Set amid beautiful gardens and woodland, this hotel has 2 swimming pools, a 9-hole golf course and a restaurant serving very good English and French cuisine. The Victorian Palace Hotel is the former home of the Bishop of Exeter. A luxury hotel since the 1920s, it is close to the centre of Torquay, its harbour and beaches. With tennis and squash courts, a gym, croquet lawn and snooker tables, Palace Hotel is ideal for a leisure break. On-site parking is free and there is free Wi-Fi in public areas. The hotel's Torquay Restaurant serves Devon seafood and West Country meat. 24-room service is available. Light meals and cream teas are available in the beautiful lounges where large French doors open out onto a superb, sunny terrace.