South Sands Hotel

South Sands Hotel sits on Bolt Head above its own sandy beach cove, a hotel with suites and a restaurant looking straight out to the sea.

The setting takes in the hotel's beachfront buildings set directly into the cove, the sand running right up to the terrace.

Suites open to the beach

Suites keep a sofa and dining table beneath nautical artwork, French doors opening onto a balcony or straight toward the beach itself, an armchair pulled up beside the glass in more than one room, striped and teal throws giving each room its own colour. The fitted kitchen area runs to an island with bar stools for guests who want to make their own breakfast, and bathrooms include a freestanding bath set beneath a window with bird ornaments on the sill.

A restaurant behind floor-to-ceiling glass

The restaurant sits behind floor-to-ceiling windows over the sea, a chalkboard specials sign beside tables set for breakfast, with a separate bar keeping shelves of spirits behind leather armchairs.

A terrace over the cove

The terrace holds tables and armchairs set with mugs and wine glasses, a wooden balcony railing looking straight out over the sea beyond the beach.

On Bolt Head above the cove

South Sands Hotel sits on Bolt Head within reach of Salcombe North Sands, in Salcombe.

A beachfront stay rather than a self-catering let

This suits a couple or family wanting a proper hotel stay right on the sand, restaurant and bar included, rather than cooking for themselves, the terrace the natural place to watch the tide come in.