Reviews of Cavendish Hotel 3 stars
The Esplanade, Exmouth, EX8 1BE, United Kingdom
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Reviewed: 29 August 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewFriendly staff,close to the sea ,specious rooms and comfortable beds .
Reviewed: 18 August 2025 · Stayed in August 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 7 August 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewGreat position and very friendly and clean
Décor could do with an update
Hi Lee, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the location, staff service and cleanliness of the Cavendish Hotel. We appreciate your feedback and we will pass your comments onto the team.
Hi Lee, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the location, staff service and cleanliness of the Cavendish Hotel. We appreciate your feedback and we will pass your comments onto the team… Show more
Reviewed: 28 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 28 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewBreakfast 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.
Bathroom very dated and didn't like the bath panel or shower door. Would prefer walk in shower. Would like additional plugs.
Hi Kathleen, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the breakfast, staff service and cleanliness during your stay with us at the Cavendish Hotel. We appreciate your feedback and we will pass your comments onto the team for future improvements. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Hi Kathleen, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed the breakfast, staff service and cleanliness during your stay with us at the Cavendish Hotel. We appreciate your feedback and we will p… Show more
Reviewed: 18 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewExcellent location, right on the seafront. All the staff were very friendly and helpful. The communal areas were very clean and very smart. The bedroom was quite large and had everything that you would need (even an electric fan). Parking also available.
Hi Sandra, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed the location, staff service and room at the Cavendish Hotel. We will pass your comments onto the team and look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Hi Sandra, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are so pleased to hear that you enjoyed the location, staff service and room at the Cavendish Hotel. We will pass your comments onto the team and look forward to welcoming yo… Show more
Reviewed: 18 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewAll good great value
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Hi Matthew, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us at the Cavendish Hotel. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Reviewed: 18 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewExcellent
Hi Stephen, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us at the Cavendish Hotel. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Reviewed: 16 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewThe location was perfect. The staff tried—but I was very unrepresentative of the rest of their clients.
This was a hotel for elderly people on coach trips and planned holidays. It’s owned by a company that runs those types of holidays all over the UK. Bookings.com didn’t make that clear at all—it just looked like a simple and serviceable, well located, well priced seafront hotel. The decor was Fawlty Towers-esque. I was travelling for work and the stay was characterised by my first night when they didn’t have an iron or ironing board I could use. I had to beg the hotel down the road to use theirs for my work shirts. Breakfast was only 8am - 9am whereas I needed to be leaving at 8am for work each morning. I’ve never seen such a tight window.
Hi Steven, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to hear that you didn’t enjoy every aspect of your stay with us at the Cavendish Hotel. We appreciate your feedback and we will be passing your comments onto the team.
Hi Steven, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are sorry to hear that you didn’t enjoy every aspect of your stay with us at the Cavendish Hotel. We appreciate your feedback and we will be passing your comments o… Show more
Reviewed: 15 July 2025 · Stayed in July 2025
Verified reviewvery frendly staff couldnt do enough to help
Hi Tony, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us at the Cavendish Hotel. We look forward to welcoming you back soon!
Reviewed: 30 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 30 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewIdeal location, lovely room ,staff very friendly
Wasn't informed of building work also bar was abit short on selection of drinks also alittle dated decor
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased that you enjoyed the location, room and staff service. We appreciate your feedback and we will pass your comments onto the team to make future improvements. We look forward to welcoming you back soon.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased that you enjoyed the location, room and staff service. We appreciate your feedback and we will pass your comments onto the team to make future improvements. We look forw… Show more
Reviewed: 30 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 23 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewRoom was very clean and comfortable with good en-suite. Nice selection of food for breakfast.
Hi, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We look forward to welcoming you back soon to the Cavendish Hotel.
Reviewed: 22 June 2025 · Stayed in June 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 17 April 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 29 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewReviewed: 29 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewNeeds a total refurbishment
We are continuously looking to improve our facilities and will certainly take your feedback into account. Thank you for your comments!
Reviewed: 27 March 2025 · Stayed in March 2025
Verified reviewbreakfast excellent, dinner menu varied every night, lots of choice. location perfect. opposite the sea local to the town
i would pay extra for a sea view, that is my choice.
Thank you for your great feedback! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed the excellent breakfast, the varied dinner menu, and the perfect location near the sea and town. It's fantastic that the location met your expectations. We completely understand your preference for a sea view, and we're sure that would enhance your stay even further! We hope to welcome you back soon for another wonderful visit.
Thank you for your great feedback! We're delighted to hear that you enjoyed the excellent breakfast, the varied dinner menu, and the perfect location near the sea and town. It's fantastic that the location met your expectations. We … Show more
Reviewed: 28 February 2025 · Stayed in February 2025
Verified reviewWas led to our room to find something that looked like sick all down side.of.bed and overpowering smell off bleach where to the stage was burning our eyes couldnt let my 9 year of my wife sleeep in that room , the lady manager was very rude and.expected us to stay in room eventually when moved to 2nd room the balck out curtains backin all the backing was coming away which let in a stupid amount of light if i can upload photos i will, breakfast was nice but tea pots and cuttlery was very dirty also bare electric wires exposed in bar/lobby was very dissapointed never worth the £151 pound a night room absolutley shocking and manageress had a terrible attitude
We're really sorry to hear about your experience. This certainly isn’t the standard we’d want for any of our guests. If you haven’t already, please reach out to care@alfatravel.co.uk, and they will be happy to investigate this further for you. We appreciate you getting in contact with us.
We're really sorry to hear about your experience. This certainly isn’t the standard we’d want for any of our guests. If you haven’t already, please reach out to care@alfatravel.co.uk, and they will be happy to investigate this further f… Show more
Reviewed: 12 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewLovely 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.
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Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a kind review Susan! We really do appreciate the kind words you have said about your overall experience at our hotel and with our team. We are pleased you have had an enjoyable stay with us and we do hope to welcome you back to our hotel for another enjoyable stay when you are next visiting Exmouth!
Thank you for taking the time to leave us such a kind review Susan! We really do appreciate the kind words you have said about your overall experience at our hotel and with our team. We are pleased you have had an enjoyable stay with us and… Show more
Reviewed: 6 November 2024 · Stayed in November 2024
Verified reviewExcellent
Hi Helen, thank you for leaving us a great review after your stay with us at the Cavendish Hotel. We are pleased to hear that you have had an excellent stay with us! We hope you choose to stay with us again when you are next visiting Exmouth!
Hi Helen, thank you for leaving us a great review after your stay with us at the Cavendish Hotel. We are pleased to hear that you have had an excellent stay with us! We hope you choose to stay with us again when you are next visiting Exmout… Show more
Reviewed: 24 September 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewReviewed: 23 September 2024 · Stayed in September 2024
Verified reviewLocation good
Very busy . Understaffed. Breakfast a bit chaotic. No facility to get coffee after 8pm.
Hi Michelle, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased that you found the location of our hotel suitable for your visit to Exmouth. We are sorry that you found the breakfast service to be chaotic, we will see how we can make improvements on this. We hope to welcome you back again in the future!
Hi Michelle, thank you for taking the time to leave us a review. We are pleased that you found the location of our hotel suitable for your visit to Exmouth. We are sorry that you found the breakfast service to be chaotic, we will see how we… Show more
Reviewed: 12 September 2024 · Stayed in August 2024
Verified reviewThe location
Breakfast room to warm
Hi Robert, thank you for leaving us an 8/10 review! We are so pleased that you have had a lovely stay with us at the Cavendish Hotel. We look forward to welcoming you back again soon!