Torquay Hotels with Pools

My partner and I received a two-night hotel stay gift voucher for Christmas 2019 and previous to the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a wide range of hotels to choose from. Unfortunately, as we hadn’t used it before March, the choice of hotels and locations had reduced dramatically (totally understandable) by the time we came to use it. We chose Torquay as our location and The Devonshire was basically our only option. Despite having a two-night stay voucher we did have to pay an additional £65 but I’m not really sure what it was for. When we opened the door to our room (41) it was dramatically underwhelming. Extremely outdated decor, very basic, very small & the smell of smoke was unbearable even though it was advertised as “non-smoking” and there was a packet of half used filters on the floor (not the staffs fault, I know). We were only here for two nights and as it was only a place to get our heads down at the end of the day we just opened the window, dumped our luggage and went off into the town to find somewhere to eat. On our return, my partner made a comment to Simon on reception (who was so lovely) about our room not being great. Simon seemed a little taken aback because we hadn’t said anything so he handed us our keys and we headed off to our room. 5 minutes later, we had a knock on the door and it was Simon, apologising for the fact the room wasn’t great & offered to show us another room in the outside lodge. We moved to room 61 and it was much better. I did notice the PAT test sticker on the TV in 61 was dated 2014, next due in 2015 and I thought they had to be done yearly at least? TV very small but we weren’t there to stay in the room and watch TV so we weren’t bothered but the bathroom & the room itself were clean and tidy. We had a few drinks in the hotel bar and the gentleman with the glasses who served us was very friendly and had a great sense of humour. Can’t say much for the evening receptionist, young girl with blonde hair. Didn’t come across very friendly and seemed quite miserable if I’m honest. Couldn’t fault Simon though and would like to thank him for being so professional & helpful. All in all, it isn’t the worst hotel I’ve stayed in but I don’t think it’s somewhere I would rush back to on my next stay to Torquay. I’ve previously stayed in the TLH chain and highly recommend them so will be sticking with them. (First two pictures are 41, last three 61)

Great hotel  Great hosts  Accommodation average for a few days clean and tidy.

On the same day, because I had a lot of chat with my old classmates, I decided to stay in the nearby area for a day. I found the nearest hotel. There is breakfast. It is a simple breakfast. It is just a simple meal. Just Sunday, they will wait for us. After I got off work, the hotel was old and the bed was too soft.

Great hotel, the room was lovely & so was the pool area! We went on the weekend at the start of half term so there was a lot of family’s there & children. I heard the week is better if you don’t want lots of children around but for us this wasn’t an issue. The hotel is very big & there is lots around. It is also in a great location close to the beach, parks & walking distance from the town. We really enjoyed our stay here :)