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Gara Rock

4.0 star property
Travelers enjoy world-class dining at two restaurants while relaxing by the pool or treating themselves to rejuvenating spa treatments at this rural retreat

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Gara Rock offers an upscale escape in peaceful countryside. Enjoy meals at two restaurants, spa services like manicures and body scrubs, and amenities like dry cleaning. Features include free WiFi, an indoor pool, a library, and outdoor furniture for relaxation.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free WiFi
  • Restaurant

Room options

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Junior Suite with balcony | Living area | Flat-screen TV

Junior Suite with balcony

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Gara Room | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Gara Room

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful
(7 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Garden Junior Suite (Pet) | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Garden Junior Suite (Pet)

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(4 reviews)
  • Garden view
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Secret Suite (Pet)

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

The Penthouse

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Double Bed and 4 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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The Signal House (Pet) | 1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

The Signal House (Pet)

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds
  • Free WiFi

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Residences Over One Floor | Living area | Flat-screen TV

Residences Over One Floor

  • Partial sea view
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

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Residences Over Two Floors | Living area | Flat-screen TV

Residences Over Two Floors

  • Sea view
  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

Residences Over Three Floors

  • 2 bedrooms
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed
  • Free WiFi

About the neighborhood

Located in Salcombe, Gara Rock is in a rural area and on the beach. Salcombe Maritime Museum and Overbecks Museum and Garden are cultural highlights, and some of the area's landmarks include Start Point Lighthouse and Historic Salcombe. Quayside Leisure Centre and Slapton Ley Field Centre are also worth visiting. Visit our Salcombe travel guide
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East Portlemouth, Salcombe, England, TQ8 8FA

What's nearby

  • Challaborough Bay and Burgh Island Devon England
    South Devon
    1 min walk - 0.0 miles
  • Blackpool Sands
    Blackpool Sands
    40 min drive - 16.5 miles
  • Gara Rock Beach
    5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Sunny Cove
    16 min drive - 4.7 miles
  • South Sands
    51 min drive - 19.1 miles

Getting around

  • Totnes Station
    43 min drive

Restaurants

  • Ring O Bells
    21 min drive
  • The Crabshell Inn
    19 min drive
  • Costa Coffee
    20 min drive
  • Salcombe Tap House
    28 min drive
  • Mahabharat Balti House
    20 min drive

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • A bar/lounge

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Library
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Living room
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Separate bedroom
  • Separate in-room dining area

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Dry cleaning/laundry service
  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • On the beach
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Full-service spa

  • Body scrubs
  • Body wraps
  • Facials
  • Manicures/pedicures
  • Massage

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Slippers
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Free bottled water
  • Room service
  • Separate dining area

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Living room
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 45 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 45 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from April 01 to September 29
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

Frequently asked questions

Does Gara Rock have a pool?

Yes, this property has an indoor pool, a seasonal outdoor pool, and a children's pool.

Is Gara Rock pet-friendly?

Yes, this hotel allows dogs (limit 2 total). There's a fee of GBP 45 per pet, per stay. Service animals are exempt from fees.

How much is parking?

Self parking is free at this property.

What time is check-in at Gara Rock?

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM. Late check-in is available during limited hours.

What time is check-out at Gara Rock?

Check-out is at 11 AM.

Where is Gara Rock located?

Nestled on the beach, this Salcombe hotel is within 1 mi (2 km) of English Channel, Gara Rock Beach, and Mill Bay. Small's Cove and Sunny Cove are also within 2 mi (3 km).

Can I cancel my reservation for free and receive a full refund?

Yes, this property offers free cancellation on select room rates, because flexibility matters! Please refer to the property cancellation policy on our site for more details about any exclusions or requirements.

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Reviews

Gara Rock Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.2

Cleanliness

10

Location

9.0

Staff & service

9.2

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 89 out of 141 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 31 out of 141 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 141 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 141 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 141 reviews

Reviews

Verified

10/10 Excellent

Sheila

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel is in a stunning location and the interior is very stylish and relaxing. The staff could not have been more helpful; they were professional, friendly and attentive.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Liberty

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Room was amazing, staff were so kind and helpful and the facilities were lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Marion

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was fantastic great sea view and spacious. The spa unfortunately was a disappointment the main issue was no handle rails either into the pool or jacuzzi. The staff were amazing.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Diana

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All was exemplary but the extra special something was the staff. Wow was a team! First visit but will be back.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Outstanding food, awesome location and great vibe! Highly recommend!!
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Nigel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great sea views and lovely to walk to the local beach and Salcombe on the coastal path. Lovely room, dining experience and lounge areas
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Fantastic stay

Fantastic hotel, rooms are beautiful, view stunning. Very relaxing. Great food and drinks. The staff make the hotel even better, so friendly, they couldn’t do enough. A real credit to the hotel ! We will definitely come back!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Overall this hotel was lovely and a wonderful location. Positives The staff were very friendly and accommodating. We stayed in a pet friendly garden suite which was ideal, the hotel food was fabulous and the spa was clean with a lovely pool, steam and sauna rooms. We did have a leak in our bathroom coming from upstairs which wasn't fixed and also there was some noise coming from upstairs. Housekeeping only came once in three days and didn't fully clean, I did mention this on the last day but apparently they had tried to access when my husband was in the shower so didn't hear them. Negatives By the time I had realised housekeeping had finished for the day so the room didn't get cleaned. A member of the team did change towels etc though, however fo a luxury hotel I would expect full daily cleaning.
Stayed 3 nights in Mar 2026
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Angela

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location next to coast path with views of sea
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful setting and lovely hotel. Staff very friendly and welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great hotel in amazing location

Amazing hotel. Service was excellent. Location beautiful. A bit off the beaten track but not too strenuous walk to get to Salcombe for the day if you want.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

George

Liked: Cleanliness
For the price, was a shame the steam room wasn’t working and room cleaning service was average, was woken up in the morning twice by a cleaner watching YouTube outside my door. Rather bizarre. Food was great and restaurant staff were superb.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Danielle

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel in the most stunning location. Fantastic for dog walking and miles away from anything. Beautiful views, with access to sea and sand. Lovely food, rooms are great. Sadly didn’t get to use the spa as was fully booked but very quiet in the hotel so not sure how had booked it!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had the most amazing stay at gara rock . The place is beautiful and set in amazing beachside settings with breathtaking views. Everything is exceptional, the hotel, the setting, the food and the staff. They really made the stay fantastic as they went above and beyond to accommodate you and make sure you have the best stay. They were so friendly and helpful every single one of them. We didn’t want to leave. We will definitely be returning!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

MRS J F WHITEHEAD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Utterly faultless

It’s rare to find a hotel that is better than it looks and states on its website. The staff were wonderful. The food and drink was amazing. Its remote location made it such a peaceful stay. Will definitely return.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great views, service & quality fixtures & fittings. Room rooms with comfortable beds. Could do with matching rooms available & pictures slightly better.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024
Verified

8/10 Good

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Amazing hotel! But little extra thought needed.

Hotel location was amazing with views that are superb! but we wouldn’t be going back as the lanes getting to it are awful and quite stressful! Staff were amazing and so polite but not enough so they were overwhelmed at breakfast and service very slow!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024
Verified

6/10 Okay

G

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Fabulous location but very tired.

Fabulous location with stunning views , this Hotel was generally tired and despite being on the south coast of Devon had only one Fish course on its specials menu which was. very disappointing. Service was friendly and courteous but always slow. Although we did not any there is no air conditioning and during our stay the hotels only lift was out of order. A hotel in urgent need of investment !
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Joanna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful, the views really make this hotel magical. Its tucked away so you need a car if you're going out for dinner, the ferry is about a 30 minute walk and up/down steep steps, and stops at 6:30pm. Drinks were outrageously priced.. £16.50 for a beer, a soft drink and two packets of crisps!! All is forgiven when you take in the sea though. The interiors are also beautiful. Breakfast overlooking the little cove was just the most incredible way to start the day, and it was delicious! One irritation for me is not having anywhere to put shower gel etc. in the shower - but now I am being picky!!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We had an amazing room, The Penthouse, with beautiful views of the coast. Had a very warm welcome. We did repeatedly say the trip was to celebrate our Ruby wedding Anniversary but this was not acknowledged! The interior decor and setting is beautiful. We had dinner and room service, food was nice but menu was the similar and a bit limited but other days we found so many nice places to eat. The breakfast was nice, especially eating on the terrace but was let down by having to make your own hot drinks at the buffet with poor quality tea bags. There were so many dogs even in the restaurant and unfortunately dog poo in the grounds although obviously this was the owners fault it was rather off putting. We had some lovely walks along the coastal path and down to the beach, very steep on the return!
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025
Verified

8/10 Good

Timothy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

The main Restaurant let’s it down

The main restaurant. Where do I start ! The dress code T shirts! There is a bar dining for that. Let’s keep the fine dining to a minimum level of a collared shirt . 1 hour and 23 minutes to get the main course!! Potato’s burnt but cleverly served upside down !!!! And cold plates . Such a shame the hotel was great. Pool great . Staff Great . Tim
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024
Verified

2/10 Terrible

Rachel

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Underwhelming! This property has the foundations to be extraordinary (especially given its location), yet the customer service is severely lacking. Rude staff on check-in. Room not ready at the specified time (3pm). No apology given. No offer to help with bags to our room. Room dirty with a stained bath, sofa, curtains, bathroom floor. And the spa, a small pool with 5 loungers is not sufficient given the hotel capacity. The food is severely overpriced and is satisfactory at best. Burnt food and poor service. For the price point the hotel is NOT worth the money. Do yourself a favour and spend your money elsewhere. There is much better out there at a fraction of the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Verified

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Let down like the boiler!

We stayed at Gara Rock for four nights and were disappointed by several issues. While the hotel has potential, the negatives stood out. There were two boiler outages—one on the first morning and another on the final evening. During the first, we were asked to use the penthouse bathroom but not offered a room change. The second outage was resolved in an hour, delaying our dinner reservation. We were told the issues were due to cold weather and high occupancy, which felt unacceptable. The cinema room had outdated Apple TV with apps needing updates. No staff could assist, and after 40 minutes of trying, we gave up and watched an old DVD. The stereo sound was limited and quieter than the air conditioning. Our room was poorly maintained, with scrapes on the walls, no wardrobe lighting, and limited space. One side of the bedroom had no lights, and the living room unit was bare. The TV stayed bright all night, turning back on to a sign-in screen. Shower gel was used up on day 1 and never restocked. On the positive side, the restaurant and lounge areas were welcoming, with excellent food. The hotel’s dog-friendly atmosphere was a nice touch, and the TVs had streaming capabilities. Some staff were attentive, but others were less so. We were given a night’s credit for the boiler issues, but the experience didn’t meet expectations. We recommend the restaurant, but the hotel rooms need improvement to justify the price.
window patch
one of the many scrapes on the wall
Stayed 4 nights in Nov 2024
Verified

10/10 Excellent

LAWRENCE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2026
Verified

8/10 Good

Kevan

Didn’t live up to the hype
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2026