Plymouth Hotels: Plymouth is located in the south west county of Devon. Plymouth was the site upon which Sir Francis Drake and the English Navy set sail to defeat the Spanish Armada in 1588. One of the most popular sites in Plymouth is the lighthouse, Smeatons Tower, Buckland Abbey, which was once the home of Drake is also a popular site in Plymouth. Saltram House as well as the Barbican are two other sites that visitors will want to make sure they do not miss. Both were featured in the film Sense and Sensibility. Plymouth Theatre Royal is also worth a visit for a wide variety of live performance and touring theatre.
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Invicta Hotel
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Invicta Hotel
11 - 12 Osborne Place, Lockyer Street, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2PU   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 664997
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 664994

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SingleDouble
£55.00£65.00
 
3 Stars  
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£55.00
per room per night
Rosaland Hotel
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Rosaland Hotel
32 Houndiscombe Road, Mutley, Plymouth, PL4 6HQ   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 664749
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 256984

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SingleDouble
£27.00£45.00
 
3 Stars  
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£27.00
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Boringdon Hall Hotel
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Boringdon Hall Hotel
Colebrook, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 4DP   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 344455


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SingleDouble
£140.00£140.00
 
3 Stars  
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£140.00
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Premier Inn Plymouth City (Lockyers Quay)
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Premier Inn Plymouth City (Lockyers Quay)
1 Lockyers Quay, Plymouth, PL4 0DX   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)870 197 7207


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SingleDouble
£68.00£68.00
 
   
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£68.00
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Tudor House
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Tudor House
105 Citadel Road, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2RN   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 661557



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SingleDouble
£25.00£48.00
 
   
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£25.00
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Whitehayes Barn
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Whitehayes Barn
Holbeton, Plymouth, PL8 1LX   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 830205
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 830262


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SingleDouble
£45.00£55.00
 
   
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£45.00
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The Grosvenor Plymouth
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The Grosvenor Plymouth
Elliot Street, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2PP   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 260411
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 668878

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SingleDouble
£40.00£65.00
 
   
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£40.00
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Riviera
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Riviera
8 Elliott Street, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2PP   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 667379
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 623318

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SingleDouble
£33.00£55.00
 
3 Stars  
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£33.00
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Novotel Plymouth Hotel
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Novotel Plymouth Hotel
270 Plymouth Road, Marsh Mills Roundabout, Plymouth, PL6 8NH   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 221422


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SingleDouble
£49.00£49.00
 
3 Stars  
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£49.00
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Bowling Green
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Bowling Green
9 - 10 Osborne Place, Lockyer Street, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2PU   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 209090
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 209090


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SingleDouble
£50.00£70.00
 
4 Stars  
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£50.00
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Devonshire Guest House
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Devonshire Guest House
22 Lockyer Road, Plymouth, PL3 4RL   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 220726
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 220766


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SingleDouble
£25.00£48.00
 
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£25.00
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Jurys Inn Plymouth
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Jurys Inn Plymouth
46-52 Exeter Street, Plymouth, PL4 0AZ   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 631100


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SingleDouble
£49.00£49.00
 
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£49.00
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Brittany Guest House
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Brittany Guest House
28 Athenaeum Street, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2RQ   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 262247



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SingleDouble
£32.00£46.00
 
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£32.00
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The Lamplighter Hotel
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The Lamplighter Hotel
103 Citadel Road, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2RN   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 663855
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 228139


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SingleDouble
£30.00£50.00
 
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£30.00
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St Elizabeth's House
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St Elizabeth's House
Longbrook Street, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 1NJ   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 344840


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SingleDouble
£89.00£89.00
 
   
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£89.00
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St. Malo Guest House
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St. Malo Guest House
19 Garden Crecsent, West Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3DA   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 262961



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SingleDouble
£25.00£45.00
 
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£25.00
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Athenaeum Lodge
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Athenaeum Lodge
4 Athenaeum Street, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2RQ   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 665005
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 665005


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SingleDouble
£30.00£46.00
 
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£30.00
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The Moorings Guest House
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The Moorings Guest House
4 Garden Crescent, West Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3DA   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 250128
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 250128


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SingleDouble
£29.00£45.00
 
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£29.00
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Rainbow Lodge
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Rainbow Lodge
29 Athenaeum Street, Plymouth, PL1 2RQ   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 229699



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SingleDouble
£30.00£45.00
 
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£30.00
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Cranbourne
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Cranbourne
278 - 282 Citadel Road, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2PZ   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 224646
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 263858


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SingleDouble
£25.00£45.00
 
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£25.00
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Elfordleigh Hotel
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Elfordleigh Hotel
Colebrook, Plympton, Plymouth, PL7 5EB   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 336428
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 344581

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SingleDouble
£92.00£125.00
 
3 Stars  
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£92.00
per room per night
Berkeley's Of St James
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Berkeley's Of St James
4 St. James Place East, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3AS   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 221654
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 221654


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SingleDouble
£40.00£60.00
 
4 Stars  
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£40.00
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The Astor Hotel
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The Astor Hotel
14-22 Elliott Street, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2PS   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 225511
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 251994

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SingleDouble
£50.00£70.00
 
3 Stars  
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£50.00
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Ibis Plymouth
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Ibis Plymouth
Longbridge Road, Plymouth, PL6 8LD   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 601087


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SingleDouble
£49.00£49.00
 
   
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£49.00
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Chester House
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Chester House
54 Stuart Road, Plymouth, PL3 4EE   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 663706



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SingleDouble
£28.00£48.00
 
   
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£28.00
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Osmond Guest House
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Osmond Guest House
42 Pier Street, West Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3BT   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 229705



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£30.00£50.00
 
   
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£30.00
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Quality Hotel Plymouth
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Quality Hotel Plymouth
Cliff Road, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3DL   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 507800


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SingleDouble
£65.00£65.00
 
   
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£65.00
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The Mildmay Retreat
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The Mildmay Retreat
Fore Street, Holbeton, Plymouth, PL8 1NA   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 830248


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SingleDouble
£49.00£49.00
 
   
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£49.00
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Duke Of Cornwall Hotel
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Duke Of Cornwall Hotel
Millbay Road, Plymouth, PL1 3LG   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 275850


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SingleDouble
£55.00£55.00
 
3 Stars  
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£55.00
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Premier Inn Plymouth East
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Premier Inn Plymouth East
300 Plymouth Road, Plymouth, PL3 6RW   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)870 197 7208


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SingleDouble
£63.00£63.00
 
   
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£63.00
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Kitley House Hotel & Restaurant
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Kitley House Hotel & Restaurant
Kitley Estate, Yealmpton, Plymouth, PL8 2NW   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 881555


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SingleDouble
£49.00£49.00
 
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£49.00
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Moorland Links Hotel
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Moorland Links Hotel
Yelverton, Plymouth, PL20 6DA   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1822 852245


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SingleDouble
£40.00£40.00
 
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£40.00
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Future Inn Plymouth
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Future Inn Plymouth
1 William Prance Road, Plymouth, PL6 5US   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 701000


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SingleDouble
£50.00£50.00
 
   
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£50.00
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Boringdon Arms
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Boringdon Arms
Boringdon Terrace, Turnchapel, Plymouth, PL9 9TQ   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 402053


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SingleDouble
£50.00£50.00
 
   
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£50.00
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The New Continental
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The New Continental
Millbay Road, Plymouth, PL1 3LD   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 220782
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 227013

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SingleDouble
£55.00£55.00
 
3 Stars  
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£55.00
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Jewells Guest Accomodation
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Jewells Guest Accomodation
220 Citadel Road, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3BB   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 254760


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SingleDouble
£28.00£28.00
 
4 Stars  
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£28.00
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Langdon Court Hotel And Restaurant
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Langdon Court Hotel And Restaurant
Down Thomas, Plymouth, PL9 0DY   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 862358


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SingleDouble
£89.00£89.00
 
   
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£89.00
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Copthorne Hotel Plymouth
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Copthorne Hotel Plymouth
Armada Way, Plymouth, PL1 1AR   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 224161


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SingleDouble
£44.00£44.00
 
4 Stars  
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£44.00
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Holiday Inn Plymouth
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Holiday Inn Plymouth
Armada Way, Plymouth, PL1 2HJ   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 639988


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SingleDouble
£59.00£59.00
 
   
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£59.00
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Premier Inn Plymouth (Sutton Harbour)
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Premier Inn Plymouth (Sutton Harbour)
28 Sutton Road, Plymouth, PL4 0HX   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)870 242 8000


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SingleDouble
£68.00£68.00
 
   
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£68.00
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Beeches Guest House
177 Citadel Road, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2HU   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 266475
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 26475


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SingleDouble
£22.00£45.00
 
   
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£22.00
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Seymour Guest House
211 Citadel Road East, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2JF   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 667002



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SingleDouble
£25.00£35.00
 
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£25.00
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Citadel House Hotel
55 Citadel Road West, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3AU   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 661712



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SingleDouble
£26.00£46.00
 
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£26.00
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Number One
1 Windsor Villas, Plymouth, PL1 2QD   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 212981



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SingleDouble
£42.00£58.00
 
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£42.00
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The Caraneal
12/14 Pier Street, West Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3BS   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 663589
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 663589


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SingleDouble
£30.00£50.00
 
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£30.00
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Camelot Hotel
5 Elliott Street, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2PP   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 221255
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 603660


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SingleDouble
£30.00£50.00
 
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£30.00
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Kynance House
107/113 Citadel Road, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2RN   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 266821
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 254076


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SingleDouble
£30.00£50.00
 
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Guest House
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£30.00
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Millstones Country Hotel
436 - 438 Tavistock Road, Roborough, Plymouth, PL6 7HQ   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 773734
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 769435


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SingleDouble
£55.00£65.00
 
   
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£55.00
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Georgain House Hotel
49 Citadel Road, Plymouth, PL1 3AU   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 661950
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 214158


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SingleDouble
£27.50£45.00
 
   
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£27.50
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Old Pier Guest House
20 Radford Road, West Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3BY   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 268468



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SingleDouble
£20.00£40.00
 
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£20.00
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The Esplanade
The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2PJ   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)7770 261110



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Self Catering
£390.00 
 
   
 
 
 
Attractive House (4 Beds)
Dale Road, Mutley, Plymouth, PL3 5DJ   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 225422



   
  
 
   
 
 
 
Westwinds Hotel
99 Citadel Road, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2RN   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 601777



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SingleDouble
£25.00£40.00
 
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£25.00
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Caledonia Guest House
27 Athenaeum Street, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2RQ   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 229052
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 229052


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£25.00£50.00
 
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£25.00
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Sydney Guest House
181 North Road West, Plymouth, PL1 5DE   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 266541



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SingleDouble
£18.00£32.00
 
2 Stars  
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£18.00
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Haddington House Apartments
42 Haddington Road, Plymouth, PL2 1RR   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 500383



   
  
 
4 Stars
Self Catering
 
 
 
St Rita Hotel
76 - 78 Alma Road, Penny Comequick, Plymouth, PL3 4HD   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 667024



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£17.50£35.00
 
   
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£17.50
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Swinton Hotel
43 Sutherland Road, Mutley, Plymouth, PL4 6BN   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 660887
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 660887


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SingleDouble
£27.00£40.00
 
   
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£27.00
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Phantele Guest House
176 Devonport Road, Plymouth, PL1 5RD   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 561506



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SingleDouble
£20.00£44.00
 
   
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£20.00
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Avalon Guest House
167 Citadel Road, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2HU   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 668127
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 226548


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£22.00£45.00
 
   
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£22.00
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Edgcumbe Guest House
50 Pier Street, West Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3BT   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 660675
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 666510


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£25.00£45.00
 
   
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£25.00
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Belmont Hotel
174 Citadel Road, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3BD   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 261241
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 261241


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£25.00£40.00
 
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£25.00
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Hotspur Guesthouse
108 North Road East, Plymouth, PL4 6AW   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 663928
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 261493


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SingleDouble
£21.00£38.00
 
4 Stars
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£21.00
per room per night
 
St Mellion Hotel Golf and Country Club
St. Mellion, Saltash, near Plymouth, PL12 6SD   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1579 351351
    Fax: +44 (0)1579 350537


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SingleDouble
£74.00£98.00
 
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£74.00
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Wood Cottage
Bridgend, Newton Ferrers, Plymouth, PL8 1AW   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 872372



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SingleDouble
£45.00£55.00
 
   
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£45.00
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The Harlequin Self Catering
Apartment 1, 213 Citadel Road, Plymouth, PL1 2JF   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1263 515208
    Fax: +44 (0)1263 515208


   
  
 
   
 
 
 
Elizabethan Guest House
223 Citadel Road East, The Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 2NG   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 661672
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 661672


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£20.00£38.00
 
   
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£20.00
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The Firs Guest House
13 Pier Street, West Hoe, Plymouth, PL1 3BS   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 262870



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£20.00£40.00
 
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£20.00
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Family House
20 Hawkinge Gardens, Ernesettle, Plymouth, PL5 2RL   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 210442



   
  
 
   
 
 
 
Mariners Guesthouse
11 Pier Street, West Ho, Plymouth, PL1 3BS   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 261778
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 319033


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£25.00£50.00
 
4 Stars  
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£25.00
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Mountbatten Hotel
52 Exmouth Road, Stoke, Plymouth, PL1 4QH   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 563843
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 606014


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SingleDouble
£25.00£60.00
 
4 Stars
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£25.00
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The Dudley Hotel
42 Sutherland Road, Mutley, Plymouth, PL4 6BN   Show on map
Phone: +44 (0)1752 668322
    Fax: +44 (0)1752 673763


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Plymouth is a city on the south coast of Devon and has been a settlement since at least the Bronze Age. During Roman times, its location on the coast meant that it was used as a trading post. Sir Francis Drake is said to have played a game of bowls at Plymouth Hoe before taking on the Spanish Armada in 1588. The Plymouth Fathers left the city in 1620 to head to the New World, as America was known at the time, and to form the Plymouth Colony in what is now Massachusetts.

Plymouth is the fifteenth largest city in England, with more than a quarter of a million people. It is also one of the largest university towns in the UK and is home to the largest navy base in western Europe. Between them, these all make the city a thriving, bustling place to visit. Union Street is historically the place where visiting sailors would seek entertainment whilst they were on shore leave and during the 1930's it saw people like Charlie Chaplin perform here although nowadays it is mainly home to a lively selection of pubs and clubs.

Every August, the finals of the British Firework Championships take place in the city, with an estimated 200,000 people witnessing the displays along the waterfront. Some onlookers take to the water to witness the spectacle from the bay.

One of Plymouth's many historic buildings is the Royal Citadel. This was built in the late 1600's and overlooks the bay known as Plymouth Sound. At one time, the building was an important part of the English defence system and is still used by the military to this day, although you can get a guided tour of the building during the summer months.

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