The Victoria Hotel & Source Spa

I treated my husband to a night here on his birthday. We had a lovely swim in the outdoor pool. Even though we did not have a sea view listed in the booking we had a lovely side on view of Sidmouth and the sea!
We had a lovely meal in the evening after a perfect cocktail in the bar. The staff were terrific too!

Brilliant food service and location

Breakfast was good except for the porridge which was grey and tasteless

Location and clean and tidy room with a small view of sea

Breakfast was not included, although I was sure it was when booked. If it wasn’t, I was definitely not clear enough on booking.com.

My parents use to live in the area and i now visit a few times a year. We normally pop into the Riveria for coffee but tried the Victoria for the first time in 7-8 years, the last time it was poor.

This time was a different story, visited 5-6 times over 2 weeks for morning coffee and to be fair it was excellent. Coffee and the homemade shortbread were sublime, probably the best coffee during my stay. I’m back down in next week for another visit and will definitely pop in again. Fair play to the hotel they have really stepped it up.

The only reason it’s a 4 star and not 5 is the service in the terrace is patchy is and I’m being generous. More often than not I had to into the lounge to either order or pay for items. Personally I don’t know why the hotel doesn’t put one of the large portable wooden signs they use for parking out there with a remote bell on it so people can press it and staff know they need to go outside to take orders etc. It would save a huge amount of time and frankly is cheap to do and would deliver a much better service.

I have previously stayed at the Victoria Hotel, the the one night I stayed (on 22nd August) finished off my tour of Devon and Cornwall, commencing with two nights at the Imperial Hotel Barnstaple, followed by two nights at the Royal Duchy Hotel in Falmouth. I would be reluctant to stay in any other than a Brend Hotel, due to the quality of the hotels, the staff, the excellent dining etc.

Amazing location near to the seafront and town.
Great bedroom with fantastic sea views.
Friendly, helpful staff.
Excellent breakfast with plenty of choice.

It just smells of class. We live only 10 miles away but love booking in for a night. Total quality and relaxation

Quality hotel in picturesque location
Food excellent quality
Rooms very good decor and facilities
Indoor and outdoor swimming pools plus several other facilities
Attentive and friendly staff

It was all lovely.

Wonderful service. We loved the three course evening meal with entertainment. Extremely good value. A taste of nostalgia.

We had the pleasure of booking afternoon tea for a very special family birthday. Honestly couldn’t fault it. Wonderful warm welcome , even helping a space for parking some of our cars.
The food was one of the best afternoon teas, all extremely fresh and so tasty. When we finished eating, they gave us all boxes to take away any cakes etc.
On leaving the staff all came and made an effort to thank everyone for visiting and also make a fuss of the elderly person who’s birthday it was ( making her day)
We will certainly be returning !
Highly recommend.

I thoroughly enjoyed my stay at the Victoria Hotel. Beautiful property with a stunning view. The staff was always very kind and gave me a feeling of being welcome. Exceptionally good breakfast service. A sincere Thank you to all the staff!

Just got back from a one night stay to Celebrate our wedding anniversary. Stayed in a wonderful room with a sea view and a balcony.
The little extras provided such as the fruit bowl and chocolates are very nice ( these seemed to be standard for the room I had as we didnt mention the reason for our visit)
Food was excellent as was the service and appreciated the call to our room to check everything was in order.
Some reviewers seem to criticise the demographic of the guests, but I would suggest it is a demographic who value quality food over quantity, dress standards in restaurants and also polite and quiet conversations and an appreciation of other guests comfort.
All of the above seems to be harder to experience in many Hotels of a higher star rating .
If decent service, pleasant fellow guests, high dress standards and good food are old fashioned then count me in.

Visited before. The Victoria is in a prime spot overlooking the promenade and sea. It is very comfortable,has good food,good service ,has both an indoor and outdoor pool with very good facilities and makes for a completely relaxing holiday.