Great Western Hotel

3.0 star property

Photo gallery for Great Western Hotel

View from property
Property entrance
Interior detail
Double Room, 1 Double Bed
Desk, iron/ironing board, bed sheets, wheelchair access

Reviews

8.2 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Parking available
  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi
  • Business services

Explore the area

View map
Cliff Road, Newquay, England, TR7 2NE
  • Place, Tolcarne Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Great Western Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Lusty Glaze Beach
    ‪15 min walk‬
  • Airport, Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall)
    ‪11 min drive‬

Room options

Standard Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(27 reviews)
  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room, Sea View

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 16 sq m
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Standard Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Suite

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Signature Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Signature Single Room

  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Premium Double Room, Sea View

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Standard Double Room, Mobility Accessible

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Similar properties

About the area

Newquay

A stay at Great Western Hotel places you in the heart of Newquay, steps from Great Western Beach and 7 minutes by foot from Tolcarne Beach. .This beach hotel is 0.3 mi (0.6 km) from Newquay Zoo and 0.4 mi (0.7 km) from Newquay Parish Church.

What's nearby

  • Tolcarne Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Great Western Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Newquay Zoo - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Towan Beach - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Lusty Glaze Beach - 15 min walk - 1.2 km

Getting around

  • Newquay Station - 2 min walk
  • Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall) - 9 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Lost Brewing Co - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Cod End - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Towan Blystra - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪Oceans Cafe - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪Turkish Kitchen - ‬3 min walk

About this property

Great Western Hotel

Beach hotel with a restaurant and a bar
Great Western Hotel offers 64 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and designer toiletries. Flat-screen televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 64 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Private bathrooms with showers feature designer toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access. This hotel also features wedding services and a banquet hall.
Enjoy a satisfying meal at Steam Bar and Restaurant serving guests of Great Western Hotel. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at the bar/lounge.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.
Steam Bar and Restaurant - This restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (GBP 11 per night)
  • Onsite parking available only on request
  • Parking on site (GBP 10 per day)
  • Limited on-site parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Steam Bar and Restaurant

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Playground

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Assistive listening devices
  • Bathroom emergency pull cord
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • Lift
  • Raised toilet seat
  • Wheelchair accessibility
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel

More

  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 6:00 AM - 11:00 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

Renovations and closures

The following facilities are closed on Christmas Day:
  • Bar/lounge
  • Dining venue(s)

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed (service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees)

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: GBP 10.00 per day
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 11 per night (299 ft away)

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
Guests must contact this property in advance to reserve onsite parking
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards, and cash

Property is also known as

Great Western Hotel Newquay
Great Western Newquay
Great Western Hotel Newquay, Cornwall
Great Western Hotel Hotel
Great Western Hotel Newquay
Great Western Hotel Hotel Newquay

Great Western Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.2

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 351 out of 862 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 320 out of 862 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 100 out of 862 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 62 out of 862 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 29 out of 862 reviews

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

4/10 Poor

Ingo

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service

Our stay

Fade charm, must have a great place in the past. Personal was not too helpful. Breakfast was not nice. In total below expectations.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Caroline

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fantastic location. Wonderful staff. Beautiful breakfast.
View from hotel
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Jenny

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

3 night stay at The Great Western Newquay

Impressed to arrive and being disabled find we had a designated parking slot right beside front entrance. Superb views across the bay from the restaurant too. Would have been nice to have a sea view from our bedroom too but being first floor we were above the roof above the dining room so no sea view
View at breakfast across the bay
Sunset over the sea
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Given great room with view of beach and sea lovely and big comfy bed - nice n quiet
Bedroom
Sea view
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff was fabulous, room was lovely. The only negative thing was the size of the tv was really small. But if you’re there for the beach and surfing it’s not an issue
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

James

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room smelt like standing water, multiple flies in the room - so bad we checked out eary. Oh and then they overcharged us for parking.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Rebecca

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Vedant

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Debbie

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Handy location for our visit and was able to reserve parking on site.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great Hotel, Far Better Than expected! Nice Large Room & Bed, With Great Bathroom Facilities. Would Definitely Stay Again!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Muhammad

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Staff were great but property need renovation, rooms were tidy however the common area need upgrade
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Steve

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely staff who were very thorough and made sure everything was ok. Due to the weather the rooms were a bit stuffy but due to the age of the building it couldn’t have been helped. Showers were amazing!
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Sharon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Pleasure and work

Beautiful location with wonderful views think the hotel needs a little TLC
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

andy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
great views of the sea
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

vincent

Travelled with partner
Liked: Amenities
5 stars
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Eileen

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

Great Western Hotel - not so "Great"

The hotel was dirty. The bathroom smely of urine. The bed sheets were not cnanged every day. It took 10 mins waiting time for the toilet's cistern to fill before it could be flushed again. The hotel has not been modernised since it was built in the 1800s. The was a damp patch on the ceiling of the disabled room that my friend and I stayed in. It only has freeview TV. I would never stay there again and nor would I recommend it.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Christine, Wellington

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely view over the sea, very central, helpful staff. Bed was comfortable however there was no air conditioner, it was very stuffy in the room and windows did not open. We did ask for a fan which improved things a bit
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Debbie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Parking issue if you don’t book space overall really enjoyed stay
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Elspeth

Travelled with group
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Awful hotel. Rooms are filthy and the entire building is run down. None of the rooms look anything like how they were advertised, bathrooms have mould growing and none of the items in the room eg. the tissue box have been cleaned let alone restocked.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff were friendly and helpful. It's convenient to the town and beach. Enjoyed our stay. Thank you
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Bobby

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 5 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

Stuart

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Sheila

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Loved the views from outside same menu every day room small hot but bed comfy. Shame we had a front bedroom noise from dustman at 3 in morning
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2025