Southernhay House Hotel

We visited here for a rare mum and dad date night so we wanted something a bit special and this place delivered. We stayed in ‘Tulip’ and it was just pure luxury - as soon as we walked into the room we were blown away and then there are the little details like local coffee and beautiful smelling soaps which just enhance the luxury. The gentleman on Reception / running the bar was friendly and welcoming and knows how to make the perfect Aperol spritz and espresso martini! The location of the hotel is perfect, a 5 minute walk into the city centre / to the cathedral and there is a beautiful wine bar (Rendezvous) a stones throw away which serves the BEST food I have ever eaten. In terms of parking, we arrived after 6pm and were able to park on the road outside, moving the car to a public car park before 8am (again, only a 5 minute walk to the car park). Thank you so much for such a wonderful stay - it’s been so nice to relax and enjoy.

la receptionist veramente molto gentile e di supporto

History, look and feel

Great room size , lovely warm comfortable

Was clean and well presented

Free sweets and central location

This is a a gem of a boutique hotel handily placed for exploring the city centre. Our room was generously sized and extremely comfortable with super king size bed and a large bathroom. The roll top bath was great for a soak after a hard day’s sightseeing. The town centre and the cathedral are only a few minutes walk away yet the area was calm and peaceful, ensuring a good night’s sleep. Breakfast was excellent with a good choice. The pancakes were beautifully done and the portion generous as was the full English I had the following day. The staff were friendly and helpful.The bar is comfortable and a great place for a nightcap. The hotel benefits from its historic background and yet is beautifully clean and modern. We would happily stay here again

Breakfast, location, room

A lovely peaceful, quirky, boutique hotel in a very quiet but central part of Exeter. We loved everything about this hotel. The staff were friendly and helpful. The rooms were very well appointed, comfortable and had many lovely luxury touches, whilst being eco friendly. Lovely attention to detail throughout the hotel. The bar and dining area were very nice, great breakfast with a very good choice of dishes and good drinks and cocktail menu.
Would definitely stay again and would recommend this gem of a hotel.

Staff excellent. made to feel very welcome. food was excellent and private dining can be thoroughly recommended. hotel is very well located for shopping in Central Exeter and is only a few 100 metres from the Cathedral which is most impressive.

Southernhay House must be the only hotel in England (certainly the only hotel charging three hundred pounds per room per night B & B) that does not offer their guests the opportunity to have cornflakes for breakfast.
Or Weetabix.
Or Rice Crispies.
Or any fresh fruit.
Or any fruit juice other than orange juice.
The only cereal they offer is some unappealing-looking granola.
On the positive side, the staff of the hotel are friendly and helpful, the period decor is attractive and authentic-looking, and there are some stunning pieces of antique furniture.
But you can't eat the decor or the furniture for breakfast.

Lovely location . Hotel was excellent as were the staff.

Stille gate, men ble likevel vekket av søppeltømming og smelling av dører

This review is for the food. Fabulous wine list, food (special occasion set menu was promised, though not delivered in the end) was genuinely vile, expensive and worse quality steak than Wetherspoons . Food was uneaten, because it was awful, waiter didn’t notice.
Hotel was a lovely venue though x