University of Exeter Holland Hall

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2026

Charlotte

Clean room, easy directions about location and getting into the room. Visible staff presence.
Excellent choice at breakfast. Good place to stay for weekend in Exeter.

8/10

Excellent

27 Jul 2026

Sarah

Great budget option for visiting Exeter or for a stopover. Good breakfast and the swimming pool was lovely. Late check-in was easy and the security team were very helpful and welcoming

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jul 2026

Mark

Excellent for what it is, comfortable, great breakfast

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2026

Emma

Good value for money. Nice room. Breakfast was good and lots of things to choose from. Short walk to uni for graduation. Short walk to car park. Stunning views.

10/10

Exceptional

26 Jul 2026

Ian

Lovely staff. Comfortable room. Food was good but needed to be hotter. Amazing views. Beautiful campus

4/10

Poor

26 Jul 2026

Jago

Not so much as a hand soap dispenser which I wish they had made clearer when booking as I did smell and needed a shower. Too far from anywhere to ‘nip out’ for essentials such as soap. Room smelled musky and the windows would not open more than an inch. No fan provided.

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2026

Wai Shun

A clean room despite of a small room, the breakfast is excellent. The carpark is far away from the building which caused inconvenience

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2026

Antonio

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Self

8/10

Excellent

20 Jul 2026

Julian

To be honest, I wasn't expecting a huge amount as I know this is usually a student hall of residence. It was perfect for what we were looking for to be honest as we were there for our daughter's graduation.
I think my biggest disappointment was that the communal areas seemed to be air conditioned (or at least were very cool) yet entering the room was like entering an oven.. so we had to leave the window open overnight which unfortunately meant we were woken really early by the building works happening next to us.
Other than that, the room was fine, bed comfortable enough. I really liked the breakfast and, as I said, the location was perfect for our daughters graduation, although I think it is a bit out of town for the rest of Exeter.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

20 Jul 2026

Rebecca

Because of the safety windows there is limited airflow in the rooms which made it difficult to sleep in the heat. There was also construction happening from about 7.30 am right outside my window which wasn't great first thing and made virtual meetings difficult during the day.
The breakfast was nice.
This is definitely a get what it says on the tin accommodation.
It made me feel sorry for the students that have to live in these rooms year round as they are quite cramped.
The bathroom is essentially a wet room and no bath mat is provided so your socks/feet get wet for a few hours after you've used the shower.
The grout/tiles in the bathroom smelt vaguely like they've had 18 year old boys struggling to aim after some heavy nights out.

Business

6/10

Pleasant

19 Jul 2026

Nicola

Very noisy fire doors meant that the nights were disturbed by people getting back to their rooms late.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

19 Jul 2026

Graham

Great place to be at our sons graduation at Exeter Uni. It made life so much easier. Excellent support and because it was so hot our room was hotter than an oven. We asked and they managed to find a cooler flat for us. Thank you. Breakfast was lovely, lots of choice, plenty of fresh food.
The only draw back is where the car parks are and where the accommodation is. 10 mins apart. So drop off your luggage and then park the car. Apart from that, really great.

10/10

Exceptional

18 Jul 2026

Peter

Great cheap stay

10/10

Exceptional

17 Jul 2026

Rahman

Good value and well located

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

16 Jul 2026

Dennis

Staying here for the graduation of my daughter, this is an ideal location.

Just a slight negative:
As there is no car park on site, it was a bit of a hassle to drop off our stuff and check in. Then there was the trek to get to our room. Regrettably, no lifts, so dripping in sweat when we got to our room. Once, everything was in the room, it was a case of driving our car to one of the designated car parks, and then walking back(took circa 15-18minutes).

This is really the only very slight issue.

Weigh this up with the fact that you are on campus, and everything is in easy walking distance.(Exeter town centre is only about 1.5miles away). The breakfast is excellent too.

The cherry on the cake was the awesome sunset and view.

To sum up, highly recommended to anyone staying for a graduation or other event.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Jul 2026

Oliver

Really pleasant convenient accessible and straightforward accommodation very near central University campus. Very helpful and friendly staff.No tv so use mobile laptop for Netflix etc instead?
Great breakfast with lots of choice included in price.
Excellent value.
Should be back again in 2 years for my niece's boyfriend's PhD ceremony.
Thanks a lot

8/10

Excellent

12 Jul 2026

Ingrid

Breakfast was great - staff were friendly. The room was clean, but hot (due to the warm temperatures outside). There was a 45 min wait-time to get into the pool due to the limited number of lifeguards.

Friends_and_family Family

8/10

Excellent

05 Jul 2026

Amy

The staff were approachable and helpful. The breakfast was decent and the room was comfortable, all things considered. It seemed a fair price.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

05 Jul 2026

abigail

Nice, safe, quaint place to stay with large desk, fridge. Shower is quite small, but it works well. No toiletries were included, but you can ask at the reception as needed. Most additional items could be availabe upon request. For a budget friendly place within Exeter Campus it's a great choice.

Business

8/10

Excellent

04 Jul 2026

Alissa

Parking was a long way from the Hall/ room- I think due to building work but it meant as I arrived late I had a long walk= 16 minutes across a dark campus

Self

10/10

Exceptional

02 Jul 2026

Penny

Fabulous views
Excellent room and really helpful, friendly staff who provided a fan due to very hot weather

6/10

Pleasant

01 Jul 2026

Jodie

Should have been clearer quite how far away the parking was. Appreciate I stayed during a heatwave but the temperature in the rooms was unbearable with only a tiny fan to circulate the hot air around the room as windows were restricted. Breakfast poor quality. No full length mirror in the room but there was plenty of space to include one. For the price paid, I also stayed in London this week for a cheaper rate and the accommodation was far superior.

Partner

4/10

Poor

29 Jun 2026

Manc

Booked based on the pictures....big mistake. No pool....pool is 15mins walk away and you have to pay for it. No gym.....gym is 20 mins walk away and you have to pay to use it. Room about 40 degrees at all times of the day and night even when cool outside...the windows open about an inch. Bathroom smelled of urine at various times. Reception staff didn't seem to know what was what....didn't even know where the pool was which I found a little strange. The only positive was the breakfast which was good and the staff in there were very pleasant. Would I stay again? No.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2026

Robert

It's in a good location near Exeter St Davids train station, but other guests should be aware it is at the top of a big hill if you're not driving. Also, you may have to walk up several flights of stairs to get to your room. Our stay was mostly a good one. Room was clean and comfortable, and breakfast was included, which was a nice surprise. My only complaint is in relation to the check-in process, as your room seems to be assigned in advance rather than on a first come first served basis at check-in time. We were aware that check-in time was 3pm and that the hotel doesn't offer early check-in, but as we were in Exeter to go to a music festival, we arrived about half an hour early on the off-chance our room might be ready. We were told that our room wasn't ready yet, but others who arrived at the same time were allowed to check-in early as their rooms were ready. I asked if it would be ready by 3pm (the advertised check-in time) but was told they couldn't guarantee that as the rooms would be \"ready when they're ready\". The staff were perfectly polite and friendly, but this process seems odd as I assume the majority of their rooms are identical (it's a university halls during term time). Fortunately we were able to leave are bags and check-in after the festival, but it would have been nice to have a shower. I would probably stay here again, but I hope the hotel will review their check-in process.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

29 Jun 2026

Cheryl

Clean room, good breakfast, friendly staff, free parking. Only issue we had was lack of clear signage to car parks which weren't particularly close to Holland Hall

Friends_and_family Family

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Paul

Great place to stay, lovely room, staff very helpful, nice breakfast, parking in Wiltshire!

Self

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Ann

What a great place to stay! Very clean and comfortable. Very quiet and peaceful too. Breakfast was great too. Easy walk into the city centre and bus no4 stops in the beautiful grounds . The views from the dining room are amazing. What value for money it was. Will stay again and highly recommend it. Free parking is a bonus.

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

28 Jun 2026

Fiona

Positives - really good value for money, clean, easy check in, free parking, good breakfast.
Negative -1) really noise, we were given a room in F block a few floors above the main entrance, the noise from people talking loudly out side was constant (ear plugs required to get any sleep), this was probably made worse as the window was open due to the unbearable heat.
2) Unbearable heat - our stay was at the end of the heat wave week (which I appreciate outside of anyones control) temperatures had dipped to 27 in the and cooler at night, but the heat in the whole building and the rooms was unbearable. The stairwell is all glass so acts like a green house. For safety the doors and window in the rooms only open a small amount so minimal airflow too - advise taking your own fan!
3) Fixed shower temperature - hot - no cool or tepid water, with the room so hot a cool shower may have helped but the shower temperature seemed to be fixed at 1 temperature - really hot, despite there being a temperature gauge on the shower.

Friends_and_family Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2026

Steve

Very good value accommodation in Exeter. Very much what you would expect as this is normally student accommodation (don't expect luxury). Check-in process is pretty straightforward and staff helpful. Best to drop your bags at reception area then move your car to parking as it is not too close. Bed was very comfortable. Kettle with coffee & tea in room. Little fridge as well. Breakfast was overall excellent with self serve cooked food (but avoid the fruit juices - awful).

Friends

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2026

Sarah

Nice easy, cheap stay. Very large place and can’t park near room. Great outdoor pool in the summer

Self

8/10

Excellent

28 Jun 2026

Tracy

Room was clean and tidy he fresh towels and tea & coffee. Reception staff very helpful. Breakfast very good
Bad points: booked 2 rooms at the same time but they were not in the same block. The distance to walk back to accommodation after parking car

Friends

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Mrs Zena

Clean tidy room bonus of tea and coffee breakfast was superb defiantly will stay again

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

28 Jun 2026

Louise

The accommodation was ideal and the breakfast was one of the best I’ve had (with gluten free and dairy free options readily available)
The only thing to consider is that the car park isn’t exactly close to the halls and it’s an up hill walk back to the room

Friends_and_family Friends

4/10

Poor

27 Jun 2026

John

Small student room , small double bed no balcony atrium shower
Was unable to stay so moved to another place!!
No refund was available
Horrific experience
Advise for back packers only

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2026

Sara

Good location, clean and great for a 1 night stay

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

27 Jun 2026

Chris

Couldn’t fault it for the price. Room was clean and comfortable. Although very hot, due to the weather and no fan etc. Breakfast was great. Will definitely return.

Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Jun 2026

Debra

We booked for 1 night, arrived at 2.30pm and asked if we could have keys as we were not due back until after midnight. We were told the rooms was not ready but we didnt need to go in room. Upon arrival at 11.15pm the reception was closed and you have to phone security. This took 40 minutes for them to arrive after 3 calls, only to find that our room key was missing. following a further 3 calls it was then decided to put us in the emergency room, 9th floor, no lift and both os us over 70, my husband really struggled to get up the stairs. We asked for a fan which upon arrival to the room was found to be faulty. Parking was a bightmare, you cannot park anywhere near the rooms and in the dark the car park was impossible to find, so we had to park our car on the road 1/2 mile away. The room as basic no TV and a walk in shower with curtain and no mat, suffice to say I slipped on the wet floow and hurt my hip. We didnt have breakfast as we had to go get the car early.The security guys actually told us to make a formal complaint as what we experienced was not acceptable. WE WOULD NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE AT ALL. ABSOLUTELY AWFUL EXPERIENCE WHICH COMPLETELY SPOILED OUR WEEKEND.

Partner

2/10

Poor

26 Jun 2026

John

Parking is a disaster - 15-20 Minutes walk from the accommodation.
I would not recommend a stay here - for the price you can do better

Self

6/10

Pleasant

25 Jun 2026

Melya

The most important thing I would like to share is that parking is more than a mile away. Once you pull up to the property, register, take your bags to your room, come back to your car, drive it to the parking, and then drive back to the room, you'll realize it takes about an hour to check in. It also means if you want to use your car during the day, you have to walk a mile to go get it...

Self

6/10

Pleasant

21 Jun 2026

Fran

The staff at the breakfast were lovely and really helpful. The room was fine and as I expected. However, I felt disappointed by the advertising of the swimming pool. I emailed the leisure centre days in advance to ask if I could book the pool, they never replied. I asked at the reception how to book and they said it's an additional cost on top of the booking and to contact the leisure centre but they didn't seem too sure. I tried calling the leisure centre multiple times and they never picked up. I don't think they should be advertising this listing as having a pool if it's not actually available or included the price.

Self

8/10

Excellent

18 Jun 2026

Ada

The staff were courteous and kind.

Self

10/10

Exceptional

12 Sep 2025

John

Clean and simple place to stay, the breakfast was great and the gym and pool were brilliant too

Partner

6/10

Pleasant

10 Sep 2025

Sarah

Carpet disgusting

Good points first: bed comfortable
Good breakfast
Shower hot

But the reason this gets such a low rating is the carpet absolutely stank. I saw it was new carpet in the hallways but the room carpets desperately need replacing. I tried dousing it with body spray to no avail, but it really marred my stay. I feel for the poor student that gets this hall in term time.

Business

8/10

Excellent

10 Sep 2025

Jone

Hate parking,

10/10

Exceptional

09 Sep 2025

Anthony

Very handy location, we were attending a Pendragon weekend, so was perfect place to still next to venue on campus, couldn’t fault it

Leisure Friends

6/10

Pleasant

08 Sep 2025

Sarah

Long walk to carpark if you’ve had a long journey

10/10

Exceptional

08 Sep 2025

Barbara

The only negative aspect of the stay was parking, given that you advertise free parking and the picture shows a large parking area. Otherwise a cute room with enough of what I needed for a night away. Breakfast was absolutely amazing, thank you all

Leisure Self

4/10

Poor

07 Sep 2025

Lucy

Aged and not great!

The room was far smaller than appeared in the picture, halls are dated, bathroom is not well aired and not stocked even with a bathmat. Woodwork is peeling and room is stuffy, bed is small for 2 people and parking is unnecessarily far away when campus is empty. Breakfast staff and unfriendly and militant. Won’t be using services again and this is a shame as was really looking forward to experiencing campus and being so central.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

06 Sep 2025

Rana

It was a safe facility. The room was clean and organised with clean and fresh beddings and towels. Finding rooms was not easy.

Business Self

8/10

Excellent

06 Sep 2025

Thomas

No frills room but that was as expected. Excellent breakfast. Helpful staff. Parking not ideal but that may be temporary as some work going on.

Leisure

6/10

Pleasant

05 Sep 2025

Graham

Parking

Leisure Friends

10/10

Exceptional

01 Sep 2025

Sarah

Great option for a low cost stay within easy walking distance of the centre. Free parking- reception will provide a pass to display in your car. Good, clean rooms with tea & coffee making facilities. Towels and a small bar of soap provided, but no shampoo or shower gel. Excellent breakfast with plenty of hot and cold dishes, vegan/ vegetarian options, juices, tea and coffee. Would definitely stay again.

Leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

29 Aug 2025

Eunice

The buffet breakfast was excellent: there were wide choices to suit every taste. The reception staff were exceptional: we have seldom encountered such a welcoming, considerate team. They did all they could to ensure that our stay was enjoyable.
During our stay, there was extensive building work being carried out on the campus -which resulted in diversions and restricted parking spaces - but this was obviously a temporary problem.

Leisure

10/10

Exceptional

25 Aug 2025

Kirsty

clean, tidy and quality rooms and accessible to the town and good buffet breakfast

Business_and_leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

25 Aug 2025

Jordan

This appears to be a dorm handling guests when there are no students.

Possibly due to construction, it was a bit of a puzzle to find the building and then to find the reception desk. There was no outside signage at the entrance that I found.

Checkin was easy.

The facility is several buildings; it was perhaps a one-minute walk across the courtyard to our building.

There are staircases but there are also lifts; it was not necessary to use the stairs.

The rooms are basic but clean and comfortable. (Nothing to sit on but a desk chair, though.)

I don't believe they gave me WiFi information, but there was a fairly obvious open network that worked fine.

Parking... well, there's parking that's a one or two minute walk from the reception entrance, but if that's full (as it was on the Saturday of a bank holiday) you park in a larger lot that is about a half-mile walk from the buildings, so more like a ten to fifteen minute walk.

Breakfast was cafeteria-style, simple but good: cereal, fruit, eggs, sausage, bacon, breads, baked beans, mushrooms, juices. It's served downstairs from reception, so again a minute or so walk between buildings, plus two lift rides.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

24 Aug 2025

Ian

Great breakfast and stunning views , overall a good experience, will be back. Thank you all … Ian

Business Partner

10/10

Exceptional

22 Aug 2025

Ian

Liked common areas to eat and socialise which were spacious. Did not like the closure of the dedicated nearby parking when no building was taking place. The reception staff were responsive and helpful when there were any issues. Some noise from other guests around 1pm. Excellent views and free facilities eg sports. A really enjoyable stay for 50th anniversary alumni - thank you all.

Leisure Friends

8/10

Excellent

21 Aug 2025

Christoph

I found it a bit annoying that the window in my room could only be opened a bit. I don't understand why for security reasons windows cannot fully be opened (in what is essentially a 1st floor room)

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

19 Aug 2025

Jolene

Would be nice if the windows/doors would open to allow more cool air to enter during the evening/night. Gets very warm in room with no a/c.

Leisure Family

4/10

Poor

19 Aug 2025

Jamie

The tap water gave me a horrific stomach, definitely not safe for consumption (despite no signs to the contrary) and the breakfast was mediocre at best.
Shower was inconvenient, the curtain just sticks to you because its like 60cm away from the wall.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

17 Aug 2025

Ann

A first for me

You get what you pay for but no complaints at all. The staff we came across were friendly and helpful. Our room was basic and clean but had what we needed. Breakfast is self service . Good choice and great views across the valley. It’s a good 10 minutes walk from the train station, all up hill so a taxi may be needed if you mobility is not too good.

Partner

8/10

Excellent

14 Aug 2025

Emily

Stunning views and great location

Reception team very friendly and helpful, breakfast was a wide variety and staff again very pleasant

My only qualm is that the hotel list as swimming pool with no note or asteroid of extra charges. It cost £7.50 for me and my son to swim.

Friends_and_family Family

4/10

Poor

14 Aug 2025

Liliya

The property was poorly ventilated, hard to breathe especially in the bathroom.
the property advertised a pool on the campus yet you need to pay to enter which is not the most convient idea. The place also had a family of spiders living on the selling and spider nests aswell as black hair everywhere in the bathroom.

Leisure Partner

10/10

Exceptional

13 Aug 2025

Daisy

Really comfy bed and lots of choice at breakfast

Business_and_leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

13 Aug 2025

Verified traveler

Great value and well situated for the Uni

Great value and perfect because I needed accommodation while taking a 2 day course on campus. Rooms are fairly basic and not roomy - fine for a couple of nights, but just a bed, shower room and desk, and without much space. Breakfast was fine but again, nothing fancy - self service bacon, eggs, cereal.

The reception staff were all really kind and helpful - sympathetic when I arrived hot and flustered, helpful with questions about parking and the campus. A kind helpful attitude counts for a LOT.

I would definitely stay again for the price and convenience, but I wouldn't treat it as a holiday base due to the lack of space.

Self

8/10

Excellent

09 Aug 2025

Jean-Christophe

I wish breakfast would be available sooner than 7.30 a.m. I nearly missed my plane from Stansted yesterday!

Leisure Partner

8/10

Excellent

04 Aug 2025

Matthew

Basic but nice

So staff are really friendly and polite and super helpful.
We did have some spiders n cobwebs up in the corners and a questionalble stain on one wall which i removed with a wet wipe.
Towels and toilet roll is plentiful and there seems to be lots of parking too.
Nice social areas
Fabulous breakfast options too.
Easy walk downhill to the town and pubs but you'll want an uber for back up its one heck of a climb 347ft to be accurate!
Id stay again as it was a really comfy bed too.
Some signs of wear on the bathroom door and wardrobe but she was built back in the early 00s so shes doing alright as buildings go.

Partner

10/10

Exceptional

02 Aug 2025

Judith

I really liked staying here and it is excellent value for the room and a great breakfast.

8/10

Excellent

31 Jul 2025

Sara

My only complaint was that there was regularly scheduled fire alarm testing which I was not informed of. Other than that it was easy and convenient.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

30 Jul 2025

Brian

It took 40 years but I finally made it to university!😂
The room was a standard dorm room with basic facilities. And a wonderful view from the 13th floor. And as it was after the end of the term it was very quiet and empty.
All you can eat breakfast included, so a great start to the day.

Business Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2025

Mark

Stayed again at the venue but this time midweek the only small criticism I have is that they chose not to do filter coffee jugs at breakfast which was disappointing as was very welcome at the weekend when clearly more guests were staying. I would however suggest just keeping one jug on the go in mid-week would have been nice

Business_and_leisure Self

10/10

Exceptional

25 Jul 2025

Jane

Great value for money and standard and variety of the breakfast buffet was excellent.
Only a small soap bar provided so BYO toiletries!

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

23 Jul 2025

Kenneth

Good couple of nights stay. Price good, clean room, fantastic view and breakfast was excellent. Staff nice and helpful. Within walking distance of the graduation ceremony 👍

Leisure Family

8/10

Excellent

22 Jul 2025

Catharine

This property is student accommodation and is very good value for money. It isn't, and doesn't pretend to be 4 star, but works well and has all the basics.
There weren't any lifts in the block I was in, but staff were happy to help with cases.
As it was outside term time, there were no buses on the campus, which is hilly.

Leisure Self

8/10

Excellent

21 Jul 2025

sally

I hadn't realised my stay coincided with Graduation fortnight and so on occasion I found parking hard. On the whole good value for money.

Leisure Self