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Reviews of The Sportsmans Inn Limited

3 out of 5
The Sportsmans Inn Limited
Exeter Road, Ivybridge, England

Reviews

7.2

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 29 out of 156 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 57 out of 156 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 50 out of 156 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 17 out of 156 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 156 reviews" "

7.6/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

8.6/10

Amenities

6.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Lawrence

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice quiet accommodation & lovely clean room. Everything you need in the room and fantastic breakfast. Will definitely stay again if we are in the area. Great hard working & friendly staff as well. Thank you for a lovely overnight stay.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice clean friendly staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

6/10 Okay

Joanne

Liked: Staff & service
Staff were lovely. Decor a bit tired and the road is very noisy outside the window.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023

6/10 Okay

Robert

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nostalgia?
Great staff, great food. If you are looking for nostalgia then the room we had provided this with Formica panels in the very small en-suite complete with broken fixtures and a good deal of mold on the ceiling. The shower provides for good water saving as the flow was just sufficient to rinse off the soap. The bed was soft enough to enable the springs to make their presence be known and the bedroom ceiling has a large water leak stain. Took me back to the 70’s.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

6/10 Okay

David

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Singer in bar good but didn't start on time as was suggested 9.00 was time and didn't stat until 9.30
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

6/10 Okay

Malcolm

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
OK, but a little over-priced
Arrived late. Bar was OK. Service was good. I had a room on the front street which was stiflingly hot and the noise on the street wouldn't let me open the windows.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Rob

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mrs S J

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Stayed 2 nights in May 2023

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Friendly hotel
Enjoyable stay. The Sportsman’s decor is outdated and tatty but the rooms were clean. Staff were very friendly and helpful and the food was good with generous portions.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2018

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

LARRY, Herts

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Pleasant hotel with good facilities for diners.
Room was dated and needed a little T.L.C. Found the staff to be very helpful. Enjoyed a lovely evening meal, and the breakfast the following morning was very good.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Room comfort
Hotel was dated but ok for the price. Mamangement not overly friendly but pleasant and helpful staff doing cleaning etc.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

John, Portsmouth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room very tied, kept awake by noise o/s of window
Room needed redecorating but was clean. Didn't get much sleep due to machinery noise outside of bedroom window.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

4/10 Poor

Verified traveler

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Traumatic day
On arrival from a traumatic near death experience on the M4 we decided to go for a walk after checking in. On return we realised the DVD player was not working. When the girls wanted to bath I noticed hair and dirt all up the wall by the bath so had to try in clean it down with antibacterial wipes. Then I thought I paid £100 for room that has definitely not been properly cleaned. When reporting to the desk about the dvd she said someone will look at it in the morning. So would not recommend this family room to anyone with high standards of cleanliness or active children
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2018

8/10 Good

John, Kent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Near to the Moor and Beaches
A very good breakfast and cheerful staff. Close to the Moor and also to the coast
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2018

8/10 Good

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Surprise visit to friends
Stop over for 1 night to visit friends . I have stayed here before. It suits my needs. Clean & comfortable rooms. Friendly helpful staff, wonderful breakfast- can recommend the Devon Cream Porridge.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Andy, N Wales

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Nice pub and food but family room was stifling
I'd like to leave a really nice review about this hotel as the pub itself, the staff, and the breakfast were all perfectly pleasant. The only thing that really spoiled our stay was the fact that there was no air conditioning in the room, just a desk fan, and because the room is ground floor we couldn't leave the window open for fear of someone climbing in. So I had to stay up into the small hours with the window open to let the day's heat out of the room. None of us got a proper night's sleep unfortunately. Only other thing I would say is that the family room could definitely do with a bit of sprucing up as it looks quite scuffed, stained roof tiles etc. Location wise for our needs, couldn't fault it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2018

6/10 Okay

Deborah

Liked: Staff & service
Needs a little TLC
A very dated hotel room......not impressed with the bed - very uncomfortable but clean.....the bathroom was especially dated but clean...I would have the chair removed and cleaned - stains over it.The window lock in my room was broken so wouldn't lock - I only mention this because my room overlooked a flat roof and some of the other room windows were next to mine. On the plus side... On the plus side.... the food was delicious and the service was very good by all the staff.
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Kathy

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Tired but friendly.
The staff at the Sportsmans are very friendly, polite and helpful and are not to be faulted. Very nice cooked breakfast and, although we didn't have it, the carvery on Sunday looked/smelled good! However, the accommodation has long since passed it's best and some very easily/cheaply remedied problems in the rooms have sadly been overlooked which makes it seem rather unloved. It is ok for the price but we all agreed we'd happily pay a chunk more for an updated room.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2018

4/10 Poor

Ian

Disliked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Dirty carpets
Room was very dirty, carpet not cleaned. Shower pressure non existent. WiFi was very poor. Didn’t wait for breakfast after experiencing the condition of the room. And where was the free bottle of water?
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

8/10 Good

Ray, Halifax NS

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
Older hotel
Very helpful and friendly staff but hotel needs some upgrading
Stayed 1 night in May 2018

10/10 Excellent

George

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Friendly people
Our first experience in a English pub, a real English pub not a tourist trap. Great food and very friendly atmosphere. Room was clean and comfortable. Floors a little squeaky could hear neighbour walking about but it added to the atmosphere of being in old inn.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2018

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
OK
Warm and Comfy room but in need of some TLC. Food was good as was the service
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Did the job
I needed to be in Ivybridge, so location great. Nice clean hotel, good quality bed linen and a great size, fluffy bath towel. The hotel is a little dated in places but you get the impression that they are making changes. Staff were really friendly and helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2018

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Indifferent
Nothing good or bad really. Basic but could do with some TLC.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2018

8/10 Good

Llew, Wales

Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Value for money
We have stayed here before some time ago, noticed that there had been some much needed decorations done. Some areas still need renovation, however the price is reasonable and reflects the situation. The breakfasts are really excellent and we had evening meals during our stay that were very good and value for money.
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2017

6/10 Okay

colin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Colin
Rooms need a bit of an upgrade, check in & bar service good, dinner & breakfast was good
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2017

8/10 Good

Roger

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Regular stay
Its not The Ritz, but perfectly acceptable. Friendly staff, good food, a bed for the night and no hastle over parking.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2017

8/10 Good

John, Kent UK

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Close to the Moor and Plymouth
Very friendly staff and a very good breakfast. This the fourth time we have stayed at this hotel
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2017

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Terrible Place
Had a separate bathroom which we weren't aware of until we arrived, to say its dated is an understatement, shower had no water pressure, botched hole repair in the ceiling, rooms are red hot, open the window and it was beside the main road so noisy. Breakfast was terrible, hairs in wifes beans and mushrooms, salmon was cut up and added to the scrambled egg which had too much milk in which swamped the plate, when fish was mixed with the slop it looked like cat sick. Never stay there again,
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

Danny

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Really good customer service.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2017

10/10 Excellent

mrs.hazel J

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Everything was satisfactory.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2017

8/10 Good

kbw, portsmouth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good base for walking on Dartmoor
The hotel was quite busy, so although we I had booked a standard double we were upgraded to a larger room.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Convenient for the station and town.
Travelling on from here this was handy for the station and town centre. The staff were helpful, room was clean.

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler

Disliked: Room comfort
Nice hotel close to the venue we were attending
Staff very nice and food was good, shame about our mattress very uncomfortable, hardly no mattress all springs! But clean and respective of the price.

8/10 Good

Terrie

Liked: Staff & service
Convenient
For public accommodation it was OK. The room was much too hot, and I wasn't very impressed by the cobwebs. But the food was good and very reasonably priced.

8/10 Good

Gillian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
One of the friendliest hotels ever!
Although the place is dated and faded in places you can't fault the friendliness and hospitality of everyone connected with the Inn. We were there to watch a game at the local Rugby ground; from that point the location was perfect - not even a mile away from the club! Checking in and out was easy, evening food was great and the breakfast huge with plenty of choice. If you want somewhere in that area to stay consider the Sportsman's Inn - you won't go wrong!

8/10 Good

Chiefie, Kent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
In easy reach of Main road (ie A38)
Very friendly and helpful good breakfast, In easy reach of Exeter and Plymouth.

4/10 Poor

theresa, wiltshire

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic place to stay
The place is dated. It felt like you were staying at great grans, who no longer gas capacity to take care of the place.

4/10 Poor

mar, london

Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Dated hotel
Didn't pay much for this one night stay so didn't expect much! The hotel needs total refurbishment, saying that it was full. The staff seems rushed and busy too. The breakfast was good and you could have anything you wanted

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A good place for a short stay
Stayed 2 nights whilst doing Devon coast to coast. God varied menu and some excellent ales. Staff very helpful. Twin room has outside bathroom and toilet where water pressure was variable but not a real problem.

6/10 Okay

hywell

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service
clean but understaffed
it suited a purpose . would I stay again .... yes of course.

6/10 Okay

G and L

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Decor needs refresh. Carpets very worn.
Adequate accomodation for a short stay. Rooms are clean, but 'tired'. Staff are friendly and happy. Restaurant is reasonable quality and price.

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

8/10 Good

Susan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great place for a night or two
The pub section was great and the staff were really friendly and the breakfast was excellent

6/10 Okay

Verified traveler