaurant ( & plenty of it ).
The sea view was incredible, we actually saw dolphins from our room. There was ample tea/coffee & milk, a large tv but the beds were absolutely incredible, they were so comfortable as was the linen. If I was to stay again in New Quay I would 💯 stay at the Penwig hotel again xx

8/10

Excellent

29 Sep 2025

David

Amazing Dolphins

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Sep 2025

robert

Very nice room.

Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Sep 2025

Jasbier

Perfect for a short stay

Room had everything we could wish for an overnight stay including TV with Netflix.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Sep 2025

Nicholas

Staff were very accommodating. Room was very clean. Excellent sea views.

10/10

Exceptional

13 Sep 2025

David

Excellent and happy staff, more than willing to help with any assistance or questions that we had. Fantastic location and if you have a sea view room, perfect location for dolphin spotting!

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2025

Seamus

friendly staff

8/10

Excellent

08 Sep 2025

Kelvin

The staff were excellent, the view is beautiful however the rooms are looking tired.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Aug 2025

Linda

Car park within walking distance to hotel, room lovely and clean, fabulous sea views from the room and resturant, seating inside and out. Resturant does get very busy. Breakfast quite nice. Very friendly staff. Only down side when sitting outside dogs kept barking and owners seemed oblivious, which did spoil the peace.

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2025

robert

Very nice stay

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 Aug 2025

Charlotte

We enjoyed staying here. There were a couple of things that let it down, for example the handle to the door was broken and kept coming loose when pulled, and when we first arrived to check in it felt like we were waiting a long time as the bar customers were being prioritised over hotel guests (we saw people who arrived after us served before us).
That being said, we had a sea view room which was lovely and really enjoyed the proximity to the harbour. There is no parking on site but the Rock Street car park just around the corner was good value for 24hrs and only a stone’s throw from the accommodation so not too bad for carrying our bags.
Breakfast the next morning was really nice and the check out process was easy. We would consider returning if in the area again, especially if the maintenance issues were looked at e.g. broken door handle

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

20 Aug 2025

Rebecca

Family room was perfect lots of space, room was clean but outdoor table and chairs old and rusty.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Aug 2025

Lovely room, overlooking the sea.
Comfy bed. Very clean.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

03 Aug 2025

Nick

Nice room with a great view.

Partner

4/10

Poor

26 Jul 2025

Leslie

Lack of parking, had to park on 24hr parking but the problem there was if you went out in your car when you came back to park up there were no spaces left had to park 20min. walk away.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jun 2025

Verified traveler

Great place

A very comfortable night with a view of a beach and Cardigan Bay. A very good gluten free breakfast.
I saw dolphins in the harbour, many sea birds including a cormorant with a fish and I had a lovely cliff walk.

Self

8/10

Excellent

24 Jun 2025

Sian

Great location friendly staff and excellent lunch

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2025

D T

Lovely friendly hotel/pub, setting was glorious on a lovely day. Parking wasnt great but overnight only coat 7 pound . Employees friendly, nice traditional breakfast

Business

10/10

Exceptional

07 Jun 2025

Mandy

Parking is a big issue. Not available near hotel. Problem for disabled driver

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jun 2025

Hannah

A great spacious sea view room, with a Comfy bed. The pub served fabulous breakfasts. All of the staff were friendly.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

22 May 2025

Lee

Nic place

Very happy with my stay. Would recomend.

Self

8/10

Excellent

19 May 2025

Jane

Brilliant staff - very warm and welcoming
Delightfully comfortable bed

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 May 2025

John

A pleasant stay.

A most enjoyable stay enhanced by perfect weather. Hotel convenient for all facilities in New Quay. A clean pleasant room (room 3) with three windows giving sea views. Reasonably priced food at the hotel. Hope to stay again in future, but were told that it would probably be cheaper to book directly with the hotel than through Hotels.com.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

16 May 2025

Rob

Room

Great overall.only thing was with the room was .The tele was very hard to turn on .had sound no picture.had to go on you tube or i player could nt watch anything else.also our room was above the fans outside .noise thru the night.sounded like being on a plane at night.is wat it is .overall great

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

06 May 2025

robert

friendly staff ,,great views

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Apr 2025

Nicholas

The helpful friendly nature of the staff.....

10/10

Exceptional

19 Mar 2025

Stephen

Check in was swift and pleasant. We were shown to the suite (family suite) and was pleasantly surprised. Lovely thick quality duvet and pillows. Tea and coffee available also. Towels were plenty and again good quality.
We ate in the bar and the staff were great. Apologies for the names (both lads)
Food was lovely.
Very enjoyable spur of the moment stay. I would return in a heartbeat.

Leisure Family

10/10

Exceptional

11 Mar 2025

frances

I liked the friendly atmosphere. There's nothing to fault.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

09 Mar 2025

Stephen

Great pub and rooms

Great place, stayed many times, highly recommend but parking can be tricky.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2025

Nigel

Great hotel in picturesque setting.

Picture postcard hotel and restaurant set just above the perfect harbour of New Quay.

Marston's pub so the food is standard but decent quality. The staff are cheerful, friendly and caring.

The rooms are large and oddly shaped as you would expect for an old building.
Warm and comfy bed with plenty of storage space and large bathroom and shower

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2025

Wayne

Amazing hotel in New Quay

Thoroughly enjoyed our stay. Very relaxing and amazing views. Spent 3 hours watching the world go by in our hotel room.
Food was delicious and service was world class. I highly recommend visiting

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Feb 2025

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Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jan 2025

Verified traveler

Perfect location

Lovely hotel , excellent service and food, friendly staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Jan 2025

James

Great spot for instant access to the beach, good pub food.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

05 Nov 2024

Anne

Incredible position right on the coast.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2024

Benjamin

Beautiful Little hotel overlooking the sea front

Lovely Hotel over the Pub on the sea front, Clean lovely room with fantastic views. Yes it was noisy when the pub was open but it doesn’t have a silly late opening times so the noise wasn’t a problem. would stop here again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

15 Oct 2024

Lisa

Super friendly staff. Clean room and comfortable bed.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Oct 2024

Andy

Love staying at the penwig ... views are brilliant and the staff are so eelcoming . Stay here regularly and never fails to be a delight .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Oct 2024

jim

Great stay. Staff is wonderful, rooms are clean and New Quay is charming

10/10

Exceptional

20 Sep 2024

Verified traveler

Short break away

Stayed in New Quay many times but this was our first stay at The Penwig and it didnt disappoint. We booked a sea view room which was lovely as you could sit in the morning and watch the dolphins out in the bay. The room was spacious and spotless. The breakfasts were tasty with a few choices and also catered for vegetarians.
The staff were friendly, polite and nothing was too much trouble. There is no onsite parking but we used the carpark around the corner. It does get a bit noisey early in the am with deliveries to the pub and surrounding businesses etc but it wouldnt deter us in staying again.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Sep 2024

Carol

Very friendly and helpful staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Aug 2024

Gillian

The hotel was well situated and we had a lovely sea view. It was a little noisy outside at times, particularly in the mornings but to be expected in a seaside location.

Overall we couldn't fault it and had a very pleasant stay :)

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jul 2024

Sue

Great stay

Great location, just across the road from the beach so we had a lovely view from the room. Our room was clean, comfortable and lots of room. Staff were very friendly and helpful

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2024

Ceri

What a find

What an amazing find.
We stayed in the family room at the back of the hotel.
Spotlessly clean. Beds were SO comfortable. Excellent staff, really welcoming and helpful.
Gorgeous food in the hotel and my favorite wine.
Hotel is perfectly situated, looking out over the harbour.
Beautiful breakfast in the morning too.
I will be returning, very impressed.

Friends_and_family Family

6/10

Pleasant

13 Jul 2024

mark

Parking difficult. Food good, reasonably price food. View good location great.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

13 Jul 2024

Andy

I regularly use this hotel for visiting family . Always a great welcome from the staff and positioning is second to none .

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2024

Peter

View

Great location! Checkin quick and easy , rooms a little dated, but nice and comfortable with lovely view.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

01 Jul 2024

Sally

Perfect for dolphin watching

Booked to go dolphin watching. Perfect location for doing so. Overlooks the bay and could see the dolphins in there at high tide from the hotel room
Really comfy bed. Good choice of channels on tv. Friendly welcome from the landlord.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

29 Jun 2024

Irene

Will stay again - soon!

Great location, perfect sea view from the room, fluffy white towels, well stocked tray and super comfy bed. Will visit again - soon!

6/10

Pleasant

11 Jun 2024

David J

Mixed

Good view - but room was not cleaned during stay and showers drain plug full of hair

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

11 Jun 2024

Philip

Overnight trip to celebrate birthday. Fantastic time - lovely large spacious room with amazing sea views

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

01 May 2024

Adam

Great central location, staff always helpful and a great stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Apr 2024

Dawn

Great location

Great location, overlooking the beach and harbour, close to shops, cafes and restaurants. Our double seaview room was modern and comfortable, we loved sitting in the arm chairs and watching the harbour. One afternoon, we were lucky and saw the dolphins in the bay.

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Mar 2024

PHILIP

Very welcoming, food and atmosphere good

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

23 Feb 2024

robert

friendly ,helpfull staff.

10/10

Exceptional

20 Feb 2024

Gavin

Walking Weekend made Great by the Hotel

A fantastic weekend at the Penwig. All staff were extremely welcoming and helpful.

Food and drink in the hotel bar was great and rooms were clean and comfortable

Location was also superb for the coastal path

Friends_and_family Friends

10/10

Exceptional

16 Feb 2024

Trudy

Great central place to stay. friendly staff. No parking on site but there is near by. Lovely size room and whilst we didn't ask for a view of the sea you could look out the window and see / hear the sea.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

08 Feb 2024

Florence

I liked friendliness service atmosphere

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

10 Jan 2024

Peter

Very comfortable stay and excellent service from the staff

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

04 Jan 2024

Adrian

Great place to stay

Great place to stay in centre on New Quay overlooking the bay. Easy parking during winter months. Great beer on cask hand pull and hearty food. Enjoyed the breakfast.

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

08 Dec 2023

Jason

I'll be back

Thanks to Colin and his team, everything was excellent and it was nice to have a decent portion of chips with dinner.

Business

10/10

Exceptional

19 Oct 2023

Sandra

The room was lovely and clean,warm, good views of the sea. The bed was comfortable, a nice sized TV. Very happy with it all. Had a tasty omelette for breakfast.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

10 Sep 2023

Susan

Friendly and welcoming

Leisure Partner