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  • čas přidán 14. 07. 2023
  • Would you pay £230 a night to stay in this historic Cornish jail converted into a luxury hotel? The infamous Bodmin jail underwent an extensive £80 million refurbishment between 2017-2021 and opened as a much anticipated luxury accommodation option. Currently 4* rated, I spent the night in the former cells to see what it’s really like. The hotel is dog friendly and offers various dining options and a gym. Did I get away with a steal or was I the victim of daylight robbery?
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Komentáře • 69

  • @donniblanco5239
    @donniblanco5239 Před rokem +10

    An Imposing Old World Building fer sure - £80m was probably cheaper than having it Demolished - Hotel, Motel, Holiday iiinn, we came for a night the Gaffer was a Fright, and we ain’t comin back agiiin 😜🙏🏻👍🏻✨

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před rokem +4

      Fantastic rap. I never mentioned it but the gaffer looked like Vin Diesel too, or hitman, real alpha G 🤣

  • @Taketheball84
    @Taketheball84 Před rokem +10

    Makes no sense a manager of a hotel not wanting more publicity. Certainly doesn’t seem to be worth the money per night. Another informative video 💪👊🏼

  • @finanzferdinand9874
    @finanzferdinand9874 Před 9 měsíci +5

    Love the receptionist 😍. She gets a top rating from me. 5*

  • @xfoolsgoldx
    @xfoolsgoldx Před rokem +4

    The manager sounds more like a prison warden😆You would think they would be happy to receive the free advertising.

  • @kernow..exp.
    @kernow..exp. Před rokem +4

    Probably one of the most expensive hotels in Cornwall but did you know about it historic past and the hauntings of the location extremely hunted

  • @janehoward6395
    @janehoward6395 Před rokem +2

    Great to see you and Vicky again, thanks so much for sharing your experience in Bodmin jail. My family always enjoys watching your amazing videos.

  • @andrewmills4463
    @andrewmills4463 Před rokem +3

    Hi Wendall,
    Good review and glad that you showed us around.
    To me it seemed a bit sterile and lacked atmosphere but it may have been better in the flesh.🤔
    It was also a privilege to bump into you a couple of Saturday's ago on my holidays, "that guy looks like Wendall, hold on it is Wendall!" 😂

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před rokem

      Thanks, it was a bit sterile, I wouldn’t stay again. When did I bump into you?

    • @andrewmills4463
      @andrewmills4463 Před rokem

      @@WendallExplores you were at work so didn't have much of a chat but it was good to meet the guy who keeps me entertained when he uploads a new vlog 👍🏻

  • @kernow..exp.
    @kernow..exp. Před rokem +2

    I think it's great that Vicky's being part of your videos now mate I hope that she joins you on most of your explores great stuff keep up the good work

  • @steve94971
    @steve94971 Před rokem +2

    We visited bodmin jail last year. Great vlog.

  • @anthonybarnard4065
    @anthonybarnard4065 Před rokem +2

    Thanks for the review, I had this hotel on my list of places to stay, as it was pet friendly and its good to see an honest review. Thanks again Ole

  • @TravellingTorunn
    @TravellingTorunn Před rokem +3

    Really good review, detailed and honest. I think it looked very interesting and with a good design and perhaps a fun and also slightly eerie feeling from the past...?. But dust on the floor and opened water bottles put me a bit off. Great to see Vicky again 🌞 I myself and a friend took a bicycle return ride from Padstow along the Camel Estuary to Bodmin Jail once in 2018, but we didn’t visit the museum. We just had a Bodmin Jail golden ale and sat on the bikes back to Padstow. And I don't think this hotel was renovated yet. We stayed at the Golden Lion in Padstow. Very nice 👍🏻🥰 Thank you for this excellent video. 😊

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před rokem +2

      £230 for some dust and opened water ain’t great

    • @stephenkelly7397
      @stephenkelly7397 Před 10 měsíci

      I'd love to stay and end my days in Bodmin Jail. Would the manager mind if I could have my own staff dressed in designer prison uniforms. What discount would he give me for a ten year lease.

  • @tracielillytan1530
    @tracielillytan1530 Před 11 měsíci +1

    I’m with your lady, that place is really claustrophobic! No way I could stay in there, which makes me wonder how the people coped being imprisoned in the obviously much smaller rooms! Also the crumbs on the floor and the drink being already opened!!!

  • @ishabrown
    @ishabrown Před rokem

    Great to see you back Wendall, peggy, spud and Vicki

  • @prime1971
    @prime1971 Před rokem +2

    definitely want to check this out if funds ever allow

  • @Nickpaintbrush
    @Nickpaintbrush Před rokem +1

    Great video looks pretty high spec especially the gym, maybe the manager is possessed by the spirit of one of the old gaolers 😆

  • @GazMitch07
    @GazMitch07 Před 7 měsíci

    Totally agree with everything you've said. It's an amazing transformation, lovely friendly reception staff, Grace in particular, a warm welcome. Very quirky experience and amazing refurbishment. Way over priced for what you get and the negative and hostile attitude of the manager along with the over the top cost of the stay would definitely keep me away and if I was to stay there I would not return or recommend the experience. It's a quirky fun venue with a snobby feel and the 2 don't mix. Fantastic vlog though as always and thanks for taking us along for the journey.

  • @sleepyboyuk
    @sleepyboyuk Před 10 měsíci

    I always check for mattress and pillow protectors. It's a must for any hotel, great review. Thank you

  • @user-cy6ev8tb5l
    @user-cy6ev8tb5l Před 10 měsíci +1

    Hey Wendell your a natural 😊😊😊😊

  • @zerofox7347
    @zerofox7347 Před 6 měsíci

    I’d love to look around but I don’t think I’d like to stay there if I think about it . I can still feel the misery oozing from the walls and that’s on a computer screen!

  • @marktownsend9333
    @marktownsend9333 Před rokem

    Great stay thanks for taking us with you 👍

  • @EddieRiff
    @EddieRiff Před 9 měsíci +2

    Crumbs? Brick/stone/mortar shed id wager.

  • @smileypeterson8463
    @smileypeterson8463 Před rokem +1

    If you’ve ever seen any Sly Stallone jail film you know that being monitored by the staff and having a pain in the a** warden (aka the manager) is a must 😂 Interesting video 😁👏🏻

  • @sailingfalcornwall1405

    We visited the adjacent Bodmin Jail Museum last November and found it immersive and impactful. Definitely a ‘feeling’ of what had gone on in that place before…..perhaps that sense of history is also in the hotel and that makes it a bit strange. It would be hard for me to stay there in relative luxury and not spare a thought for the poor souls who ended their days in that place. Thanks for a great vlog. x

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před rokem +1

      I couldn’t afford the museum after the £300+ hotel bill.. seriously

  • @stoikes
    @stoikes Před 8 měsíci +1

    Refilling water bottles in a mini bar is very bad practice for any hotel. Hard to prove but that’s what they rely on.
    Hotel manager questioning and trying to dictate agenda on filming shows a huge lack of confidence in what they are providing for the money. Any business that wants to do well will be proud of what they do. I won’t be thinking about going here purely because the manager is obviously ashamed of some things and therefore isn’t doing his job properly so why would i want to pay money for something he knows he isn’t delivering to that value?

  • @mariacarew
    @mariacarew Před 10 měsíci

    My cat is called Spud. Great name BTW👍🏻😺

  • @anetteskyumlarsen8077

    ❤️ Thank you Wendall. This was very interesting and a pretty expensive hotel. Sorry that you had that bad experince with the manager. It did take away some of the joy of your stay. But, I enjoyed the video very much. So thanks again. I'm visiting Cornwall in about 2 weeks time, and I'm really looking forward it. Have a lovely day and hugs from Denmark 🤗❤️❤️

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před rokem

      A lot of people wouldn’t know the other side of filming these vids, like spending £230 to get told off by the gaffer 🤣

    • @martinlanigan803
      @martinlanigan803 Před rokem

      What u want is to sort ur head out

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před rokem

      @@martinlanigan803 how’s that?

  • @jermainemorrison5041
    @jermainemorrison5041 Před 10 měsíci

    Never seen a prison gym so empty 😅

  • @Sidchasingclassiccars
    @Sidchasingclassiccars Před rokem +2

    £230 to stay in Bodmin! Nah! 😛

  • @tinaannwilloughby
    @tinaannwilloughby Před 11 měsíci

    I went here just before it was turned into a hotel it is very haunted I couldnt go past the first floor had to leave

  • @colinmcdonald-vg1jf
    @colinmcdonald-vg1jf Před 9 měsíci

    It looks amazing place to stay at a prison turned into Hotel I will go one day for the experience bless you wendall😂

  • @ClubuldeEnglezaYouTube
    @ClubuldeEnglezaYouTube Před 9 měsíci

    Interesting experience but I'm not sure I'd like to try it.

  • @catherinegallagher1101
    @catherinegallagher1101 Před 9 měsíci

    Lol he opening all the windows lol it will get very cold leaving those windows open

  • @peacocklava
    @peacocklava Před rokem

    Great review although you didn't answer the main question: did it feel haunted?!

  • @888ssss
    @888ssss Před 10 měsíci

    at first i thought 'at last. he is being charged over those sunglasses' and then i realised this is not a real prison 😐

  • @andytara1314
    @andytara1314 Před rokem

    I wish we saw Wend get a bollocking from the manager! Also, Vicky should star in all your videos #TeamVicky

  • @terranaxiomuk
    @terranaxiomuk Před 8 měsíci

    It's still better than the ymca in MK was.

  • @jonathanglanville5265
    @jonathanglanville5265 Před 8 měsíci +2

    Im the manageryou,ll do as told.
    Idioit,l pity his staff..

  • @barnbersonol
    @barnbersonol Před rokem +1

    I had a pee in a bush in Penzance and told a bobby to sod off when he confronted me.
    There are cheaper ways of spending a night in a cell in Cornwall y'know!

  • @elizabethmcnamara6548
    @elizabethmcnamara6548 Před 3 měsíci

    How can you go to a jail themed hotel and not wear a orange track suit.

  • @elizabethmcnamara6548
    @elizabethmcnamara6548 Před 3 měsíci

    How come one cell had 2 windows and everyone else had 1 window.

  • @David-uf8ex
    @David-uf8ex Před 11 měsíci

    Yea definitely looks a bit stuffy and clinical but interesting

  • @robertnightingale4101

    Would be interesting to know the fate of any inmates that shared your cells, like the visit to the Titanic museum, did your passenger survive.

  • @sixfeetunder2229
    @sixfeetunder2229 Před rokem

    Wish you would of showed us the plaque on the wall in your room what prisoner it was
    That stayed in the cell

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před rokem +1

      Some kid that stole 3 chickens and got 10 years for it

  • @catherinegallagher1101
    @catherinegallagher1101 Před 9 měsíci

    I think it’s great they allow animals as this is what stops some people having a night away and because of lack of somone able to watch animals it looks very new very nice but think g of prisoners that use to be there doesn’t go well with me lol and. Would maybe pay £150 at most for this

  • @MarksWorldOfAdventure

    Palatial. Ha ha. Weird to think that people were forced to live there and you paid good money to stay there

    • @WendallExplores
      @WendallExplores  Před rokem

      I blew the channels quarterly budget on one night in that jail 💀

  • @rafalskorupski
    @rafalskorupski Před rokem

    Is this the Bodmin jail ? Sorry will watch later

  • @praveenb9048
    @praveenb9048 Před 5 měsíci

    ... And to this day, the ghost of a prisoner who died of thirst roams the prison, taking swigs from any bottle he can find.