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The City Gate Hotel

Property class: 4

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A conservatory with a high ceiling, large windows, and a central hanging light fixture.
An outdoor patio with wooden tables and chairs, a brick wall, and string lights.
A bar area with brick walls, wooden bar counter, and stools.
A hotel room with two beds, a window with curtains, and a wall with framed pictures.
A cozy interior with a fireplace, seating area, and a large window.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Air conditioning
  • Gym
The current price is $124
$103 nightly
$124 total
Total with taxes and fees
Nov 8 - Nov 9

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Iron Bridge, Lower North Street, Exeter, England, EX4 3RB
  • Place, Exeter Cathedral
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Exeter's Historic Quayside
    ‪6 min walk‬
  • Place, University of Exeter
    ‪11 min walk‬
  • Airport, Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.)
    ‪16 min drive‬

Room options

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A hotel room with a bed, desk, TV, and large windows.

Deluxe Double Room

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(12 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed

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A hotel room with two beds, a bathroom, and a wall decorated with framed pictures.

Deluxe Twin Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

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A bedroom with a bed, bedside lamp, window, and a television on the wall.

Double Room

8.6 out of 10
Excellent
(4 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Bathroom

Superior Double Room

8.8 out of 10
Excellent
(3 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

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About the neighborhood

Exeter

With a stay at The City Gate Hotel, you'll be centrally located in Exeter, just a 5-minute walk from Exeter Cathedral and 12 minutes by foot from University of Exeter. .This inn is 8.5 mi (13.7 km) from Dartmoor National Park and 0.6 mi (0.9 km) from Northernhay Gardens.
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What's nearby

  • Exeter Cathedral - 3 min walk - 0.2 miles
  • Exeter Phoenix Centre - 4 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Princesshay - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • Exeter's Historic Quayside - 6 min walk - 0.4 miles
  • University of Exeter - 11 min walk - 0.6 miles

Getting around

  • Exeter Central Station - 4 min walk
  • Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.) - 29 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪City Gate - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Chevalier Inn - ‬5 min walk
  • ‪The Turks Head - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪McDonald's - ‬4 min walk
  • ‪Comptoir Libanais Exeter - ‬4 min walk

About this property

The City Gate Hotel

The City Gate Hotel offers 20 air-conditioned accommodations with minibars and espresso makers. Each accommodation is individually furnished and decorated. Pillowtop beds feature premium bedding. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with rainfall showerheads, complimentary toiletries, and hair dryers. Business-friendly amenities include desks, safes, and phones. Additionally, rooms include coffee/tea makers and irons/ironing boards. Housekeeping is provided daily.

Recreational amenities at the inn include a 24-hour fitness center.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

Make yourself at home in one of the 20 individually decorated guestrooms, featuring minibars and espresso makers. Your pillowtop bed comes with premium bedding. Complimentary wireless internet access is available to keep you connected. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature rainfall showerheads and complimentary toiletries.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a 24-hour fitness center or take in the view from a terrace and a garden. Additional amenities at this Art Deco inn include complimentary wireless internet access, a television in a common area, and tour/ticket assistance.
Enjoy a meal at the restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the inn's room service (during limited hours). Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. Full breakfasts are served on weekdays from 7 AM to 10:00 AM and on weekends from 8 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
Featured amenities include luggage storage and a safe deposit box at the front desk.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge on weekdays between 7 AM and 10:00 AM and on weekends between 8 AM and 10:00 AM.
The City Gate Hotel has a restaurant on site.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • No onsite parking available

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM on weekends; GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Things to do

  • 24-hour gym
  • Bicycle storage
  • TV in common areas

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage
  • Safe at front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Tour and ticket assistance

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Handrails in stairways
  • No elevator
  • Stair-free path to entrance
  • Vibrating pillow alarm
  • Visual fire alarm
  • Well-lit path to entrance
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible lounge
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • 1 building
  • 3 floors
  • Art Deco architecture
  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Pillowtop mattress
  • Premium bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle
  • Espresso maker
  • Limited room service
  • Minibar

More

  • Air conditioning
  • Desk
  • Individually decorated
  • Individually furnished
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone
  • Safe

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 25.00

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 7:00 AM - 11:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 25 per pet, per night, plus a one-time cleaning fee of GBP 20
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 15.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 15.0 per night

Property payment types

  • American Express
  • Mastercard
  • Visa

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for full breakfast: approximately GBP 15 for adults and GBP 15 for children
  • Pet fee: GBP 25 per pet, per night plus GBP 20 one-time cleaning fee
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 25.00 (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 15.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 15.0 per night

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 credit card, debit card, or 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 debit cards; cash is not accepted
Noise-free guestrooms cannot be guaranteed
Safety features at this property include a carbon monoxide detector, a fire extinguisher, a smoke detector, a security system, a first aid kit, and window guards

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

City Gate Exeter
City Gate Hotel
City Gate Hotel Exeter
Hotel City Gate
The City Gate Hotel Exeter, Devon
City Gate
The City Gate Hotel Exeter Devon
The City Gate Hotel Inn
The City Gate Hotel Exeter
The City Gate Hotel Inn Exeter

The City Gate Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.8

Excellent

Rating 10 - Excellent. 305 out of 539 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 160 out of 539 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 46 out of 539 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 20 out of 539 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 539 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely boutique bedroom pub in a great location to walk everywhere. Friendly helpful staff with good pub food.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great staff and location
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had a great stay with our 2 dogs. Staff were very helpful and gorgeous boutique rooms. Lovely breakfast too!
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really chic room with lots of treats and amenities. Excellent staff too. Superb breakfast and coffee. I could not fault it.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely place in great location.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great location. Lovely hotel
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was nice and clean and the staff friendly and helpful. Breakfast was also spot on, would recommend to friends.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Friendly staff, lovely quiet hotel, excellent food.
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great breakfast
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The room was clean and quiet. The amenities were excellent and the hotel itself is perfectly located. The staff were really helpful and very friendly. The food in the bar was also excellent both in quality and value for money. I would recommend the hotel and the bar to anyone travelling to Exeter
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely central venue, really well presented with a lovely bar and restaurant and outside area. The room was fab, but be warned there’s a lot of stairs!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great hotel, service, rooms and food was fantastic.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
Verified review

8/10 Good

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel, but unfortunately the AC did not work properly during my stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Small room but well appointed. Very spacious and modern bathroom. Just down the hill from the high street, making the hotel quiet but well located. Beautiful pub below with great outdoor and indoor spaces.
Stayed 1 night in May 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely staff. Very helpful and friendly. Great place to stay!
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I believe its pets friendly
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Will stay here again when we return to Exeter. Very comfortable room. Especially appreciated nice toiletries, including conditioner and body lotion, and having a well lit bathroom with magnifying mirror made getting ready for the day so much easier. We enjoyed the vegan options and good coffee for breakfast. Lovely accommodations and super nice people. Highly recommend.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great place to stay in Exeter

This is an amazing place to stay when Exeter. Good location, very nice food and a bery friendly staff 🤗
The bar/lounge area
Pimms Fizz
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
A nice stay in a conveniently location with a very friendly bunch of staff, very relaxing break.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Verified review

6/10 Okay

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Was ok for one night
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Top level floors have rooms with slanted ceilings. This takes up air space and makes those rooms a bit awkward to move. The tanks up there make loud noises when filling too. May be a more pleasant stay if you book rooms on the 1-2 floor. Nice bar/brunch area downstairs and friendly staff. Near downtown.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2026
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely room with everything you could want in it. Very friendly helpful staff. Would definitely stay again.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Perfect location for shopping and the hotel served an amazing roast dinner.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Clean room, very big bed. Staff were all super friendly and helpful
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2025
Verified review

10/10 Excellent

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Great stay!

A fantastic stay at City Gate Hotel. Really enjoyed the large bedroom, the bar and restaurant downstairs, and the delicious breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025