The Surfers Hotel in Newquay, has an amazing location, very cheap rates, and a twenty-four-hour bar. What more could anyone staying in Newquay want from a hotel??
The hotel is situated at 1, Narrowcliff , which is literally across the road from Tolcarne Beach. Once you've stumbled down 130-odd ... Read review
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The Surfers Hotel in Newquay, has an amazing location, very cheap rates, and a twenty-four-hour bar. What more could anyone staying in Newquay want from a hotel??
The hotel is situated at 1, Narrowcliff , which is literally across the road from Tolcarne Beach. Once you've stumbled down 130-odd steep steps anyway.. (going back up again is a caner!). Tolcarne itself is a beautiful beach, surrounded on the land-side with cliffs, but going ... ...second only to Fistral. It has lifeguard cover, as well as a couple of shops and cafés.
The hotel site is just on the edge of the town centre, literally a hundred yards from Barracuda nightclub, Berties Uptown bar, and importantly, a cash point! It's about a five to ten minute walk to the centre of town, a fifteen to twenty minute walk to the opposite edge of the centre (by walkabout), and a half hour walk to Fistral Beach.
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The Surfers Hotel in Newquay, has an amazing location, very cheap rates, and a twenty-four-hour bar. What more could anyone staying in Newquay want from a hotel??
The hotel is situated at 1, Narrowcliff , which is literally across the road from Tolcarne Beach. Once you've stumbled down 130-odd steep steps anyway.. (going back up again is a caner!). Tolcarne itself is a beautiful beach, surrounded on the land-side with cliffs, but going out a long way at low-tide, and gets some surf second only to Fistral. It has lifeguard cover, as well as a couple of shops and cafés.
The hotel site is just on the edge of the town centre, literally a hundred yards from Barracuda nightclub, Berties Uptown bar, and importantly, a cash point! It's about a five to ten minute walk to the centre of town, a fifteen to twenty minute walk to the opposite edge of the centre (by walkabout), and a half hour walk to Fistral Beach.
As for the hotel itself... well the rooms come as either twins, doubles, four bed, six bed, or eight bed. I've only been in a four bed, but needless to say, it was cramped! Two bunkbeds, with the sort of floorspace that would allow for maybe one more bunkbed, but nothing else whatsoever, if you can imagine how cramped that means! Every room is also en-suite, but the toilet/shower-rooms are all windowless and tiny. Some rooms have mirrors, some don't. The windows are all single-glazed, so take ear plugs! The arcade machines across the road start up at like 0900 with their very annoying noise, the rubbish collection every day sounds like the end of the world, and I swear the seagulls take shifts for sleeping just so they can cry all night long. And that's not meant to mention any snoring from your room-mates!
The decor of the hotel in the corridors etc. is very homely, much more like a converted house than a soulless modern hotel, so is very welcoming and friendly.
The centre of the hotel, the bar/lounge area, is very comfortable, with plenty of sofas and armchairs everywhere, and is decked out how you might imagine a surf lodge to be, i.e. with surf boards everywhere and lots of surfing posters. They have a large tv with freeview or something. There's also a pool table for 50p a pop, as well as a full-sized snooker table for a tenner an hour. And a fruit machine that has Alan Partridge as its voice. However, the drinks prices that they offer aren't that attractive, £2.50 for a pint of carlsberg, £2 for a pint of coke or juice, 20p even for water! Outrageous. They also offer a large selection of foods, for slightly more reasonable prices.
The front desk is manned 24hrs a day, which provides good security, as you have to sign in at night.
As it's a family run operation, you get to know the staff, who are all very friendly, and if you befriend the barman he can be very generous!
Prices start from £15 per person per night in off season, up two £23 for weekends in on season. I've had difficulty finding self-proclaimed hostels in europe for cheaper than that, so these prices are incredible! Of course, as I've tried to describe, you do get what you pay for, i.e., not much! But I've had an amazing time there twice, and the slumminess of the rooms has not detracted from it in any way whatsoever. I fully recommend this hotel to any groups of teenagers thinking of newquay! Much better than camping and only slightly more expensive..
The website of the hotel is www.surfershotel.co.uk , and the webcam atop the hotel is at http://www.camvista.com/england/other/cornwall_surfershotel.php
Advantages: Wondeful landscapes and seaviews Disadvantages: none
beach with extensive views over the Helford estuary.
Bodmin Moor which has been designated an area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and provides a haven for lovers of birds and wildlife. It is a delightful place to walk and enjoy peace and quiet away from the stresses of modern life.
Cornwall has an abundance of interesting and breathtaking places to visit and has activities to suit all abilities and ages. A gentle stroll along the seashore, surfing, Kitesurfing, rock climbing or investigating old castles and ruins and much more can be done in Cornwall amidst beautiful and relaxed surroundings.
Accomodation is plentiful and varied with prices to suit all pockets. From your very basic bunk house where the surfers on a budget bed down to family guest houses to top class hotels and camping sites
GETTING THERE
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manlybeach 08.06.2008 (06.08.2008)
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Ciao members have rated this review on average: very helpful Review of Cornwall (England)
Advantages: A lovely part of the country with so much to see and do. Disadvantages: prepare for lots of traffic!
highly popular with surfers.
***ACCOMODATION***
We stayed in the Sandy Lodge Hotel for a weekend over Easter. Like most people in Newquay the laid back attitude and cheerful personality of staff was a great part of the holiday. The way the Cornish do it dreckly was just what we needed. Don?t expect your hotel to be fast action and all go like you would in London.
We chose the Sandy Lodge Hotel as everywhere else was booked, which is probably the only tip I can give about Newquay. If you plan to take off during Christmas, Easter, bank holidays or the summer holidays then book up a few months in advance. Luckily we loved our hotel and I would certainly recommend it. The rooms were spacious although our room was under the stair case and it was rather squeaky at night. The rooms were en-suite with a colour TV and tea/coffee tray.
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