Beach Hotel Torbay B&B

Paw rating: 4.5 out of 5 — based on 3 confirmed reviews from guests travelling with a dog (a fourth review was filtered as it appears to relate to another guest's pet rather than the reviewer's own). The signal across the confirmed reviews is consistently warm: this is one of the better-rated dog-friendly seafront B&Bs on the English Riviera.

Guests bringing dogs to Beach Hotel Torbay B&B repeatedly praise the welcome from the family-run team. Staff are described as nothing-is-too-much-trouble and explicitly happy to host pets, alongside the kind of attentive recovery service that small hotels do well — one couple flagged a heating issue on arrival and were upgraded the following morning while the original room was fixed the same day. Multilingual feedback (including from French travellers in for the Devon coast tour) lands on the same point: dogs are accepted, the breakfast is decent, and the location works for ranging out across the south Devon coast.

On location, the hotel sits directly on Paignton seafront, which is the practical pet-stay headline. Paignton's beach has dog-friendly sections year-round (with summer-hours restrictions on the main resort beach), the South West Coast Path runs straight past the hotel, and from a one-night base you can reach Dartmoor, Totnes and Dartmouth for longer walks. Rooms are described as a touch dated in places (some bathrooms need an update, decor is "vieillot" per French reviewers), but they're clean, well-kept, and equipped for the price band — perfectly serviceable for a dog-traveller doing a coast stop rather than a luxury weekend. No explicit pet fee or amenities are disclosed on Agoda, so confirm directly with the hotel when booking, particularly around any size or breed limits.

Best suited to families and couples doing a Devon coast tour with a calm, well-socialised dog who enjoys beach walks. The seafront location and welcoming staff make this a strong default pick in Paignton for pet travellers.