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Diamond Hotel

2.0 star property

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Room
Garden
Breakfast meal
Garden
Beach

Reviews

6.4 out of 10

Popular amenities

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Parking available
  • 24/7 front desk

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27 Croft Road, Torquay, England, TQ2 5UD
  • Place, Torre Abbey Sands
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Princess Theatre
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, Torre Abbey
    ‪8 min walk‬
  • Airport, Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.)
    ‪37 min drive‬

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About the area

Torquay

With a stay at Diamond Hotel in Torquay (Torquay City Centre), you'll be within a 10-minute walk of Riviera International Conference Centre and Torquay Marina. .This hotel is 11.7 mi (18.9 km) from Dartmoor National Park and 0.5 mi (0.8 km) from Torre Abbey Sands.

What's nearby

  • Torre Abbey Sands - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Riviera International Conference Centre - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Princess Theatre - 6 min walk - 0.6 km
  • Torre Abbey - 8 min walk - 0.7 km
  • Inner Harbour - 11 min walk - 1.0 km

Getting around

  • Torquay Station - 14 min walk
  • Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.) - 43 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Brody's Breakfast Bistro - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪TQ Beerworks - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬6 min walk
  • ‪Cafe One Hundred - ‬7 min walk
  • ‪Appleby's (Heritage Hotel) - ‬2 min walk

About this property

Diamond Hotel

Hotel in Torquay with a 24-hour front desk
Diamond Hotel offers 46 accommodations. Housekeeping is provided weekly.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Make yourself at home in one of the 46 guestrooms.
This smoke-free hotel features sailing nearby, scuba diving nearby, and windsurfing nearby.
Featured amenities include a 24-hour front desk and multilingual staff. Self parking (subject to charges) is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Parking on site (surcharge)
  • Limited on-site self parking

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (weekly)
  • Multilingual staff

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Smoke-free property

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Payment types

Important information

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
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
This property welcomes guests of all sexual orientations and gender identities (LGBTQ+ friendly)

Property is also known as

Richmond Hotel Torquay
Richmond Torquay
The Richmond Hotel Hotel
The Richmond Hotel Torquay
The Richmond Hotel Hotel Torquay

Diamond Hotel Reviews

Reviews

6.4
Rating 10 - Excellent. 63 out of 313 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 94 out of 313 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 51 out of 313 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 42 out of 313 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 63 out of 313 reviews

6.8/10

Cleanliness

7.4/10

Staff & service

5.0/10

Amenities

5.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

2/10 Terrible

Rob

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Arrived at 9.00 Fri evening t He couldn't find any record of my booking, even after showing booking confirmation and reference. The place had a musty smell and a unclean feel to it. It looks as if there has been no attempts of upkeep at the property for years. I did not stay and found somewhere else to stay
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Aleksandra

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The "breakfast" was some pastries that were bought wholesale, loaves of cheap toast bread, butter and jam, and sparkling squash. This wasn't a breakfast and if I had known it was this I wouldn't have booked here. The receptionist was incredibly hard to understand, you have to pay £10 per night to park your car in the worst and dodgiest car park all the time, and the whole site feels unsafe with loud and strange characters in every corner. There was hair on the shower curtain. There was a weird couple of drawers in the desk that were bolted. The roof as you walk past the window is littered with rubbish.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Paul

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
For the price we paid I was only expecting very basic accommodation - I think a comfortable bed and a warm shower are a minimum expectation whatever the price and on that basis it just about delivers. However, there was a very uncomfortable feeling throughout the whole stay, not helped by other residents coming and going noisily at all hours of the day and night, the shady looking characters hanging around nearby and the barely disguised drug deals we witnessed in the vicinity involving those residents. I don’t believe the hotel or staff had any involvement, but they may want to consider what sort of clientele they want to attract.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Fidelis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

AnnMarie

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We booked from sept 18-28 but left after 4 days and they would not give us a refund They said we’d have to contact Expedia to get a refund
Stayed 11 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Donna

Travelled with partner
Horrible
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

6/10 Okay

Tammy

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Not the best by any means

We booked this for just a night away, we saw only 1 staff member (lady on reception) very helpful but other then that we saw no-one, the room we had was clean but very dated, toilet didnt flush properly,the lino on the floor wasnt fitted properly and had bubbles-persumable from an old leak, beckfast was free but the dining area put us off so decided against it, its a shame because it could be a lovely hotel if it had monry invested to make it more upto date. We visut torquay every few months but we wont be visiting this hotel again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Quoc Hung

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Stella

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed in the Richmand hotel. Well it was awful. Firstly it was filthy all over walls floors balconies. Pool not in use The Bar not in use no dining room breakfast is Croissants only on a tray on top the dirty bar just help your self. We had a balcony with decking all broken full of halls. The TV not in use. We payed £90 for absolutely nothing we will never stay there again. Please think before you say YES.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Sarah

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
DO NOT STAY HERE!! On arrival at the hotel in the evening we were told that the parking was £10 per night even though the website I booked through said free parking. We were then told that the lift was out of order, I have read reviews since stating other guests were also told this, but I don't believe that there even IS a lift at the hotel and the staff are told to lie. The girl at the reception was pleasant and polite and I felt sorry for her. There was a man skulking around reception acting strangly and staring at us the whole time we were checking in. We presumed was a member of staff, it was unnerving. We were then told we had to pay for the room (I had to check my bank to find that Expedia had only taken £8 when I thought that I had paid in full) I really wish I had checked the room before paying. As we struggled up the stairs with our luggage, the closer we got alongthe corridor, the dirtier the carpets and walls became. Our room was dingy, smelly and the carpet was disgusting. Old stains on the walls and carpets and cigarette burns on the bathroom window sill. All the furniture was damaged or broken. The bed sheets were dirty and smelt damp. There were lots of dodgy looking men hanging around in the corridor outside our room and we didn't feel safe. We felt that we couldn't stay and left after 10 minutes and booked into the local Travelodge which thankfully had a room available. I can't believe that this place is allowed to run as a hotel, its disgusting and needs
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Loyston

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025

6/10 Okay

Judy

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Hooi

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Worse hotel

There is limited parking space and no disable parking space. Inside tge building, it smell musty the front desk surface dusty and sticky. Only one person operate at the counter. Not able to speak to manager. The whole building looked dated, peeling paint, half hanging curtain at certain rooms( can see it from outside ). Guests are mostly drunk and loud even during day time. Outside the main door, there is a man keep approaching guests to give him cigarettes. Very intimidating. Receptionist not very helpful and knowledge able. Can't really answer my questions. Have to call Hotels.com if i require further helps.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Robert, Edmonton

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Required a lot of up and down climbing to get around
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2025

2/10 Terrible

Charlie

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was terrible we had to wait for a room. The life was out of order the TV was not working we left early shocking hotel would not recommend to anyone.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Hari

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

4/10 Poor

Lewis

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
I recently stayed at this hotel and had a very mixed experience. The gentleman on the night shift was extremely rude and arrogant – without doubt the most unpleasant member of staff I’ve ever come across in a hotel. However, the lady on reception in the morning was the complete opposite: very polite, helpful, and welcoming. The owner was also friendly and made an effort, which I really appreciated. That being said, they charge £10 per night for parking, which feels like daylight robbery, especially since you don’t even get a guaranteed parking space for that fee. The condition of the hotel itself isn’t great – it’s definitely in need of some attention – but for the price you pay, it’s decent value. Overall, the stay was acceptable thanks to the morning staff and the owner, but the night staff really lets the place down.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

sukhwinder

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Excellent service by Hotel Staff
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Samantha

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I’m not sure if it’s called the Richmond Hotel or Diamond Hotel, but either way, I would not recommend staying here. The place felt very dingy and was extremely noisy, making it hard to get a decent night’s sleep. The breakfast was disappointing, just toast and croissants, so if you want any real variety, you’ll need to go elsewhere. The worst part was the shower. It was like playing Russian roulette, swinging from scalding hot (the kind that burns your skin) to freezing cold without warning. Definitely not safe or comfortable. I wasn’t expecting luxury by any means, but wow… this was a real letdown. Save yourself the trouble and book somewhere else.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Ronald

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Love the rustic and vintage style, and staff were pretty nice but IT REAAALLY needs renovation. Not satisfied with their breakfast 😆 and hell expensive. No lift. Shower on the 3rd flr was just us flowing like my pee 😆 (not joking). No free parking which is £5 per night. They have pool w/o warmer and cost £10 (I forgot if it's family already or per person , or per swim. Breakfast was just croissants, coffee & tea, and 2 kinds of fruit drinks-that was JUST it. No protein or salads, none. So yeah.. pretty needs good management. It was a lovely sight, and the room given to us has a balcony with a pretty overlooking sea site. 😍
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

Sam

Disliked: Cleanliness
Hotel was basic and tidy and reasonably priced. However, it is in need of modernisation and the cleanliness could be better. For example, I had to clean the light switch after entering the room. They have also just opened the swimming pool which is a bonus and a basic breakfast is included.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Maureen

Work in progress

Before our stay I received an email confirming our booking for a Deluxe Double Ensuite room with a sea view. One day before our trip I received a call from HH Hotels informing me that if I had any questions just to call them. On our journey to the hotel I received another call telling me that the sea view room was no longer available. She said "You haven't paid yet and you booked with Hotels.com" I could have a Deluxe Double Ensuite room. We were given what could only be described as a hell hole in the basement near the fire escape. The route to exit was flooded. The carpet worn, the sink had major cracks which were black with mould and lack of cleaning, the shower had no door or curtain and again was disgusting. The velour headboard was thick with dust. I reported this and was moved to a small but slightly cleaner room. The door handle in the bathroom was broken and couldn't be used, therefore could not be closed. The shower was just no good at all , either scalding or very cold. The bed was comfortable. There were ample plug sockets. The chap on reception was there when we arrived at 2035 again for breakfast and late that same day. He was helpful and polite.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

4/10 Poor

Heather

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Only nice thing was the view from the room window. Didnt get any sleep due to noisey residents partying until atleast 4am. Hotel desperately needing refurbishing depressive downstairs reception and dining areas. Website very misleading with facilities as there was no bar and no parking This hotel should be closed down as definitely not fit for purpose
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

2/10 Terrible

Daniel

Travelled with family
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025