Waters Edge Hotel Torquay

Lovely clean quiet hotel on Torquay seafront, friendly staff only thing missing was they didn’t do breakfast which is a shame because they room ,about 20 mins walk to town and amenities for food but as I was on my own didn’t want venture too far a night so a food option would have been great

We drove to Torquay for a spontaneous weekend away from home. Wanted a central, inexpensive, sea front hotel, with parking. The Waters Edge fit perfectly. A pleasant sea view room, reasonably clean, comfortable bed, heater in addition to central heating, easy parking, and a short walk to the beach and restaurants. Note that the hotel does not do any catering - including breakfast - but does provide a kettle, coffee and biscuits. You need to bring your own water or use tap water. The front door is locked at 23:00 hours so you need to ring the bell to enter after that time.

Stayed over Easter weekend. Arrived early Saturday evening having been lucky enough to get a last minute booking after our originally booked accommodation was too unpleasant to stay in. I’m so pleased it was as The Waters Edge was a much better choice all round! Right on the seafront, this huge, gorgeous building with its own lovely garden area is less than a minute from green space overlooking the ocean and access to the beach. 10-15 minute walk to main seafront area and town. Greeted by the owner, who seemed to be running the show mostly on his own and is doing a great job. Really friendly and helpful. Hotel seemed big a bright. Our sea view room was bright, clean and modern, lovely en-suite with big walk in shower. Only slight downside was the absence of food service, seems a shame with the space to facilitate a sea view restaurant in the hotel, but appreciate it comes with a lot of cost and complications. Would be great if this was on the cards in future. This did not blight our stay, the owner even lent us plates and cutlery when we ordered a late take away. Will definitely be back to stay again and would recommend to anyone looking for a laid back, peaceful stay on the seafront. Very reasonably priced and really pleasant atmosphere

Amazing. Me and my partner went for an anniversary weekend away. The room we had was absolutely gorgeous, the room was a little unclean to begin with but when we told the receptionist it was sorted straight away. Bars/restaurants just down the road. Views are incredible!!! It was sooo cheap for the location. One of the best hotels I’ve stayed in!! Hoping to visit again this summer :)

Nice location for hotel which is clean and staff friendly. Very good price compared to other local hotels. Unfortunately our stay was accompanied by constant banging of doors early hours… how hard is it to be courteous to other guests. If coming back in the warly hours you have to ring the bell and a key would be more easier to save waking up the landlord.

Ignore a lot of earlier reviews. This unpretentious and welcoming basic service hotel in an ideal location between Torquay & Paignton. Great views over Torbay, a very relaxing lounge overlooking the bay and well appointed rooms. Stayed 3 nights and my room looked recently decorated and had a well appointed en-suite with good shower. I had a view towards Torquay harbour which enabled great sunrise. Double bed was very comfortable and TV had a good selection of channels. There's no food service post pandemic as yet but as a comfortable and welcoming base if you're sightseeing I heartily recommend it.