The Somerville

Superior Double Room | Premium bedding, memory foam beds, individually decorated

Premium bedding, memory foam beds, individually decorated

Suite, Garden View | Premium bedding, memory foam beds, individually decorated

Junior Suite (1st Floor) | Bathroom | Designer toiletries, hair dryer, bathrobes, slippers

9.8

Outstanding(323 Reviews)

Bed and Breakfast in Torquay

5-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi and more

About this bed and breakfast

While you're here, you can enjoy all the comforts of home and more, including a refrigerator and free WiFi, as well as a Smart TV and a coffee/tea maker. Other amenities include designer toiletries, premium bedding, a memory foam bed, and towels.

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Balcony or Patio

Garden

Map of Torquay

Nearby attractions

South Devon Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

27.9 mi

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park

6.1 mi

Babbacombe Model Village

2.2 mi

Pennywell Farm

18.4 mi

Available Rooms

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

1 King

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Suite, Garden View

1 King

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Twin Room

1 Single

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Junior Suite (1st Floor)

1 King • 1 Sofa

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Junior Suite

1 King

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

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The Somerville

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9.8

Outstanding(323 Reviews)

Bed and Breakfast in Torquay

5-Star Hotel

Reasons to book

Guests love it hereGuests give this property a top rating

High-end valuePrice for this property is higher than average in the area

Includes essentialsGarden, Kitchen or Kitchenette, Internet / Wifi and more

About this bed and breakfast

Amenities

Kitchen or Kitchenette

Internet / Wifi

Parking

Balcony or Patio

Garden

Map of Torquay

Nearby attractions

South Devon Area Of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB)

27.9 mi

Paignton Zoo Environmental Park

6.1 mi

Babbacombe Model Village

2.2 mi

Pennywell Farm

18.4 mi

Available Rooms

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

1 King

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Suite, Garden View

1 King

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Deluxe Twin Room

1 Single

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Junior Suite (1st Floor)

1 King • 1 Sofa

Sleeps 3

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Junior Suite

1 King

Sleeps 2

You'll be directed to Expedia.com for availability & pricing

Reviews

9.8

Outstanding(323 Reviews)

10.0

Aug 2024

Woww is all i can i say about our stay. We had a fabulous night. Peter was just the best host ever. He has a wonderful caring nature and really delivered a wonderful experience. The hotel is gorgeous and probably the best comfortable room we have ever stayed in. To top it all off the breakfast was astounding with a huge selection of continental fare. My cooked English breakfast was beautiful as was my wife's eggs royale. I am so pleased we have found this gem of a place and plan to visit again and again. Thank you for making our stay so wonderful and memorable .

5.0

Jul 2024

Peter & Helen were perfect hosts in their beautifully appointed boutique hotel. Quality rooms with a luxury finish. Stunning functional bathroom exceptionally clean and well thought out. Iron & board hairdryer sweets cookies tea & coffee provided. Also there were 2 TV’s & a fan! Perfect!

10.0

Apr 2024

Peter and Helen are excellent hosts with nothing being to much trouble to enhance your stay. Breakfast is superb great quality food great choice, and a added bonus of the charming Paul there to serve it

5.0

Apr 2024

One night stay, lovely welcome from the host. Cozy quiet room, with a tasty breakfast to wake up to! Will definitely be staying over again!

10.0

Feb 2024

Lovely stay for a theatre show

5.0

Jan 2024

Stayed for three nights. Peter is a great host, meeting us on arrival to welcome us in. Two beautiful rooms / a bedroom and small lounge, with a recently refurbished and very stylist shower room. Tasteful decor with a large comfortable bed and good quality bed linen. All very clean. Beautifully prepared breakfast, with plenty of fresh fruit, cereals plus a good choice of cooked too. The Somerville is just a 10 minute walk down to the sea front. Torquay museum is a 5 minute walk. An excellent place to visit. The Hole in the Wall is a lovely old pub serving great food and only 7 minute walk down the hill. I can highly recommend a stay at the Somerville!

10.0

Jul 2023

Hotel brilliant, Peter and Helen lovely, breakfast excellent . Lovely room. Had a brilliant week.

5.0

Jul 2023

Nice, clean and comfortable with an excellent service and a fantastic breakfast.

10.0

May 2023

Great location owners very helpful and very obliging

5.0

May 2023

Welcomed on arrival by Peter very nice knowledgeable guy.Rooms spotless and big nothing too much trouble nice breakfast in the morning .Thanks all

5.0

Sep 2022

Excellent host.Wonderful breakfast. Brilliant on site parking .Lovely,large room and en suite.Convenient position. Maybe needs abit of extra dusting on ornate furniture in bedroom.

5.0

Sep 2022

A lovely break great host’s with Peter giving us plenty of ideas to visit local attractions and restaurants. Breakfast menu great spoiled for choice. Parking on site very handy town all within walking distance that’s a bonus. Room adequate cleaned every day in all can’t go wrong give it ago.

5.0

Aug 2022

What a lovely place to stay! We pulled into the parking area at the rear of the property, and we were met by Peter, who welcomed us. We found him to be so knowledgeable and friendly, showing us walking routes, places of interest etc. Peter, Helen and the team really made our stay so comfortable. Little touches like fresh baked cakes which we could help ourselves to. Our room had a fridge where they left complementary bottled water and milk each day. We brought a bottle of champagne with us which had been a present, as we were celebrating our anniversary and on the daily housekeeping where they top up the fridge if anything has been used, we came back from a day out to find that they had left us some champagne flutes, so they must have seen the champagne, so thoughtful! Coffee and tea in your room too along with some home made cookies. We had the deluxe room with king bed. The room itself was beautiful, the bed really comfortable and plenty of storage too. I dont always sleep well away from home, but had no problem here, nice and quiet and comfortable. The breakfasts were amazing, masses of choice, and freshly cooked to order. We would definitely come back and highly recommend, thank you to Peter, Helen and the team, you really made our stay that bit more special in an already beautiful part of the world.

5.0

Jul 2022

This place is just magnificent!! Nothing is too much trouble for Peter snd

5.0

Apr 2022

Spent a great 2-3 days in Torquay whilst visiting a relative. I'm not usually a B&B stayer but the Somerville looked great and was fantastic. Very comfortable room, everything you'd need and lots of extra touches to, lots of thought given. The breakfast choice and food were amazing, owners were super nice and we had a great stay, totally recommend and we'll be back.

5.0

Apr 2022

You will not regret staying at the Sommerville. Thanks Peter & Helen.

5.0

Feb 2022

Great place to stay, location is close to harbour, and the many bars and restaurants. The hosts are excellent, they go the extra mile, nothing was too much trouble. The room was immaculate, with everything you needed, including a fridge with fresh milk! Breakfast wow! So much choice hot and cold, all high quality ingredients and cooked perfectly. I would highly recommend staying here. I cant wait to return, thank you Peter and Helen, and your fab team.

3.0

Jan 2022

Hosts were brilliant - so helpful, happy to suggest walks, places to eat, really attentive. Room was really clean - bed soooo comfortable. Loved the attention to detail like free bottled water, bathrobes, fresh milk in the fridge, free homemade cake every day. The breakfast was delicious. Great location - easy to walk everywhere. Everything about this was just great - would definitely go again.

3.0

Sep 2021

Great weekend .peter&

3.0

Jul 2021

Fabulous hotel, very convenient, rooms great, breakfast great and felt very welcome, would recommend and hopefully will be going back at some time

10.0

Jun 2021

Everything about this hotel and the hosts were first class. Will definitely stay here again

2.5

Oct 2020

Superb place to stay, we were made very welcome, excellent breakfast. I would absolutely recommend it.

10.0

Sep 2020

Every aspect of our stay was excellent, I cannot think of anything negative about the time we spent there.

10.0

Feb 2020

The ambiance & position of the property was excellent.

2.5

Jan 2020

Great expérience, délicious breakfast and charming time in wonderful Torquay.The Somerville is full of great paintings and furniture making you feel in an Agatha Christie movie. We loved it

10.0

Jan 2020

A lot of character decorated in wonderful taste and superb personal service

10.0

Oct 2019

We loved the attention to details. Like chocolates and lollies in the room. As well as bottles of water in the fridge. The daily cake baked by our hostess, left for us to enjoy anytime of day! Not to mention the breakfast!!! But we didn’t like the very very soft bed! Had trouble sleeping the 3 nights we were there. Overall, very enjoyable stay, well recommended

10.0

Aug 2019

Room was excellent, every mod con you could possibly want, cleaned everyday everything replenished each day. Did not try the breakfast to lazy to get out of bed in time. Owners very helpful and polite, thanks for a great week.

10.0

Mar 2019

A small friendly B&B run to a very high standard. Loved the homemade cake that was put out every day to help yourself to.

10.0

Sep 2018

Nothing out of place, everything you needed was available.

4.0

Jul 2018

We enjoyed our 6 night stay, breakfast was exceptional and Peter, the host, was very obliging. His restaurant recommendations were all top quality.

5.0

Jun 2018

Just up Babbacombe Road - Very pretty looking building on approach. Its about a 10 minute walk from the harbour- although if you feeling lazy buses run up regularly just ask for the Museum. Very warm greeting, cake available in the hall and fresh milk (not UHT) in the rooms. Garden Suite - compact but charming, Bed extremely comfy, good sized Bathroom with a (V Large) freestanding Bath and separate shower. Living area which leads to patio (which can be used as your own private entrance), includes comfy Sofa. 3 Televisions in Total - 1 in each room - living room, bedroom, and bathroom (yes Bathroom). Breakfast fantastic (all local - tasty produce) and loose leaf tea. Pastries were really nice, and a really good selection on the buffet over. All sets you up for a day.

5.0

Sep 2017

Wonderful stay; hosts and staff charming and helpful and breakfast was delicious. Healthy, organic food available, as well as regular English breakfasts. And Helen is a terrific baker! Atmosphere charming and staff very helpful with any request. Wish I was closer so I could come back!

5.0

Aug 2017

Well what we say apart from AMZAING! We had a lovely welcome from Peter the owner, he couldn't do enough for us! We had welcoming drinks on the sun terrace which was so tranquil. Our room was lovely, everything you needed was to hand and the bed was so comfortable. Breakfast was absolutely gorgeous with such a lot of choice which would suit everybody! it was a short walk downhill to the harbour and all restaurants and shops. We would 100% recommend this guest house and if we visit Torquay in the future we would not stay anywhere else.

5.0

Apr 2017

From our arrival and until our departure all our needs were catered for.Excellent bedroom,great breakfasts,very high standards all round.Would recommend highly.

5.0

Nov 2016

we went for a 50th birthday treat family member weekend. everything was perfect from the Greeting and complimentary tea while checking in, the rooms are roomy and luxurious, lots of little extras, and breakfast to die for so varied and wide choice. Peter the genial host, nothing to much trouble and helped with bookings for evening meals and theatre. we were a party of 2 couples and a single and no complaints from anyone. will definitely return and recommend to anyone wanting a touch of luxury stay within close proximity to torquay centre.

2.0

Sep 2016

Trying to be objective here. We found Torquay to be horrific and cut short our stay at the Somerville. The hotel itself was ok though. Reasonably close to the seafront with restaurants etc. The check in was a little odd as the details from Hotels.com hadn't gone through properly but all sorted out. Room was described as "Deluxe" but was very small - bed basically filled the room - only one chair. Bathroom small but very nicely appointed. Fridge, coffee making etc all good. TV system antiquated and the remote very old. Bed was probably nice once upon a time but mattress now poor. Although we booked seven months in advance we were given the room with a view over the car park at ground level which made for a reasonably noisy stay and when coupled to the endless drunken yobs walking up the main road and the endless numbers of boy racers revving their engines all night long it was a VERY noisy place to stay. I expected a quieter place and personally struggled to sleep at all with the noise and uncomfortable mattress (and I've lived in major city centres with no problems!). Overall, we cut our stay short because of the town, not the hotel. The owners were good and very friendly.

3.0

Sep 2016

Lovely place & brilliant breakfast

3.0

Sep 2016

Peter and Helen was brilliant hosts and made us most welcome, breakfast was outstanding, service was also excellent and the 2 girls were a credit to the place. car parking was not a problem and was close to the marina, only 5 minute walk. We would be happy to stay again and would recommend.

3.0

Aug 2016

Attention to detail was everywhere from our bedroom, down the stairs, lounge area, breakfast room, sun terrace and the garden to breakfast. Amazing hosts and staff, all so very happy and friendly. Our bed and pillows were pure comfort, best sleep I've had in ages. Breakfast was to die for.. so much choice on the menu and locally sourced produce. The buffet selection made our mouths water just looking at it. The hotel is on a steep hill which can prove a challenge in 4 inch heels at 1pm in the morning, however taxi's and buses are abundant. We will be going back again for sure to see Peter and Helen and enjoy the comforts of the beautiful Somerville.

FAQs

How much does this bed and breakfast cost compared to others in Torquay?

The average price for a rental in Torquay is $168 per night. This rental is $56 above the average.

Is parking included with this bed and breakfast?

Yes, parking is listed as an amenity at The Somerville. For more information, we encourage you to contact the property about where to park.

Is there a pool at this bed and breakfast?

We didn’t find pool listed as an amenity for this bed and breakfast. It may be worth double checking if a pool is important for your stay.

Is The Somerville pet friendly?

Unfortunately, this bed and breakfast is not pet-friendly. Try searching again and filter for "Pets Allowed"

What amenities are available at The Somerville?

We found 6 amenities for this rental. This includes kitchen or kitchenette, internet / wifi, parking, balcony or patio, and tv.

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The Somerville

Bed and Breakfast in Torquay

Reasons to book

About this bed and breakfast

Amenities

Map of Torquay

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

Suite, Garden View

Deluxe Twin Room

Junior Suite (1st Floor)

Junior Suite

The Somerville

Bed and Breakfast in Torquay

Reasons to book

About this bed and breakfast

Amenities

Map of Torquay

Nearby attractions

Available Rooms

Deluxe Double Room, 1 King Bed

Suite, Garden View

Deluxe Twin Room

Junior Suite (1st Floor)

Junior Suite

Reviews

FAQs

How much does this bed and breakfast cost compared to others in Torquay?

Is parking included with this bed and breakfast?

Is there a pool at this bed and breakfast?

Is The Somerville pet friendly?

What amenities are available at The Somerville?

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