The Devoncourt Resort

The Devoncourt Resort descritpion

Set in mature grounds overlooking Sandy Bay, The Devoncourt Hotel is just a 15 minute walk from the center of Exmouth. With free parking and free Wi-Fi, there is also a restaurant and health club.
The 4-star bedrooms at The Devoncourt feature TVs with Freeview digital channels and DVD players. All rooms have tea/coffee facilities, hairdryers and private modern bathrooms, and some have wonderful sea views.
The modern health club features an indoor swimming pool, steam room, sauna and gym. The impressive facilities also include a pool table, outdoor swimming pool and putting lawn.
The on-site Brasserie restaurant serves European cuisine and traditional carvery lunches. The spacious bar features a sun terrace, and offers real local ales, world wines and afternoon teas.
With views out over the Jurassic Coast towards Berry Head, Devoncourt Hotel boasts 4 acres of subtropical grounds, which slope towards the sea. Exeter can be reached in a 25 minute drive.

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Facilities of The Devoncourt Resort

Outdoors ：Outdoor Pool (seasonal) | Grounds | Terrace

Pets ：Pets are not allowed.

Food & Drink ：Restaurant | Bar

Internet ：Free!WiFi is available in public areas and is free of charge.

Parking ：Free!Free public parking is available on site (reservation is not needed).

Services ：24-Hour Front Desk | Laundry | Dry Cleaning | Fax/Photocopying | Hair/Beauty Salon

Reviews for The Devoncourt Resort

Review 1：Little outdated furniture and decoration. Can't check in til 4 and had to be out by 1030 so less than 24 hours in the room for a fairly hefty amount for just overnight

Review 2：Been coming here for about 20 years. Lovely staff and great location makes for a wonderful stay

Review 3：The property needs updating, it is a little tired, the lift broke down whilst we were in it, so didn't trust it again. Didn't try any of the facilities or restaurant as only an overnight stay for New Year.

Review 4：Excellent customer service, the staff couldn't do enough to make you feel welcome. Location was excellent. Had a suite which was massive and could easily slept 5.

Review 5：Very very old and tired carpets (threadbare in room 104), fittings (bathroom cabinet dates from 1970s), poor sound insulation (we could hear a neighbouring guest snoring). With some long overdue investment this hotel could be excellent.

Review 6：Friendly service and excellent restaurant.

Review 7：Not a bad experience but the worst of the resort was the mediocre restaurant and bar facility on a Saturday night.

Review 8：Friendly & helpful reception. Pleasant room with great view. Affordable room rate. Reasonable breakfast charge. Good breakfast. Interesting Christmas decorations. Clearly someone had gone to some effort to put on a show.

Review 9：the layout of changing rooms and lockers at gym/swimming pool.Not private.You have to go through gym in swim wear to pool, and double bed wasn`t for two people.We also were charge for cotbed,which on booking was free ( £2 per night)

Review 10：apartment was huge, staff very friendly, good value for money

Review 11：The bed was too small for my comfort ... However in saying that I am sure they have king size beds at request.

Review 12：Loved the hotel, even though some of it was dated, that was easily over looked by the friendly staff and hotel facilities. I requested a sea view room as it was my birthday and got one! The garden was glorious with all the Christmas lights they have scattered in there... No expense spared it looked fantastic! The hotel facilities were great I really enjoyed use of them, such a nice option to have during your stay. The breakfast was lovely aswel which is a rarerity as I normally find hotel breakfasts a bit lack luster. The room was clean and tidy and the bar was ideal with great places to sit and have a drink with views of the garden.

Review 13：All the staff were very helpful and considerate. It was good to have a kitchen with a fridge. The pool was great to come back to after a days walking.

Review 14：The whole building is in need of modernization. Our room was a good size and a fantastic view, but it was so cold. The light was on outside the building as well as the light from the corridor meant our bedroom was lit up for most of the night. I don't think you should have to pay to use a towel when using the leisure facilities.

Review 15：Great location and some great facilities.

Review 16：Nothing to dislike.

Review 17：Great location town and beach within walking distance. Room was excellent with a sea view bath and shower very spaces. Breakfast was cooked to order with a good variety. We made use of the swimming pool and Jacuzzi.

Review 18：I love the mix of big hotel facilities with the quiet ambiance of a country retreat. I had a comfortable room at the perfect temperature! There were people about on the Sunday morning using the facilities and it was fun to be there.

Review 19：The whole of the building was too warm .. it was like being in an old peoples home and was very uncomfortable to the point that we almost walked out at breakfast. The bed was terrible and like a trampoline, every time either my husband or I turned over it woke the other up and the bed was very small. Not too enamoured by the bar man that served us and answered a mobile phone (which he said was not his) while serving us. TV in the main bedroom did not work. No hot water at all for a shower in the morning.

Review 20：The staff were very friendly and helpful (apart from the bar man). View from our room was lovely. Ample parking.

Review 21：The hotel, whilst clean, needs a lot of work to bring it up to standard and into the 21st century but this is reflected in the price!

Review 22：Staff were friendly & location great

Review 23：We often go to the pavilion to see a show and we love to stay here as it is very convenient and very reasonably priced.The staff are always friendly and the rooms are fine.

Review 24：Room, Food,staff service.

Review 25：Room was excellent with lovely views and balcony.Nice restaurant with good fresh food.Service by the friendly staff was always excellent.This hotel is excellent value fo money, will go again.

Review 26：SUB STANDARD HOTEL IN BAD NEED OF REFURBISHMENT , DISGUSTED BY STATE OF IT AND BEING FOBBED OF WITH A ROOM WITH WALLPAPER FALLING OF WALL AND TORN BED SHEETS IS DISGUSTING...HAD TO TAKE ORIGINAL ROOM AND HAD TO PUT TWO SINGLES TOGETHER(NO HELP OFFERED FROM STAFF) - NEVER AGAIN AND WILL REPORT THIS TO ROYAL MARINES ASSOCIACIATION TO MAKE SURE NO OTHER MEMBERS WASTE THERE MONEY THERE..COULD GO ON WITH A LIST BUT TO ANGRY

Review 27：NOT MUCH VIEW WAS NICE OF EXMOUTH BEACH, STAFF POLITE BUT UNHELPFUL

Review 28：Old part of building very restrictive with narrow corridors, steep staircases and stiff fire doors; smell of cigarette smoke downstairs. Tiny lift. IMPOSSIBLE to get bath/shower mixer tap to provide a safe temperature... too hot or too cold! Inflexible arrangement between separate bar franchise and hotel management; no 'tab' and cannot order alcohol at dinner or outside of bar opening hours, for example early afternoon!

Review 29：Location, staff & restaurant service with cooked breakfast delivered in super quick time!

Review 30：Sofa bed had dirty mattress protector, human hair on it. Shower/ mixer tap was too hot or too cold, not good.

Review 31：Great staff, helpful and polite. Good facilities.

Review 32：Nothing

Review 33：Had a brilliant weekend with our young grandsons, they loved swimming in the hotel pool everyday, the friendliness of the staff made up for the dated decor and we wouldn't hesitate to book again.

Review 34：It's dated but we were expecting it to be. The food could of been better but it was better that the other restaurants in exmouth.

Review 35：The room was large and very comfortable, the facilities were great.

Review 36：some of the fittings and fixtures in the hotel where a little dated and looked to be from the 70s

Review 37：Staff and food where good the location was also good with good sized rooms we ended up having to change to a suite due to a small problem with our 1st double room this was sorted out very quickly, good management

Review 38：Very tired decor. Carpets had stains, fade marks and in places riding up. Electrics and door handles are ancient!

Review 39：The gardens and views of the sea. the indoor swimming pool and gym area is also great for all the family.

Review 40：Noisy neighbors. A bit dated and a double bed.....a bit small

Review 41：Comfortable and welcoming, excellent facilities though didn't realise breakfast was not included

Review 42：Bit dated generally and in need of refurbishment in kitchen and bathrooms. Odd layout in that you have to walk through gym in swimming costume to get to changing room and lockers.

Review 43：Fabulous location, excellent view and pretty gardens. Clean, lovely warm pool and friendly staff.

Review 44：The bathroom. The shower temperature couldn't be controlled, the sink plug was missing and the toilet was very difficult to flush.

Review 45：Staff were excellent

Review 46：Decor very tired and dated and bed too hard for me.

Review 47：Plenty space in our Apartment. Good view of the sea. Friendly reception staff. Swimming Pool lovely and warm.

Review 48：WE WERE COMING BACK, UNFORTUNATELY FOR A FUNERAL WITH A JAZZ WAKE, FOR WHICH THE FOOD WAS EXCELLENT. WE HAD STAYED YEARS AGO WHEN OUR CHILDREN WERE VERY YOUNG AND SPENT NEW YEAR WITH YOU A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO WITH NEIGHBOURS WHEN WE LIVED IN BUDLEIGH SALTERTON.

Review 49：The apartment was dated, and knackered. To get to it was down a long corridor, stinking of cigarettes. It was weird to book an apartment and then discover that use of the kitchen was £25 extra. Breakfast is expensive, so we did not bother. Dinner was a very dated menu, overpriced and not great. My salad (main course) had 2 slivers of cheese, a few olives and none of the promised ham. The bath had carpet up the side and was peeling. Lighting was harsh and the furniture was a feast of 70s and 80s kitsch. Beds were uncomfortable and we encountered our first sheet and blanket in 30 years.

Review 50：The pool and the location, gardens and staff were all lovely.

Review 51：Booked an apartment with kitchenette, on arrival discovered a notice stating there was a £25 fee for using the kitchenette which was not mentioned anywhere on website etc

Review 52：Location was fantastic, staff friendly & helpful, accommodation goid

Review 53：People are allowed to smoke in the rooms so the corridors stink of smoke and sometimes it would also seep into my appartment.

Review 54：Very spacious and comfortable appartment. Balcony looking over the gardens and the sea and a well equipped kitchen. The leisure facilities were very clean and included a steam room, sauna and jacuzzi.

Review 55：Value for money was amazing, the staff were lovely. The suite was really spacious, lovely view with balcony. Loved having the use of the spa facilities.

Review 56：Loved it...good old fashioned Exmouth - what little remains is embodied by this Hotel and its fantastic staff...Thank you for a wonderful family holiday

Review 57：My room was by the lift and it kept me awake and woke me early in the morning.

Review 58：Location was Superb and staff were really friendly and helpful and made me feel very welcome

Review 59：i didn't like the hidden charges to use the kitchen in the apartment...being locked out of the hotel at 1pm on a saturday because the night porter was fast asleep on the foyer sofa, leaving us in the cold for 20 minutes, no electrical sockets by the mirrors in bedrooms, nails sticking out in the door frames causing me to rip my new dress, no hot water because no one informed us we had to turn the water tank on ourselves, the smell, rippled carpets due to age and wear...

Review 60：The views from the hotel and the hotel garden

Review 61：The hotel was well located and when we arrived after a long drive from London we were able to head straight to the swimming pool with our kids. They loved it! The 2 bedroom apartment was clean and comfortable with a wonderful view of the beach and the staff were very helpful and accommodating. We would definitely go back.

Review 62：A small mixture with booking but was sorted out immediately.

Review 63：The location was perfect, the staff were helpful, the facilities were great, our little self catering apartment was just right for our group of 4.

Review 64：The hotel, whilst kept clean and tidy, is tired looking and could benefit from redecoration and updating. Walk to and from town is hilly and may not be ideal for invalid or elderly persons.

Review 65：Nice friendly and helpful staff. Facilities and grounds excellent. Restaurant and food first class. 15mins walk to town centre.

Review 66：Very very dated. Lots of road gangs stopping in shared rooms so noisy at times. Gym tiny and cramped. Bar purchases cannot be charged to room. Food so so

Review 67：Huge apartment over looking sea.

Review 68：Parking difficult at times. Hotel entrance easily missed if high vehicles parked close to it.

Review 69：Very good dining facilities. Food excellent and plentiful. Desk staff friendly and helpful at all times. Overall a high standard throughout and good value for money.

Review 70：Walking through gym to pool is only fault I can pick.

Review 71：Apartment was great for us as family with a baby. Beds comfortable and kitchen included all utensils etc we needed for a couple of nights' stay. Pool was warm and quiet; jacuzzi lovely and staff were really friendly. There is also a hidden outdoor pool but we didn't get chance to try it out! Just a short walk from Exmouth centre.

Review 72：We were originally given a second floor room but due to disability were not able to cope with stairs. The management very quickly sorted a ground floor room which was very comfortable and had wonderful views.

Review 73：There was nothing to dislike about it.

Review 74：The staff were very polite and very helpful. The hotel itself was very clean. Our room was big comfortable and very clean. We are looking to go back in the winter for a short break.

Review 75：We booked late and apparently had the last room. Did not like the room. Bathroom very cramped plus a dingy bedroom with a kitchen in it.

Review 76：Staff were friendly

Review 77：The apartment was roomy but needed refurbishing. Smoking is allowed on the balconies off the sitting room which resulted in the corridor leading to our room and the internal hall of the room smelling of stale smoke.

Review 78：The location was very good overlooking the sea.

Review 79：The decor in the room was very old fashioned and rooms needed modernisation.

Review 80：The grounds were the beautiful, location was amazing an facilities excellent.

Review 81：Parking was a challenge at times, very busy in the carpark

Review 82：one bed apt was very spacious and ideal for our crawling baby to roam around. Kitchenette great to make tea, breakfast etc

Review 83：Bathrooms not as clean as could have been. Needs a different flooring in Kitchen area.

Review 84：Staff very helpful and obliging. Went out of their way to provide a disabled access apartment

Review 85：Nothing, it was great!

Review 86：We had a wonderful stay, the sea view was fantastic! The staff were rally friendly, helpful and kind. Perfect for our 2 little ones, a one year old and 12 week old. We had a lovely swim in the pool an we definately plan to stay again. We would highly recommend this hotel!!

Review 87：Manager was rude and discourteous about hot water being turned off.Toilets were broken and not flushing well enough for use. One of themwas leaking and regularly left a puddle on the bathroom floor Roomdecoration outdated and unfinished, urgent need for redecoration.Electric heater filthy and when tried to use, started smoking and smeltawful. Bed and sofa bed probably older than me. Very uncomfortable andcreaky. Unpleasant to try to sleep on either. Bad backs/necks allround! Early check out in the morning, no time to get in at the pool oranything before needing to leave. Damp coming in at the windows haveruined wall paper and left a musty smell in the room. Showers had theworst water pressure, my camping shower is better. Also variedtemperature so we got both scolded and frozen in one shower.

Review 88：The reception staff were friendly and helpful, the manager howeverwas neither.

Review 89：Room 10 was next to an ageing lift it was very noisy all afternoon and I was woken three times during the night with the noise. I had informed reception at 6pm that this room was not relaxing and she said they were fully booked so no alternative room was available. Hence not a relaxing stay as I had intended.

Review 90：The hotel was clean and the dinning room was nice and the food lovely.

Review 91：Car park very difficult to get in and out of. Our room was on second floor and we had to go through a maze of corridors to reach it - not very well signposted either. One lift which was very small and smelt of mildew/damp - the smell also pervaded the corridor. Our room was very 1960/70ish in design; only redeeming feature being the balcony with sea view.

Review 92：Brilliant sea views. The gardens were also a delight.

Review 93：Nothing really.Some of the fitments in the bathroom need updating but in general very good.

Review 94：The staff were excellent and helped with booking taxies etc

Review 95：What a lovely place. The facilities are fantastic. The staff were extremely friendly and helpful. I couldn't praise the place enough. Will definitely be returning in the very near future. Would recommend to everyone.

Review 96：The whole place unfortunately is stuck in a time warp. Particularly the 1960's - 1970's.Although, the staff are very good and they keep the place clean, there's only so much you can do when everything in the hotel is 30-40 years old. The carpets, fixtures and fittings, bathroom suites, sofa's, even the gas fire's in the rooms don't look fit to pass any health and safety requirement. There's a strong musty smell throughout the place too, especially around the gym/pool area. I won't be returning. :-(

Review 97：The location was good, away from the main town and any busy roads, yet easy walking distance to the promenade. All the staff were very attentive and friendly. Lovely gardens and a great view of the sea.

Review 98：The sofabed was not really comfortable for 2 adults. We had to make it ourselves and the sheet wasn't clean. I went to the reception and got two perfectly clean instead. During the night two (or more) guests had an argument and went on shouting incredibly loud for hours, making it impossible to sleep. It smelled of sigarettes in the corridor.

Review 99：Beautiful location, large, clean rooms, comfortable, clean bathroom. Friendly staff. Very good breakfast.

Review 100：1970's decor, in need of updating in most areas, especially bathrooms Could hear tv's, talking in both next-door rooms.

Review 101：We were upgraded to a suite, more space 2 bathrooms. Sea view, good staff, good facilities.

Review 102：We were given accommodation in the building in car park... not hotel which is what we had booked. This accommodation was dated, dirty, smelt of damp/rubbish (bins next to front door). Very disappointing!!!

Review 103：Excellent facilities.

Review 104：Decor very dated including pink bathroom suite. Cracked toilet cistern & shower door. Poor water pressure in shower & very slow flush on toilet. Smallest double bed ever slept in in a hotel. Sitting in sunshine on terrace having a drink waiting for family when bar closed without warning. 2.30 pm Friday afternoon bank holiday weekend!!

Review 105：Perfect location - great views & easy walking distance.

Review 106：The suite needs a new carpet. The furniture is very old and a bit bashed.

Review 107：The location. Size of suite. Swimming Pool. Staff. The ensuite bathroom and shower. TV & DVD player.

Review 108：Breakfasts were very good, but dinner on Saturday 29th August (LambShank) was poor. The gravy was tasteless, the lamb had been defrosted,the mashed potato had been made from powder. All in all, tasteless andnormally, I would request a refund. As a result, my lady and I decidednot to dine at the Hotel on Sunday evening.Also, on Sunday 30th August, 2015, a private party was held in the Hotel lounge (fair enough) BUT at nine in the evening, there were four adult men, who were in a drunken state, swearing in their conversations "effing" and even using the 'C' word quite often, which is NOT nice, especially for ladies to hear.

Review 109：Room and view from room. Staff were polite, bright and efficient.

Review 110：Not bad, but shower hard to get right temperature and could of been stronger.

Review 111：Hey yes it is a little dated, but we had a one bed apartment (room2) that had oodles of space (large bedroom, bathroom, lounge and kitchenette with small balcony), was comfortable with fab views with a short walk through the fab grounds to the beach. Wonderful views over the bay from the lounge in the evening with good food and service. All in all loved it!

Review 112：The hotel is in need of some tlc, the decor and furnishings are decidedly jaded. There is a pervasive damp smell especially in the lift and on the way to the health suite.

Review 113：The staff were really helpful and friendly and views were lovely especially from our room.

Review 114：Cleaner not that good,and the sofa bad was very old and time to replace. Breakfast was very expensive ,No many food to choose.

Review 115：Staff in the counter were very helpful,

Review 116：Restaurant closed just before 9pm no facilities to eat not even sandwich it room service . If walking was long way to an eatery. Quickest way through garden and dark at 930pm so awkward for solo traveller. Manager went out for fish and chips for me which I ate in my room.

Review 117：Nice comfortable room. Helpf staff

Review 118：Our room was very damp. We couldn't pick up the wifi. Room needs updating. Had to pay extra for breakfast despite spending £94 a night on a room where the towels were damp before we had even used them. Towels weren't changed and our bed wasn't made.

Review 119：We think that some might find the furniture a bit dated. It was busy when we were there and parking was very tight at the front of the hotel.

Review 120：Generous accommodation with great views of gardens and sea. Lots to do, tennis, swimming, garden strolls. Good walk into town along beach road.

Review 121：We were 8 family members booked 2 rooms thinking it would be next to each other we were placed in different buildings.

Review 122：Liked the rooms it was very spacious, had utensils for self catering, Overall a great hotel.

Review 123：Dated decor and especially bathroom, aged plumbing made showering difficult. Restaurant staff (separate business?) not so friendly as hotel staff.

Review 124：Excellent location, very friendly and helpful staff, and best of all such a beautiful view. Good in room facilities like fridge and tea making things, good quality, well functioning tv.

Review 125：Restaurant was good but bit pricey. Few things in apartment needed refurbishing but ok for a few days.

Review 126：Lovely 2 bed apartment. Definitely needs updating but location and staff are great. Lovely gardens.

Review 127：Other people in the hotel on the same floor seemed to use the corridor as a meeting place. The doors were too thin / not sound-proofed at all and so it was like having them in the room.

Review 128：The location

Review 129：Difficult Parking, Dated Decor, Dated Furnishing, Really! Dirty Carpet, Old Security (Locks and Keys), Scary Electrical Wiring, Additional shock £25 Charge to use kitchen in our apartment, Noise of other guests, Sticky Handles and remote control, Mouldy Blinds in Bathroom.

Review 130：The garden was nicely lit with colourful lights at night, Lots of space in apartment.

Review 131：The outdoor pool was a little bit cold, however it was still very nice!

Review 132：I was overlly impressed with the facilities, and more so the room. I booked what I thought was a small double room and by the reviews, that'd be dated. It was spacious, well cleaned and had a beautiful sea view, with a sofa and a tv as well as kitchen facilities. I loved the Jacuzzi, indoor and outdoor pool and the restaurant.

Review 133：resort was in need of modernisation, visible deterioration both inside and out

Review 134：A value for money break at your resort. Lovely to be able to walk round the garden

Review 135：Sound proofing. Noise guests above kept us awake from 1:00 am to 2:00 am. Night staff did go and speak to when I asked and things did get quieter eventually.

Review 136：Great location and staff.

Review 137：being asked to repair our faulty toilet ourselves

Review 138：the hotel was gorgeous the grounds breath taking staff were friendly enough ... however we did have to complain after our daughter was injured on site ....

Review 139：Outdated in need of a complete refurbishment. Grounds in need of attention. Did live up to web site description. Did not help that we had no hot water on one night. Shower must have been good when fitted in the 1970's.

Review 140：location, although more like 20 to 25 minutes to town cntre not 15 as advertised.