---
title: "Hotels in Exeter: compare the best places to stay"
description: "Compare 75 hotels in Exeter, United Kingdom: guest ratings, areas, amenities and prices, and put any two head to head."
url: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/exeter/
language: en
source: StayVersus (https://stayversus.com)
retrieved: 2026-10-08
---

# Where to stay in Exeter

Exeter has 75 places to stay in our index. 20 have enough guest reviews to rank. The average guest rating is 8.7.

- **places to stay:** 75

- **ranked by guests:** 20

- **average rating:** 8.7

- **5-star hotels:** 3

- [Hotels with free parking 5](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/exeter/free-parking/)
- [Central hotels 11](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/exeter/central/)

## Good to know about hotels in Exeter

- **Best-rated hotel:** [Lower Thornton Farm](https://stayversus.com/en/hotel/lower-thornton-farm-exeter/)

- **Area with most hotels:** Newtown

- **Average guest rating:** 8.7

- **Hotels with a pool:** 2

- **Average walk grade:** 51/100

- **5-star hotels:** 3

## Areas of Exeter

Where the hotels are and how guests rate them.

-    [**Newtown** 6 hotels, 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/exeter/?area=Newtown)
-    [**St Thomas** 3 hotels, 8.7](https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/exeter/?area=St+Thomas)

## All hotels in Exeter

Ranked by StayVersus score: guest rating adjusted for the number of reviews.

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## Popular match-ups in Exeter

-     [**Exeter Rougemont hotel by Sunday** *vs* **Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel** Exeter, 8.4 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/exeter-rougemont-hotel-by-sunday-exeter-vs-mercure-exeter-southgate-hotel-exeter/)
-     [**Leonardo Hotel Exeter** *vs* **Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel** Exeter, 8.8 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/leonardo-hotel-exeter-exeter-vs-mercure-exeter-southgate-hotel-exeter/)
-     [**Exeter Rougemont hotel by Sunday** *vs* **Leonardo Hotel Exeter** Exeter, 8.4 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/exeter-rougemont-hotel-by-sunday-exeter-vs-leonardo-hotel-exeter-exeter/)
-     [**Holiday Inn Express Exeter - City Centre By IHG** *vs* **Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel** Exeter, 8.8 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/holiday-inn-express-exeter-city-centre-by-ihg-exeter-vs-mercure-exeter-southgate-hotel-exeter/)
-     [**Exeter Rougemont hotel by Sunday** *vs* **Holiday Inn Express Exeter - City Centre By IHG** Exeter, 8.4 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/exeter-rougemont-hotel-by-sunday-exeter-vs-holiday-inn-express-exeter-city-centre-by-ihg-exeter/)
-     [**Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel** *vs* **White Hart Hotel by Marston's Inns** Exeter, 8.8 / 8.6](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/mercure-exeter-southgate-hotel-exeter-vs-white-hart-hotel-by-marston-s-inns-exeter/)
-     [**Hotel Indigo Exeter, an IHG Hotel By IHG** *vs* **Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel** Exeter, 8.9 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-indigo-exeter-an-ihg-hotel-by-ihg-exeter-vs-mercure-exeter-southgate-hotel-exeter/)
-     [**Hotel du Vin Exeter** *vs* **Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel** Exeter, 8.9 / 8.8](https://stayversus.com/en/compare/hotel-du-vin-exeter-exeter-vs-mercure-exeter-southgate-hotel-exeter/)

## FAQ: Exeter

### What is the best-rated hotel in Exeter?

By StayVersus score, Lower Thornton Farm is the best-rated hotel in Exeter, with a guest rating of 9.7 from 24 reviews.

### Which area of Exeter has the most hotels?

Newtown has the most, with 6 rated places to stay.

### How many 5-star hotels are there in Exeter?

We list 3 5-star hotels in Exeter.

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Source: https://stayversus.com/en/united-kingdom/exeter/. Facts are compiled by StayVersus from partner data (Agoda), Overture Maps, OpenStreetMap, OurAirports, public Google Maps listings and hotels' own websites. Scores use one formula for every hotel. Methodology: https://stayversus.com/en/about/