Best Western Exeter Lord Haldon Country Hotel

We attended a wedding here and could not have been anywhere better. The views are stunning, the peace and tranquility is awesome and the venue was perfect. The function room was spotless and well decorated. The staff were polite, courteous and could not have been more helpful. Food was good, breakfast excellent. Our executive room had spectacular views over the garden on one side and fields to the front which we woke up to with early morning sunshine. The bathroom was clean and a good size shower. The bed was quite firm not the best for me but my husband slept like a log. Wouldn’t stop us staying again though. Some bits look a bit tired but they are in the process of upgrading all the hotel. Highly recommend as a tranquil stay. All in all we had a fantastic time. less

Nice old country hotel. Could do with a little TLC, especially the corridors, but nice service, comfortable rooms and good breakfasts. Beautiful grounds and view. Dog friendly areas in the bars and a lovely courtyard in good weather. less

We booked this hotel as it was close to Haldon Forest, which we booked for a go ape experience. The check in was very quick and easy, and we got given room 26. It was a lovely refurbished room with a stunning view over the hills. The bathroom was modern, clean and fresh with clean towels. The blind in our bathroom was broken and the shower wasn’t that powerful but that didn’t bother us. The food was okay. We had eaten a big lunch so didn’t have much for tea. I had scampi. Breakfast was also lovely, fresh orange, apple and grapefruit juice and lots of cereals and pastries. Cooked breakfast was very filling and we didn’t feel hungry until about 3pm. The grounds are stunning, we arrived in the afternoon so we took a walk up to the castle but you can drive which I recommend as it’s a long way to walk! Staff very friendly! less

It’s in a really nice setting and the staff were very friendly and helpful, but... We are nearly always looking for hotels that are dog-friendly and in this area the options are fairly limited so we did not have many choices. We were made to have an “Executive” room because we had three dogs, and pay an additional £50, making it £210 for one night B&B. Considering the slightly dilapidated state of the place and the Best Western brand image, that felt quite expensive. For comparison we recently paid a similar rate at Boringdon Hall - a 5* Elizabethan mansion the other side of Dartmoor. That included full use of a state-of-the-art spa facility and their package to include a 3 course dinner felt much more competitive. less

Could not fault this hotel! Very welcoming staff, excellent bright clean room and fantastic food. The gardens are beautiful. Great value and well worth the drive to get there. Would definitely stay again. less