The Beacon, Exmouth, EX8 2AG, United Kingdom
#3 of 10 hotels in Exmouth
Guests' ChoiceBased on 1468 hotel reviews
8.1Cleanliness
8.8
Comfort
8.7
Location
9.3
Facilities
8.2
Staff
9.1
Value for money
8.2
Free WiFi
7.9
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 11 May 2024
Jenny
United KingdomNothing really
Very friendly, helpful staff. The room was lovely, with a comfortable bed. The breakfast was superb with lots of choice and cooked really well, and with a smile! Lots of facilities and very close walking distance to everything I needed.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 8 May 2024
Steven
United KingdomNoise from function on the Saturday plus outside until gone midnight. No prior warning of this event.
Rooms quite nice and tidy. Lovely bar area and really friendly staff.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 7 May 2024
David
United KingdomParking spaces just a bit of rough ground behind.
Breakfast good, tidy hotel, staff very friendly and helpful.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 7 May 2024
Gordon
United KingdomAll good🥰
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 7 May 2024
Ben
United KingdomThe car parking is an expensive extra.
The staff are very attentive and the room was comfortable.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 7 May 2024
Caitlin
United KingdomAmazing location, incredibly friendly staff, quirky and interesting old building. Room on the third floor was clean and bright with lovely views.
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 6 May 2024
Adam
United KingdomEverything
Stayed in May 2024
Reviewed: 5 May 2024
Melanie
United KingdomHad a sea view room but wouldn’t really say got much of a view for the advertised price.
The location was good/ staff was friendly and very helpful.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 30 April 2024
Burgess
United KingdomMain light in room and bedside lights were all connected so couldn’t have bedside lights on. Could not get plug out to drain water in sink. Parking was at the back of property so had to drag suitcases up stairs. When my daughter and I went to go out there was a function on so we couldn’t go out the back we had to walk all the way round.
Location, view, cleanliness. Breakfast, Staff
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 30 April 2024
Jo
United KingdomWe didn't eat at the hotel so can't comment on the food.
Our shower was very noisy which we didn't mind but thought other residents might have been disturbed. When we mentioned this at your Reception desk on our departure, the staff member was extremely helpful and courteous and said he'd look into it and gave us a token for a reduction on future booking. Excellent customer service.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 30 April 2024
David
United KingdomIT WAS COLD, MINIMAL IF ANY HEATING ON
VERY CLEAN AND COMFORTABLE
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 29 April 2024
Tracey
United KingdomA bit dated and lacking atmosphere.
Great location and value for money
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 28 April 2024
Wright
United KingdomRoom a little small as we were in the top part of the hotel and therefore we had a sloping beam just above one side of the bed which we had to keep trying to avoid. Also there was a damp smell in the room and think it was from the sink and the toilet could do with looking at as the water was running constantly. Probably only a simple job of adjusting the ball cock! However this did not detract from the overall comfort of our stay.
The staff were friendly and polite and breakfast very good value. Everything was as expected and location particularly good. We had an enjoyable stay. Thank you.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 28 April 2024
Dan
United KingdomGreat time thank you
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 27 April 2024
Catherine
United KingdomCan hear some things in adjacent room/s so if in time more soundproofing could be done that would be good. However was quiet when we wanted to sleep so that was fine. I think the hotel is in the process of improving all of the rooms and areas in the hotel but is very acceptable as it is now.
Quirky small hotel with boutique feel. Nice bar and breakfast areas, lots of art and pictures everywhere. Clean and warm, nice breakfast, very friendly and welcoming staff. Value for money. Very modern bathroom. Nice view out to the sea and coast from window in our room. It is an old building so have to expect some original features such as high ceilings and uneven floors but that adds to the quirky atmosphere. We paid for parking and glad we did as made it really convenient as street parking more challenging depending on time of day. Would stay again.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 25 April 2024
Katie
United KingdomAll good
Exceptional value, great location, spacious comfortable room. and a wonderful bath
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 24 April 2024
Lesley
BelgiumNo fridge in the room.
The building itself, its proximity to the town and beach, the staff were very friendly and helpful, coffee making faciltiies in the room, space to park in the same street. The croissants served in the room were the best I have eaten in a long time.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 23 April 2024
Alasdair
United KingdomGreat location. Excellent value
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 20 April 2024
Garry
United KingdomNothing
Arguably Exmouth's oldest hotel. The composer Franz Liszt was a guest there. Splendidly located high up on the Beacon. Tastefully modernised throughout, large elegant breakfast room served a good breakfast, My room was spacious with a view through trees towards the coast. Comfortable bed and excellent bathroom which looked recently installed
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 15 April 2024
Sellick
United KingdomRestaurant wasn't open
Very warm welcome Well stocked bar Excellent breakfast Spacious bedroom Large comfy bed
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 12 April 2024
Wayne
United KingdomLimited facilities in room with basic tea tray. Difficult to open curtains, dated decor upstairs compared to downstairs
Loved the cocktail bar. Great location and cool decor downstairs, nice but very basic breakfast
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 10 April 2024
Sue
United KingdomThe bedroom was in a good location and was clean, but the decor was quite tired and could benefit from a refurb.
The staff were all very friendly and helpful. We enjoyed cocktails in the lounge bar, which is attractively decorated. The breakfast had a good choice, and we liked the full English, which arrived quickly and was served nice and hot. We looked for free on-street parking, but there isn’t much near the hotel and we never saw a space - so we paid the £12 fee to park in the small car park conveniently located behind the hotel.
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 10 April 2024
Ian
United KingdomTidy, neat and good, polite service
Stayed in April 2024
Reviewed: 8 April 2024
Polly
United KingdomDecor upstairs a little tired. Corridor lighting didn't work so a little difficult to find room but once we got in was all OK.
Excellent position close to the sea and the town. Nice welcome and check in very straightforward. Large room with sea view. Very clean. We didn't use the restaurant or bar but looked nice. They do a cocktail happy hour. We wanted a last minute night away by the sea and this hotel was very reasonably priced. We were lucky to secure unrestricted on-street parking a short distance away.
Stayed in April 2024
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