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Gara Rock

4.0 star property
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Indoor spa tub
Gara Room
Exterior
The Signal House (Pet) | Living area
Exterior

Reviews

8.8 out of 10

Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Spa
    Spa
  • Room service
    Room service
  • Pool
    Pool
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
East Portlemouth, Salcombe, England, TQ8 8FA
  • Gara Rock Beach
    7 min walk
  • Mill Bay
    19 min walk
  • Small's Cove
    13 min drive
  • Plymouth (PLH-Plymouth City)
    88 min drive

Room options

Residences Over Three Floors

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

Secret Suite (Pet)

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Junior Suite with balcony | Living area

Junior Suite with balcony

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Gara Room

Gara Room

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Garden Junior Suite (Pet)

Garden Junior Suite (Pet)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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The Signal House (Pet)

The Signal House (Pet)

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 Double Bed and 2 Twin Beds

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1 bedroom, premium bedding, in-room safe, individually decorated

The Penthouse

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 6
  • 1 Double Bed and 4 Twin Beds

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Residences Over Two Floors | Living area

Residences Over Two Floors

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Residences Over One Floor | Living area

Residences Over One Floor

  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Salcombe

With a stay at Gara Rock in Salcombe, you'll be on the beach, just a 1-minute walk from English Channel and 7 minutes by foot from Gara Rock Beach. .This beach hotel is 1.5 mi (2.4 km) from Venerick's Cove and 2 mi (3.2 km) from South West Coast Path Section 39 Trailhead.

What's nearby

  • Gara Rock Beach - 7 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Salcombe to Bolt Head Walk - 36 min drive - 23.7 km
  • South Sands - 52 min drive - 23.2 km
  • Soar Mill Cove - 53 min drive - 23.4 km
  • North Sands - 54 min drive - 23.2 km

Getting around

  • Totnes Station - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Crabshell Inn - ‬23 min drive
  • ‪Salcombe Dairy Ice Cream - ‬33 min drive
  • ‪Creeks End Inn - ‬24 min drive
  • ‪The Bear & Blacksmith - ‬17 min drive
  • ‪Fortescue Inn - ‬33 min drive

About this property

Gara Rock

Beachfront hotel with calming spa services
Gara Rock offers 33 accommodations with safes and complimentary bottled water. Rooms open to balconies or patios. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations have separate dining areas and include desks. Beds feature premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with cable channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool, a children's pool, and a seasonal outdoor pool are on site.
Guests can indulge in a pampering treatment at the hotel's full-service spa. Services include facials, body wraps, body scrubs, and body treatments.
Stay in one of 33 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Rooms have private balconies or patios. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and cable programming is available for your entertainment. Bathrooms have shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.
Pamper yourself with a visit to the spa, which offers massages, body treatments, and facials. You're sure to appreciate the recreational amenities, including an indoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool. This hotel also features complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Grab a bite at one of the hotel's 2 restaurants, or stay in and take advantage of the room service. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include complimentary wired internet access, dry cleaning/laundry services, and laundry facilities. Free self parking is available onsite.
Gara Rock has 2 restaurants on site.
Room service is available.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired Internet

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site

Food and drink

  • 2 restaurants
  • 1 bar
  • Room service available

Things to do

  • Children's pool
  • Full-service spa
  • Indoor pool
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Family friendly

  • Children's pool
  • Indoor pool
  • Laundry facilities
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Separate dining area
  • Separate living room

Conveniences

  • Front-desk safe
  • Library

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Laundry facilities
  • Tour/ticket assistance

Outdoors

  • Beachfront location
  • Garden
  • Outdoor furniture
  • Terrace

Spa

  • Body scrubs
  • Body treatments
  • Body wraps
  • Facials
  • Manicures and pedicures
  • Massages

Accessibility

  • This property does not have any lifts

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Heating
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • TV channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Dining room
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 9:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
If you are planning to arrive after 9:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 45 per pet, per stay
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 45 per pet, per stay
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
The seasonal pool will be open from April 01 to September 29
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

Gara Rock Hotel Salcombe
Gara Rock Salcombe
Gara Rock Hotel
Gara Rock Salcombe
Gara Rock Hotel Salcombe

Gara Rock Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 60 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 23 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 99 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 99 reviews" "

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.4/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

8/10 Good

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing hotel! But little extra thought needed.
Hotel location was amazing with views that are superb! but we wouldn’t be going back as the lanes getting to it are awful and quite stressful! Staff were amazing and so polite but not enough so they were overwhelmed at breakfast and service very slow!
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Melissa

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great views, service & quality fixtures & fittings. Room rooms with comfortable beds. Could do with matching rooms available & pictures slightly better.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

4/10 Poor

Verified traveller

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Awkward stay!
Booked on impulse for a one night stay. On checking in i booked a table for 7.30pm to allow time to go to the spa. When i got to the restaurant one of the staff asked if she could help, i explained i had a table booked for 7.30pm but wished to get a drink from the bar as i was 10 minutes early. She directed me through into the bar area. When i got there i asked the bar staff if there was a drinks menu, he directed me to a table near by. Another member of staff came over and asked if i needed help, i explained i wanted a drink and asked if i could order from the bar or did i have to order here. There then ensued a rather odd process whereby i was asked where i was sitting (nowhere at this point) and i was kind of escourted over to the sofas where i was then asked what i wanted to drink (minus drink menu). At this point i felt pretty awkward! They then had no record of my table booking and asked if i was waiting for someone (i was a solo traveller) They found me a table but my food order took a very long time to arrive, a couple of large dogs were barking in the restaurante (not directly the hotels fault, i appreciate that) and i was only checked on once. I had planned to stay and have a relaxing drink but i ended up just going to my room straight after as i couldnt face the uncomfortable drink ordering saga again. There was also no info in the rooms re breakfast time etc like you would normally expect. Overall a beautiful hotel let down by odd uncomfortable service!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

MRS J F WHITEHEAD

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Utterly faultless
It’s rare to find a hotel that is better than it looks and states on its website. The staff were wonderful. The food and drink was amazing. Its remote location made it such a peaceful stay. Will definitely return.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Louise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just wow!
The most incredibly beautiful and relaxing 24 hours escape. Just a stunning hotel!
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful setting and lovely hotel. Staff very friendly and welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jenna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place!
We had the most amazing time at Gara Rock Hotel celebrating my husband’s 40th birthday. Really special place and would love to return.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

8/10 Good

Jessica

Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Jenny

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

4/10 Poor

Derek Geoffrey

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

2/10 Terrible

Rachel

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Underwhelming! This property has the foundations to be extraordinary (especially given its location), yet the customer service is severely lacking. Rude staff on check-in. Room not ready at the specified time (3pm). No apology given. No offer to help with bags to our room. Room dirty with a stained bath, sofa, curtains, bathroom floor. And the spa, a small pool with 5 loungers is not sufficient given the hotel capacity. The food is severely overpriced and is satisfactory at best. Burnt food and poor service. For the price point the hotel is NOT worth the money. Do yourself a favour and spend your money elsewhere. There is much better out there at a fraction of the price.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Birthday celebration with family. Hotel made it a very special occasion to remember.
Stayed 5 nights in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Willow

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Zoë

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful stay
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

6/10 Okay

Gordon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lovely but overpriced
The room was amazing, the staff were friendly and attentive. The food was good but overpriced, especially the breakfast
Stayed 1 night in May 2023

8/10 Good

Linda

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a lovely room and view. Overall very impressed with the location, and style of the hotel. Our biggest grievance is the food that is very expensive . Sandwiches at lunch and cream teas in the afternoon would be a nice touch ,but at a reasonable price for both guests and walkers.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Madeleine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stunning property in a spectacular setting. The rooms, restaurant, terrace and lounge really felt as if they had been designed to make the most of the landscape with beautiful views from all parts of the hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Harley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a wonderful, stay. Staff and food were excellent. Atmosphere was chilled and cosy but still very special. Amazing views.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

ISOLDE

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2023

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

6/10 Okay

Katherine

Travelled with family
Disliked: Room comfort
Not worth it
It’s average across the board with a wonderful view
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2023

8/10 Good

Joanne

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2023