The Grand Hotel & Restaurant
Torquay, Devon

The 4-star Grand Hotel occupies pride of place on the Torbay seafront, with majestic views over the bay. Whatever the weather, the comfort and luxury of the Grand has something to offer everyone. The hotel has 131 rooms, 7 of which are premier suites. The majority of rooms embrace the wonderful sea view and Torbay coastline. All are decorated to a high standard and include all of the facilities and extras you would expect in a 4-star hotel. Facilities include 2 swimming pools, jacuzzi, gym, sauna, tanning shower and tennis court. There is also a hair and beauty suite in the hotel. For the more active, there is the Grand Leisure Suite with its 15 metre swimming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and sunbed as well as a multi-gym. A bakery and restaurant are both on site. As of 01 June 2007, all rooms will be non-smoking.

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Torquay is a town on the south coast of England in the county of Devon which has extended along the coast of Torbay to the extent that it is now inextricably intermingled with the neighbouring town of Paignton. In the 19th century it became a fashionable seaside resort, renowned for its healthy climate it gained a nickname as the English Riviera. Although it has been suggested that Torquay roughly signifies 'Thor's Harbor' (cognate to Tórshavn, Faroe Islands and Þórshöfn, Iceland), a more likely root is the Old English word torr (itself of Celtic origins), which now occurs as tor or torre in place names in Devon and Cornwall.