The room was without any character, you could have been in a moderate hotel room anywhere, no pictures of local interest, nothing with any Devon connection.

We had to ask for dinner rmenu in the bar, the bar staff handed us a lunch time bar snack menu ! I found the head waiter outside the front door relaxing and asked him for dinner menu and he said they were on table in resteraunt, help myself ! No order was taken from us and we found our own seats in the resteraunt. No one asked us if we wanted drinks with dinner or provided a wine list, I had to call head waiter to ask for drinks and even then no wine list was provided. The dinner was over priced, average and without any imagination at all.

Up to this point all the staff we had dealt with were forign, next morning the breakfast was superb, the staff were English, courtious and attentive unlike the reception robots. Would I stay again ? Not likely !

Visited the Hotel as part of our holiday trip to North Devon. This was a break on the journey and what a break. A lovely unassuming hotel wth helpful staff and great food. We had a great cooked breakfast for the two mornings we stayed with grilled tomatoes which tasted of tomato!!

Dinner in the evening was a suprising treat, delicious.

Accommodation looked newly refurbished and was very clean with good firm beds.

All in all a delightful Hotel matched by the beautiful weather and lovely day sightseeing in Exceter town centre.

I stayed here for 2 nights on business in April 07. It is a nice hotel with a garden and a bar which is comfortable and not all at intimidating so that I felt fine as a female business traveller spending time there alone. The staff were helpful and efficient and the breakfasts were lovely. 3 small drawbacks to note: it is too far to walk into Exeter city centre so you need a bus or a taxi (£6 journey). It's not a long journey but the traffic on the route (Topsham Road) tends to snarl up badly and cause delays, according to the taxi driver it is notorious locally. The room was rather overheated and the window opened fully above a low extension building, so I did not feel it was wise to leave it open whilst I slept. Also the bed was too soft, and as I have back trouble I always prefer a firm bed. If these are things which aren't important to you then I would certainly recommend this hotel.

We found the hotel to be very comfortable, and the room was clean and smartly furnished, with a well appointed bathroom. We had a lovely meal in the restaurant, and found the staff to be friendly and helpful. We will definitely stay there again.