It was first opened in July 1892 and occupies a prominent position on the shore, with views of the Atlantic Ocean & the North Cornish coast.

[7][8] His aim was to build several large first class hotels in key locations, such as Falmouth, Newquay, St Ives and Kynance, to accommodate the large number of tourists and visitors traveling to Cornwall by the improved Great Western Railway passenger service.

In October 1891, Trevail attended the Cornwall licensing committee on behalf of the company to obtain a provisional licence which was granted for the Atlantic Hotel.

An outbreak of scarlet fever threatened to scare off visitors coming to Newquay and furthermore a local water shortage caused issues with the Atlantic Hotel's state of the art sanitary facilities.

[15] During filming for the Magical Mystery Tour, The Beatles arrived in Newquay on Tuesday, 12 September 1967 and stayed at the Atlantic Hotel, which caused a sensation around the town as The Beatles were the most famous band in the world at the time, following the success of their Sergeant Pepper album.