Mariners Guest House - Torquay

Good value, immaculately clean and great service. Only downside for us was our room was really too small for the double bed (difficult to walk around it) and disappointed there was no parking available for us as only space for three cars. Luckily having grown up in Torquay I knew where to go, but others may get caught out by the one hour street parking limits between 8:00 to 6:00pm in the whole area.

Did exactly what we expected. Clean well kept accommodation, friendly welcome and wholesome breakfast. Great value for money. Location worked well for us, and onsite parking a bonus.

Convenient location within walking distance of town centre and seafront. Good value accommodation and friendly, welcoming owner.

I realise that you get what you pay for so try not to be overly critical for a budget B&B. Therefore I can accept that the room was small and the shower room dated. However there was also no heating when I arrived and the room was cold, the same on the second day of the stay, the room was cold when I returned from the seminar which I was attending, and the shower was not hot. The towel rail leaked, and as it was off all day the towels were damp in the evening. Worse though were the breakfast hours, with breakfast available from 8:30 onwards. My schedule meant a rushed breakfast on one day, and on the second I had to find and eat breakfast at another hotel. For dinner I arrived back on Friday too late to eat in nearby, and the hotel does not allow take away meals to be brought into guest rooms. This was a further inconvenience, but I understand that this may be common practice in guest houses. Positive points were that the room was clean, the bed comfortable and the staff friendly and helpful. Find a hotel that matches your needs - this one did not meet mine. But if the facilities met with you schedule requirements and other expectations then it would be fine.

Located 10 mins walk from the sea front. Local shops just around the corner.