Exeter Central St Davids hotel

To walk out of Exeter St. David's railway station after a long journey involving multiple changes and see my hotel straight in front of me was immensely welcome. A fellow traveller had a more complicated route to her hotel by comparison. Again, I was allocated a room on the first floor facing the road and right at the end of the corridor. This had been the same at the Haywards Heath Premier a few weeks back. But whereas there there was no window screening other than the heavy curtains here there were net curtains as well so that normal daylight could enter the room without my being observed from the outside in "goldfish bowl" style. My initial impression of the room was that it was very cold but I fiddled around with the controls and soon had it at a more comfortable level. The room and the bathroom were spotless. The breakfast was more organised than my last visit to a Premier Inn and although I was a little surprised to find tinned strawberries in the fruit selection I still ate them for that retro experience! Soundproofing as regards the outside was excellent and because I was at the end of the corridor I had no irritating fire door thumps every few minutes. A comfortable hotel, very well positioned for those arriving by rail.

One the better premier inn’s that we have stayed in for a while, room was clean and lift worked. Staff were brilliant!!! Even served a cheeky pint late at night!!!

Great hotel across from Exeter St. David's station, making for easy access to an early. morning train. The room was very comfy and quiet. Staff was helpful and breakfast good enough. The check in was automated at a kiosk and I didn't really like that. It was a pretty easy walk into Exeter to see the city-maybe 20 minutes. Price was great too.

The Premier Inn Exeter Central (St. David's) Hotel is - as its long but accurate name might suggest - situated just across the road from St. David's mainline railway station, where trains from and to London (Paddington via Reading and Waterloo via Salisbury) and Barnstaple/Plymouth/Paignton/Exmouth/Okehampton arrive and depart. It's also pretty central to all of the visitor attractions in this bustling and vibrant East Devon city, including the main Shopping Centre, Anglican Cathedral, Underground Passages and nearby University of Exeter, all of which can be reached on foot in around 15-20 minutes. A circular road 'bus service connecting the station with the University and city centre sets down and picks up passengers from just outside the hotel. My one-night stay at this modern, well-designed budget hotel met (or exceeded) my legitimate expectations at this price point, with my room costing GBP 86:00 and the all-you-can-eat cooked buffet breakfast GBP 10:99. Checking-in (at 15:00 hours) and checking out (at 12:00 hours) could not have been easier. The staff members whom I interacted with were all friendly and helpful. My room was spacious, comfortable and quiet with a lovely double bed in which I enjoyed a refreshing night's sleep. There was a large shower in the wet room with plenty of hot water supplied at a good pressure. The buffet breakfast, taken in the downstairs restaurant with a great view of the railway station through the picture window, was the standard fare for a Premier Inn, with a choice of breakfast cereals, hot drinks, toast and croissants, fresh fruit plus the usual full English fry-up, which kept me going for the rest of the day. The next time my duties as a student sports administrator require me to visit Exeter, I will definitely stay in this Premier Inn again. It was even possible to connect my camcorder to the flatscreen television via the wall-mounted HDMI socket, meaning that I could watch video clips of sporting events which I had recorded in Full 1080p50 HD!

A one night stay and it was great. Many thanks to Joud at reception for helping us with the room. The room had everything we needed. It was very clean. A good location, right next to Exeter St David's Station.