Must-see hotels in Exeter

  • Telstar

    Exeter

    'Victoriana with a twist' best defines this excellent B&B, where stately fireplaces meet mock-flock wallpaper and stag heads wearing aviator goggles…

  • Hotel du Vin Exeter

    Exeter

    This grand red-brick edifice (once Exeter's eye hospital) is now part of the plush Hotel du Vin chain. Quietly stylish rooms incorporate aspects of the…

  • Wood Life

    Exeter

    The trappings that come with this six-person safari-style tent include brass bedsteads draped with Egyptian cotton and thick rugs on decked floors. There…

  • Southernhay House

    Exeter

    In the 1800s this was a prestigious gentleman's residence; now it's an impeccably run luxury sleep spot. Antiques and velvet furnishings cosy up to canary…

  • Headweir Mill House

    Exeter

    Overlooking the banks of the River Exe (and busy Bonhay Rd), this house has more than two centuries of history, not that you'd guess from the 11…

  • Townhouse

    Exeter

    Nine rooms – all smart, uncluttered and contemporary – are on offer at this classic red-brick, ivy-covered townhouse. Many still have original features…

  • Woodbine

    Exeter

    It's worth staying here for the breakfast experience alone: hampers delivered to you room are packed with bacon ciabattas, pastries, cereals and yoghurt…

  • Silversprings

    Exeter

    There are so many reasons to make these serviced apartments your Exeter pied-à-terre. Tucked away off a square a short walk from the city centre, they…

  • Raffles

    Exeter

    This is an old-school British B&B through-and-through, from its furniture-filled dining room to its unashamedly old-fashioned rooms. It looks a bit behind…

  • Mercure Rougemont

    Exeter

    Occupying four floors of solid Victorian red-brick architecture, the 98-room Mercure is as smoothly corporate as it is grand. Marble floors and a gracious…

  • White Hart

    Exeter

    This place has been putting people up since the Plantagenets were on the throne in the 1300s. Rooms are in the original building and a modern annex. Some…

  • Globe Backpackers

    Exeter

    Rightly a firm favourite among budget travellers, this spotlessly clean, relaxed, rambling former town house boasts three doubles, roomy dorms and six…