Situated a few moments from Paignton Sandy Beach, the 3-star smoke-free The Esplanade Hotel By Compass Hospitality Paignton features Wi-Fi in the rooms and private parking on site. Located nearly 25 minutes on foot from Paignton Zoo Environmental Park, the hotel provides a banquet hall.
The centre of Paignton can be reached within a 5-minute walk, and natural attractions like the Outdoor Splashdown Quaywest Water Park are only 1.2 km away. The Esplanade Paignton is approximately a 5-minute stroll from Great Western Hotel bus stop and just steps from the Geoplay Park. Nature lovers will appreciate the proximity to Paignton Sands, which is just 600 metres away. The hotel is located in the popular area of Paignton, about 5 minutes on foot from the miniature Pirates Bay Adventure Golf. For those travelling from afar, Exeter International airport is 40 minutes' drive away.
Some rooms provide tea and coffee making equipment as well as wireless internet to help you enjoy your stay. Also, The Esplanade Hotel By Compass Hospitality features carpeted flooring. Some of the rooms look out over the sea.
A variety of British dishes are served at the on-site à la carte restaurant. Guests can relax and have a snack in the lounge bar. It also welcomes guests with Wi-Fi and a TV. Situated in the immediate vicinity of The Esplanade, the café Cafe Verde offers a British menu.
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24-hour reception
24-hour security
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Welcome drink
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Bar/ Lounge area
Picnic area/ Tables
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Electric kettle
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Children facilities
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Beach access
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Leisure/ TV room
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AM/FM alarm clock
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Carpeted floor
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No smoking on site
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Some rooms provide tea and coffee making equipment as well as wireless internet to help you enjoy your stay. Also, The Esplanade Hotel By Compass Hospitality features carpeted flooring. Some of the rooms look out over the sea.
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William
2024-05-05
8/10
The staff was very efficient, professional, nothing too much trouble. Comforts of double room for a washbasin were fabulous. An electric kettle, central heating, and TV available were an advantage.
Maggie
2024-04-18
9/10
Gorgeous hotel with a wonderful ambiance and exceptional staff. Good setting in the good area, right by the town centre, the restaurant and public transport. 5 minutes walk from English lights festival. Excellent and lovely food for breakfast.
Michael
2024-03-04
8/10
The hotel is recently renovated with a relaxing atmosphere and an unbeatable location right on the sea front. Good and tasty meals.
Linda
2024-02-16
9/10
Came here for 4 nights with my partner, everything was first-class. The room was nicely furnished and well-maintained and offered shower facilities, a hair dryer, and bath sheets, so that guests had essentials. The bed was very comfy and the bedroom was tiny. Thoroughly enjoyed the location once on the coach.
Andy
2024-01-27
9/10
The rooms were well furnished and great-sized and equipped with coffee, the bedroom, milk.
Kevin
2024-01-11
9/10
The room we had included an electric kettle, central heating, and a multi-channel TV. The location was excellent and the staff was very pleasant and pleasant during the whole stay! Moreover, the hotel was a 10-15 minute walk from a grand old Victorian pier.
William
2024-01-07
7/10
The food was tasty with variety of choice! The staff was hard-working and extremely helpful, nothing too much trouble. Its location was central, 400 metres from St George's Hall Liverpool.
Alexandra
2023-12-30
8/10
I stayed here 1 night and appreciated it. The bedroom was large and airy. Everything was first-class as expected, though the bathroom was a bit small. The staff was caring & decent.
Shaun
2023-12-28
8/10
Good meals with strong drinks. Perfect location to the entertainment to get served with views of the sea. Again, walking distance to a pirate-themed miniature golf course.
Malcolm
2023-12-23
8/10
Tbh, had a real good stay on the one night of our stay. The location seemed nice on right along the pier. Found Henrys Bar with perfect drinks 500 metres away.
John
2023-12-18
8/10
The hotel was clean, the stuff was pleasant. One of the advantages - perfectly clean rooms; they included shower facilities, a hair dryer, and bath sheets. The breakfast was great and offered a great selection of lovely food. The location in a good area was good and there where a supermarket and shops nearby.
Barbara
2023-12-16
8/10
The food was outstanding, drinks were alcoholic. The hotel's location was excellent and lovely for what I needed.
Ray
2023-12-14
9/10
The breakfast was sensational with toast and fruit juices, as example, perfect to start our day.
Melanie
2023-12-13
5/10
The hotel was clean and the location was particularly good on the coach returning home. The room was immaculately clean with a shared bathroom.
Their staff were not particularly helpful.
Brian
2023-12-02
8/10
It has stunning central location on the seafront Close to harbour. The hotel staff is amazing and fantastic.
Mabel
2023-11-27
8/10
Travelled with my partner, overall the hotel was well-organized and special. The staff there were knowledgeable and helpful.
Charles
2023-11-25
7/10
Sensational breakfasts with toast provided by the extremely helpful staff. Nice location to the entertainment to get served, easy to get around.
James
2023-11-05
7/10
The hotel is gorgeous with a wonderful ambience, our stay was excellent. The units were immaculately clean for a washbasin.
Don
2023-10-28
9/10
The entire hotel was spotlessly clean and the room was neat. There were an electric kettle, central heating, and a TV set in the room, loved that. The staff was pretty friendly, relaxing atmosphere. The location was lovely and wonderful, on the coach returning home, it's a plus. Plus, it was near Near to harbour for boat/fishing trips in season also a nice beach, and the town centre and the promenade.
Richard
2023-10-14
9/10
Impeccably clean place & attentive staff. Nicely furnished and good-sized room and an extremely comfy bed. Very impressed with an electric kettle, central heating, and television available. Unbeatable and amazing position in the residential area, really close to cliff top.
Agnes
2023-10-07
8/10
Hotel was well-organized and special, staff was attentive. Greatly enjoyed our room that was ' dirty ' The sink had not been or very poorly cleaned and available with tea, a bath, beautiful views. The location was amazing and good, not far from most things, and the South Devon railway. Also, it took only 5 minutes to get to a grand old Victorian pier by foot.
Robin
2023-10-03
7/10
This accommodation had a central setting right on the seafront. Visited Shoreline for a few drinks, it was a 10-15 minute walk from the hotel, recommend.
Thomas
2023-10-02
9/10
The staff was very efficient, the room was well-maintained and airy for a washbasin. The food was tasty.
Wally
2023-10-02
7/10
Excellent and lovely location in particularly good area, near a nice beach and the seafront by the harbour. Lovely old fashioned building and rooms for a washbasin.
Alan
2023-09-17
9/10
Nicely furnished unit for extra pillows, we appreciated it.
Richard
2023-09-11
9/10
All in all everything was first-class, had a very good stay for weekend of 15-18 Nov. The room was well furnished with coffee, other 2 great bed, as example, truly enjoyed it. This was a magnificent location so close to Near to harbour for boat/fishing trips in season also a nice beach, Coast and Country Hotels and shops.
Christopher
2023-09-09
9/10
Had lovely location close to the town centre.
Dave
2023-09-06
8/10
My breakfast was good with fruit juices and toast. The location was awesome and brilliant close to the harbour and met standards. The good service and the attention to detail! Throughout the day staff were brilliant.
Robert
2023-08-23
7/10
Well-organized place, exceptionally comfortable beds, accommodating staff. Neat room overlooking sea. Wonderful location close to station. Situated only 1 km from Fairy Cove.
John
2023-08-01
9/10
Tiny room with coffee, other 2 great bed hard, bedrooms. Very good customer care, parking on-site.
David
2023-07-31
9/10
I booked brand-new queen room here with the bedroom as well as coffee. The location was magnificent and absolutely perfect, right by many surrounding areas, the promenade, harbour, Faery Cove and the cliff top walk as well as to the town centre and the seafront by the harbour and easily accessible. I came across Grand Central Bar, it was just a short stroll away from the hotel, offered nice shots.
Eric
2023-06-28
7/10
Overall clean, old-fashioned hotel with caring staff. Central location, at a short distance from Paignton Sands Swimming Beach. 10 minutes walk to bus station.
Lauren
2023-06-16
9/10
The staff was very efficient, competent, and responded promptly to requests. The room was ' dirty ' The sink had not been or very poorly cleaned and available for a washbasin. The breakfast was sensational and I enjoyed it.
Peter
2023-06-13
8/10
I appreciated the place, it was reasonably clean & the staff were caring and helpful. The hotel had a central location and it was around 4-6 minutes' walk from Roundham Head Headland.
Alexander
2023-06-02
7/10
The staff was pleasant, some of them especially. The room I got was perfectly clean with tea, many clothes, the bedroom.
Eddie
2023-05-16
7/10
All in all - had a brilliant 4 night stay. Our room was airy and beautifully maintained for extra pillows. The hard-working staff gave us a nice welcome. The breakfast offered a great selection of savoury meals.
Charles
2023-05-07
7/10
Stunning, fab location to the esplanade for over 20 years. For tea or coffee visit South Sands Cafe nearby.
Jane
2023-05-03
8/10
The room was neat and airy, with an electric kettle, central heating, and television.
George
2023-04-27
9/10
Room was exceptionally clean with an electric kettle, central heating, and a multi-channel TV. The good service, which we thoroughly enjoyed.
Henry
2023-04-15
8/10
Very comfy bed in double room with an electric kettle, central heating and a TV set. Residential area, central location near to to the town centre. Nearby Grand Central Bar - great place to chill out.
Joe
2023-04-13
8/10
All the staff members are amazing and fantastic. Its location is awesome & great, adjacent to the esplanade for over 20 years, train station, and the promenade, harbour, Faery Cove and the cliff top walk as well as to the town centre. Furthermore, it is 2 km from the touristic places like Paignton Zoo Environmental Park.
Alex
2023-04-11
7/10
Nicely furnished and tidy room for many clothes was enjoyable.
John
2023-04-10
7/10
Totally really comfortable stay for weekend of 15-18 Nov. Clean hotel in a lovely building really close to the restaurant. Satisfactory breakfast, light twin room. Lots of supplies in the room: an electric kettle, central heating and a multi-channel TV.
Allan
2023-04-02
8/10
Everything was perfectly fine, had a really good stay of 4 nights. The staff was hard-working and very efficient, offered to visit some nice places. The breakfast had a wide range of tasty food and drinks. The hotel was set in a central area near the beach, harbour and town, the restaurant, bar and cleaning staff and the promenade, harbour, Faery Cove and the cliff top walk.
Gerard
2023-03-21
9/10
Brand-new, large room with a shared bathroom and shower facilities, a hairdryer and bath sheets. Amazing location - close to a sandy beach. Enjoyable stay in good area.
Barry
2023-03-10
8/10
Comfortable bedroom.
Henry
2023-03-07
9/10
The marvellous and best possible location for the price, right by the pier, which is well stocked of amusements, and the seafront. Brilliant food for dinner and breakfast. True 3-star experience, very good service.
Geoffrey
2023-02-27
8/10
I loved the airy and tidy room with the bedroom as well as beautiful views.
Roger
2022-12-10
7/10
A very enjoyable stay by visit. Units for many clothes. Best possible location, a 10-15 minute walking distance from an outdoor water park. And so close to the beach, the restaurant and the sea front.
George
2022-11-29
8/10
An electric kettle, central heating and television in the room and the exceptionally comfortable bed.
Archibald
2022-11-18
8/10
The location was unbeatable and amazing, within easy walking distance of Victoria Park. We had the double room with a very comfy bed.
William
2022-11-15
7/10
Amazing location minutes from Dartmouth Steam Railway. Neat and airy room, shower facilities, a hairdryer and bath sheets in the room.
George
2022-11-14
9/10
Units on bedrooms. Best possible and awesome location, 5 minutes' walk to a sandy beach. Downstairs bar with alcoholic drinks. Everything fine.
Frederick
2022-10-10
9/10
Attentive staff, very good services, including lots of savoury delicacies. Marvellous and best possible location just a short walk away from Dartmouth Steam Railway. Positioned in the local area, near the sea front, the town centre, and the beach.
Gary
2022-10-01
8/10
Nice experience there. Clean place and good service. Airy king room, very comfy beds. Well-equipped bathroom with a bathtub.
Mark
2022-09-26
9/10
Neat and airy rooms on bedrooms, satisfactory breakfast. Prime central location and pleasant staff.
John
2022-09-09
6/10
The twin room was airy with coffee/tea making, bedroom, coffee. The location was stunning, relatively close to a grand old Victorian pier.
Well, Wi-Fi was quite slow.
Herbert
2022-08-21
9/10
It was in a fab and prime location with Geoplay Park nearby. Our king room included an electric kettle, central heating and a TV set. Admired sea view from the window.
Cyril
2022-08-16
9/10
The room was airy, spotless & had a comfortable bed. An electric kettle, central heating and television were provided. The place had a relaxing atmosphere. Overall the service was very good. Besides, parking was available on site. Central location was a plus. You could walk to shops and supermarkets.
Jordan
2022-08-15
9/10
Thoroughly enjoyed my enjoyable stay in winter. They gave me a light room with many clothes, coffee/tea making facilities, as example. The food was brilliant and the staff was attentive. Central location of this low budget hotel was a bonus. The warm drinks in downstairs bar were very welcome.
Desmond
2022-01-13
7/10
The staff did all they can for an enjoyable stay. I visited downstairs bar and tried hot drinks.
Willie
2021-12-09
9/10
Came here for 1 day, the hotel was old-fashioned, it had prime location near harbour as well as the promenade. I had light king room with sea view big bathroom, a single wardrobe, coffee. I loved their staff, they were hard-working and informative people. Plenty of options, excellent food.
Charles
2021-09-01
6/10
An excellent stay and exceptional value. Stunning style, tidy, particularly good location. Adjacent to the beach that was ideal. Heated unit with a Venetian decor. Smooth check-in and incredible service.
The views were unpleasant.
Stephen
2021-08-01
8/10
Everything was lovely as always. Exceptionally wonderful stuff, lovely area, they have astonishing restaurant. Very central location, lovely place for discovering Paignton. I enjoyed big size room with coffee and tea making facilities, TV, and double glazed windows. They made my stay special❤
Dave
2020-12-07
7/10
Was a nice comfy base for weekend. We were near the beach. For shots visit Harbour Light, nestled within 5 minutes' walk of the hotel.
Pat
2020-09-10
7/10
The beds were comfortable, room was very clean and staff were great.
Julia
2020-08-06
9/10
We enjoyed it, it was GOAT! Perfect for weekend. Location: the hotel was near the beach.
Maurice
2020-08-03
8/10
don't know any better place than esplanade. we loved almost everything: excellent location, friendly staff. it was not far from goodrington sands.
Ian
2020-03-16
7/10
The food was ALRIGHT and the bed was comfy. Our favourite hotel in Paignton, staff was loyal.
David
2019-12-30
8/10
Breakfast was fine and the staff were helpful. Cafe Verde is a short way from the hotel.
