Best Hotels near Newton Abbot, Newton Abbot

I am writing this review on behalf of my parents who have just stayed at the Trecarn through Caledonia Travel - and theyve had a fabulous time. Yes the hotel needs a little updating in places but they are getting back on their feet from suffering 2years of covid. For my parents - the staff were excellent and the food was excellent (buffet style for which you could eat has much as you wanted and 4free drinks per person). The evening entertainment was very good and they enjoyed the bingo also. Their Caledonia Drivers were excellent and all the trips were also thoroughly enjoyed. Overall a great holiday

The hotel is in a very picturesque location, overlooking a lake. The bedrooms are large, with comfortable beds and prices for a stay are very reasonable. Having said that, the completely uncalled for surly, unfriendly and distinctly unhelpful of one member of staff at reception when we returned to the hotel after going to the Newton Abbot races soured the overnight stay for our group of 7. Firstly, after serving drinks to two members of our group, who arrived at the hotel ahead of the rest of us, he didn't allow them to take the drinks outside to a veranda area so they could have a smoke and could provide no good reason for refusing the polite request. Secondly, when the rest of us arrived at the hotel at around 11.30pm the bar was shut and he refused to serve us any drinks, even though we asked politely, merely wanting one more drink before going to bed. He was also curt, rude and distinctly unhelpful when we asked him to point us in the direction of our rooms, giving one word answers and seeming to regard us all as a hindrance to him. All in all, this experience made us regret our choice of hotel and we are disinclined to return to the hotel in future. A further gripe was that the breakfast service was poor and slow, with cooked breakfasts taking 25 minutes to arrive and many key items missing and not replenished unless guests specifically asked, including cups, tea bags, sugar and orange juice,

Visiting Torquay for the weekend as it is a place we had always wanted to see. The Hampton was a very convenient location. Set right in the heart of the town it couldn't have been better. Staff very friendly, and thanks to Valentian (I hope I have spelled your name correctly). He was exceptionally helpful and professional and sorted a lovely room for us both. The room had a partial view of the harbour and made such a difference to our enjoyment of the room. Rooms are great. Functional and comfortable with all that the traveller needs provided including hair conditioner and face flannels. The shower is both rain shower and hand held hose - always a bonus, though the shower 'door' is a little weird as there not being one, water gets over the floor if you're not careful. Very good night's sleep as the mattress is good quality and the pillows very comfortable, plus on the 4th floor,it was perfectly quiet. Breakfast on a Sunday morning was one of the best as excellent selection apart from one tiny niggle: it would have been nice to have natural yoghurt but supply chains in the UK are uncertain at present. There are two entrances to this hotel. One, the main entrance up the hill on Terrace Road but the other is at downtown street level and is accessed by either your room card or by pressing the buzzer and reception will click you in, and then take the lift up to the reception area.. Great stay and would certainly return.

Great hotel with very friendly staff a very clean and bright room with good food served also. Will I be staying again you bet 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻. Nice and central for everything I needed to get to

This is a very cheap hotel and with that in mind, you expect cheap. It's like a pot noodle. Don't expect much! The staff were friendly, this is a plus and they are helpful too. The food is good value if you need to eat there, it's location is not too bad and the rooms are a good size. Rooms are noisy because it's an old building that hasn't been maintained or updated much. The floors above sound like elephants stamping if the people above move around! This is fine till they go to the loo at 5am! The main issue is deep neglect. It's filthy, surface level clean yes, and this could fool you for a one night stay but they don't do any cleaning during stays, no wipe down of surfaces, no vacume, just change bins and refill the tea. The dust, grime, and rubbish around were poor. I took a video of the grime on the bathroom doorframe but can only upload the photo of the tissue after. In a few weeks of working on it, they could transform the place, but I didn't see any real effort to clean or spruce. One outside area is an overgrown garden full of flowers left to rot and covered in trash. Under our beds was rubbish that was not ours! Carpark is full of trash too. We didn't go to the staff for these things because they were livable and not really deal breakers at £35ish a night. We had better things to do than complain whilst away. But this is a basic and cheap hotel, and if you keep that in mind, it's fine. The free parking makes it cheaper than travel lodge, but they would win over cleaning! Towels and linen are not changed even for a week stay, we read to leave towels on the floor only when they need changing and we did that, leaving them 3 times in the week when they were dirty from things. As there is no shower mat, we had to use towels for that, but only hand towels were changed once at the start despite us leaving dirty towels out to be changed like the instructions stated. The person just threw them over the shower. Our first housekeeper for the first few days was notably better than the other, I could tell the person had changed! 3 mins walk is Ginos cafe, Torquay Fryer and corner shops. Rooms: Good size. No WiFi, one key. En suit bathroom with basic facilities. TV with terrestrial channels, hairdryer, fan, 2 chairs, one wardrobe and bedside table and a desk. Lots of plugs. Bedside lamp. Nearby activities: Best fish and chips at Torquay Fryer, a little gem of a place. Safety: The area is close to the police so it's relatively safe. Many homeless are in torquay and you will walk past the if you walk to town or seafront, some approach you for cash. But it's safe if you remember to keep your stuff close to you. Walkability: 15 to 20 minuets to town ( use Google maps) 3mins to some local restaurants and shops, close to a play park and police station. Close to Torre train station. Parking free Food & drinks: Breakfast till 10am and fairly priced. Dinner served till late, good value for money. Noteworthy details: In case you wondered, the I

All in all it was so amazing weekend The only thing needed a refrigerator in the room otherwise everything was totally fine

I was fortunate enough to have a sea facing room with a balcony. The views across Torbay were breath taking and may have justified the stay on their own. However when added to the friendliness of the staff and the quality of the food the experience became one of the best UK short breaks (7 nights) I have ever had. The only negatives are perhaps the walk back up the hill after a day in the town and the time spent changing a barrel of beer when they Estrella ran dry! The hill exists and cannot be blamed on the hotel and the views would not be the same without it and there was plenty of other ales available in the bar - so VERY minor issues. I would certainly stay there again .