Have just returned from visit to Stratford-upon-Avon. Had a great time, and so glad we stayed at Penshurst despite our misgivings. Karen gave us a lovely welcome, she was so friendly. She gave us all the local information of places to visit, the best restaurants and time to eat at, made sure we had a parking space etc. The rooms... more

I was so interested in the concept of a self-catering guesthouse as none of us are big breakfast eaters, plus with children it's nice to have the flexibility of a kitchen on site. We booked into the second floor, two rooms - a double for us and a twin for the children. First impressions NOT great, since no one was... more

My family of four recently returned from England and stayed a wonderful 2 nights at the Penshurst Guest House. We were a little apprehensive after reading the mixed reviews but booked the Bridge room as it was one of very few choices in Stratford that provided a double bed and two twins. Imagine our relief when Karen welcomed us at... more

After trawling through various B&B internet sites, it was a happy surprise to find this self catering guest house amongst them, offering do-able rates for my family and real self catering facilities. We paid a standard room price and although there was no full English breakfast included, we happily made our own. The kitchen was fully functional, we found biscuits,... more

We stayed at Penshurst for our recent trip to Stratford.We were greeted ny son and left standing on door step.Parents didn't even greet usThe concept selfcatering started when shown kitchen and that was it - no milk (all out of date), coffee or tea. Rooms and hallways messy, Junk everywhere. Whole place is very tired and overpriced. View from window... more

A new concept in Bed and Breakfasts! proclaims the brochure in our room. As far as I could tell the new Bed and breakfast concept meant no breakfast (unless you paid extra) and, bizarrely no room cleaning unless you paid extra! At £47 room only, this already represented poor value and its just down right strange and something of an... more

We stayed at the Penshurst for 3 nights for a blast of culture on our trip around England. We booked it direct from their web site on the basis that unusually it had self catering facilities in the form of a shared guest kitchen. Our room was fine, although not particularly clean, and had useful furnishings like a dining table... more

Breakfast was brilliant compliments to the Chef, room was lovely however didn't think much of the view out the back, back yard could do with a clear out, could look lovely with a few hanging baskets and pots of flowers. The gentleman was extremely helpful,(assuming he was the owner) offering to help with our bags and telling us where we... more