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Reviews of Esplanade Hotel 4 stars

Fistral Beach, Newquay, TR7 1PS, United Kingdom

#17 of 43 hotels in Newquay

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 2473 hotel reviews

8.3

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.7

  • Comfort

    8.8

  • Location

    9.4

  • Facilities

    8.5

  • Staff

    8.8

  • Value for money

    8.1

  • Free WiFi

    8.4

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  • Reviewed: 31 August 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our room was near a noisy air conditioning unit and view wasn't the best. For size of hotel no guaranteed parking space. Pool was a bit cold until climatized to water.

    Nice staff. Good breakfast. Pool. Cinema.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 August 2025

    7.0
    Overall lovely stay.
    • Business trip
    • Couple
    • Luxury Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We don’t like that we had to pay an additional £65 for the dog when we had booked it because it was a dog friendly hotel. Slow service on reception and for a £365 stay for one night the bar wasn’t clean and the reception weren’t overly helpful or friendly.

    The view and the food.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 31 August 2025

    9.0
    Very enjoyable and relaxing
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was no service in the lobby to order food or a drink

    Location and friendly staff

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2025

    9.0
    Loved every bit!
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only very minor things: - you need to reserve parking, there was no information about this on the booking.com website. Roadside parking is incredibly limited and tricky to find a spot. Advanced notice of this would be much better for the hotel guests. - more vegan & veggie options. Particularly for my children with additional diary allergies. Only vegan kids option was tomato pasta. Perhaps a plant based burger or vegan pizza? And some plant based butter portions with the breakfast. I could only eat one thing from the main dinner menu too, we would have eaten a second night if there was more variety.

    Absolutely brilliant holiday. Staff were super friendly and exceptional service. Room was lovely, clean and relaxing. Went for my partners 40th and he was very looked after. Kids loved all the activities and facilities.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The room was very noisy and it was hard to sleep due to a lot of noise from the room above. Even them walking around created all sorts of creaks and noises.

    Location, staff and facilities like pool, cinema, kids area etc were excellent.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 August 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Everything was Ok.

    Not to spacious though but otherwise ok.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 August 2025

    7.0
    Good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (2 Adults + 3 Children)
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Malfunctioning room lock and they messed the bill up

    Good food and friendly staff

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2025

    9.0
    First trip to Newquay
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (2 Adults + 1 Child)
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Although room was comfortable and clean, we were on 1st floor and you could hear those above. As we we were out most of the day, it wasn't too bad, just creaky in the night.

    Excellent location and great facilities on site, particularly for kids. Food was great and reasonably priced. Fantastic for Fistral beach and about 20 minute walk into town centre. Helpful, friendly staff

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 26 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The cleanliness in shower.

    The location, the hotel facilities

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 25 August 2025

    8.0
    Overall ok
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Breakfast ……. Came cold and coffee was terrible, I asked for softly poached eggs they were hard……. Pillows were horrible I have a neck ache.

    Room view was great.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 22 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (2 Adults + 1 Child)
    • Stayed 6 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The parking was awful. This really put a downer on our holiday and prevented us from leaving Newquay due to fear of no parking on return. We wanted to go to Eden project which we were unable to do because of this. We heard others stressing over this too

    We loved the extra touches for the children such as milk and cookies at bed time, hot chocolate in the room and the many activities

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 21 August 2025

    8.0
    Relaxing holiday in the Hotel Esplanade. Beach vibes. We will be back
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Small rooms with no air conditioning

    Excellent location. Gorgeous hotel. Very friendly staff. Delicious breakfast

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 20 August 2025

    8.0
    Great for families
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Sofa Bed (2 Adults + 1 Child)
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Size of the swimming pool

    Close to the beach, great restaurant and bar, free parking

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    Friendly staff.

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Sofa Bed (2 Adults + 1 Child)
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only downside was that the rooms were very warm.

    Staff were extremely friendly, great breakfast and food. location was perfect for fistral beach, great for surfing and body boarding.store wet suits and boards at hotel, surf school attached. But indoor pool was an added bonus with jacuzzi and sauna after a day on the beach. Would 100% return

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 19 August 2025

    9.0
    Second stay and will be staying again. Great hotel overall.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (2 Adults + 1 Child)
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Can hear neighbours through walls and creaky ceilings from above.

    Close to the beach and great views.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2025

    7.0
    It was an enjoyable stay for a beach getaway
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Our room had leftover dog smell

    Comfortable, clean rooms

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 17 August 2025

    8.0
    Our stay was brilliant an definitely go back
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 5 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Only down side to our stay was room was bit small an definitely not having air conditioning in hot weather not good , they did provide a fan but not good enough

    Great location staff were brilliant especially Joe and lozza at breakfast, they gave us great advice on were to visit during our stay if you can please pass our thanks on to the owners an staff them selves

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 16 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double or Twin Room with Balcony
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    I would of gave it a 10 as it is an exceptional hotel, there are just 2 things that knocked down the score for us, 1st the tv was very outdated and didn't have smart view/ netflix for times when we just wanted to chill and watch something and the 2nd reason was that there wasn't any adult only times in the pool so what was meant to be a relaxing swim turned into a bunch of kids splashing and screaming and cannon balling in, which seemed to happened everytime we went to swim.

    Very very good hotel, breakfast 10/10, view from the balcony was amazing, very helpful and friendly staff.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2025

    9.0
    Fantastic ses view rubbish parking
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Deluxe Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Nightmare parking no relatively close external restaurants/places to eat

    Location and Seaview

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2025

    9.0
    Superb
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Friendly staff. Great views over the bay. Good food.

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2025

    9.0
    Relaxing and enjoyable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double or Twin Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The staff in all parts of the hotel were exceptional. Friendly, helpful and nothing was too much trouble. Fantastic view across Fistral Beach

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 August 2025

    8.0
    All in all better than expected
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Family Room (2 Adults + 2 Children)
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Impossible to park nearby

    Good room and excellent food

    Stayed in August 2025

  • Reviewed: 11 August 2025

    8.0
    Exceptional place to holiday
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room with Sofa Bed (2 Adults + 1 Child)
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    How expensive everything was but that's the area and there was a window I couldn't open and one that wouldn't shut other than that absolutely nothing wrong

    I liked how the staff went above n beyond for me and my son and the views were spectacular and so close to the beach.. definitely go again sometime and kept people informed at front desk when the pool was back open oh and the channels were Disney and prime and itvx what's not to like about Disney

    Stayed in August 2025

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