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Reviews of Cavendish Hotel 3 stars

The Esplanade, Exmouth, EX8 1BE, United Kingdom

#9 of 10 hotels in Exmouth

Guests' Choice

Review score

Based on 156 hotel reviews

7.4

Score breakdown

  • Cleanliness

    8.1

  • Comfort

    8.2

  • Location

    9.3

  • Facilities

    7.6

  • Staff

    8.8

  • Value for money

    8.0

  • Free WiFi

    8.0

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  • Reviewed: 29 August 2025

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Friendly staff,close to the sea ,specious rooms and comfortable beds .

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 7 August 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • People with friends
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Décor could do with an update

    Great position and very friendly and clean

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 28 July 2025

    8.0
    Will definitely return
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bathroom very dated and didn't like the bath panel or shower door. Would prefer walk in shower. Would like additional plugs.

    Breakfast was excellent with a good variety of choice, well cooked and presented. From arriving at hotel through to departure, all staff were very helpful and friendly. Bed linen and towels were clean. Room had good lighting. Very hot water always available. Good wardrobe and drawer space. Hotel not having air conditioning, a fan was provided.

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 15 July 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Small Double Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    very frendly staff couldnt do enough to help

    Stayed in July 2025

  • Reviewed: 30 June 2025

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Wasn't informed of building work also bar was abit short on selection of drinks also alittle dated decor

    Ideal location, lovely room ,staff very friendly

    Stayed in June 2025

  • Reviewed: 27 March 2025

    7.0
    lovely staff, relaxing.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 3 nights

    i would pay extra for a sea view, that is my choice.

    breakfast excellent, dinner menu varied every night, lots of choice. location perfect. opposite the sea local to the town

    Stayed in March 2025

  • Reviewed: 12 November 2024

    8.0
    Stayed a few times and found it good value for money.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    Nothing

    Lovely hotel right opposite the beach. Great parking. The staff were all friendly and helpful. Good breakfast catering for gluten free and vegetarian. Lively entertainment and bingo. Drinks were very reasonably priced.

    Stayed in November 2024

  • Reviewed: 12 September 2024

    8.0
    I would stay again
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights

    Breakfast room to warm

    The location

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 6 September 2024

    8.0
    It was a pleasant stay with a perfect location
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    There was only tea and coffee on offer in the room but I would have liked a caffeine free alternative.

    It was on the seafront, easy to access the beach, town and Marina. Family room was a good size. Receptionist was friendly. Breakfast service was good.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 August 2024

    6.0
    1 night Stop over either teenagers.
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    . is dated and a bit tired. Seems to be a popular hotel for the very mature guests. (Which is not a negative just an observation)WiFi is unavailable in some rooms apparently, ours was one of those. Breakfast was very busy. Waited 15 mins to get seated, another 15 minutes for our order to be taken, and not what was ordered arrived.

    Perfect location. Reception staff friendly. Room was a great size.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 18 August 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Very little.

    Being some were you have never been before, the hotel was important to our stay, and iam happy to say we would stay again.

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 15 August 2024

    7.0
    VERY GOOD WILL RETURN
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 3 nights

    LIFT BROKE DOWN BUT REPAIRED IN A SHORT TIME

    ROOM SEA VIEW

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 13 August 2024

    6.0
    Pleasant
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Room dated. Ripped curtain linings, windows dirty..shower was boiling hot & cudnt cool it down . no tray for cups and kettle leaked

    Location very good. Staff friendly. Beds clean and comfortable

    Stayed in August 2024

  • Reviewed: 1 August 2024

    8.0
    Decent
    • People with friends
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The view we had wasn't great but not the end of the world

    Clean and a good location

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 10 July 2024

    6.0
    I was very glad they accepted my booking and I had somewhere to watch the election night on TV!!!
    • Leisure trip
    • Solo traveller
    • Standard Single Room
    • Stayed 1 night

    I booked at short notice and on arrival, having walked from the station (about 15 minutes) although I had received the confirmation on my mobile phone, for some reason the staff at the desk did not have this yet - but it was no problem and all were friendly and I was given a room key. Dinner had already ended rather early (most of the clientele seem older even than me!) and a nearby restaurant along the promenande was recommended; also I had to leave early for the railway station before most people would have come for breakfast, so cannot comment on these. It is a pleasant typically-English large seafront hotel - carpets, corridors, swing doors, a small bar, the room small but adequate, the shower controls alas very modern and therefore hard to make out unless you know what each anonymous biut of metal means and which way to twist it..... (I am serious - I have had two cataract ops and some things are blurred and I would rather have a simple big 'H' and 'C' or red and blue blob that one can see without spectacles and when the place is filled with steam!!) But what the heck, I was satisfied.

    Stayed in July 2024

  • Reviewed: 30 June 2024

    7.0
    Ideal for what we required, clean and well located
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Family Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Just slightly dated could do with some modernisation

    Breakfast was good , very clean , ideal location

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 25 June 2024

    7.0
    Staff where very helpful and friendly. Rooms could do with a bit of tlc and need updating.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    We didn't have breakfast, we over slept.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 June 2024

    8.0
    Nice stay
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    The water temperature from the shower kept adjusting between hot and cold. Alot of banging doors from 6:15 am. We think from staff taking things into the restaurant. Maybe put soft closers or padding on the door frames.

    Nice bed and shower. Breakfast was nice. Staff were helpful. Location right on the sea front.

    Stayed in June 2024

  • Reviewed: 28 May 2024

    6.0
    It was convenient for our stay and the wi/fi signal was also good for keeping in touch with the fami
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Twin Room
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    The weather could have been better. Our hotel room was ok but the bathroom was disappointing with nowhere to put anything down , no shelving for toiletries, no towel rail to hang towels, and dripping tap

    The location of the hotel was good for us , it was near the sea , the Pavilion for the show and the walking along the seafront and the food outlets we found were also to our liking so we said we will come again

    Stayed in May 2024

  • Reviewed: 19 April 2024

    8.0
    Enjoyed the short break
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Unfortunately there was a problem with the room we were allocated. Extractor fan in bathroom seemed to come on every 5 minutes all night, therefore no sleep. We were given another rom for 2nd night

    Staff polite and efficient. Catering was excellent. Entertainment good.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 8 April 2024

    8.0
    Overall comfortable and most enjoyable
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 2 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Hotel Entrance is a little difficult for elderly or the less able. Water pressure on the shower kept dropping causing water temperature to fluctuate and become too hot at times. Bathrooms are very small

    Staff were very friendly, restaurant service was good, food was hot and nicely presented and enjoyed the variety of choice and complimentary drink.

    Stayed in April 2024

  • Reviewed: 17 March 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Family with young children
    • Twin Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night
    • Submitted via mobile

    Bit dated needed work doing shower tray filled up with water ( room 21) as plug hole blocked with hair

    The sea view was amazing and the entertainment

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 16 March 2024

    8.0
    The overall experience was good.
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Standard Double Room
    • Stayed 4 nights
    • Submitted via mobile

    Scaffolding on the outside of the building but I guess this can’t be helped it would have been nice to be told about this before we got there though.

    The food was amazing and the staff couldn’t do enough for us even when things happened out of their control as there was a slight plumbing issue but this did not effect our holiday they were able to upgrade us and looked after us service second to none.

    Stayed in March 2024

  • Reviewed: 2 March 2024

    8.0
    Very good
    • Leisure trip
    • Couple
    • Double Room with Sea View
    • Stayed 1 night

    Tired room, light didn't work

    Breakfast, Location

    Stayed in February 2024

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