Grand Hotel (Torquay)

Grand Hotel
General information
Location Torquay, Devon, England
Coordinates 50°27′36″N 3°32′30″W / 50.46000°N 3.54167°W / 50.46000; -3.54167Coordinates: 50°27′36″N 3°32′30″W / 50.46000°N 3.54167°W / 50.46000; -3.54167
Technical details
Floor count 4 and lower ground
Website
Official site

The Grand Hotel is a hotel in Torquay, Devon. The Restaurant 1881 holds an AA Rosette for fine dining. [1] The Grand Hotel has 132 bedrooms and 4 floors.

History: Founding

The Grand Hotel first opened in Torquay in 1881, in response to the Great Western Railway’s expansion into the South West.

In 1926, it was one of the first hotels in the UK to install central heating. During World War Two, the hotel was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force.{cn}} The Grand reopened as a hotel in 1946.

Originally built with just 12 bedrooms, The Grand has been expanded several times to reach its present size of 132 en-suite bedrooms. Keith Richardson purchased the hotel in 2001 and undertook an extensive refurbishment.

References

  1. ↑ Berry, Oliver; Dixon, Belinda (15 February 2008). Devon, Cornwall & Southwest England. Lonely Planet. p. 181. ISBN 978-1-74104-873-5. Retrieved 4 August 2011.


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