The Grand Hotel is a hotel in Torquay, Devon. The Restaurant 1881 holds an AA Rosette for fine dining. The hotel has 132 bedrooms and 4 floors. The Grand Hotel first opened in Torquay in 1881, in response to the Great Western Railway’s expansion into the South West. In 1926, it was one of the first hotels in the UK to install central heating. During World War II, the hotel was requisitioned by the Royal Air Force, reopening as a hotel in 1946. On 11 February 2022, the hotel suffered a fire. Two people were treated for smoke inhalation.