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
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 351 out of 862 reviews
10 - Excellent
351
Rating 8 - Good. 320 out of 862 reviews
8 - Good
320
Rating 6 - Okay. 100 out of 862 reviews
6 - Okay
100
Rating 4 - Poor. 62 out of 862 reviews
4 - Poor
62
Rating 2 - Terrible. 29 out of 862 reviews
2 - Terrible
29
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
14 Sept 2025
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.
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
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
Julie
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025
4/10 Poor
James
Travelled with partner
1 Sept 2025
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.
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!
Steve
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025
6/10 Okay
Sharon
Business traveller
19 Aug 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Pleasure and work
Beautiful location with wonderful views think the hotel needs a little TLC
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.
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
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.