Zoe on reception was lovely and helpful...very impressive spa. Friends had stayed in the early part of 2026 and suggested that we should visit as we like a decent hotel and spa. The place did not disappoint.... We booked to take our dog in a courtyard room but as the second heatwave of the year hit we decided to leave her at home and upgrade to a wellness room as these had a/c. Best £135 we have spent for many months! The bedroom was well equipped and the bed very comfortable and the a/c worked a treat. Even the in-room tub was well designed and being former hospitality owners we know often these items have design over substance. Also for a visit we heard no canoodling, talking or other clients which was wonderful asset. We ate at the hotel one evening and the food was well presented, tasty and served by a group of happy servers. The breakfast buffet was very good and again the staff who were totally over dressed for the weather (note to management...spa hotel clients won't be offended if your staff wear shorts and polo shirts in the warmer months...) offered lovely tasty choices as well as a decent cold spread. Hot food all cooked to order.... The spa is impressive if perhaps a victim of its own success. As the temperate as in the mid 30c the outside relaxing area came into play....on a cold day there are only about 12 beds to use inside. But the point of a spa is not to sit, drink wine and talk loudly on your speaker phone (yup some folks need to be more considerate...) but to use the sauna, steam rooms and pool all of which were in decent condition, very clean and for a midweek visit coped with the quantity of clients. We will return....can't hope for more than that can you? read more

Boringdon Hall is an historic Country House Hotel with a beautifully equipped spa, located on the outskirts of Plymouth. The house itself has a colourful history: a 16th Century Tudor Manor House that once hosted the likes of Sir Walter Raleigh, it was remodelled in the 17th Century. The owners - the Parker family - moved permanently to nearby Saltram House in the 18th Century and the house, let to farmers, slowly deteriorated. It was partly demolished around 1800, but continued to be occupied until shortly after World War II. It was restored and rebuilt as a hotel 1986-7 and restored again after a fire in 1989. The Spa is a very recent addition. It's hard to describe as a hotel without the description sounding like that of a country house. The exterior has two splendid square towers, a smaller tower enclosing the large 17th staircase, and a wealth of Tudor doorways and windows. Inside, old doors abound, but the most impressive room by far is the lounge bar, located in the Great Hall. This has an original doorway and a restored fireplace dated 1640, with the Royal Arms of Ling Charles and two huge plaster caryatids (statues) representing peace and plenty. The decorated plaster ceiling is actually a modern pastiche, as is the panelling, but the staircase incorporates genuine 17th Century fragments. Off the bar are the Brasserie restaurant (where we ate) and the first floor gallery is used for both fine dining and breakfast. There's a "secret" bar accessed through a hidden door, and a quiet rear lounge. It's all furnished with large, traditional sofas and chairs. Rooms are scattered throughout the main house, and the former outbuildings and barns. In the main house, some are large and splendid in the four poster style, other spacious and modern (in the annex), but ours, in the east wing, was a more standard modern double, as you might find in a Marriott or Holiday Inn, albeit with two foot thick stone walls. Overall, we had a very comfortable stay. The bed was fabulous, and the room had nice touches such as a jar of locally baked shortbread with the tea/coffee facilities, fresh milk, water from the hotel's own artesian well. The toiletries were lovely if strongly scented. The breakfast was a mixture of cold buffet and hot food cooked to order, with vegetarian options. Both breakfast and dinner were fine, if not outstanding. (Dinner around £60 for two with a glass of wine.) Otherwise staff (mostly in their 20s) were lovely, ever present, and eager to please. The highlight, though, is the Spa. This includes a 20m swimming pool; a large hot water pool with an outdoor jacuzzi and several different water features; a well-equipped gym; two saunas, two steam rooms and a lapidarium, all with various treatments available. It's fitted to a high standard and free to hotel guests. We spent a couple of hours there before dinner every day. Practicalities: there are three car parks, the house bring accessed by a narrow drive, off a minor road on the edge of the sprawling suburb of Plympton. A car is pretty much essential, as it's up a steep hill and some way from public transport (it's about 5 miles from Plymouth station). It's well located to drive into southern Dartmoor, or the beautiful Saltram House and it's park (National Trust). read more

See all

Recently stayed at this grand old hotel that I managed to book on book a room.com The only room available was a family room which we didn't really need for two of us but the price was good so I booked it. Am I glad I did, our room was in the courtyard away from the main building and it was an extremely comfortable, clean modern room that was extremely spacious with a lovely en suite I have to say this must be the best nights sleep I have ever had in a hotel, being in its own grounds there was no traffic or street noise and not even a peep from other guests. This was finally topped off with a superb full English breakfast. Highly recommended for anyone wanting a comfortable and peaceful nights stay in the Plymouth area read more

Boringdon Hall is an amazing old 16th century manor house with links to Henry the VIII.. In March 1989 part of the house was burnt down in a tragic fire and a lot of money was put into it to restore it back to its former glory. It is surrounded by 7acres of beautiful gardens and looks like something you would see in a film. It has 41 bedrooms and this includes 4 rooms with stunning four poster beds. Boringdon hall not only hosts wedding but they also run murder mystery nights and casino nights. You can also request to hold a conference there and they have a stunning restaurant if you fancy a meal out. My wife and I decided it was time to get married and although we weren't engaged we thought wed have a little look at a few wedding venues. A friend of a friend had recently had their reception at Boringdon Hall so we thought we'd take a look. It was about 10 minutes away from our parish church so thought it would be ideal if we liked it. We drove to plympton and it was sign posted from the main road which was very handy as we weren't entirely sure where it was even though we were both 'born and bred' plymouthians. There was a long driveway which headed up to the building which was shaded by trees which we thought would be great for photos (as long as we didn't get knocked over!). As we got closer and the building came into view it took my breath away. It was a stunning castle with so much character and I knew already that this was the place for us. We parked up and couldn't take our eyes off the place and I was hopeful that the inside would be as beautiful as the outside. As we walked through the front door there was a quirky little knights outfit free standing which made us laugh. We were greeted by our wedding coordinator who showed us around the rest of the building. The Great Hall was by far the greatest of all the rooms. The warm deep burgundy carpets and walls and the lavish heavy curtains make the whole room so comfortable. There is also a huge fireplace and above that a picture the size of my bedroom which depicts a fight scene from Henry the VIII time. The room where we would be having our reception if we decided to book the place wasn't the best room in the building but it seated a hundred people so it would be fine. There was also a fully licensed bar in the corner of the room too. There was no disabled access to the room either which could have been a problem because my husband has a disabled cousin and my nan could barely walk. By this point that didn't matter to me because I had already booked it and paid a deposit. I just hoped my wife to be was as eager as I was! Throughout the building the décor was tastefully suited to the building with lots of antiques placed here and there giving it such character. There was also lots of hidden staircases and little hideaways which I thought would be great for the younger children (and their parents!). The gardens were wonderful. I pictured all the lovely photos that we could have taken. There was a beautiful arbour in one part of the garden which sat next to a lovely, old lamp post. In another part there was a gorgeous sundial.. When the show around was over me and my husband to be walked around the gardens hand in hand and discussed how we felt about the place. Thankfully he felt the same so we booked it and had to pay the deposit within a week. It was quite expensive but no more than some other places we looked at and included in the over all price was one night b&b in a four poster bed room, the flowers and décor in the reception room. They wanted to charge us £10 a head for the evening buffet but when we told them that we couldn't really afford that they asked us what we could afford and did what they could for that amount which was great. We met with the wedding coordinator numerous times and she was amazing throughout the whole thing. She couldn't do enough to help us and kept in contact regularly. On the actual day everything went smoothly and it really was a dream. Id definitely recommend this place not only to get married in but to just take a look at. If you are visiting Plymouth at anytime go and take a look it will take your breath away. read more