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Sefton Hotel

The Sea Front | Babbacombe Downs Road, Torquay TQ1 3LH, England
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Sefton Hotel
Ranked #87 of 106 hotels in Torquay
3.0 of 5 stars 64 Reviews
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dudley
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 19 May 2012
1
person found this review helpful

I travelled to the Sefton Hotel with a wonderful group of people some of whom were disabled.I have never met such unfriendly unhelpful management and reception staff anywhere.The manager on occasions was downright rude.The hotel was in need of refurbishment,my room had a very chipped bath and a rusty radiator the whole room was dark.The breakfast was OK but dinner... More

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Whitehaven, United Kingdom
1 review
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 6 May 2012
1
person found this review helpful

I booked this mon/friday in late April 2012 a holiday with just go holidays . I have been on other breaks with this company and enjoyed good food, very clean rooms with helpful staff. This hoiliday was not one of them! The hotel was very dated, with very poor food waiting 20 to 30 mins betwween coarses and then food... More

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1 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 May 2012
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We went to the Sefton on the friday 27th April,what a tired place,needs upgrading,food served at breakfast and dinner was poor and luke warm,the entertainment on the saturday was cancelled due to a wedding and we were put in another room ,it had a bar but NO entertainment,this was supposed to be a cabaret weekend.On the sunday on entering the... More

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Liecester
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19 helpful votes 19 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 April 2012
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Hi my wife and I have just come back from a Mon/Fri early break at the Sefton private hotel in Babaccomb,Torquay, organised by tour company 'Just Go', the hotel its self was dated and in need of redecoration throughout, but the level of cleanliness in the rooms/ general hotel/ and restauraunt was good, bathrooms clean and modern with towels changed... More

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Shrewsbury, United Kingdom
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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 April 2012
4
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We were a party of 6 and stayed for a long weekend with Justgolidays for just £99. After we booked we looked on Tripadvisor to find out what sort of hotel we were staying in. Some of the comments weren't too good so we were a little apprehensive as to what we were walking into especially as the price included... More

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Herts
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2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012
2
people found this review helpful

The welcom was mixed. The manager came on our coach, but appeared to be performing an unwanted task. Inside the receptionist was fine. On the outside the hotel is impressive, as are the public rooms. The rest is overdue for referbishment and a little scruffy. The beakfast was very good; wide selection of cooked foods. The dinner was above average... More

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Bristol UK
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2 of 5 stars Reviewed 4 April 2012
1
person found this review helpful

I visited the Sefton Hotel as an independent disabled traveler. On arrival I had to ring the hotel as access is through a side door which is locked and the electronic key is at reception. The hotel advertises 9 purpose built disabled rooms, these are not available even for a supplement if you are a single traveler and so I... More

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Wales
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4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 25 March 2012
3
people found this review helpful

My wife and i only stayed one night and it was totally fine, yes it could do with a lick of paint but it was clean, the food was good and the staff were all friendly and all for £56.00 bed,breakfast and three course evening meal for the two of us! More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 March 2012
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people found this review helpful

This is our second visit to The Sefton with friends. I only agreed to go as I like the location. first visit two years ago we paid extra for sea view room, it was worth the extra as the room was nicer and beautiful view over the bay. This year no other rooms were available, our room was small and... More

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wollaston/northants
2 reviews
10 helpful votes 10 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 10 March 2012
6
people found this review helpful

our first view was a fine looking hotel with great looking scenary until we booked in, we took our own luggage to the second floor along 3 corridoors .. our room was a dissapointment 1 bed,2 chairs and a ( box) wardrobe tea,coffee,4 pot of milk--if we wanted more they would be available at 5p per item ,carpets were dicoloured... More

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