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Bodmin Jail Hotel

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Beach
Front of property
Classic Double or Twin Room, Accessible
Breakfast and dinner served, local cuisine

Reviews

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • 24/7 front desk
  • Bar
  • Gym
  • Pet-friendly
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Scarlett’s Well Road, Bodmin, England, PL31 2PL
  • Bodmin Jail
    ‪9 min walk‬
  • St Petroc's Parish Church
    ‪17 min walk‬
  • Cornish Health
    ‪18 min walk‬
  • Plymouth (PLH-Plymouth City)
    ‪53 min drive‬

Room options

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Family Double Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

Family Double Room, 1 King Bed with Sofa bed

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

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Classic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Classic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

  • 27 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

Classic Double or Twin Room, Accessible

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds OR 1 Queen Bed

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Egyptian cotton sheets, premium bedding, minibar, in-room safe

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
  • Lanhydrock - 8 min drive
  • Camel Valley Vineyard - 8 min drive
  • Jamaica Inn - 14 min drive
  • Eden Project - 19 min drive

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 Attraction - ‬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

  • Bathrobes
  • 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 at the property

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

Rating 10 - Excellent. 207 out of 252 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 36 out of 252 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 9 out of 252 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 252 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 252 reviews

10/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Richard

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A loud machine (generator?) ran outside our room for 1/2 hour early on Saturday morning which gave us an unwelcome and unwanted alarm call. While the hotel facilities and rooms were very good the food was not up to the same standard. Breakfast in particular was poor with cheap sliced bread and orange squash rather than fresh orange juice served. Not acceptable in any hotel never mind one in this price bracket.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paula

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This hotel is amazing!!! We have stayed in many five star hotels and this should be a five star hotel!!! It is extremely clean. The rooms are excellent, very good bathrooms. All furnished to a high standard. Would definitely recommend to friends and would definitely stay again. The history to this place is an added extra and the tours are a must
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sam

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous hotel, very welcoming and professional staff. Will definitely be returning. The food was beyond expectations. Couldn’t recommend this hotel any higher.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Michelle

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Caroline

A lovely stay but disappointed that they had no lager in the bar or slimline tonic?! My partner only drinks lager and would think a place like this would be fully stocked?!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Eleanor

Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tracey

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing experience to stay in very luxurious hotel.We can only highly recommend to stay here.Staff very helpful and friendly.Food was amazing .The museum was exceptional and told tales of people who had lived and died in bodmin jail.You must visit so worth it
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

6/10 Okay

HELEN

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
The building itself was lovely, a very unique property with high end finishing touches. But the service let it down. 45 minute wait for 2 cocktails, over an hour wait for 3 main course with a young child who was too tired to eat by the time dinner arrived. Staff seemed very stressed and overrun even though the bar and restuarant were not even half full. Very disorganised which was a real shame as it definitely took away from the uniqueness of the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed one night in a family room, the rooms were very tastefully designed and accommodated the 3 of us comfortably. The entire hotel is immaculate and has been transformed from former prison to hotel perfectly. We dined at The Chapel restaurant for both dinner and breakfast and the food was amazing. Would definitely recommend staying here.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Victoria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
I am waiting for a reply from the hotel regarding a particular member of staff and poor service but apart from that I would highly recommend the hotel and its uniqueness. A fantastic building with so much history. Rooms are wonderfully done.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Jo

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Duane

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Heather

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Will return again, everything was perfect!
Everything was perfect! The staff, the hotel, the decor, the amenities, the food. We were celebrating our 25th anniversary and they did two swan’s with rose petals surrounding them. Minibar was stocked, yummy shortbread to try out. We went to the chapel for breakfast, which was delicious, and had a drink at the champagne lounge the evening before. All staff were cordial. Take the tour for a glimpse of the past, its fascinating!
The formal entrance
The chapel dining hall
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

8/10 Good

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful Hotel.
Beautiful renovation of the original building, rooms were amazing and had everything you could want, very spacious, clean and quiet, deep soak bath was amazing !!! Communication from staff before arrival was great and all staff across the hotel very friendly. Would definitely visit again for a switch off quiet night away and a little luxury.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mr and Mrs
We Can not fault this hotel, great welcome and stay ,the rooms and the building were superb. Very quirky. We stayed with our 3 dogs and we were also welcomed with lovely beds, bowls each for them. We will definitely stay again. 😊
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024

10/10 Excellent

Siobhan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was so unique and full of history. It has been beautifully done to a very high standard. Staff were all very friendly and attentive. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Carole

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Highly recommended
The hotel is a very impressive and imposing building, the staff are lovely and the food is exceptional. The way the old jail has been converted to a hotel is really quite amazing. All the fixtures and fittings are of a very high standard. We loved the room and the fact that it had previously been 3 prison cells! It’s also in a good position for exploring Cornwall.
Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Jodie

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

6/10 Okay

Helen

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Staff & service
The jail has been beautifully restored. The lighting looks incredible but it makes the room quite dark if you actually want to get ready. My biggest bug bearer is that there was no socket near a mirror with a shelf to get ready or do you hair. The staff were nice but all undertrained if any training at all.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2024

8/10 Good

Andrew

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our stay was a special treat to end a holiday we were already on in Cornwall for the week ending 22/09/24 Everything was lovely & the hotel was interesting considering it was a prison!! All staff were helpful, polite & understanding, plus hard working considering they were under staffed in the restaurant, This I totally understand as I am also in the catering industry working as a Head Chef for gastro pub . The only problem which could have been a problem was I wasn’t asked if I had allergies when we ordered in the restaurant on the evening dinner ( of which I have !!) I did tell the waitress at the time . I was asked in the morning. Also I was surprised there wasn’t any beer choice on the evening only cider of which I’m not a fan of ? Considering you had a fairly full hotel I thought this could have been sorted , as for the value of cost per night I’d expect this . Plus the parking was an issue as we had to park on the bank drive & unable to park in the car park, we were told the extended car park was closed for work ? Other than that we had a lovely stay Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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

8/10 Good

Jonathan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely well restored property
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Absolutely WOW. What an amazing place. Room was very comfortable and whole place was very quiet. Lots to look at within the building. Food was great and staff were also very helpful and friendly. Will definitely be going back if we are in that area. The museum next door was amazing too, well worth a visit.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024