Bodmin Jail Hotel

4.0 star property
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Interior
Front of property
Family Double Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed
Beach
Building design

Reviews

9.6 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Gym
    Gym
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Laundry
    Laundry

Explore the area

Map
Scarlett’s Well Road, Bodmin, England, PL31 2PL
  • Bodmin Jail
    9 min walk
  • The Courtroom Experience
    17 min walk
  • Cornish Health
    18 min walk
  • Plymouth (PLH-Plymouth City)
    53 min drive

Room options

Family Double Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

Classic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Classic Double or Twin Room, Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Queen Bed

Classic Double Room, 1 King Bed

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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About the area

Bodmin

Located in Bodmin, Bodmin Jail Hotel is in the suburbs, a 2-minute drive from Bodmin Jail and 8 minutes from Pencarrow House and Garden. .This hotel is 4.1 mi (6.6 km) from Lanhydrock and 9.9 mi (15.9 km) from Eden Project.

What's nearby

  • Bodmin Jail - 9 min walk - 0.8 km
  • Lanhydrock - 8 min drive - 6.7 km
  • Camel Valley Vineyard - 8 min drive - 5.1 km
  • Jamaica Inn - 14 min drive - 18.1 km
  • Eden Project - 19 min drive - 15.9 km

Getting around

  • Bugle Station - 11 min drive
  • Newquay (NQY-Newquay Cornwall) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Malcolm Barnecutt Bakery - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Masons Arms - ‬11 min walk
  • ‪Bodmin Jail - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪Viraj - ‬9 min walk
  • ‪KFC Bodmin - Launceston Road - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Bodmin Jail Hotel

Suburban hotel with a fitness center and a 24-hour front desk
Bodmin Jail Hotel offers 70 accommodations with minibars and safes. Beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. A pillow menu is available. 40-inch flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include separate bathtubs and showers with deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads, and bathrobes. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access (speed: 25+ Mbps). Additionally, rooms include complimentary bottled water and blackout drapes/curtains. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the hotel include a fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Treat yourself to a stay in one of the 70 guestrooms, featuring heated floors and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature deep soaking bathtubs and rainfall showerheads. Conveniences include phones, as well as safes and minibars.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Grab dinner at The Chapel Restaurant, a restaurant that specializes in local cuisine. You can also grab snacks at the coffee shop/cafe. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. English breakfasts are available daily from 7:30 AM to 11:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include dry cleaning/laundry services, a 24-hour front desk, and a safe deposit box at the front desk. Free self parking is available onsite.
English breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 7:30 AM and 11:00 AM.
The Chapel Restaurant - This fine-dining restaurant specializes in local cuisine and serves breakfast and dinner. Reservations are required.
Champagne Bar - Onsite Champagne bar. Open daily.
The Jolly Hangman Tavern - This theme restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves lunch only. Open daily.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • In-room WiFi speed: 25+ Mbps
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free uncovered self-parking on site
  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • English breakfast available for a fee daily 7:30 AM–11:00 AM: GBP 20.00 for adults and GBP 10.00 for children
  • 1 restaurant and 1 coffee shop/cafe
  • 1 bar

Restaurants on site

  • The Chapel Restaurant
  • Champagne Bar
  • The Jolly Hangman Tavern

Things to do

  • Fitness centre

Conveniences

  • Banquet hall
  • Front-desk safe

Guest services

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Concierge services
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Dry-cleaning service

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • If you have any requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • In-room accessibility
  • Step-free path to entrance
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair-accessible business centre
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible path of travel
  • Wheelchair-accessible path to lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible public bathroom
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-width doorways

More

  • Renovated entire property – March 2021
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Heating
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding
  • Pillow menu
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Dressing gowns
  • Deep-soaking bath
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Separate bath and shower
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • 40-inch flat-screen TV
  • Digital channels

Food and drink

  • Champagne service
  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water
  • Free tea bags/instant coffee
  • Minibar

More

  • Heated floors
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Mobile key entry
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: midnight
Early check-in subject to availability
Early check-in is available for a fee
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total (up to 75 lbs per pet)
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 75.0 per day

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for English breakfast: approximately GBP 20.00 for adults and GBP 10.00 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Early check-in is available for a fee (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 75.0 per day

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

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, debit cards, and cash
This property reserves the right to pre-authorize the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Cashless transactions are available
Property Registration Number 09861358

Property is also known as

Bodmin Jail Hotel Hotel
Bodmin Jail Hotel Bodmin
Bodmin Jail Hotel Hotel Bodmin

Bodmin Jail Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

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10/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Russell

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
High standard of accommodation and food excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amanda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A unique stay
Absolutely amazing place. A very unique experience for sure. We had a couples night and weren’t disappointed. What a conversion. Food was great! I would absolutely recommend and return however was very miffed at being charged a £9 service charge for being brought an iron to use! Second minor jiggle was having no mirror by the dressing table.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Beverley

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Matthew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really great place to stay
We stayed as a stop over after visiting the Eden project. We were really impressed by the building, service and setting. The rooms were really well presented and had all the luxuries you could ask for. The restaurant was excellent quality again helped by the really exceptional service. We look forward to returning.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A very unique hotel. The family cell is (and I think that they are all like this) three original cells knocked into one. Bathroom was lovely and spacious, only downer was that there was a long hair in the shower and in the bath. The bath only ran at two temps too; very hot or boiling, so we had to let that cool down significantly before we could use it. The “well stocked” mini bar consisted of two bottles of water; still and sparkling and two bottles of milk, very disappointing, there is more in a budget-chain hotel fridge. And the safe was already locked so we couldn’t use that. Any staff that we bumped into whilst at the hotel were incredibly friendly and helpful if we needed anything. Very quiet hotel lobby, never been in such a quiet hotel reception and it does have a wow factor as you go in. We had a delicious breakfast in the hotel but ate out in the village of St Kew for our dinner. The Champagne Bar was quiet when we were there (mid-week), but the cocktails were great and nice soft drinks for our under 18’s. All in all a lovely place to stay and enjoy some history. We did the self-guided museum tour after breakfast as we didn’t want to get our children frightened before bedtime. That was a very interesting and cool tour, I’d recommend that as part of your stay too. If you are looking for something unusual and a bit of luxury to go with it, then this is your hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was excellent, apart from I believe under staffed, as we had to abort sweet etc, after waiting 40 mins after main course, to even see if we would like a sweet.very disappointing, but everything else was totally excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Food was undercooked on the steak and had to wait adges for breakfast and the coffee was cold when I came out
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A truly unique experience.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Uniqie. Top quality facilities and service
This is an outstanding and unique experience to stay at this hotel. It's evident that a lot of money has been spent converting this derelict jail into a luxury hotel. Such attention to detail in every part of the hotel. The rooms are well appointed with everything you need including effective air conditioning. But it's the service which wins the day. Friendly, efficient and respectful. Special mention to Restaurant Manager, Edward for picking up on my individual preferences and Matty the barmaid in the Chapel Champagne bar for her cheery demeanour. The food was top class. Great choice of locally sourced produce. While you're there you must take the adjacent tour. Very cleverly presented and very instructive. I'll be happy to be locked up in this jail anytime
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Leonie

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Loved every minute of our stay here, amazing food, lovely service and the building was fascinating.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Luke

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

James

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Authentic
Fantastic rooms. Really keeps with the authentic feeling of a prison but done very modern
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great experience luxury property. Great restaurant. Unique. Only thing it needs is a spa
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing stay for our anniversary weekend. Staff were attentive, recognised our anniversary. Rooms were great, complimentary mini bar added bonus. We also did the Bodmin Jail Experience, well worth a visit. Would definitely recommend and also for us we would do a return visit
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A very unique experience!!
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Pierluigi

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jennette

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
This was an amazing experience! We LOVED everything!!! It is a must-do in Cornwall. Worth every pence!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautifully restored to a hotel. Very comfortable rooms and quiet. Great linen and comfy bed. Food at the hotel restaurant was very good. This hotel did not disappoint,I would recommend a stay at this hotel.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
An amazing hotel. Well worth the stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Georgina

Travelled with family
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Michelle

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
From check in to check out one of the best services in a hotel I have ever received
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely three night stay with my daughter. Very welcoming and attentive staff. Always said hello and asked if we needed anything as soon as they saw us. The room was well presented with a mini fridge as well as the usual tea&coffee. The bathroom was lovely and warm with a nice big shower (and separate deep bath). Lovely fluffy towels and robes. It took a while to get the temperature right in the room (it was very warm) but we got there with a little play on the controller. The Chapel restaurant was also too warm for us so we had breakfast in our room on the 2nd & 3rd mornings. The selection and quality of food was excellent although the chef didn’t want to bend from the prescribed menu - pancakes came with berries. Bacon came as part of the cooked breakfast. We requested pancakes with bacon not berries. It took a bit of persuading but we got there. A really quiet stay, couldn’t hear any other guests at all through the thick walls. I enjoyed it so much I’m hoping to return with my husband and visit the museum as well next time
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2024