I Stay In A Luxury Hotel That Used To Be A PRISON!

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  • čas přidán 1. 11. 2022
  • The Bodmin Jail Hotel features 70 amazing rooms - formerly three cells, which are now one luxurious room you can even dine in elegant restaurants and even a Champagne bar.
    Nestled in the heart of Cornwall, close to the wild moor of Bodmin. This hotel is so unique and full of eye-catching details, It's considered as one of the best boutique hotels in Cornwall.
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Komentáře • 842

  • @WalkWithMeTim
    @WalkWithMeTim  Před rokem +46

    I Stay In Wales Most Haunted Castle 👉czcams.com/video/oSOAEqlA98g/video.html

    • @waynegray2284
      @waynegray2284 Před rokem +2

      Did you see the hangers in bathroom the top bit is from handcuffs

  • @alexdavis5766
    @alexdavis5766 Před rokem +535

    If Britannia hotels ran this it would still be prison cells!

  • @greyshadow9498
    @greyshadow9498 Před rokem +111

    They REALLY missed an opportunity by not naming the restaurant "The Last Meal."
    £130?! I've paid a lot more for a lot less!

    • @alejandropulgarcambra
      @alejandropulgarcambra Před 4 měsíci +4

      De hecho las batas que ponen en la cama deberían tener el diseño de los uniformes a rayas de las prisiones clásicas.

    • @silva7493
      @silva7493 Před 4 dny

      @@alejandropulgarcambra JAJAJAJAJAJAJA !!!!!

    • @silva7493
      @silva7493 Před 4 dny +1

      California (Retired) Travel Agent here, I agree !! That is even a bit hard to believe.

  • @jmarshal
    @jmarshal Před rokem +198

    This is how you do a refit. It looks beautiful but still has all the elements of the original building either featured or as a novelty talking point. The architects and designers who worked on this should be applauded. I would love to stay here but I get the feeling just from the video that it is 100% haunted. I’d definitely need a sleep buddy, too!

    • @lynemac2539
      @lynemac2539 Před 4 měsíci +1

      It looks magnificent. I suddenly want to go there!

    • @juliedubberley1192
      @juliedubberley1192 Před 3 měsíci +1

      Yes the design concept was spot on. My only reservation is I couldn't cope with those tiny windows, a bit too authentic for me .

  • @sicr7373
    @sicr7373 Před rokem +172

    In my humble opinion this is easily the best and most interesting hotel you have ever visted on the channel, and I think the price you paid of £130.00 a night including breakfast was very reasonable given the high quality and general ambiance of the place. I live up in Nottingham but am definately going to make the effort to have a couple of nights here at some point. Maybe all the staff should dress up as 'screws' to add even more to the theme....Just kidding, but being serious, this hotel looks fantastic!

    • @AlisonBryen
      @AlisonBryen Před rokem +9

      I'd pay £130 a night to stay here too!

    • @ashleigh890611
      @ashleigh890611 Před rokem +1

      £301 im paying to stay in october

    • @davidinder5081
      @davidinder5081 Před 2 měsíci +1

      I’m a year on from your comment.. just checked for mid may ..
      me and the misses 230 quid .. comparing..
      Isle of white same time 2 kids 99 quid.. crossing both ways 70 ish plus fuel .. still cheaper

    • @Done-737
      @Done-737 Před 2 měsíci

      😂😂prisoners tried to escape...now there is a waiting list to get in 😅

  • @adambartlett6277
    @adambartlett6277 Před 2 měsíci +7

    They should take a mugshot when you check in

  • @Wh1msicalpickle
    @Wh1msicalpickle Před rokem +123

    Stunning. The designers and tradesmen have done an amazing job. The attention to detail that other places miss, like the spot on lighting to create the atmosphere.
    I visited Bodium Jail a couple years ago. Really interesting place.
    Top quality video as always. Like seriously, your production values are so good. You make everything look so easy, which is a sign of a well put together video. Makes you focus on the content.

  • @Randyvanbag
    @Randyvanbag Před rokem +45

    My wife and I stayed at Bodmin jail in September 2022. And, strangely enough, we stayed in room 208 - SPOOKY! 😂
    I honestly can't say enough good things about the jail and the staff. It was amazing! The room, the food, the ambience of the place was amazing. In fact, it was so good, we're going back this year! And the cocktails were stunning and the guys mixing them were hilarious!

  • @oliverstemp9132
    @oliverstemp9132 Před rokem +54

    I love this hotel room, Tim makes so many worst hotels videos this feels like a massive reward. This is still so enjoyable to watch.

  • @rukeya12micktemple63
    @rukeya12micktemple63 Před 11 měsíci +27

    I find this is one of your best episode. The rooms merged history and contemporary in one design. It was spooky and historical at the same time. Cant wait to see more like this!

  • @suzyq7725
    @suzyq7725 Před rokem +3

    The designers did a really good job with the subtle lighting.

  • @janicester
    @janicester Před měsícem +2

    They did great with transforming this into a Hotel...very classy. I watched your other prison hotel video before this one and I agree with you...this hotel is better. The bathroom sold me! 😍😍😍

  • @jacquelinesherlock2274
    @jacquelinesherlock2274 Před rokem +53

    I visited Alcatraz in San Francisco many years ago when they were in the early days of preparing it for the public to visit. During the tour we were taken to a solitary confinement cell which felt very authentic because it was dirty and stank. They asked for volunteers to go in and have the door locked, so of course my boyfriend and I volunteered. We were locked in there for three minutes. The heavy door was a foot thick and there were no windows, pitch black for three minutes felt like a lifetime!

  • @JohnUK22
    @JohnUK22 Před rokem +61

    I imagine that's what every Daily Mail reader thinks a normal prison is like 🤣

  • @dianacryer
    @dianacryer Před měsícem +1

    Who ever rehabbed that prison is brilliant, it’s beautiful.
    That baby is ridiculously cute.

  • @barrywood2806
    @barrywood2806 Před rokem +21

    Everything about this hotel looks good. Comfy bed, great lighting, and so much attention to detail about the whole place. And you even had a proper, large mushroom for breakfast instead of the rubbery button version.

  • @shannonmcglynn55
    @shannonmcglynn55 Před 19 dny +1

    Tim said “ This is like the biggest mirror ever and, just for a second-I don’t know if the camera picks this up but look… How clean it is. 😊😅
    That mirror looked immaculate! One of the cleanest bathrooms I’ve seen. It’s hard to believe that bathroom is in a prison hotel! Great video as always Tim! Much love to your family!
    🙌✨👏

  • @rossdivinagracia637
    @rossdivinagracia637 Před rokem +6

    I don’t think i can sleep in there, despite how beautiful it is now.Thank u.

  • @LynneJordan11
    @LynneJordan11 Před 6 měsíci +4

    Your baby is adorable! Such a happy boy!! ❤

  • @bridgetteparker5149
    @bridgetteparker5149 Před rokem +15

    Thanks for a really interesting video. It’s nice to see an old building being used rather than being left to rot. Casper is sooo cute, bless him. Thanks Tim and Gaby😊

  • @Holly-kk4nz
    @Holly-kk4nz Před 3 měsíci +1

    Now this looks,very classy. What a great remake or refit. Makes for an unusual experience.

  • @NYKIRA
    @NYKIRA Před rokem +9

    The first thing that came to my mind was 'wouldn't this be a haunted hotel' & then you said the thing about your audio being cut 8 times... The hotel does look lovely, I'd definitely go for the experience!

  • @dawndoesnails
    @dawndoesnails Před rokem +10

    I’m so happy about this. I visited here in around 2010 and I thought it was an epic building back then, I’ve never forgotten it. I had no idea it has been converted into a hotel. How incredible! I so want to try it!!!!!

  • @mindspace3863
    @mindspace3863 Před rokem +6

    'I feel as though I'm in a cave.' She hit the nail on the head there.

  • @MrGreatplum
    @MrGreatplum Před rokem +38

    That’s a fabulous conversion - really nicely done. I think it felt so quiet because of the thickness of the walls.
    Famously the jail is one of the places where Derek Acorah, a “medium” was caught out! In an episode of Most Haunted, Acorah claimed to have been possessed by a spirit named Kreed Kafer, a South African. It was later revealed that "Kreed Kafer" was a fictional character, who was created purely for the show - it’s an anagram of “derek Faker” 😆
    Love to stay there - one to put on the list!

  • @Daveyboy5
    @Daveyboy5 Před rokem +3

    the room looked so comfy

  • @matthewsmatters
    @matthewsmatters Před rokem +9

    Blown away by this hotel, definitely one for the list. Love that you brought the family along as well - another wonderful video addition!

  • @elainemorris3408
    @elainemorris3408 Před rokem +20

    You guys are super brave, I felt uneasy even watching this and not much scare me. I love paranormal stuff. Thought you may have lost the plot wanting for 3 seconds to be shut in a cell.
    My apologies I couldn't finish the video, way too creepy for me. But many thanks the 3 of you. Xxx

  • @hoanipakau657
    @hoanipakau657 Před rokem +2

    Absolutely amazing!! 😂 brought the bodyguard.

  • @jayleigh4642
    @jayleigh4642 Před rokem +9

    Wow! It’s changed since I visited 30 years ago when it definitely wasn’t a hotel. We found the tour amazing and very creepy but, I think a night there would be amazing. Thank you for sharing.

  • @lauriehamilton2436
    @lauriehamilton2436 Před rokem +4

    So cool! This reminds me of a hotel I stayed at in Boston in the US called "The Liberty"...it was probably the nicest hotel I've ever stayed in, especially considering it was also a former jail!!! I'll never forget the bathroom...it was so beautiful and luxurious! The Bodmin, though, looks way more authentic, older and spookier...Thanks for sharing, Tim!

  • @BarB2-90Nine
    @BarB2-90Nine Před 7 měsíci +2

    Repurpose a building into a Hotel or whatever is a fabulous ideal This was a place I would only stay once very clean and comfortable. Thanks for the tour of the joint.

  • @lynemac2539
    @lynemac2539 Před 4 měsíci +1

    This is the first hotel you've been to that really appeals to me.
    The walls are wonderful!

  • @rob-time
    @rob-time Před 4 měsíci +2

    What an incredible concept! Such a masculine vibe with black combined with elements of steele, stone and leather. I love the details, like the former chapel ceiling and the automatic strip lights that luminate the grid panels in the main halls, otherwise its low light ambient. The diamond plate panels in the gym, even the bars and chains at the entrance, even the ghost tour! I don't think it's overdone because they have to offer something extra ordinary to attract guests. I would stay there for sure!

  • @nelliemelba4967
    @nelliemelba4967 Před rokem +13

    I loved this! What a place! I'd love to do a bit of photography there. It has been beautifully renovated into a hotel but it still has a House of Correction vibe about it! 😊 Thanks team Tim, Gaby, and Casper!

  • @RadioactiveChannel06
    @RadioactiveChannel06 Před rokem +4

    There’s something about stairs leading nowhere that unnerves me on a deep, primal level, like I’ve stumbled across something I wasn’t supposed to see.

    • @WalkWithMeTim
      @WalkWithMeTim  Před rokem +2

      yes freaked me out ..from a distant but awful past

  • @stevensmith7833
    @stevensmith7833 Před rokem +11

    Hi Tim cant believe how that looks now I was there about 15years ago when it was really run down it was the most creepiest place I'd ever been in I tock loads of photos and every one was full of orbs I had really bad dreams that night when I got back to where I was staying you could really feel the misery and suffering that went on in that place I'm really surprised it's been turned in to a hotel now

    • @terry-wc9sw
      @terry-wc9sw Před rokem +3

      such a shame I agree, it was far better as an attraction ,did you stand in the haunted cell ,well what was left of it as wall was missing ,and you looked out to the naval sailors wing of the prison from the broken window .I visited in the 80,s/90,s several times .

  • @TheCatBilbo
    @TheCatBilbo Před 2 měsíci

    I love this idea! Reusing such a unique & historic building; doing enough to make it a really good hotel but sympathetically. The stone is so warm & unusual - like a castle.
    Good a poor prisoner, staring at the cell ceiling, ever imagine in a million years that it would one day be a hotel!

  • @snipersimon
    @snipersimon Před rokem +4

    Having lived in bodmin, the jail experience is fantastic. I hope you got to go around it!

  • @traceybeerling4776
    @traceybeerling4776 Před rokem +4

    Hi Tim Gaby and Casper Wow this was amazing brilliant conversion. I'd stay there it looks amazing. Makes up for all those awful Brittania hotels. It was so lovely to see Gaby and gorgeous Casper. Thankyou for sharing with us. Love to you both as always Tracey 💕 xxxx

  • @kklsid
    @kklsid Před 7 měsíci +2

    Just wanted to say I really like this channel. You come across as very down-to-earth, friendly and genuinely interested. Also, it's not as edited as some other channels. Editing isn't bad per se, but as a viewer this here makes me feel much more like I'm actually coming along, having a look. Grips me more.

    • @brendatruant7404
      @brendatruant7404 Před 5 měsíci

      Well said! 👍 Just recently found this channel and have been binge watching.

  • @outaboutuk9955
    @outaboutuk9955 Před rokem +3

    Wow that looks incredible and certainly very unique , I can’t believe how eerily quiet it is

  • @dmodeboy
    @dmodeboy Před rokem +3

    Wow that is an amazing hotel. Absolutely stunning. So much character, history and modern style combined. I'd love to stay there....my sort of place!

  • @lofianddesign
    @lofianddesign Před rokem +2

    Love it! There is something about sleeping in a place that really makes the whole experience more memorable!

  • @michaeldowd8422
    @michaeldowd8422 Před rokem +4

    I really enjoyed that one. Your videos are twice as good when the lovely Gaby and Casper are in them. 👍

  • @Awarebynature
    @Awarebynature Před měsícem

    it's beautiful... love the stone walls with the black and the lighting

  • @hazelmanship7516
    @hazelmanship7516 Před rokem +1

    Hi Tim Gaby and Casper, wow amazing place to stay, very luxurious, thanks for sharing glad no ghosties!! X

  • @debbiefocht1907
    @debbiefocht1907 Před 3 měsíci

    Love seeing the family with you.

  • @eddybooth1
    @eddybooth1 Před rokem +4

    Gabby’s face when you said “ we won’t be going to the posh restaurant tonight “ was a picture 😂

  • @englishcat19
    @englishcat19 Před rokem +2

    That’s probably the coolest hotel I’ve ever seen.
    Lovely stuff Tim bro

  • @cjc201
    @cjc201 Před rokem

    Wow that's beautiful, I'm presuming it's well heated. It looks warm and cosy.

  • @claireberesford2307
    @claireberesford2307 Před rokem +2

    Welcome to my neck of the woods :) Have done a couple overnight host hunts before the converted it. It looks exactly the same! So clever. Will defo have to have a stay-cation x

  • @samhenwood5746
    @samhenwood5746 Před rokem +2

    Wow what a fantastic place & thanks Tim n family 🤗

  • @spitfire9880
    @spitfire9880 Před rokem +3

    That was an interesting place. Love how they have kept a lot of the original Prison style mixed with the posh modern works surprisingly well. Was good to see your wife join you and have a fun
    time by the looks of it.

  • @dorisacker6292
    @dorisacker6292 Před rokem +3

    Absolutely loved this and the quietest hotel I have ever heard of. Thanks! Now I really want to come to the UK!

  • @sqezybabe
    @sqezybabe Před rokem +2

    Love watching you Tim, your my favourite vlogger x

  • @rb5078
    @rb5078 Před 6 měsíci

    Absolutely stunning.

  • @darkvader7231
    @darkvader7231 Před rokem +1

    Excellent video Tim, Casper looking so cute and nice to see Gabby as well. The hotel looks amazing!!

  • @brandonnixon8561
    @brandonnixon8561 Před rokem +3

    Hi Tim, this is an experience which I'm very intrigued to take part in. Looks very different, very eerie but very modern as well. I might have to check this out next time I am down Cornwall!

  • @MrPerfect-om5ns
    @MrPerfect-om5ns Před rokem +1

    Enjoyed watching this tour thanks Tim.

  • @gaiaceveles1582
    @gaiaceveles1582 Před rokem +2

    What a great idea for a hotel 😃, you really go to some interesting places...thank you both for sharing' much love to you all🤗💛

  • @telstar32
    @telstar32 Před rokem +3

    What a fascinating and informative review. The hotel looks amazing. Thanks Tim.

  • @rontanser9369
    @rontanser9369 Před rokem +2

    Wow that did look a fantastic place as you were walking around you could almost hear the silence it must’ve been almost deafening

  • @kevwalton272
    @kevwalton272 Před rokem +1

    what a magnificent georgian building, the designers wow!

  • @grahamritchie8118
    @grahamritchie8118 Před rokem +4

    The hotel looks absolutely amazing tim and little casper should feel at home with the other ghosts lol, don't you dare joke about locking him in a cell lol he is such a lovely handsome little man.

  • @craign1668
    @craign1668 Před rokem +1

    Amazing video,so unusual and very interesting.What a transformation.

  • @maylloyd3348
    @maylloyd3348 Před rokem +4

    That really seemed a unique place to stay, and that fact alone must add to the value of the room. Watching your footage I sensed the most creep when you entered the bathroom - utterly still, no noise, no fans, no sense of anyone else left in the world that hadn't been hung already. The only downside must be, however, that carpet - really dubious sub-Spoons pattern, that!

  • @RinAsami1
    @RinAsami1 Před 4 měsíci

    Best video yet!!! This is the coolest hotel I've seen! I wish other old jails and other places that would not be traditionally converted to hotels would be considered for conversion because it makes for such a different memorable experience. It's so quirky, I love it. I'd love to see more unique hotels like this in videos; they're so interesting.

  • @aaronwalsh7678
    @aaronwalsh7678 Před rokem +2

    Wow the way they have transformed this prison into a hotel is awsome

  • @cbuns713
    @cbuns713 Před rokem +1

    Fantastic review. We are visiting in September, can’t wait to stay there!

  • @sharonreichter2537
    @sharonreichter2537 Před 3 měsíci

    What a great use of an old and interesting building.

  • @ThemeParksAndAttractions

    Looks really nice there to be fair - great bed - nice and quiet and the bathroom looks great - for £130 it's a decent price with breakfast included - I'll have to check this out sometime 😀

  • @LectronCircuits
    @LectronCircuits Před 2 měsíci

    Brilliant! Missing out on this fine hotel would be a crime. Cheers!

  • @Sharon-marie
    @Sharon-marie Před rokem

    Wow thankyou for sharing this 💓

  • @edenmoon8275
    @edenmoon8275 Před rokem +1

    Absolutely amazing! I need to go there!

  • @Tdr-jv2nc
    @Tdr-jv2nc Před 5 měsíci

    Love your videos Tim, great to see you travelling around the world now to so many different places 😊

  • @LynneJordan11
    @LynneJordan11 Před 6 měsíci

    I always notice the cleanliness of cutlery and room corners too. Appreciate you!

  • @Aw_tig
    @Aw_tig Před 2 měsíci

    Ooh I love this, it’s great that they have kept the building and the history but made it into something usable instead of it just standing empty. The rooms look amazing I bet it will be quite popular

  • @yvonneatkins7386
    @yvonneatkins7386 Před rokem

    Thanks great video very interesting to watch look forward to the next Yvonne 😊

  • @mssdn8976
    @mssdn8976 Před 9 měsíci +1

    I googled, built in 1779 and closed as a prison in 1927. The room price sounds really good value

  • @elizabethsimpson4430
    @elizabethsimpson4430 Před rokem +1

    It looks amazing!!!

  • @roymillsjnr5172
    @roymillsjnr5172 Před rokem +1

    Brilliant i stayed in a farmhouse on bodmin moor many moons ago , its great i love the prison im defo going to use this ,there must be people knocking about ,enjoyed this very much 👍👍

  • @RoseyLee202
    @RoseyLee202 Před měsícem

    I love a big slice of history and this certainly ticks the boxes for unique experiences. Love the info about each individual cell and the option to pay to go on a ghost tour- i’d be straight there as I find it so interesting. A very reasonable price for a one off unique experience. I think i’d probably feel that the walls were closing in on the cells a little bit though so strangely would have to close the curtains to trick myself into thinking this isn’t a cell with tiny barred windows. Great vlog

  • @Paula-pi3bc
    @Paula-pi3bc Před rokem +1

    WOW! What a lovely hotel. Surprised it isn’t a 5 star hotel, absolutely gorgeous and unique.

  • @chrisonYTtour
    @chrisonYTtour Před rokem +1

    Loved this… fascinating history… thought the conversion looked great, very sympathetic to the original building. The new construction only serves to highlight the beauty of the historical construction methods 👍

  • @BrianKitching-wv5nh
    @BrianKitching-wv5nh Před 9 měsíci

    Love this Bodmin jail video,nice to see Gaby and Thumps.Thanks for this.

  • @thewideawakeclub4843
    @thewideawakeclub4843 Před rokem +11

    I went to visit the museum last year. It’s really good. It’s very haunted. I never got to see the hotel part though.
    16:00 I’m getting this feeling that those metal things out side of the room was where the prisoner was probably tied up when they let them out side of their cell. I feel like it was where they could have been punished.

    • @wrichard11
      @wrichard11 Před rokem +1

      I think they're emergency bells. They had mechanisms for wires

    • @Sarah-ft8jr
      @Sarah-ft8jr Před rokem

      It’s a shame you didn’t get the chance to visit before the new owners took over and ruined it. I have photos with actual ghosts in, glowing faces and orbs. It’s not the same now.

  • @davidnm21
    @davidnm21 Před rokem +6

    I was fascinated by this video. I remember when this was derelict and empty and Most Haunted did an investigation here some years ago early 2000s I think it was. Now look at the place. It’s a five star establishment and one I would go and stay at just for the experience. Nicely filmed, though no ghost capture this time round. Perhaps the ghosts have found it too posh for themselves lol🤣🤣. Nice video Tim👍

    • @WalkWithMeTim
      @WalkWithMeTim  Před rokem +1

      lol I reckon so .. they don't like heated floors

  • @AutismawarenessGeorgia20

    Loved this video Tim.

  • @endorfun22
    @endorfun22 Před rokem +1

    Loved this, so quirky and different. So tempted to book and stay. I think a friend would as well.

  • @mikemurphy2953
    @mikemurphy2953 Před rokem +1

    Thanks for the tour pal

  • @JuneT16
    @JuneT16 Před rokem +1

    10 out of 10 again Tim, I want to go there now. Lovely explore, if that is the word, glad Gaby and Casper enjoyed too.

  • @wakawaka8736
    @wakawaka8736 Před 10 měsíci

    Love the idea where instead of deserting or destroy but using them for something highly productive.

  • @mickbutler9407
    @mickbutler9407 Před rokem +1

    Fantastic video Tim what a great place certainly on my to do list

  • @stevenjones1972
    @stevenjones1972 Před rokem +1

    Hello both,what a amazing video,jail cells turned into rooms,they have done a brilliant job on them.for the money and breakfast can't be bad.and being haunted is very scary

  • @Watfordfc2030
    @Watfordfc2030 Před rokem +3

    This was stunning absolutely beautifully done and we would stay there . Infact we will book a couple of nights soon , thanks Tim

  • @pedrooo4319
    @pedrooo4319 Před rokem

    Looks so cosy absolutely love this hotel.

  • @lindahughes2289
    @lindahughes2289 Před 2 měsíci

    A lot of greenery/flowers would help in those hallways, imo. Lovely place !

  • @robinmccully8784
    @robinmccully8784 Před rokem +1

    Great video. What a fantastic hotel. Definitely plan to go

  • @nysavant
    @nysavant Před rokem +3

    What a brilliant conversion. Seems like a real experience, not just a place to stay.
    Adding this to my places to visit list, thank you!