I had not realised that hotels like Gipsy Hill still existed. I thought the "Hotel Inspector" had sorted them all out. Yes, a trip back in time. However, improvements have been made. The bathroom had been refitted and retiled (the loo paper, top of the range!), the shower head unfortunately did point anywhere other than down the plug hole. The... More

We stayed at the Gipsy Hill Hotel for one night Sunday on route to St Ives for a mid week break, this is the Fifth occasion we have stayed at this hotel, we asked for the 4 poster room again as it overlooks the gardens at the rear of the hotel and is quite spacious. Our friends who were with... More

Visited March 2012 Stayed in a lot of Best Westerns over the years and this one by far was like travelling back in time. The decor and furnishings are tired and dated as is the general overview of the buildings......right that's the negatives out of the way please stay with me on this it gets better. The staff.......very, very friendly,... More

We stayed here for one night at the beginning of March. I used to live in Exeter and knew the hotel well in the early 1980s. Stepping through the front door it seemed as though nothing had changed since then. The décor and furnishings are very dated and in some parts tacky. However the warmth of the welcome from the... More

Had to stay at the sister venue Courtlands House due to a mix up with the hotel booking but had a wonerful stay rooms very comfortable & baathrooms clean bath towels could do with being a little bigger.Food was wonderful & staff very friendly would stay again

Me & my husband held our wedding reception here on the 7th may 11! We booked our reception quite far in advance and somehow during a change of staff they lost our booking! We had block booked 20 rooms all of which had been let out to another booking they had taken, which left us with only 7! It took... More

Stayed one night in a twin room with my son, on 13th Jan 2012. We found all the staff very friendly from arrival, through the evening meal, breakfast and checkout. The room was great; warm, very homely with a comfy sofa, nice TV and the bathroom looked new. Everything worked, nice shower gel and shampoo was provided and - I... More

We first visited the Gipsy Hill Hotel in December1971 for our wedding reception. We revisited 15 years ago for our Silver Wedding and this time for our 40th Anniversary. Three of our guests stayed in the hotel and were very satisfied with the standard of accommodation and the service they received. We hosted a Sunday lunch for 30 people, the... More

Only a one night stay, but my single room had recently refurbished and had everything you could want. Good size desk and chair, trouser press, luggage stand, FREE WIFI at a good speed. Good food at reasonable prices, friendly and helpful staff. I will certainly be coming back if I have to come to Exeter again and will recommend to... More