| Hotel Victoria | |
| Alternate Names: | The Victoria Hotel |
| Map Type: | Cornwall |
| Location: | Newquay, Cornwall |
| Address: | East Street, Newquay, Cornwall, TR7 1DB |
| Completion Date: | 1899 |
| Opened Date: | 1 June 1899 |
| Architect: | John Sansom |
| Floor Count: | 4 |
| Rooms: | 71 |
| Hotel Chain: | Legacy Hotels & Resorts (until 2024) |
| Closing Date: | November 2024 (Temporarily) |
| Architectural Style: | Victorian Gothic |
| Location Town: | Newquay |
The Hotel Victoria is in Newquay, Cornwall, United Kingdom and is near the cliffs above the Great Western Beach.[1] The Hotel first opened in June 1899.
In the years prior to 1897 local Councilors envisaged development opportunities of building a grand hotel. They formed The Victoria Hotel Company Limited in 1897.[2]
The hotel was designed by the Cornish architect, John Sansom, who was part of a practice in Liskeard.[3] [4] He was responsible for designing a number of works in Cornwall, mostly around Liskeard, the Porthminster Hotel in St. Ives, and various schools and churches.
Construction of the hotel, by local builder C.R Bellingham,[5] started in 1897 and was completed by May 1899, more than a year before the Headland Hotel, by rival architect Sylvanus Trevail. The hotel officially opened on 1 June 1899.
The Hotel Victoria was built in the Gothic Revival Style, with ornate stonework, Victorian style balconies and a glass covered entrance cloister.[6] The hotel was heated by Spencer's patent radiators.[7]
When originally built the hotel accommodated 100 guests and their servants in suites of apartments. In later years it has been reorganised and enlarged and now caters for more than 200 guests.[8] A feature of the Victoria was the lift that connected every floor to the bathing beaches below, claimed to be the only one in England.[9]
The hotel closed in November 2024 after being sold to new owners. The sale included Bertie O'Flannigan's pub, Berties nightclub, and other nearby properties.[10] [11] The closure led to 60 staff redundancies, though the new owner plans to renovate and continue operating the hotel.