We stayed for a weekend last month and will be going back again this month. We were very impressed with the staff at this hotel - who were very efficient and pleasant to deal with. Therooms were adequate - some are being renovated - but typical of an English seaside hotel. The restaurant breakfast was excellent (superb coffee and I am an afficionado of coffee) and freshly cooked food. We booked dinner each evening and it was also good and service above average. We can recommend this hotel. It is next to the seafront and walks nearby.

Quite expensive to stay here in the main season, so took the option of a laterooms .com offer for January, and if I can get £52 B & B price again with sea view I will be going again,
The room was fine just dirty windows, no problem at all with the staff all very friendly and helpful.
Only downside was the breakfast which for the first two days was very poor, the plate was very hot and the food lacked flavour as it seemed to be very dried up, may be it was kept too warm for too long, just did not taste freshly cooked, however the third and last breakfast was fine. The expensive dinner option was not taken.

The hotel is located at the far end of the esplanade so technically it does face the sea but is behind some pretty impressive beach front thatched housing. Booked here as a wedding anniversary treat, on arrival had to wait about 5 mins for reception staff to attend to us, as there was a bit of a conflab going on in a nearby office, I did wave through the mirrored glass window, however something on the computer was keeping staff amused and distracted! Anyway eventually we got to book in. Allocated room 9 with a seaview, Room was big and clean, lots of space and a massive wardrobe to put your luggage, little sofa and table chairs all the usual tea and coffee stuff. Big massive bed, comfy and clean. annex wash basin with a bathroom bath with shower and seperate shower, again clean, but apparently due for a re furb. The shower was good and refeshing.Window overlooks a flat roof onto lawn two balconied rooms either side. looking on to the Victoria Hotel ( this looked impressive!) Sea view to right and up the Esplanade, so technically not a direct seaview ! No net curtains so had to keep curtains closed all of the time to save on other folk peeking in from other rooms! As I have a tendency to walk around in my underpants or naked not good, so did not get to see the sea much! Glass on the windows was old too and seen better days, apart from all that the room was ok, I liked it.
Breakfast was hearty, everything you need to start the day, I did not go hungry at breakfast. Very good. Dinner in the was again a fixed choice menu of about four choices, bit confused on a £3 surcharge for smoked chicken salad, well thats not a technical dish, so thats bad news even the basic of chefs can throw a bit of salad and a bit of chicken on a plate. I must say that the main courses were excellent, My Steak with an £8.00 surcharge was excellent! however the deserts and starters were average chief skills. Wine list is atrocious, overpriced rubbish, I know my wine, house wine at £15.50 a bottle is a rip off, £25. for an average wine is a rip off too, when will hotels learn! I can buy a decent very drinkable enjoyable wine for £10 and £ 16 buys me luxury wine to drink So I am affraid the wine list here is crass. The Staff are your saving grace though as they potter around all night at your service and do a grand job and are very polite. Overall it was a good deal , nice place, cosy and relaxing atmosphere. A little too hot at times temperature wise. This is a nice Hotel, I understand is due for a bit of a re-furb . Sidmouth is good too plenty of good shops and may I recommend Woodfordes Perfumery, top class smells for ladies and gents here!
So would I return, yes probably. Just iron out your little faults with the Cheifing and your wine list and your be onto a deffinate winner with myself and my friends who I will tell do stay and make your own review!

Just returned from a weekend break at this charming hotel . Very pleasant place to relax and unwind. All staff were very helpful and polite offering good service . Quality of our bedroom very acceptable with good shower etc , no bath , not a problem for us.Would recommend this hotel a break . Well positioned for seafront and walk to town centre.