Premier Inn Exeter Central St Davids

Have stayed here a few times but this time did an upgrade. I wish l had known l could have booked a back room before hand, and ended up with one facing the station, but it wasn't too noisy. Being up graded you got a few extra's like a case stand, iron and board, fridge and water and a posh coffee machine, but guess what no drawers to put clothes in! This is the second hotel l have stayed in this year with no drawers, it this something new we have to accept in modern hotels? I know in this type of hotel, people often only stay for one or two nights. The bed was nice and firm and the lighting very good, but the TV a bit out dated, the channels took an age to change if they felt like it, couldn't get certain programmes. The bathroom nice, walk in shower but would have been happier if there were handles to help you in and out, seeing not everyone it young and able bodied. The controls very easy to use. I booked the meal deal as l have had it before and found it very good, but now a change of menu and more choice, think l preferred the old one. They are good on allergies and ask about them when you order. Being up graded l 'd have thought you would have had the room cleaned without asking, but it had to be requested at the desk. This hotel is very handy for the station and buses up to town if you are there for a short stay.

This is one of the best Prenier Inns we ever stay in. The staff are friendly, caring and helpful. The rooms are spotlessly clean and the food delicious. Thank you to all the staff who have made our brief stay so enjoyable.

Stayed here last month and although the Hotel is conveniently placed near Exeter St David’s the WIFI connection in the hotel is terrible even Ultimate did not work on our 4 day stay. Raised it with Head Office as hotel staff who were very helpful said they had reported to Head Office many times who have responded to say they have made Management at the hotel aware! Very disappointed with Premier Inn Head Office response but if you want WIFI stay clear until the issue is fixed.

Location :- this premier is literally across from the train station (Exeter St Davids Train St ). There's no parking on site whilst you can park across the station car park for 14 odd pounds for the whole day. Plenty of spaces available.

Staff :- Dealt with the lovely stuff from Greece whilst checking in. Very friendly face. Also the young lady in the restaurant was very polite as well. Lovely bunch of staff who cares

Room :- Spacious room / can tell its been refurbished recently. Ample of space inside with a side table and chair.

Restaurant:- The restaurant itself isn't the biggest to accommodate large groups of people..id highly advise booking a table as soon as you check in to avoid the rush during dinner time. Opted for the veg Gyoza for starters and Haddock for mains. Food could be a bit better but overall was nice.

Great

Great spacious room, comfortable bed and fantastic service from everyone . Good price to quality ratio. Marcus is particularly brilliant..he is a master host. Fantastic service . Thank you .

I had such a great experience thanks to Markos at Premier Inn Exeter St David’s. He was incredibly helpful, thoughtful, and genuinely went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. Honestly, he’s one of the best people I’ve come across in any hotel — friendly, professional, and truly caring. Premier Inn should be very thankful to have someone like him on their team. He really made my stay amazing!

Avoid the rooms facing the road. There very noisy. The aircon didn't work properly so window had to open. Everything no automated- nobody at check in. Soon the place will be completely run by robots. So much cheaper than paying real people.

As per usual Premier Inn clean and comfortable. Good size bed and bathroom. Food and drink could be better quality. Very handy location

A very typical Premier Inn, though the standard rooms are in a new style - basically the same as before, but with a table instead of a desk, and a much more comfortable chair. It was clean enough (though the rubber seal on the glass shower curtain is already mouldy), the bed was comfortable, and the room had all that one would expect from a Premier Inn. There are two lifts, which is more than enough as it's a relatively small hotel, and it's exceptionally conveniently located to access Exeter St Davids station. It's only a 5 minute bus ride or 10-15 minute walk into the centre of Exeter, so it's very convenient.

Great location to the train station and we could leave our bags for a while after we checked out.

We chose the hotel for location. The room was comfortable and well-appointed. The Premier team were all cheerful, helpful and attentive.

Quick and simple to gain access to the room reception staff were extremely friendly The only side was there was no parking on site

This is a good value hotel, the room was clean and the bed comfortable - as usual for a Premier Inn. Unfortunately there did not appear to be enough staff to manage all the people staying at the hotel. I felt really sorry for them, they were friendly and helpful when needed, but not always available (ie we wanted a drink at the bar and there was noone there for ages, so we gave up - I could see they were busy at the check in so it wasnt their fault). I found the food pretty bad, and would suggest eating at one of the many reasonably priced restaurants in Exeter instead! Would stay here again if needed though.

the lack of staffing in this hotel is truly shocking- watching one girl running from reception to take food orders to deliver food all the time i waited 20mins yo get a drink at the bar- absolutely greedy and wrong to treat customers and staff like this
arrived to very dirty corridors- hadn’t been cleaned for some time- dirt everywhere
rooms though clean and as you would expect

Second visit to this Premier Inn and have no complaints. Clean, comfortable rooms and a great location
Staff polite and helpful

Room 207 is a large, very comfortable room and has a large double bed with 4 pillows. Thermostat goes down to 19C and widow tilts open to 6” at the bottom so it wasn’t hot and stuffy like hotels often are. Curtains are blackout and effectively light proof around the edges as well. Very clean bathroom with double size shower, no bath. 2 chairs and a table, hot drinks station, hairdryer, toiletries, towels all good. Fast free WI and big flat TV screen. View is over a back lane and small, likely staff car park. No early morning noise or traffic despite the hotel being straight across the road from St David’s railway station and just down an alley from a Wetherspoons with an enormous illuminated beer garden. Paid £81 on 25/7/25. Opted out of the additional cost for breakfast. There is also the option for evening meals and a bar. The staff were all lovely, especially the older one who was still helping everyone at midnight.

as always the mattress was wonderful and give us a good night sleep the only thing to let this hotel down is the lack of parking even though there’s parking over the road. It was sometimes hard to find a space and the spaces are pretty narrow for today’s size of car .

A convenient location makes this a great hotel.
It's a bit impersonal with the self service check in and out, but the staff that were on hand were pleasant enough. Parking in the train station carpark opposite is reasonable and easy to pay for. The Mill on the Exe is a 15 minute walk away for an excellent evening meal, and the on-site self-service breakfast was as expected for a Premier Inn.

To walk out of Exeter St. David's railway station after a long journey involving multiple changes and see my hotel straight in front of me was immensely welcome. A fellow traveller had a more complicated route to her hotel by comparison.

Again, I was allocated a room on the first floor facing the road and right at the end of the corridor. This had been the same at the Haywards Heath Premier a few weeks back. But whereas there there was no window screening other than the heavy curtains here there were net curtains as well so that normal daylight could enter the room without my being observed from the outside in "goldfish bowl" style.

My initial impression of the room was that it was very cold but I fiddled around with the controls and soon had it at a more comfortable level.

The room and the bathroom were spotless.

The breakfast was more organised than my last visit to a Premier Inn and although I was a little surprised to find tinned strawberries in the fruit selection I still ate them for that retro experience!

Soundproofing as regards the outside was excellent and because I was at the end of the corridor I had no irritating fire door thumps every few minutes.

A comfortable hotel, very well positioned for those arriving by rail.