Courtyard by Marriott Exeter Sandy Park

Hotels
Courtyard by Marriott
8.5 (4678 reviews)
Sandy Park Way , Exeter , gb

Children allowed

Facilities

Fitness facilities
WiFi available
Parking
Free Parking
Non-smoking rooms
Air conditioning
Fitness center
24-hour front desk
Restaurant
Business center
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Review Highlights

Pros:
Fantastic restaurant
Friendly staff
Great location
Comfortable rooms
Cons:
Rude bar staff
Smell in the bathroom
Noise from music

Categories

Cleanliness
8.08
Room spotlessly clean, but mentioned smell in the bathroom.
Service
7.55
Bar staff were rude and unwelcoming, impacting our experience.
Location
9.09
Great location, very close to the M5 and event spots.
Room Quality
8.54
Size of room appreciated and large spacious room with excellent bathroom.
Amenities
8.57
Standard quality for this hotel tier.
Value for Money
8.53
Great value for money, food quality was excellent.
Food and Beverage
9.08
Fantastic restaurant with brilliant breakfast options.
Overall Experience
8.55
Overall enjoyable stay with several good aspects but some service issues.
* This sentiment is summarized by AI based on user reviews.
Updated at: 2026-01-06 03:41

Property Description

Modern Accommodations
Courtyard by Marriott Exeter Sandy Park offers air-conditioned rooms with a flat-screen TV and private bathroom, ensuring a comfortable stay for guests.

Convenient Amenities
Guests can enjoy access to a fitness centre, restaurant, and bar on-site, along with a buffet, continental, or vegetarian breakfast options available each morning.

Ideal Location
Situated just 300 metres from Sandy Park Rugby Stadium and with easy access to attractions like Powderham Castle and Castle Drogo, this 4-star hotel is the perfect choice for your stay in Exeter.

Book your stay at Courtyard by Marriott Exeter Sandy Park for a memorable and convenient experience.

Important information:

A deposit may be required at the property.

Check-in and check-out hours:
Check-out: 12:00 PM

Property Policies

  • Pets

    Pets are not allowed.

  • Children and extra bed policy

    Children of any age are allowed.
    Children up to and including 2 years old stay for free when using an available cot.
    People no matter the age stay for £20 per person per night when using an available extra bed.
    Any type of extra bed or child's cot/crib is upon request and needs to be confirmed by management.
    Supplements are not calculated automatically in the total costs and will have to be paid for separately during your stay.

  • Internet

    WiFi is available in the hotel rooms and costs GBP 5 per 24 hours.

  • Parking

    Private parking is possible on site (reservation is not needed) and costs GBP 12 per day.

Location

Guest Reviews

8.5
Based on 4678 reviews
Cleanliness: 8.08
Service: 7.55
Location: 9.09
Room Quality: 8.54
Amenities: 8.57
Value for Money: 8.53
Food and Beverage: 9.08
Overall Experience: 8.55
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Alexandra couple gb
6
Stayed in better and cheaper friendlier hotels. Breakfast on first morning had to share serving spoons and ran out of co
Pros:

Location

Cons:

Some staff didn’t acknowledge you, even a good morning etc at restaurant, no explanation when first arrival at breakfast. Was in deluxe twin on 7th floor and could hear chairs being moved and noises in restaurant floor above despite room supposed to be soundproof, wouldn’t stay on 7th floor again! Only 2 x teabags and 2 small pots of milk and sugar for 2 people on tea tray for 2 people for 2 night stay! Not told in reception about car park and registration we reminded them!

2026-06-27 via Nuitee
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Rachel solo_traveller gb
8
Excellent
Pros:

Near Powerham Castle for an event. Parking easy and train station near by. Lovely staff helpful. Clean, comfortable beds. Shower great. Mugs not cups 😀

2026-06-27 via Nuitee
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Nigel solo_traveller gb
9
Inflation of room rate due to local concert!
Pros:

The location was brilliant as I was at an event at Sandy Park...

Cons:

The room rate was inflated due to a concert at Powderham Castle...

2026-06-27 via Nuitee
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Joanna couple gb
9
Perfect one night stay
Pros:

Really helpful staff, food was great, very clean and comfortable

2026-06-27 via Nuitee
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lawrence couple gb
7
Over-priced for what it offers. Wouldn’t stay again.
Pros:

Working aircon, clean tidy room and facilities.

Cons:

No bottled water in room,poor bar food.
Overall just over-priced. Poor value for money.

2026-06-27 via Nuitee
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Monique couple ch
9
2026-06-26 via Nuitee
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lacy couple gb
10
2026-06-26 via Nuitee
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Deborah couple gb
10
Great Stay
Pros:

Staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. Room was spotless and lovely and modern. Couldn’t fault at all

Cons:

We had a drink in bar whilst waiting for our room (we were early) barmaid didn’t know what a shandy was and the lager was completely flat.

2026-06-26 via Nuitee
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Hayley couple gb
10
2026-06-25 via Nuitee
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Amanda family_with_children gb
8
2026-06-25 via Nuitee
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j solo_traveller gb
7
Mainly good with few bits I think could have been better.
Pros:

Good location for business trip

Cons:

On level 2 and lots of banging crashing from above level restaurant etc I did go and asked to be moved room but unable to do this the noise started up once again early hours, very disappointed as I am a good customer to this hotel and have never had this issue .

2026-06-25 via Nuitee
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James solo_traveller gb
8
Great comfortable hotel. Great for a business stay
Pros:

Clean comfortable rooms, variety of lounge space depending on what you wanted from a stay

Cons:

Breakfast was not at the level I expected for the price point on quality of the hotel

2026-06-25 via Nuitee
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Amy family_with_children gb
10
2026-06-24 via Nuitee
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Marcin solo_traveller gb
4
2026-06-24 via Nuitee
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Sam solo_traveller gb
10
Lovely corporate hotel, close to M5, with good standard facilities
Pros:

Good corporate hotel if you wish to impress clients/staff. Even able to get the train into Exeter town centre, although we were primarily there for the rugby 🏉

Cons:

Can’t really criticise anything. Lack of privacy to en-suite may be an issue for some but not sure if all rooms are the same 🙂

2026-06-23 via Nuitee
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Kate Mitchell solo_traveller gb
5
disappointing
Pros:

the hotel rooms were clean and the bathroom etc was good. I liked the three bottles, refillable, for hair, body and conditioning - much less wasteful, and a good quality of product inside meant it did not feel cheap but rather a sustainable choice.
The view from my room was lovely, overlooking fields. The view from the restaurant was amazing.

Cons:

Coffee in the room - I paid almost £200 for a room, only to find Nescafe sachets and 2 tiny milk tubs, no proper coffee making, and cheap tea bags as well. No bottled water. This is a 4 star hotel, this is completely unacceptable - even B&B's do better (and I stay at hotels and b&Bs weekly in my job, so I mean this)
Secondly =- breakfast. What a shambles. 2 coffee makers, one of which broke, for over 100 guests. No table service, self service was poorly laid out and managed - like a canteen - people were queuing for ages for their full English. A small central area had a poor range of pastries and yoghurts. I don't eat bread, but there were queues for toast too. It felt as if they were caught unawares, yet this is what they do each day? it wasn't even the weekend, it was a Thursday, so no excuse for this at all. I am vegetarian, so do not know if the sausages and bacon were worth the wait. The plain yoghurt was good, and the compote tasty. the continental breakfast element did not seem well organised or stocked. I stayed at a Bel and the Dragon recently and their breakfast was far superior, and much better organised, with great coffee. Do better.

2026-06-22 via Nuitee
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mark solo_traveller gb
10
Pros:

Excellent place near motorway

Cons:

Nothing

2026-06-21 via Nuitee
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Sainy family_with_children gb
4
Pros:

Ambiance and breakfast

Cons:

Ac was not working and was hot and with kids they were soffacared because no change to open windoors too

2026-06-21 via Nuitee
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Alyson extended_group gb
10
Very good stay
Pros:

Nice room. Comfortable beds. Food good

Cons:

Nothing

2026-06-21 via Nuitee
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Liting family_with_children gb
10
2026-06-21 via Nuitee