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The Sherwood Palm Hotel, Torquay Beach

3.0 star property
Hotel in Torquay

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The Sherwood Palm Hotel in Torquay City Centre offers a tranquil garden escape and convenient shopping. Guests enjoy free WiFi in public areas, outdoor furniture for relaxation, and attentive staff praised by previous visitors.

Reviews

4.8 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Air conditioning
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Standard Single Room, 1 Twin Bed | Desk, WiFi, bed sheets, wheelchair access

Standard Single Room, 1 Twin Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 7 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

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Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed | Desk, WiFi, bed sheets, wheelchair access

Standard Double Room, 1 Double Bed

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds | Desk, WiFi, bed sheets, wheelchair access

Standard Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 8 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Standard Triple Room, Multiple Beds | Desk, WiFi, bed sheets, wheelchair access

Standard Triple Room, Multiple Beds

Highlights

Air conditioning
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Electric kettle
Cable channels
Daily housekeeping
  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
Belgrave Rd, 1, Torquay, England, TQ25HP

What's nearby

  • Torre Abbey Sands - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Torre Abbey - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Princess Theatre - 9 min walk - 0.5 miles
  • Meadfoot Beach - 3 min drive - 1.5 miles
  • Babbacombe Beach - 5 min drive - 2.1 miles

Getting around

  • Torquay Station - 10 min walk
  • Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.) - 41 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪TQ Beerworks - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Brody's Breakfast Bistro - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Cafe One Hundred - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Visto Lounge - ‬7 min walk

About this property

The Sherwood Palm Hotel, Torquay Beach

Hotel located in Torquay City Centre
Take advantage of a grocery/convenience store, shopping on site, and a garden at The Sherwood Palm Hotel, Torquay Beach. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas.
You'll also enjoy the following perks during your stay:
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Guest reviews say great things about the helpful staff
Room features
All 61 rooms include comforts such as air conditioning, as well as amenities like WiFi.
Extra amenities include:
  • Bathrooms with showers and free toiletries
  • 32-inch flat-screen TVs with cable channels
  • Wardrobes/closets, electric kettles, and heating

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Things to do

  • Shopping

Family friendly

  • Grocery/convenience store

Conveniences

  • Grocery/convenience store
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No elevator
  • Wheelchair accessibility

More

  • 3 floors
  • Designated smoking areas (fines apply)

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with cable channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:30 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

Renovations and closures

The property is closed between January 1 and March 30.

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Property payment types

Important information

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 and debit cards; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Sherwood Palm Hotel Torquay
Sherwood Palm Torquay
Sherwood Palm
Hotel Sherwood Palm Hotel Torquay
Torquay Sherwood Palm Hotel Hotel
Hotel Sherwood Palm Hotel

Frequently asked questions

Is The Sherwood Palm Hotel, Torquay Beach pet-friendly?

No, pets are not allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at The Sherwood Palm Hotel, Torquay Beach?

Check-in start time: 4:30 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM. After-hours check-in is not available.

What time is check-out at The Sherwood Palm Hotel, Torquay Beach?

Check-out is at 10:30 AM.

Where is The Sherwood Palm Hotel, Torquay Beach located?

Located in Torquay City Centre, this hotel is within a 10-minute walk of Riviera International Conference Centre, Torre Abbey, and Torre Abbey Sands. Princess Theatre and Corbyn Beach are also within 10 minutes. Torquay Station is 10 minutes by foot and Torre Station is 15 minutes.

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Reviews

The Sherwood Palm Hotel, Torquay Beach Reviews

4.8

4.8

Cleanliness

8.2

Location

5.4

Staff & service

4.6

Eco-friendliness

4.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 16 out of 187 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 28 out of 187 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 36 out of 187 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 35 out of 187 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 72 out of 187 reviews

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

nicola

Hotel
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

2/10 Terrible

Laszlo

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The hotel doesn't work. It is closed. Delete it from website.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

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

Great place great service great stay

Stayed for over a month whilst waiting for a house move was very well looked after by staff always kept room clean and could have fresh towels when wanted, very close to beach and free parking also a little shop next door for essentials was a bonus 👍👍👍
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

8/10 Good

Carrie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
It’s a very nice and well priced hotel, I have stayed a couple of times now. Staff are very pleasant. They have a nice garden seating area to sit in.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

2/10 Terrible

Alasdair

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel was CLOSED

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were very friendly, hotel is a bit of maze but aren't they all.. slightly dated but for the price and location it was fab! Bed was comfy, free parking which is a bonus. I'd come back again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

8/10 Good

Kashif

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

Very good for what you pay for

Very good for what you pay for. Decent size room, decent cleanliness. The hotel excels for it's location being a very short walk from the beach and town centre and the very good service.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

6/10 Okay

Clare

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Ok for one night!

The hotel is very run down but our bed was clean & the shower was hot so ok for just one night, staff friendly & helpful & location good!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

6/10 Okay

Gloria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Decent cheap stay

It was a decent stay. However I found spiders and a slug in the room. Given that it was hot room was hot.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Robert William

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Booked for 3 nights only stayed 2. No WiFi, no dining, stained pillows, unkempt and unsafe corridors.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Dariusz

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

Ani

Great location, very friendly staff. Room was clean , good thing is parking where you can still leave you car for rest of the day after check out. The owners should more worry about cleaness around the hotel but for this money to me it wasn't any issue.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Lorraine

Our short trip away

It was cheap and that was what the place was. There wasnt any toweks or washing things but towels were given when asked for stay were friendly and helpful. Lots of stairs no good for people with walking difficulties. Close to shops and beach which was what we wanted. Enjoyed our time there.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Michaela

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

Not 3*

This hotel was absolutely horrendous, the pictures are very generous. We couldn’t help but laugh and thought we had booked to stay in the Fawlty Towers.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

8/10 Good

Steve

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
No Wi-Fi and bathroom layout not good for tall people. Sink to close to toilet for a tall person.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

4/10 Poor

B

Run down
Tiles falling off wall
Shabby chic
Silicone city
Odd furniture… no socket near kettle
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

2/10 Terrible

Peter

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

Did not stay when we went inside

Disgraceful
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

2/10 Terrible

Verified traveler

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

Vile! Stay away!!!

Wasn’t a pleasant stay at all! Not clean at all. Dirty cups to make cuppa. Asked for forks to eat some food and they given us dirty forks from behind a bar that looks like was closed down for some time. Wouldn’t let my dog in there! Avoid at all costs! Ceilings have all stains on them.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

2/10 Terrible

Huet

Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We wasn’t expecting anything other than a clean room with basic facilities for the price we paid. Unfortunately this wasn’t the case, the room was absolutely vile, quite clearly hadn’t had a good clean in months. The bed which my daughter was using you would have thought it was an air bed the way the springs collapsed when sat on. The property inside and out severely neglected. Initially booked for 2 nights but only stayed one.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023

2/10 Terrible

Brian

Tried in vain to contact hotel to advise late arrival ignored emails when we did eventually get through on phone apparently no English was understood which seemed pointless so we missed booking in also when we went for 2nd day of stay we were told our room had been re sold and they had no room for us. Still they did not respond to the numerous emails sent the day before
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Claire

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Rather pay more for comfort and safety

A very basic (obviously reflected in the price) hotel. My room (number 30) had an open window with no lock (which was on the ground floor so not safe at all given I was a single female traveller). Outside my window was a total mess of huge weeds which was unsightly and wouldn't have taken a lot of effort to sort out. The layout of the hotel is literally like a maze with chairs and tables blocking other areas and many corridors and badly signed. We were also told we couldn't use the lounge area yet we saw other guests in there! Unless you want super cheap and basic I definitely wouldn't recommend staying here
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022

4/10 Poor

Lisa

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

Not happy

Sherwood palm Hotel in Torquay. I booked through the hotels. com booking site. I want to make a complaint regarding my stay there. On arrival the female owner let us keep our bags there until check in later on. We arrived to check in at roughly 22.45pm. On arrival a man said we can't check in they are fully booked and are going to give us a refund, I had booked and paid for 2 nights and had confirmation for the room.  I had to beg for 45 mins to let us stay as we had nowhere else to go as this was paid for. Finally the man got a key and took us to a room it was messy and beds unmade but we said that's fine we need a room so will take it. Two beds were made for us. It ruined our mood for the rest of the night alot of stress.  The next day the female owner was there and I told her what happened, she apologised but nothing else came of this. I had two friends come who were booked in the same room with me and my other friend left they were fine with this as three people were paid for. I asked three times if they could make the beds and bring towels this never happened. We got back to our room in the evening with unmade beds no sheets, no towels no toilet paper. I had to ask for toilet paper. The shower was awful. They weren't around at check out the next day had to leave my key. I complained about the issues throughout visit and nothing was done to rectify this and it was an unenjoyable visit.One of the duvets were mouldy there was dust everywhere which set of my friends asthma
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

2/10 Terrible

john

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

Hotel closed

The hotel has been closed and boarded up for 15 months. And hotels.com do not care that we turned up with no where to stay. Customer service is non existent
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Duncan

Hotel closed and boarded up

When we arrived to check in we found the hotel closed and a brick through the window. We were left having to book a second hotel at our expense. Still looking to receive a refund for our booking.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Nigel

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

Don't Book it's closed.

Hotel is closed but still taking bookings & money. Arrived at the hotel to find the reception in darkness & unmanned. I came back 2 hrs later & still no receptionist however a workman appeared & told me that the hotel was closed. I asked for the manager & when he arrived I explained that I had 2 nights booked & paid for, he just told me to contact Hotels .Com for a refund. Thanks for ruining my easter weekend.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

peter

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good Hotel Great staff.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

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