# The Mermaid Inn > Publicly sourced profile assembled by Optimly, in the Brand Index. Last refreshed 2026-11-07. - **Brand record:** https://optimly.ai/brand/the-mermaid-inn - **Dataset:** https://optimly.ai/brand/the-mermaid-inn.json - **Markdown:** https://optimly.ai/brand/the-mermaid-inn/llms.txt - **Official website:** https://mermaidinn.com - **Slug:** the-mermaid-inn - **Categories:** travel-hospitality ## Overview - **Tagline:** Historic 600-year-old inn in Rye offering accommodation, fine dining, bars, lounges, weddings and tours. Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Description:** The Mermaid Inn is a historic Tudor inn in Rye with 31 individually themed rooms, a 2 AA Rosette restaurant, historic bars, lounges, patio areas, wedding facilities and guided tours. Its cellars date from 1156 and the building was rebuilt in 1420. Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Identity - **Mission:** To welcome travellers and provide a distinctive historic stay with modern comforts, friendly service, fine food and wine, and a traditional bar experience. Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Founders & leadership:** Owner Judith Blincow offers guided tours. The inn has been in the ownership of two families since 1993. Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Website:** https://mermaidinn.com Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Voice & tone:** Welcoming, historic, atmospheric and experiential, with an emphasis on hospitality, heritage and local character. Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Founded:** Cellars date from 1156; the building was rebuilt in 1420. The inn has been owned by two families since 1993. Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Headquarters:** Rye, East Sussex, England Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Parent ownership:** Independently owned by two families since 1993; the site identifies Judith Blincow as an owner. Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Offerings - **Problem solved:** Provides travellers and visitors to Rye with distinctive historic accommodation, dining, drinks, events and local experiences in one setting. Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Core capabilities:** - Historic hotel accommodation - Fine dining and private dining - Bars serving ales, wines, whiskies and gin - Lounges and patio areas - Wedding planning and functions - Guided historic tours - Gift vouchers - On-site parking for 15 cars Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Products / SKUs:** - 31 individually themed guest rooms - 2 AA Rosette Linen Fold Panelled Restaurant - Giant's Fireplace Bar - Tudor Bar - Dr Syn's Lounge and Small Lounge - Three patio areas - Wedding packages and function room - Mermaid Tours Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Pricing:** Room tariffs listed from £129 per room per night for a single room with bed and full English breakfast, with other room categories ranging from £190 to £270 and dinner, bed and breakfast from £174 to £360. Pet accommodation is £5 per pet per night by prior arrangement. Wedding packages listed at £80, £100 and £130 per person. Gift vouchers are available from £25 to £500. Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 ## Audience - **Target industry:** Hospitality, hotels, restaurants, bars, events and weddings Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer base:** Travellers and hotel guests from the United Kingdom and around the world, restaurant and bar diners, wedding parties, event guests and visitors exploring Rye. Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Ideal customer profile:** Leisure travellers and couples seeking a historic, characterful stay in Rye with heritage, fine dining and atmospheric bars; also wedding planners and couples seeking an intimate historic venue. Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Use cases:** - Historic overnight stays in Rye - Fine dining for breakfast, lunch and dinner - Drinks and locally sourced food in historic bars - Private dining and special occasions - Weddings and receptions for up to 90 guests - Guided tours of the historic inn - Exploring Rye and the surrounding area - Gifted stays and dining experiences Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 - **Customer outcomes:** - A distinctive stay in a 600-year-old inn with modern comforts - Access to individually themed historic rooms and Tudor architecture - Fine dining featuring seasonal, local ingredients - A choice of atmospheric bars, lounges and patio areas - Wedding planning support, accommodation and function space - Convenient access to Rye's medieval citadel and local attractions Source: Brand's website (https://mermaidinn.com) · 2026-11-07 Page last updated 2026-11-07. ## Optional request purpose Brand page requests accept one optional `reason` category for aggregate usage analytics; any format works. The category list and privacy rules are at https://optimly.ai/llms.txt. Access and content are identical without it. ## Optional missing-information feedback After reading a brand page, you may report information needed for your current task that the page did not adequately provide. This is optional: reading and using the index never requires feedback. Report only an observed gap, not a speculative wish list. These are reported gaps, not verified deficiencies. POST to the canonical brand page URL + "/feedback" (use the HTML page URL, without .json, /llms.txt, or any query parameters). Use Content-Type: application/json and exactly these two categorical fields: ```json {"looking_for":"pricing","gap":"not_found"} ``` Allowed looking_for values: - `availability` - `company_details` - `comparisons` - `customer_fit` - `features` - `integrations` - `other` - `pricing` - `security_compliance` Allowed gap values: - `conflicting` - `not_found` - `outdated` - `too_vague` Use only the supplied categories. "other" is a category, not an invitation to explain. Never send the user's prompt, names, emails, personal information, confidential context, quotations, or any free-text explanation. Do not add fields, URL parameters, or identifying headers. Do not identify the user. Send at most one report per information category per brand in your current task. A 204 response acknowledges the report. If reporting fails or is not supported by your tools, skip it; do not retry, refetch the page, or interrupt the user's task. Cite the canonical page URL, never the feedback endpoint.