Commercial Hotel
Penzance, Cornwall

The Commercial Hotel is situated in the centre of St Just in the heart of Penwith, and makes an ideal base for visitors exploring West Cornwall. This small family-run hotel has been in the Woolcock family for generations and is well known locally for its warm welcome, friendly atmosphere and excellent food. All of our bedrooms are en-suite with colour televisions, hair dryers and tea/coffee making facilities. You will be assured of a comfortable stay in spacious, tasteful surroundings. None smoking bedrooms are available. Please request when making your reservations. Our conservatory is available for those special occasions and has a no smoking area for dining.

Penzance is a civil parish and port town in the Penwith district of Cornwall, England, UK. Granted various Royal Charters from 1512 onwards and Incorporated in 1614, it has a population of 21,168 people and is currently Penwith's principal town. Situated in the shelter of the Mount's Bay, the town faces southeast onto the English Channel, is bordered to the west by the fishing port of Newlyn and stretches towards the small town of Marazion in the east. The town's location gives it a subtropical climate that is warmer than most of the rest of Britain. Although the first historical mention of Penzance (as a place for landing fish) was in 1322, the town was, until fairly recently, overshadowed by its near-neighbour Marazion. (Marazion was recorded in the Domesday Book of 1088 and is the oldest chartered town in Britain, having been granted this status by King Henry III in 1257.) In medieval times and later Penzance was subject to frequent raiding by Barbary pirates. The name of one of Penzance's oldest buildings 'The Turk's Head' pub is said to be a reference to these incidents, however there is no written evidence to this effect.