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title: "Babbacombe Palms vs Rooms At Babbacombe: which hotel is better?"
description: "Babbacombe Palms or Rooms At Babbacombe in Torquay? Compare guest ratings, location, amenities, rooms and prices side by side."
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# Babbacombe Palms vs Rooms At Babbacombe

Both are in Torquay, 120 m apart. Here is where each one is stronger.

Guesthouse · St Marychurch
## [Babbacombe Palms](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/babbacombe-palms-torquay/)

- **Guest rating:** – ·

- **Location score:** 7.7

- **Score by category:** 5 of 16

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/1178086/agoda/?lang=en)

Hotel · ★★★ · St Marychurch
## [Rooms At Babbacombe](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/rooms-at-babbacombe-torquay/)

- **Guest rating:** – ·

- **Location score:** 7.7

- **Score by category:** 3 of 16

[Check rates](https://stayversus.com/go/2038211/agoda/?lang=en)

The short answer

## Pick Babbacombe Palms

It comes out ahead on 5 of 16 compared facts. 120 m apart.

### Choose Babbacombe Palms if you want

-   the more consistently praised stay (9.9 / 8.0)

### Why is Babbacombe Palms better than Rooms At Babbacombe?

No clear advantages in our data.

### Why is Rooms At Babbacombe better than Babbacombe Palms?

No clear advantages in our data.

## All compared facts

Every category is scored from 0 to 10 with the same formula for every hotel.

 

|  | Babbacombe Palms | Rooms At Babbacombe |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Score by category |
| Location | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Beach access | 9.0 | 9.4  (+0.4) |
| Ratings & reviews |
| StayVersus score | 8.7  (+0.2) | 8.5 |
| Number of reviews | 3 | 4  (+1) |
| Google rating | 4.8/5 | 4.8/5 |
| Google reviews | 191  (+115) | 76 |
| Rank in Torquay | top 39%  (+43%) | bottom 18% |
| Location |
| Location score | 7.7 | 7.7 |
| Distance to St Marychurch centre | 400 m | 470 m |
| To the beach | 390 m | 280 m  (−110 m) |
| To the airport | 29 km | 29 km |
| Restaurants within 500 m | 44  (+7) | 37 |
| To the nearest food shop | 300 m | 390 m |
| Shops within 500 m | 3 | 2 |
| Sights within 1 km | 2 | 1 |
| Rooms & building |
| Star rating | – | ★★★ |
| Rooms | 7 | – |
| Listed amenities | 11  (+4) | 7 |
| Policies |
| Check-in from | 16:30 | 16:00  (−1h) |
| Check-out until | 10:00 | 10:00 |
| Amenities |
| Free Wi-Fi | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free parking | ✓ | ✓ |
| Free breakfast | ✓ | – |
| Bar | ✓ | ✓ |
| Pets allowed | ✓ | – |
| Smoke-free | ✓ | – |
| LGBTQ+ friendly | ✓ | – |
| Coffee or tea maker | ✓ | – |
| Restaurant | – | ✓ |
| Room service | – | ✓ |

## Live prices around both hotels

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## Location

120 m apart

Babbacombe Palms: city centre: 2.0 km, Exeter International Airport (EXT): 29 km, beach: 390 m, 44 places to eat within 500 m, 2 sights within 1 km.

Rooms At Babbacombe: city centre: 2.1 km, Exeter International Airport (EXT): 29 km, beach: 280 m, 37 places to eat within 500 m, 1 sights within 1 km.

## Weather in Torquay

[Torquay weather: 15-day forecast](https://atlasofseasons.com/en/united-kingdom/england/torquay/weather)

## Babbacombe Palms or Rooms At Babbacombe: common questions

### Which is better, Babbacombe Palms or Rooms At Babbacombe?

Babbacombe Palms leads in 5 of 16 categories, including StayVersus score, Google reviews, rank in Torquay. Rooms At Babbacombe is stronger in number of reviews, to the beach, check-in from.

### Which is cheaper, Babbacombe Palms or Rooms At Babbacombe?

Prices change by date. Pick your dates above to see both nightly prices side by side.

### Which hotel is closer to the beach?

Rooms At Babbacombe is 280 m from the nearest beach; Babbacombe Palms is 390 m.

### How far apart are Babbacombe Palms and Rooms At Babbacombe?

The two hotels are 120 m apart in a straight line.

## Compare now

Updated 6 Oct 2026. Data: Agoda, Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports and hotels' own websites. We may earn a commission from partner links; it never changes the comparison. [How we score](https://stayversus.com/en/about/)

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/compare/babbacombe-palms-torquay-vs-rooms-at-babbacombe-torquay/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/