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The Gissons Hotel

3.0 star property

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Lobby
Exterior
Deluxe Suite, Bathtub | Bathroom
Interior
Meeting facility

Reviews

7.6 out of 10
Good

Popular amenities

  • Parking included
  • Air-conditioning
  • Business services
  • Housekeeping

Explore the area

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Kennford, Exeter, England, EX6 7UD
  • Place, Haldon Forest Park
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, Go Ape Haldon
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Place, Exeter's Historic Quayside
    ‪11 min drive‬
  • Airport, Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.)
    ‪19 min drive‬

Room options

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Premium bedding, desk, laptop workspace, soundproofing

Deluxe Double Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Premium bedding, desk, laptop workspace, soundproofing

Deluxe Suite, Bathtub

  • 63 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Premium bedding, desk, laptop workspace, soundproofing

Deluxe Single Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(3 reviews)
  • 14 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

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Premium bedding, desk, laptop workspace, soundproofing

Standard Double Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(12 reviews)
  • 14 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Premium bedding, desk, laptop workspace, soundproofing

Deluxe Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(3 reviews)
  • 20 sq m
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About the area

Exeter

With a stay at The Gissons Hotel in Exeter, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Dartmoor National Park and Haldon Forest Park. .This hotel is 15.5 mi (25 km) from Devon Cliffs Beach and 2.9 mi (4.7 km) from Go Ape Haldon.

What's nearby

  • Haldon Forest Park - 8 min drive - 6.1 km
  • Go Ape Haldon - 8 min drive - 6.1 km
  • Exeter Golf and Country Club - 11 min drive - 9.1 km
  • Exeter's Historic Quayside - 11 min drive - 10.2 km
  • Sandy Park Rugby Stadium - 11 min drive - 10.8 km

Getting around

  • Newcourt Station - 8 min drive
  • Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.) - 11 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Carriages Bar & Brasserie - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪The Devon Hotel - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Greggs - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Royal Oak Inn - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Double Locks - ‬10 min drive

About this property

The Gissons Hotel

The Gissons Hotel offers 25 air-conditioned accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. Beds feature premium bedding. 32-inch flat-screen televisions come with satellite channels.

Bathrooms include showers and complimentary toiletries. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Make yourself at home in one of the 25 air-conditioned rooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers.
Take in the views from a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access and concierge services.
Featured amenities include express check-out and luggage storage. Free self parking is available onsite.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Concierge services
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • 2 floors
  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch flat-screen TV with satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Fan
  • Heating
  • Laptop workspace
  • Phone
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM

Early check-in subject to availability

Early check-in fee: GBP 25

Late check-in subject to availability

Late check-in fee: GBP 25 for check-in between 11:00 PM and midnight

Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Contactless check-out available

Late check-out subject to availability

Late check-out fee: GBP 25

Express check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 10:00 AM - 10:00 PM

Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours

To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property at least 24 hours before arrival using the information on the booking confirmation

If you are planning to arrive after 4:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children 6 and younger are not allowed at this property; All guests older than 6 are welcome

Rollaway/extra beds are not available

Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Early check-in fee: GBP 25 (subject to availability)
  • Late check-in fee: GBP 25 for check-in between 11:00 PM and midnight
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 25 (subject to availability)

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and cash
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, and a first aid kit

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
Children 6 years old and younger are not permitted at this property

Property is also known as

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Gissons Exeter

Gissons Hotel

Gissons Hotel Exeter

Gissons Arms Hotel Exeter

Gissons Arms Hotel

Gissons Arms Exeter

Gissons Arms

The Gissons

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The Gissons Hotel Reviews

Reviews

7.6

Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 77 out of 200 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 57 out of 200 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 29 out of 200 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 19 out of 200 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 18 out of 200 reviews

8.2/10

Cleanliness

8.0/10

Staff & service

6.8/10

Amenities

7.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Simon

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities
The place is run down, you pull up and all the signs are telling you to pay for parking. So you do. Then at reception all you have to do is register your car on the system, but it’s to late know. £10:25 out of pocket. My room 208 was clean and tidy.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

8/10 Good

Hannah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Room was clean and the bed was firm but comfortable. Not many staff around but were on hand when there was a problem with the room key (it worked the first time going into the room and then not the second time and our key wasn’t the only one - so double check it’ll let you in more than once!) Car park looked a bit like a building site. Looks like they are maybe doing some renovation? No bar or restaurant, but you’re close to Exeter and other eateries. It was good for the price! If you want somewhere cheap, comfortable and clean to sleep close to Exeter.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

AGNIESZKA

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
lovely hotel! Room was very clean. Full value for money.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Travelled with family and small children, Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was immaculate and Erica made our stay so lovely! We felt very welcomed and looked after incredibly well, due to Erica we will come stay again when we travel to Devon again.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Stayed 1 night in Feb 2026

6/10 Okay

Joe

Disliked: Staff & service, amenities
Just got back from a 2 night stay here. In my experience the hotel was clean & the room nice & spacious, the shower was also decent. However, the negatives I felt were mainly that the hotel staff were extremely hard to contact, it took me 6 phone calls over 2 days before I managed to get through to anyone, and never received any response to emails I had sent. The hotel had no atmosphere, the restaurant/bar did not exist and we only saw a female cleaner, there was no staff around, no reception staff, although the lady cleaner was very friendly & professional. When my partner arrived at the hotel to check-in no staff were present, & his key card was just left on the desk with his name on a piece of paper with it. So he was unsure if he was meant to just take it, but as there was no staff present & no one was answering the phone he just took the key. The tv in the room was in the absolute worst position, it was on a wall to the right hand side of the bed, very high up & to watch it you had to completely turn your neck & body. The hotel is situated in a little village, which we didn’t explore but it was very quiet around. However, on our second night at 2am a baby was crying for a long period of time with the mother shouting at it which kept my partner awake. For a cheap stay it was ok and the bed was very comfy, but next time I’d stay elsewhere & pick somewhere that included breakfast. A positive was that the car park was free, and plenty of spaces.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2026

10/10 Excellent

Appleton

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Very good
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

4/10 Poor

Elizabeth

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
No one on reception. All keys left on desk with bits of paper with full names on them. I think I was the only female in quite a number, which clearly had my room number visible. Not great safety wise. Key did not work. Had to traipses down steep stairs and narrow corridors to phone then use master key and wait a couple of hours for working key to be sorted. In the meantime received phone call, text and WhatsApp from the hotel trying to contact another guest with issues. Restaurant and car shut. Clearly from reviews this is a long term permanent thing. Large car park with electric charging but really poor lighting by a derelict part of the hotel, with broken barriers. Did not feel safe as a lone female. Room good size and modern, but floor hadn’t been mopped and toilet brush was disgusting. No tea spoons to make a drink. No bedside light so just the very bright downlighting or nothing. Could be so much better if someone was on site and a bit of effort put in
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

ALAN

Business traveller
Room was good no bar or dinning area what I mean is no food or drink was available at all out side carpark area was very dark no lights at all. Not great for winter mornings not sure if I would stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2026

6/10 Okay

Andre

Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2026

10/10 Excellent

Vaida

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Room was spotless and clean
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Gavin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff were great. Heating didn't work in the room nor the bedside lamp.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Plenty of parking. Series on reception greeted me and was very pleasant and courteous. The room was warm and comfortable and clean.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Nicola

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Sock & deodorant can left under bed from previous guests Room v v hot. Parking easy. Check in early and easy. Staff friendly. Bed comfy
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

jabeen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Our room was clean and lovely and warm. Free parking directly next to the hotel was great especially as we arrived late in the evening. The receptionist was polite and friendly. Main downside for us was the noise of the motorway as we are light sleepers and our room was at the front but we did eventually get to sleep. Would suggest good ear plugs! The restaurant was still closed when we went but as we had rung ahead we had brought breakfast with us. Would stay again as the price was very reasonable for one night.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Glen

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Lovely rooms , nice and warm , great comfy Bed, big shower with plenty of hot water. Only lost one Star as the bar and restaurant were not open due to Renevation. Overall a great 3 night stay
Stayed 3 nights in Dec 2025

10/10 Excellent

Selina

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
This hotel has budget prices, with 5 star service. The staff are accommodating and polite. The hotel is clean and looks modern. Thank you Series ( sorry might have spelt name wrong) because of your brilliant hosting skills i will be returning to this hotel. Only 25 mins from Torquay sea front
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

4/10 Poor

Amy Jean

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
Our first night was great- room was stocked with tea coffee milk etc , hair /body wash. however the next morning we had a member of staff enter our room despite having the do not disturb sign on, possibly due to another resident turning it around in the night? So not blaming them at all. We went out for the day and came back to find two people smoking weed in the car park which in turn had made our room stink as our (tiny) window was open during the day. Our tea and coffee etc had not been restocked throughout the day either so had to buy more. There was visible mould and cracks in the bathroom as well as an exposed wire on the towel heater. The lino was coming up of the floor and was squeaking. We felt uneasy as our door would not lock and ended up leaving a day early and going to a premier inn. The bar and restaurant was advertised but never seemed to be open, also seemed like no staff were available at all. We also rang the hotel after the doors were locked and they gave us the code without even taking our name or proof we were staying which didn’t make us feel too safe at all.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Ann

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Staff pleasant Room very well lit, which is a bonus.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

8/10 Good

Joanne

Business traveller, Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Quick prompt check in.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2025

6/10 Okay

Russell

Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly reception, very clean room, good TV and facilities. Nice big shower.
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025

8/10 Good

Max

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Kenny

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very clean, helpful staff, very quiet room.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The manager was absolutely lovely explained everything that we needed to know, helped with booking my car in and extended our stay more than once due to having work done at our home. The room was lovely and clean and the house keeper she was lovely and friendly. Would stay again with out a doubt
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2025