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Reviews of Hotel Du Vin Exeter

4 out of 5
Hotel Du Vin Exeter
Magdalen Street, Exeter, England

Reviews

8.6

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 485 out of 962 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 282 out of 962 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 123 out of 962 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 58 out of 962 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 14 out of 962 reviews" "

9.0/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

8.2/10

Amenities

8.8/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great use of a historic building. Extremely well repurposed. Staff were very welcoming and helpful.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2024
Response from Charlotte Milford on Mar 12, 2024
Thank you so much for your 5/5 review, Sue. I am delighted that you found our team to be welcoming and helpful. We look forward to welcoming you another time.

10/10 Excellent

james

Traveled with pets, Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had coats stolen from car in the car park even though paid for 3 days parking on site. Staff excellent, friendly and attentive at all times.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Feb 26, 2024
Thank you for your 5/5 review and lovely comments about the team. I hope we can welcome you back in the future. Kind regards

8/10 Good

Stuart

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Decent hotel. Spa treatments and staff were great. Pool is good. Bar a bit haphazard.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Dee - DGM on Feb 24, 2024
Thankyou so much for taking the time to make a review.i will pass your feed back on to the bar team!kind regards Dee

8/10 Good

Mrs Zoe

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Response from Charlotte - DGM on Mar 26, 2024
Thank you for scoring your stay with us. I am pleased you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to welcoming you again soon.Kind regards,

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Jan 15, 2024
Paul, thank you for taking the time to leave us a 10/10 score - it is much appreicated.

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Err... Characterful.
The heating in my room (108) didn't work (or I couldn't work out how to use it), but the bar lounge was really nice, and we were served particularly well by the breakfast bar lady and the barmen.
Stayed 5 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Jan 14, 2024
Ben, thank you for your 10/10 score and feedback. I am sorry that the heating was tricky to use - Reception is manned 24 hours, so should you stay again and have an issue, please call and the team would be happy to assist. Hope that we can welcome you back on a future occasion.

10/10 Excellent

Jeff

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Jan 14, 2024
Jeff- your top score is much appreciated!

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Business traveler
Comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2024
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Jan 14, 2024
Many thanks for the 5/5 score, Susan.

10/10 Excellent

Lisa

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Ideal location
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Jan 14, 2024
Lisa, delighted you have awarded us 10/10 - thank you! Hope to welcome you back soon.

8/10 Good

Brian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location and a comfortable place to stay.
Functional, comfortable and pleasant. The staff were particularly welcoming and seem happy in their work; only too pleased to help. An excellent central location.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Jan 14, 2024
Brian, thank you for your feedback and score. I am delighted that the team left a lasting impression. Hope to welcome you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Jan 14, 2024
Jonathan - thanks for the 10/10 score. Hope to see you again soon!

6/10 Okay

Anita

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Jan 14, 2024
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a score, Anita. Hope to welcome you back on another occasion.

8/10 Good

Colin

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Jan 14, 2024
Thank you for leaving us a score, Colin.

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A lively place to stay
Nice room, nice hotel, good breakfast and good service.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Jan 14, 2024
Jonathan, really appreciate you taking the time to leave us your feedback. I'm really glad that you enjoyed your stay and I hope we will see you again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Ramin

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A great stay
Great hotel, friendly helpful staff, room Clean and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Jan 14, 2024
Ramin, thank you for your review and feedback. Hope to welcome you back soon.

8/10 Good

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Xmas market stay
We had a great stay. Polite and helpful checking in, good location, good room, very good breakfast. Just wish there had been a separate shower as not good having a shower curtain wrapped round you in the bath.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Dec 5, 2023
Mark, thank you so much for taking the time to leave us your feedback. I'm delighted that you had a great stay and managed to visit the Christmas market! We have a range of bathroom arrangements available - should you stay again, please let us know your preferences and we will endeavour to meet them. Many thanks again

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Jan 14, 2024
Many thanks for your 5/5 score, Simon.

6/10 Okay

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Deluxe room not very practical or worth the money
Stayed in a Deluxe room but open plan tiny bathroom (no door off the room and separate toilet basically in a cupboard. Storage space is limited - wardrobe is tiny and there is no dressing table so you have to stand up to do hair and make-up. For the price not a very practical room.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Nov 20, 2023
Emma, thank you for taking the time to leave us your feedback. We have a variety of room layouts available, so should you stay again, please do let us know your preferences and we will endeavour to allocate a room suitable for you. I hope this did not detract too greatly from your stay and that we can welcome you back on another occasion.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great
Lovely hotel
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Nov 19, 2023
So pleased you had a great time and thank you for the 10/10 score!

10/10 Excellent

narsi

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Nov 19, 2023
Thank you for leaving us your review!

4/10 Poor

Christopher

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Gorgeous hotel but attention to detail lacking
A gorgeous hotel with really lovely staff, but unfortunately we had so many niggles with our suite that meant it was not the relaxing stay we had hoped for. It wasn't a great start when, upon walking into the bathroom, there was a piece of screwed up, dirty toilet tissue by the side of the toilet. This was followed by discovering that the fridge was out of order, there was a flickering light bulb that made one set of lights unusable, and the television by the bed had no working sound. We reported these issues and reception staff were helpful and said they would send someone to fix the TV and asked if we'd like the light bulb fixed too. Unfortunately the person sent to fix the TV was not able to do so. He arranged for the cocktails that we had ordered to be free of charge. We then ordered some room service and slightly misread the menu (the caveats were complicated). We had asked for a charcuterie and cheese board, but a cheese board (with blue cheese - not what we wanted) arrived. We called reception and the person that took the order explained that when she put our order through, the chef told her they weren't doing the charcuterie board yet. Unfortunately she had not called us back, so we ended up with something we didn't want. They kindly swapped it over for us, but it meant it was gone 21:00 by the time we ate. The bed was comfortable and room nicely decorated with a quaint theme. The breakfast was fantastic and the dining area really pleasant.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Nov 20, 2023
Christopher, thank you for taking the time to leave us your detailed feedback. I am sorry that your stay did not match expectation, and that you clearly felt disappointed by the experience you had. Please rest assured that this is not our usual standard, and all the issues you raise have been passed to the relevant Heads of Department. I am pleased we were able to make an adjustment to your dinner bill as a gesture of goodwill. Hope that you will stay with us again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

Michael

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A fine old building ( once a hospital) with character throughout. We enjoyed The Junior suite with its very comfy bed and a massive bath to indulge in. We booked outdoor parking in front of the hotel, but there's a large car park next door anyway. Just a few minutes walk to centre of town and the impressive cathedral
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Nov 13, 2023
Michael, this is a delightful review - thank you for taking the time to leave it. I'm so pleased that everything went so smoothly during your visit and that you were able to enjoy our facilities. Hope to welcome you back on a future occasion.

10/10 Excellent

Sharon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location
Service & staff excellent. Location easy to get into Exeter city centre either by walking or taxi.
Bistro
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Nov 13, 2023
Sharon, thank you for your lovely review - I am so pleased to read that our team was a standout part of your stay. Hope we can welcome you back on a future occasion. Many thanks

10/10 Excellent

kieron

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Unusual style but interesting throughout especially the dining area and garden.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Nov 13, 2023
Kieron, thank you for your fantastic review. So glad you had a great time and hope to see you again soon.

8/10 Good

julian

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Having stayed previously, we were impressed with the redecoration of the public areas! Staff were friendly, helpful and attentive.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Nov 9, 2023
Julian, what a delightful review, and thank you for mentioning the team - they work so hard and your feedback is a great reward for this. Hope to welcome you back on another occasion!

10/10 Excellent

Antony

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Great place to stay. There are upgrades going on at the moment but didn't spoil the stay
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from Toby, Reception Manager on Nov 9, 2023
Antony, thank you for this lovely review! Pleased to report the refurbishments have finished and we look forward to welcoming you back.

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Hotel staff were polite & very helpful. Booked only about 2 hrs before arrival and ended up staying for 5 days due to work commitments.Reception managed to accommodate me in the same room despite being virtually full to capacity . Breakfast & dinner are now served in the new restaurant which overlooks the garden area . Great start & end to each day with good food. Pool are is a nice touch being able to swim outside in a heated pool in Autumn Will definitely return.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Nov 2, 2023
Paul, thank you for your feedback and I am delighted to see that Reception was so helpful during your stay! Moreover, your comments about the hotel as a whole are genuinely lovely to read. Hope to welcome you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent stay
Excellent stay. Very comfortable. Breakfast was very nice and well cooked with good selection. Staff were very attentive.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Nov 2, 2023
Alex, your feedback is wonderful to read and I am very happy to see that you enjoyed your stay and that the team was so attentive.

10/10 Excellent

Eloise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
We absolutely loved our stay. The welcome team were super and organised early access to our room. The spa team were incredible and the massages were very relaxing. Food was lovely; bar drinks delicious. Our little sausage dog was made to feel so welcome. We can’t wait to return
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Nov 2, 2023
Your review is marvellous Eloise - thank you so much and I'm delighted that your Sausage dog was pampered as much as you! We can't wait to welcome you back.

8/10 Good

Grace

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect for One Night - comfy bed, helpful staff!
I stayed one night in the Single Comfort Room as I was back in Exeter to visit old University friends. Very comfy bed with nice pillows and a decent shower. The room is pricy for what it offers, since it is on the smaller side and doesn't have a wardrobe, so ideal for a quick trip. Staff were lovely and helpful. The outdoor pool was a nice bonus, although the hotel could improve by having a gym.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Nov 2, 2023
Grace, thank you for leaving us detailed feedback from your stay - it is so useful to help us constantly evaluate our guest's experience at our property. I'm so pleased the bed was comfy and you were able to make use of the pool. Hope to welcome you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Dean

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Gorgeous hotel with exceptional staff & excellent facilities so close to the town centre. Cannot recommend highly enough
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Nov 2, 2023
Dean, your review is delightful! Thank you for your feedback.

8/10 Good

Kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Oct 15, 2023
Many thanks for your review Kevin, hope to welcome you back soon!

10/10 Excellent

Donna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The people are so friendly and helpful!
Stayed 13 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Oct 3, 2023
Donna thank you for the high score and taking the time to leave it. Hope to welcome you back soon!

10/10 Excellent

DEBORAH

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Luxury
Hotel was amaizing, compliments of tesco vouchers. From the quality tea, coffee and toiletries to the outdoor pool and garden area. Best bit about our visit to exeter
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Oct 1, 2023
Deborah, this review is wonderful and so delightful to read - thank you! I really do hope that you come to stay with us again. Kind regards

10/10 Excellent

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Oct 1, 2023
Richard, many thanks for your review. Hope to welcome you back soon.

6/10 Okay

kevin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Petra GM on Sep 24, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a score following your recent stay.

8/10 Good

Kathy

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Petra GM on Sep 24, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a score following your stay with us, we appreciate you taking the time to do this.

6/10 Okay

Scott

Traveled with group
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service
I stayed for 2 nights for wedding in bee cottage. It was dusty and it was not cleaned to a high standard. The lights were dusty, no one came to clean during my stay despite asking which meant I had to stay in a room with rubbish. No fresh towels were provided. I asked for coffees which were never delivered. I asked for toilet roll replacement and was given 1. I needed the luggage trolley and was told it would be brought to me but I eventually had to get it myself. The concept of the bee cottage is lovely and the hotel is lovely but I felt disappointed and as though I did not receive enough care and attention.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Sep 17, 2023
Scott, thank you for leaving your feedback about your stay. I am pleased you liked the Beekeeper cottage room - it really is lovely tucked away in the garden! All rooms are cleaned and then checked by a Housekeeping Supervisor, and the highest of standards are maintained. With regard to your comments about the room not being serviced - you had put the 'Do Not Disturb' sign up, and by the time you requested the room to be serviced - after 21:30 - the main Housekeeping team had gone home. I know that the Duty Manager came to change the bins for you as requested, and the replacement of one toilet roll does not seem unreasonable as there is always a replacement roll in the bathroom on arrival. I am sorry you felt disappointed by the service you received - this is far from the usual feedback about our team. I hope you will consider staying with us again in the future.

10/10 Excellent

camille

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely property formerly a hospital during the First World War. Loads of charm and character. Friendly staff. Close to restaurants and shopping. Would stay there again
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Sep 17, 2023
Camille, this is a lovely review to read, and you comments will mean so much to the team - thank you ever so much for taking the time to leave us your feedback.

8/10 Good

Lucie

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Beautiful hotel
Hotel is great. The bistro had extremely slow service on the night we were there and we thought was overpriced. This is a shame as everything else was so lovely.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Sep 16, 2023
Lucie, thank you for leaving us a review and for your feedback. So glad you had such a great stay with us in the hotel. Our apologies for the longer service times during food service. When you stayed, we had just transitioned to our temporary Bistro space due to the refurbishment of our Bistro, and the team were still getting used to this. Appreciate this is not ideal, but I hope it did not detract from your stay too greatly and that we will welcome you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Will

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Sep 14, 2023
Many thanks for your 10/10 score, Will! Hope to see you again soon.

10/10 Excellent

Sophie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Petra GM on Sep 10, 2023
Thank you for your top marks Sophie, we really do appreciate it. Thanks

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two night stay - room only
We stayed as "room only" guests and opted for the eco option of no bedmaking/towel refresh for our 2 night stay. Staff were polite and friendly, buildings well maintained and clean. HdV prices in the bar - to be expected.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Petra GM on Sep 12, 2023
Many thanks for taking the time to leave us your feedback and good score. We really do appreciate the time taken. Thank you again!

8/10 Good

Margaret

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent hotel that’s run well. Some building work going on but didn’t interfere with the running of the place. The outdoor pool was bliss!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Petra GM on Sep 6, 2023
Margaret thank you for your kind review and great score following your recent visit to us. We hope to welcome you back once the ground floor refurbishment is fully completed in Mid October. Thanks again

4/10 Poor

Mark

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
Very poor service for the price
We met with a group of friends (10 in total). Service was extremely poor. Ordered drinks in the afternoon. Coffees turned up, 20 minutes later my beer turned up. Some time later one of our friends had to ask where his beer was. Table was not cleared of empty glasses. We had a dinner reservation in the restaurant at 7:30. It took 20 minutes for 2 bottles of wine to arrive that we had ordered from the bar. We had to ask for menus after being seated for 30 minutes. It was 9:30 before we had our mains, some 2 hours after being seated. 3 guests had the rump steak which was not like rump I have seen - very flat. One guest sent theirs back. I appreciate hospitality is short on staff, but there were no apologies from staff that they may be having issues. Restaurant was at best half full. Our room was upgraded on arrival. The upgraded room itself was quite small with a very small bathroom. The wardrobe has enough space for around 3 shirts so not great if you planned a stay for more than a couple of days. No place in the bathroom for toiletries. Aircon didn't appear to work - it was hot in the room. Our friends also had the same issue with a hot room. Shower was in the bath and the bath did not drain! One couple in the party complained about the broom cupboard they had been given and were upgraded. Interestingly, they had a mini bar, we did not. Strange policy. Decor overall not great and didn't feel very inviting throughout the hotel. Overall not a great experience.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Petra GM on Sep 4, 2023
Thank you for your constructive feedback, I am so sorry that you did not enjoy the service at the hotel. The team are aware of their shortcomings with regards to your party. We take all feedback very seriously and where ever possible act on it accordingly to improve our service continually. So your comments are appreciate.

4/10 Poor

Lucy

Disliked: Amenities
What seemed like a bargain lovely hotel break was in fact a tiny basic, budget room. What I presumed was a wardrobe was a (looked) door to the next room, in fact their was or chest of draws. Expedia doesn't show the single rooms as a whole in photos, solo travellers are paying over the odds for a very basic stay. Nice enough for business perhaps, but definitely not for pleasure. Breakfast was included in the price which was a bonus, except service was very slow food arrived lukewarm and the coffee vending machine was broken most of the time. The staff were all very nice, but complaints were politely ignored.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Petra GM on Sep 1, 2023
Thank you for your feedback and I am sorry that you were not happy with the single room you booked. We appreciate you taking the time to provide feedback.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great option in the heart of Exeter
Booked this hotel as we were coming to Exeter for an event. It is easy to find and very centrally located in Exeter, only a few minutes walk from the cathedral and the town. The check in was easy and the front desk staff were very pleasant. The room itself was comfortable, with a nice bed and plenty of hot water for the shower. We didn't have time to use the spa or the pool. I thought the bistro was over priced and the quality of food, for the money was mediocre. There are many more better options close by. I was impressed that even though check out was at 11:00am, I could leave the car until 1:00pm. A nice touch. Would I stay again, yes.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Petra GM on Aug 30, 2023
Many thanks for your constructive review, we are looking forward to being able to welcome you again on another occasion and thank you for your recommendation

10/10 Excellent

Cheri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely hotel, rooms clean with all amenities, plenty of teas, coffees and biscuits provided. Breakfast had a large variety of hot and cold food. Nice heated outdoor swimming pool. We would definitely go again
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Aug 27, 2023
Cheri, I am delighted to read your review and comments about your stay - the team will be overjoyed by the feedback too. Very much hope to welcome you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Jonathan

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well self contained. Being from Exeter I felt the hotei really helped me forget my day to day concerns.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Aug 31, 2023
Jonathan, what a lovely review and thank you for the 5/5 score! Hope to welcome you back on another occasion.

10/10 Excellent

Nick

Traveled with family
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from Toby - Reception Manager on Aug 16, 2023
Many thanks for your 10/10 score - hope to welcome you back soon!