Best Western Exeter Lord Haldon Country Hotel

Very difficult lanes with bad potholes on most approaches to this hotel. Take it slow and be patient and alert and you will be rewarded. Probably not a good base for touring out from. Hotel is old but well equipped with good facilities and in a beautiful, peaceful setting. Staff all very friendly, welcoming and helpful. Room spacious and comfortable. Breakfast (full English) very good with mainly locally sourced produce. less

Very nice hotel, but be warned of the very narrow roads to get there, more information on this would be helpful, and the correct sat nav post code ! Dinner is very nice , drinks expensive but allways woild be less

Nice building and grounds in very quiet and isolated location. Friendly and helpful staff and a nice clean room. Bar was crisp and smart and quite bijoux in size. Ate dinner on my one night stay and the starter was terrific (calamari, but looked more like chicken poppers). Really tender and tempura style batter. Crisp & light. Main course was tasty, but more like school dinners. Fortunately the kitchen redeemed itself at breakfast with very tasty creamy scrambled eggs, although toast served was white rather than the brown requested. The room was comfortable with a good sized bath with overhead waterfall shower, although a little surprising to have the sink vanity unit in the bedroom rather than the bathroom. Clearly the building itself is a conversion from another use (previously a manor house?) as bedroom sound proofing from adjoining rooms and the corridor was not great. Overall a comfortable stay, but a bit our in the sticks, particularly if you need to be near the centre of the city. less

A beautiful, comfortable hotel with that touch of extra amenities and in a simply beautiful countryside setting. We all found our first (and final) impressions were first class accommodation, with particularly wonderfully helpful staff who made our stay totally memorable. Food first class, with a wide choice (especially at breakfast), so planning to return later this year. We came to stay here because of breaking the long journey to Lands End, and are so pleased we did. If you wish to take your dog, this is an ideal hotel, and very safe for walking dogs too. Suitable for family, friends, solo or also holding a party or wedding. It is advisable to take a map, or ask reception to send you a suggested route to help with finding the road with best access. It would be helpful if you were driving down Devonshire roads at night. Reception less

Great place to stay for the weekend. Within reasonable distance of some good leisure activities. Staff are very helpful especially the manager. Food is very good and the BB & evening meal package is good value for money. less