South Devon Recommended Hotels

Torquay - The Palace Hotel

One of the largest four star luxury hotels in Devon, the Palace blends excellent service with attention to detail. The delightful modern rooms include large suites, with large windows that look over the gardens, twin or king-size bedrooms and a lounge and deluxe bathroom. There's also a whole range of accommodation to suit all budgets, all individually designed and tastefully decorated. Some of the rooms are especially suitable for family occupation, with interconnecting doors or able to accommodate extra beds or cots. The Palace boasts a challenging golf course, an indoor heated pool, a seasonal outdoor heated pool, all-weather tennis courts, gym, squash - and much more!
The Palace Hotel, Babbacombe Road, Torquay, Devon, TQ1 3TG
Phone: 01803 200200  Fax: 01803 299899 Email: info@palacetorquay.co.uk

Salcombe - Soar Mill Cove Hotel

Owned by the Makepeace family, Soar Mill Cove has a special kind of attentive service, where courteous and helpful staff look after your every need. All the bedrooms open directly onto the hotel's gardens. Large, comfortable beds ensure a sound night's sleep, but rooms are also equipped with TV and DVD, there's a well stocked library, and room service is always on call. There are many superb touches expected in a luxury hotel rather than a small and intimate one like Soar Mill Cove. These are some of the reasons why the hotel has achieved four AA stars, and two dining rosettes. There are stunning views of Devon from every room; other facilities include the Ocean Spa with a range of holistic treatments and a beauty salon offering hairdressing, facials, pedicure, waxing, aromatherapy, reflexology and massage; the hotel offers complimentary broadband (laptops available); there's an indoor heated pool with a jet stream; a Swedish sauna; the more leisurely pursuits of billiards and table tennis; there's a nine hole pitch and putt course; facilities for tennis; and a well equipped playroom. On site there are  ten acres of lawns and gardens. The hotel is situated above an idyllic cove. Better still, the hotel has direct access to a massive area of National Trust land and a glorious sandy bathing beach. Families are welcome and well cared for, with fully equipped wash room (free powders); cots, high chairs, baby changing mats and monitors are all free of charge.
Soar Mill Cove, Salcombe, TQ7 3DS
Phone: 01548 561566 Fax:01548 561223 Web: www.soarmillcove.co.uk

Sidmouth - Westcliff Hotel

Sidmouth is unspoilt and architecturally diverse; it's a charming and undeveloped Regency town with fantastic views, located within the world famous Heritage Coast. And here you'll find the charming and historically interesting Westcliff Hotel. All the bedrooms are en suite and provided with all those essential touches which ensure a comfortable stay. There are forty rooms, some DDA equipped, so whatever your requirements happen to be, something in the Westcliff will be exactly right for you. The hotel has received the Courtesy & Care award from the AA.
Westcliff Hotel, Sidmouth, EX10 8RU
Phone: 01395 513252 Fax: 01395 578203 Web: www.westcliffhotel.co.uk

North Devon Recommended Hotels

Barnstaple - Halmpstone Manor

Deep in the heart of the beautiful Devon countryside, Halmpstone Manor offers a relaxing retreat in a fine old English country house, with luxurious sofas, an atmosphere of warmth and peacefulness, and a crackling log fire. All the bedrooms are luxuriously furnished with high quality ensuite facilities; the brass coronet bed and luxurious white linen bedding ensures a restful sleep; the comfy furnishings add to the air of elegant luxury. After an exquisitely peaceful night, you'll wake up to wonderful views of the nearby moors.
Jane & Charles Stanbury, Halmpstone Manor, Bishops Tawton, Barnstaple, North Devon, EX32 0EA
Phone: 01271 830321 Fax: 01271 830826  charles@halmpstonemanor.co.uk

Barnstaple - The Imperial (Brend Hotels)

The four star Imperial Hotel is situated in central Barnstaple by the river, and offers the essence of a traditional townhouse hotel combined with high standards of service and luxury. All the bedrooms are furnished to the highest standard with en-suite bathrooms, satellite television and drinks facilities. Many rooms look out over the River Taw; the hotel also has some deluxe rooms, with mini bar and a whole range of luxury extras. For families, baby monitoring and sitting services are provided by request. For a special celebration, the "State Room" gives you the ultimate standard of luxury, with flowers and a huge digital plasma television.
You can enjoy the finest Devon food in the restaurant, with a choice of traditional or modern food, skilfully prepared by our inspired chefs using a large proportion of locally sourced ingredients. If you want a lighter lunch or dinner, there's a delicious bar snack menu with a range of freshly cooked dishes. (For guests who want to dine in their room a full room service menu is offered.) As an aperitif or for an after dinner drink, the bar has a wide selection of whiskies and brandies. And you can also enjoy the elegant environment of the hotel, with specially commissioned works from local artists and sculptors.
Taw Vale Parade, Barnstaple, EX32 8NB
Phone: 01271 345861 Fax: 01271 324448 Web: www.brend-hotels.co.uk

Barnstaple - The Royal and Fortescue

The Royal & Fortescue Hotel is a peaceful and traditional luxury hotel in the heart of England's oldest borough. Brend Hotels own several hotels, including this one and the one listed above, so they have considerable experience of meeting guests' needs in the area. They have a good reputation for maintaining high standards of service and attention to detail. You can see this in the way that the historic atmosphere of the Royal and Fortescue Hotel has been preserved - the bedrooms provide guests with every modern convenience while keeping the charm of the old coaching inn. All the hotel's  bedrooms are en-suite bathroom, with satellite TV and drinks facilities, and twenty four hour room service.
It's possible to eat in style here, whether it's in the coffee lounge, with delicious patisseries or afternoon tea, or the excellent cafe, which serves a selection of snacks, lunches, and a delicious carvery every day, or the hotel restaurant, where every meal is a special occasion! The menus combine traditional Devon food with more contemporary dishes, served by friendly and helpful staff.
The Royal & Fortescue Hotel, Boutport Street, Barnstaple, Devon, EX31 1HG
Phone: 01271 342289 Fax: 01271 340102 Email: reservations@royalfortescue.co.uk

Umberleigh - Northcote Manor

All eleven bedroom suites have been meticulously planned by a leading designer to ensure superb elegance and comfort, with decorations and furnishings of the highest standards. All rooms have good sized baths ensuite and comfortable bathrobes are provided - just one of many features which will add to your enjoyment of a stay here. If you want something else, you only need ask - flowers and Champagne on arrival, for example, or an aromatherapy massage.
Eating in the restaurant at Northcote Manor is an experience to savour. The dining room is spacious and elegant, and food is prepared to the highest standards, using the finest local ingredients. Chef Richie Herkes has ensured the restaurant is now one of the finest in Devon, through his constant dedication to quality and presentation. As you would expect, there is an excellent wine list. The restaurant is lined with hand-painted wall murals by Barrington Barber showing the history of this country house estate.
Burrington, Umberleigh, EX37 9LZ
Phone: 01769 560501 Fax: 01769 560770 Web: www.northcote-manor.com

West and East Devon Recommended Hotels

Exeter - Macdonald Southgate Hotel

Conveniently located in the city centre, near the Cathedral, this hotel was built in the Georgian Regency style to reflect its surroundings and the opulence of the era. It's a large hotel with over a hundred rooms, but the standards are those you would expect from a much smaller and more intimate establishment. The hotel offers many other facilities including the excellent Cloisters Restaurant, some very comfortable lounges, and a superb Health and Leisure Club with an indoor heated swimming pool. There are special weekend rates, details of which you can see on the website.
Southernhay East, Exeter EX1 1QF
Phone: 01392 412812  Fax: 01392 413549
Email: general.southgate@macdonald-hotels.co.uk  Web: www.southgate-hotel.co.uk

Ottery St Mary - Tumbling Weir Hotel

The Tumbling Weir, a thatched hotel, once a mill, is charmingly situated between the River Otter and its mill stream. Ten individually and delightfully decorated bedrooms, all of which have been recently refurbished to extremely high standards, offer very comfortable new mattresses, luxurious bathrooms, direct dial telephones and televisions, as well as other facilities you would expect in a luxury hotel. Walnut furniture, handmade by a local craftsman, is charmingly set off by lots of striped and checked soft furnishings, and romantic muslin drapes. The excellent restaurant serves best quality local West Country produce, inspiringly cooked and beautifully presented. With almost an acre of garden, and in easy reach of the M5, this is the perfect base for a touring holiday or business trip.
Lynn and Paul Thurgate, Tumbling Weir Hotel, Ottery St Mary, East Devon EX11 1AQ
Phone: 01404 812752 Fax: 01404 812752 Email: reception@tumblingweirhotel.com

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