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Reviews of Bendene Townhouse

Bendene Townhouse
15-16 Richmond Road, Exeter, England

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 69 out of 173 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 71 out of 173 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 20 out of 173 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 10 out of 173 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 3 out of 173 reviews" "

8.8/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

8.8/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Excellent find, near the center of the city between two train stations. Friendly and professional staff, and very basic but well-kept accommodations.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from Emily on Apr 20, 2024
Dear Stephen, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, it is very appreciated. I am so glad you enjoyed your stay and we hope to welcome you back soon!

10/10 Excellent

Metal

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was very nice and peaceful
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024
Response from Emily on Mar 30, 2024
Dear Keith, Thank you for your lovely review. I am glad you enjoyed your stay and we hope to welcome you back soon. Kind regardsEmily & Team

10/10 Excellent

Hermogenes

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very nice and polite staff. Very helpful too
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2024
Response from The Bendene Townhouse on Feb 25, 2024
Dear Hermogenes Thank you for your glowing review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay with us and found our wonderful team to be polite and helpful. We hope to see you again soon.Kind RegardsBendene Team

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All the staff here are a pleasure and are very polite and enthusiastic and willing to help and that is something I would gladly rave about! It is also very female friendly, in reference to experience and the area, as it's in close proximity to public transport access and other amenities. It is very well cleaned and maintained and I guarantee that you'll have a wonderful stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2024
Response from Emily on Feb 16, 2024
Dear Katherine, Thank you so much for your glowing review! We really appreciate it. I am so glad you always enjoy your stay and we can't wait to welcome you back soon. Warm regardsEmily & Team

10/10 Excellent

DAVID

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great stay
Excellent as always
Stayed 2 nights in Jan 2024
Response from The Bendene Townhouse on Jan 31, 2024
Hi DavidThank you for your lovely review, we are glad you always enjoy your stay with us and hope to welcome you back in the near future.Kindest RegardsBendene Team

10/10 Excellent

Katherine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Was amazing! Will definitely come again :)
Stayed 3 nights in Jan 2024
Response from Emily on Jan 19, 2024
Dear Katherine, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. It is very appreciated. I am so glad you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to welcoming you back again soon. Kind regardsEmilyTown House Manager

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Convenient and quiet location.
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023
Response from The Bendene Townhouse on Dec 11, 2023
Thank you for your review, I'm you had a pleasant time at the Bendene and hope you will be a returning guest.

6/10 Okay

sophie

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2023
Response from The Bendene Townhouse on Dec 5, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I hope you had a nice stay, I can see you only left a 6 out of 10. We would really appreciate some more details on this feedback, if you could please send us email so we know where can improve.

10/10 Excellent

Anthny

Stayed 3 nights in Nov 2023
Response from The Bendene Townhouse on Dec 19, 2023
Thank you for your generous 5 out of 5 rating! Have a merry Christmas and hope to see you in the new year.

10/10 Excellent

Kate

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely friendly staff, very welcoming
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from The Bendene Team on Nov 24, 2023
Thank you for your kind review, we will pass on your positive feedback and hope to welcome you again soon!

10/10 Excellent

Jade

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fantastic stay.
Arriving around 6pm, I was met with a smile, and a very friendly greeting. It felt like I was visiting a friend. As I was only staying for one night, I got a free upgrade, to a lovely king room. French doors led to a spacious and neat terrace. Oh, the happiness on finding a room with excellent ventilation, rather than a window which opens only an inch! In the morning, I left, knowing that Bendene is the only place I will stay when next I visit Exeter.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2023
Response from The Bendene Team on Nov 19, 2023
Hi JadeThank you so much for your lovely view. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and your wonderful room. We look forward to hosting you again on your return to Exeter.Kind RegardsBendene Team

8/10 Good

Kyle

Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2023
Response from The Bendene Team on Nov 13, 2023
Thank you for rating us so highly, we appreciate the positive feedback. I do hope you be returning again soon!

6/10 Okay

Demi

Liked: Staff & service
Could accommodate for people’s vehicles. Had to pay each day like £8 to park 20 minutes away from the hotel !
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023
Response from The Bendene Team on Oct 27, 2023
Hi Demi Thank you for your rating! I'm sorry to hear you had trouble with car parking. Due to our location we are unable to accommodate our own car parking facilities. There is a car park two minuets up the road from which can used during and overnight. Our friendly team would of been more than happy to advise you on where to park before or during your stay. I do hope you had a pleasant experience despite this downfall.

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Bendene Townhouse was a great accommodation for my time in Exeter. I wasbeven upgraded to the penthouse room which had lovely views of the nearby church and college. The facilities were also great and staff were nice and welcoming. Highly recommended!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023
Response from The Bendene Team on Oct 18, 2023
Hi Chris, thank you for your kind review, we are very happy to hear you had such a great time with us. It always great to hear positive feedback especially in regards to our brilliant staff. We are so glad you would recommended our Townhouse and hope you will stay with us again soon!

8/10 Good

Angeline

Stayed 7 nights in Sep 2023
Response from The Bendene Team on Nov 4, 2023
Thank you very much for the great feedback. It is truly appreciated.

10/10 Excellent

Abdul

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from The Bendene Team on Oct 18, 2023
Thank you for rating us so highly. I'm glad you had a pleasant stay and hope you will be a returning guest soon!

6/10 Okay

Peter

Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2023
Response from The Bendene Team on Sep 22, 2023
Dear Peter,Thank you very much for taking some of your own time to leave us a review.We hope you enjoyed your stay with us.Kind Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Awesome
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from The Bendene Team on Sep 22, 2023
Dear Simon,Thank you very much for your feedback. We are very pleased you found your stay awesome.We look forward to host you once again in a near future.Kind Regards,

10/10 Excellent

Nicky

Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from Emily on Sep 12, 2023
Dear Nicky, Thank you very much for taking the time to leave a review, as a small business it is very appreciated. We ae so glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to welcome you back soon. Kind regardsEmilyTown House Manager

4/10 Poor

Rebecca

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great location& staff, shame about the hot room
Unfortunately it appeared that the carpet on the room had not been hoovered, there was empty food wrappers under the double bed from previous occupants. The shower was blocked and the toilet seat was not attached properly on one side. The shower was fixed very quickly when mentioned but the toilet seat was not. The room was very very stuffy, because there was only a patio door for fresh air, obviously this couldn’t safely be left open through the night and so it got uncomfortably hot with 4 people in a small room during a very hot weekend in September. The blinds for the door did not block out much light so we were woken at sun rise. We did buy some black plastic bags and stick them to the patio doors to reduce the light as after all this was a holiday so wanted to try and sleep in a little past 6am. The bathroom fan pulled in a smoky smell which was quite unpleasant as well. The smell went when we turned off the fan. The beds were clean and tiny however very firm mattresses. Staff were very friendly and location was very central.
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from Emily on Sep 9, 2023
Dear Rebecca, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review, your feedback is always appreciated to help us improve. I have emailed you directly about your stay. Kind regardsEmilyTown House Manager

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023
Response from The Bendene Team on Oct 30, 2023
Thank you for rating us so highly! We are so glad you had a 10 out of 10 experience . We hope you stay again soon, many thanks.

8/10 Good

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great value and close to the centre of town. Ongoing refurbishment is good to see as its needed a little. Some areas look a bit tired and the shared bathroom needs a freshen up. Staff are fantastic - friendly, helpful and efficient. Overall - very recommended.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023
Response from Emily on Aug 26, 2023
Hi GaryThank you for your lovely. We are glad you liked the friendliness of our staff, we do pride ourself on great service. Yes we are currently undergoing renovations so we hope to see you again when we are even better.Kind RegardsReception Team

8/10 Good

Elena

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Good location but noisy in the morning (scaffolding).
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Emily on Aug 26, 2023
Dear Elena, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a review, it is always appreciated. I am so glad you liked our location, we are in the best place for the city centre. I apologise for any noise disturbance you experienced, we have had some maintenance work completed hence the scaffolding, but now that it is all down we would love to welcome you back again. Kind regardsEmilyTown House Manager

10/10 Excellent

Austin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really friendly staff. Clean and functional room.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Emily on Aug 22, 2023
Dear Austin, Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review! I am so glad you found our staff friendly and the room was suitable for you. I hope to welcome you back in the future. Kind regardsEmilyTown House Manager

8/10 Good

Dylan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023
Response from Emily on Aug 22, 2023
Dear Dylan, Thank you for taking the time to leave a review. I am glad ypu enjoyed your stay, please do let us know if you have any feedback as it does help us improve. I hope to welcome you back soon. Kind regardsEmilyTown House Manager

6/10 Okay

Susan

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Emily on Aug 22, 2023
Dear Susan, Thank you for your review. If you have any comments or feedback for us, please let us know as we do like to take it on board to help us improve. We hope to welcome you back soon.Kind regardsEmilyTown House Manager

8/10 Good

Janos

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Very good stay
Excellent location and extremely friendly and helpful staff. Although the bed was not the most comfortable and the headboard was lose but it was still ok for the period I stayed there. Overall, I would recommend the Bendene Townhouse for its location, cleanliness and friendliness!
Stayed 6 nights in Jul 2023
Response from Emily on Jul 27, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review! Rest assured we are improving a lot of our rooms which includes upgrading some of the beds. We hope to welcome you back in the future. Kind regardsEmily Town House Manager

10/10 Excellent

Kim

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Felt like a home away from home. It is well located in Exeter which made it easy to walk around and see the sights but quiet in evening. The room was lovely with a nice view.
Response from Emily on Jul 8, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We are so glad you enjoyed your stay and hope to welcome you back soon.

10/10 Excellent

Nadia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2023
Response from Emily on Jul 8, 2023
Thank you for taking the time to leave us a lovely review. We hope to welcome you back soon.

8/10 Good

Sarah

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mike

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely room, well sutuated
Location was excellent. 5 mins walk to high street. Room was clean and plenty big enough for 2 adults and 2 children 5 and 4. Walk in shower was lovely. Door out to the courtyard for views of cathedral etc
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Anoushka

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent B&B close to the city cente. Staff were really friendly and welcoming and room was spotless.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2022

6/10 Okay

Mark

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
My wife and I stayed for just one night for a shopping trip. The house is close the city centre, easy walking distance. Public car park just 1 min walk. The staff were extremely welcoming and the room was clean and tidy. The breakfast was great. The rooms were basic but nicely furnished. There was a note to stay work was underway to refurbish which the bathrooms were in need of, a bit outdated, but clean and functional. There was also a note to explain the house is old and therefore not soundproofed which was evident at night as you could hear people walking up the stairs, right outside the room, and people talking and moving around in their rooms
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022
Response from Reception on Nov 28, 2022
Hello Mark, Thanks for having taken the time to post a review. We are very pleased to hear that you enjoyed your stay overall, including your room, breakfast and our lovely location. I shall pass your compliments to all concerned, including the chef. :-) We are sorry to hear that you found it a little noisy, but should you decide to stay with us again, please contact us in advance and we shall do our absolute best to find you a lovely, quiet room. All best wishes, Sophie Reception

10/10 Excellent

Michaela

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little guest house in the city centre
Very welcoming front of house and chef. Amazing hot breakfast served at your preferred time. The street is a little noisy with students on their nights out but the guest house is clean and comfortable, with comfy pillows. Very good value for money and I would definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Oct 29, 2022
Hello Michaela, Thanks so much for your kind words and glorious review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay and I shall pass your compliments to all concerned, not least the chef. :-) We hope that you had a lovely time in Exeter and it would be delightful to see you again next time you visit. All best wishes, Sophie Reception

10/10 Excellent

Nwakaego

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Oct 6, 2022
Thank you for your lovely rating!

8/10 Good

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great central location and clean and comfortable.
Great little B&B for a short stay. Close to the train station and other amenities. Room was comfortable, breakfast was excellent. Be warned, however, that the stairs are steep and narrow. Quite a challenge with heavy luggage!
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Sep 21, 2022
Hello Stuart, Thanks so much for your lovely review. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay, including your room, breakfast and our lovely location. I shall pass your compliments to all concerned, not least the chef. Indeed, we do have quite a few stairs, but if you would like to stay with us again, please contact us in advance and we shall do our absolute best to find you a lovely room on a lower floor. :-)All best wishes, Sophie Reception

10/10 Excellent

Gladies

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We stayed in Bendene for a night and I must stay that it was lovely. The room was pretty and clean. They have this free coffee and tea and some marmalade, honey and oatmeal biscuit which is very delicious. Staff are friendly and the location of hotel is good enough to roam around the city centre. Overall we loved it there.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Sep 20, 2022
Hello Gladies, Thanks so much for your kind words and glorious review! We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay - including your room and our lovely location - and I shall pass your compliments to all concerned. :-) We hope that you had a lovely time in Exeter and it would be delightful to see you again next time you visit. All best wishes, Sophie Reception

8/10 Good

DAVID

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Basic stay
It was a basic room a little tired, and our bed was not what you would call comfortable The bathroom was shared, but was a couple of flights of stairs down, which is a fair way for a morning shower. Breakfast was fresh and tasty.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Sep 12, 2022
Hello David, Many thanks for having taken the time to post a review. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your overall stay, including your breakfast. I shall pass your compliments to the chef. :-) We are sorry to hear that your bed was not comfortable and that the shared bathroom was a little further away from your room than you would have liked. Should you decide to stay with us again, please contact us in advance and we shall do our absolute best to find you either a lovely ensuite room or one closer to the shared bathroom. All best wishes, Sophie Reception

10/10 Excellent

Jan

Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Sep 10, 2022
Hello Jan, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are glad to know you found your stay positive and hope to see you again in the future!

4/10 Poor

Mark

Traveled with group
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Sep 10, 2022
Hello Mark, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. We are sorry to see that your stay was not positive and would have loved to know your feedback so we know where to improve for the future. All best wishes.

8/10 Good

Nicoleta

Traveled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The place was very clean, the staff very friendly and a very good breakfast!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Sep 10, 2022
Hello Nicoleta, thank you for your lovely review! We are very glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and I shall pass your compliments on to all those concerned. We hope to see you again in the future at the Bendene Townhouse!

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Traveled with family
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stopped off for an overnight stay passing through. Location is good, with free overnight parking in a close by car park (6pm -8am) Staff were very helpful upon check in. Room was clean and tidy, with the only exception being it appeared the shower drain had not been cleaned for quite some time, and water did not flow freely down it. Shower running for 2 mins caused the shower tray to fill up. I removed it upon leaving to give a ‘heads up’ it needed doing!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Aug 18, 2022
Thank you for taking the time to leave a review! We are glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay with us and I shall pass you compliments on to all those concerned. I apologise that the shower was not up to standard and can only hope this did not affect your stay too greatly.

2/10 Terrible

R

Traveled with group
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very disappointed
Very disappointing, the pictures seem way out of date. The guest house desperately needs some TLC and redecorating. The bathrooms were in serious need of an upgrade, along with the rusty radiator, peeling wallpaper and general state of the room. The bed and pillows were very uncomfortable. I understand this is an old building but there is zero sound proofing. Added to a pretty miserable stay, we were woken up both nights by some yobs who were staying at the hotel playing very loud vibrating base house music at 3 am on the first night and then swearing, shouting and being obscene on the 2nd night, again at 3 am. The photos that are shown on Hotels.com must have been taken years ago as they are not accurate. The lovely bar area shown with all the umbrellas, doesn’t even exist..? We even showed the receptionist and she just looked blankly and said it wasn’t in Exeter..? Breakfast was good.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Aug 2, 2022
Hello Mr R.P, thank you for taking the time to leave a review. With regards to the room issues, we do request our guests to let us know of any problems as soon as possible so that they may be rectified. With regards to the loud noises experienced, the source on the first night came from outside the hotel by members of the public not staying at our hotel, which, putting their safety at risk, the night manager went out to request they respect the area. The second night was also rectified as soon as was possible, although we cannot control the actions of residents. I apologise that you were misled by a photo, however, we do not state anywhere in our hotel descriptions that we have have a bar or evening food and drink services. We will have a member of marketing look into this matter. All our rooms are in the process of being renovated. However, we are a small, locally owned hotel so this can take time. We hope you enjoyed your stay in Exeter otherwise.

10/10 Excellent

Sandie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice place to stay
Nice place to stay, good value for money, breakfast was very nice, the room was clean and comfortable and the staff were very polite and helpful. Only negative comment is for the owner to be more observant of the window frames going up the stairs could do with a clean and a coat of paint and maybe the snaggings on the carpets going up the stairs making it look untidybut apart from that nice comfortable place 😁
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Jul 4, 2022
Hi Sophie, Thank you for the lovely review! We are delighted to hear you enjoyed your stay and shall pass the compliments on to all those concerned. Your insightful feedback is also much appreciated and will be taken on board. All the best!

8/10 Good

Jackie

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Aug 18, 2022
Thank you Jackie for taking the time to leave us a review!

8/10 Good

Olivia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff were very helpful and the rooms were comfortable and clean. The walls and floors are a little thin so you are certainly aware of the other guests but this did not affect my pleasant stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Jul 1, 2022
Hello Olivia, Thanks so much for your lovely review. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay and I shall pass your compliments to all concerned. :-) We hope that you had a lovely time in Exeter and it would be delightful to see you again next time you visit. All best wishes, Sophie Reception

8/10 Good

Charlie

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on Jun 21, 2022
Hello Charlie, Thanks so much for your lovely review. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay. :-) We hope that you had a lovely time in Exeter and it would be delightful to see you again next time you visit. All best wishes, Sophie Reception

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on May 25, 2022
Hello there, Thanks so much for your glorious review. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay and had such a positive experience with us. :-) We hope that you had a lovely time in Exeter and it would be delightful to see you again next time you visit. All best wishes, Sophie Reception

2/10 Terrible

iris

Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on May 20, 2022
Hello Iris, Thank you for having taken the time to post a review. We are extremely sorry to hear that you did not enjoy your stay. It would be helpful to know what it was that was dissatisfactory, so that we can be made aware of any issues which might need to be addressed. All best wishes, Sophie Reception

10/10 Excellent

Hannah

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Great little hotel.
Great stay with friends. Lovely place, great hospitality, clean and comfortable rooms, delicious breakfast and very convenient to walk into the centre of Exeter. Would stay again.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022
Response from Receptionist at Bendene Townhouse. on May 17, 2022
Hello Hannah, Thanks so much for your kind words and glorious review. We are delighted to hear that you enjoyed your stay and I shall pass your compliments to all concerned, not least the chef. :-) We hope that you had a lovely time in Exeter and it would be delightful to see you again next time you visit. All best wishes, Sophie Reception