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Balfour Arms

3.0 star property
Sidmouth inn with restaurant and bar/lounge

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Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
    Bar
  • Free parking
    Free parking
  • Non-smoking
    Non-smoking
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi
  • Restaurant
    Restaurant
  • Child-friendly activities
    Child-friendly activities
Main amenities
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Restaurant and bar/lounge
  • Breakfast available
  • Garden
  • Arcade/game room
  • Conference space
  • Wedding services
  • Playground
Feel at home
  • Playground on site
  • Garden
  • Daily housekeeping
  • Arcade/game room
  • Free self parking
  • Kids' menu
The price is $83
$100 total
includes taxes & fees
Dec 9 - Dec 10

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Classic Double or Twin Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Heating
Connecting rooms available
Flat-screen TV
Heating
Separate bedroom
Blackout drapes/curtains
Rainfall showerhead
Hydromassage showerhead
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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About the neighborhood

Map
Woolbrook Road, Sidmouth, England, EX10 9RU

What's nearby

  • Sidmouth - Valley, Ridge and Jurassic Coast Walk - 3 min drive - 2.6 km
  • Norman Lockyer Observatory - 5 min drive - 3.5 km
  • The Donkey Sanctuary - 6 min drive - 4.9 km
  • Jacobs Ladder Beach - 7 min drive - 3.0 km
  • Sidmouth Beach - 7 min drive - 2.7 km

Getting around

  • Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.) - 21 min drive
  • Honiton Feniton Station - 23 min drive
  • Honiton Station - 23 min drive
  • Newcourt Station - 24 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Courtyard - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Rising Sun - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪Radway Inn - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Cornish Bakery - ‬3 min drive
  • ‪The Marine - ‬3 min drive

About this property

Balfour Arms

Enjoy your visit to Sidmouth with a stay at Balfour Arms. Guests looking for a bite to eat can check out the restaurant, and the bar/lounge is the perfect spot to grab a drink at the end of the day.

Languages

English

At a glance

Hotel size

  • 3 rooms

Arriving/Leaving

  • Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
  • Early check-in subject to availability
  • Check-out time is 11:00 AM

Restrictions related to your trip

  • Check COVID-19 restrictions.

Special check-in instructions

  • Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival

Required at check-in

  • Credit card, debit card, or cash deposit required for incidental charges
  • Government-issued photo ID may be required

Pets

  • Service animals welcome

Internet

  • Free WiFi in public areas

Parking

  • Free onsite self parking

Other information

  • Smoke-free property

Property amenities

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Restaurant
  • Bar/lounge

Traveling with children

  • Playground
  • Children's menu

Working away

  • Conference space

Services

  • Wedding services

Facilities

  • Garden
  • Arcade/game room

Room amenities

Freshen up

  • Towels

Stay connected

  • WiFi

More

  • Daily housekeeping

Fees & policies

Policies

This property does not have elevators.

Also known as

Balfour Arms Inn
Balfour Arms Sidmouth
Balfour Arms Inn Sidmouth

Frequently asked questions

Does Balfour Arms offer free cancellation for a full refund?
Yes, Balfour Arms does have fully refundable room rates available to book on our site. If you’ve booked a fully refundable room rate, this can be cancelled up to a few days before check-in depending on the property's cancellation policy. Just make sure to check this property's cancellation policy for the exact terms and conditions.
Is parking offered on site at Balfour Arms?
Yes, there's free self parking.
What are the check-in and check-out times at Balfour Arms?
Check-in start time: 2:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM. Check-out time is 11:00 AM.
What is there to do at Balfour Arms and nearby?
Balfour Arms has an arcade and a garden.
Are there restaurants at or near Balfour Arms?
Yes, there's an onsite restaurant.
What's the area around Balfour Arms like?
Balfour Arms is a short 11-minute walk from East Devon and 15 minutes' walk from Historic Sidmouth.

Balfour Arms Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.8/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

8.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

2/10 Poor

Very dissatisfied wouldn’t book there again
We booked the accommodations in the Balfour Arms in May and they canceled our reservation 2 days before we were to arrive from Australia. They offered us NO help find other accommodation , made the excuse they had double booked the room and left us high and dry. Very unhappy and lucky to find somewhere else at this time of year.
Evelyn, 1-night trip
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2/10 Poor

Noisiest place I have ever stayed.
Extremely noisy as they have a band on a Saturday night who was playing until midnight and might as well be playing in our room. Was advised it isn't mentioned on hotels.com but it does get mentioned if you book on their website, which didn't help.
Paul, 1-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

wonderful place
Wonderful place with friendly staff and good food. Stayed one night. Had lunch and dinner there. Participated in the bar's trivia night - finished last but had a great time. Free on-site parking, and free breakfast in the morning.
Mary E, 1-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

JOHN, 1-night trip
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8/10 Very Good

m, 1-night business trip
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2/10 Poor

One to miss
Room ok. Stairways to room dirty . Live band on till 10pm . Told would be towels in room later . We asked 5 x , told would 5 mins 3 x , at 9 . 30pm . Asked a young girl for towels as the people running the place had disappeared. Received at 9.45 pm from young girl . Told at breakfast only limited food , due to no deliveries . We had a bacon sandwich. The place should be removed from list. The trouble with these places they have taken your money, before you arrive so you cannot get any refund.
S, 1-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Andrew, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

1-night trip
Verified Hoteles.com guest review

4/10 Fair

A pub.
This is a pub - with pub food which is good. The accommodation-the bed was comfortable - the toilet seat was not attached, there was a missing plug in the washbasin, and the bedroom door was almost impossible to lock. It is such a shame - obviously a lack of staff - we stayed due to the reviews, but we found they were not in keeping to what we experienced.
Diane, 2-night trip
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6/10 Good

John, 1-night trip
Verified Expedia guest review

10/10 Exceptional

Loved our stay.
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay and would recommend you try it. Has a new owner who is in the process of upgrading areas and training his staff even more. Our bedroom was comfortable, just no hairdryer at present. There was an issue with the heating while we were there but this was solved with a portable heater till it was fixed. Met two other lovely couples (only three rooms), we joined up for a great evening of quizzing, we came second!! Also have other entertainment throughout the week. Food was great with an excellent breakfast. Once this new manager upgrades some things it would get an excellent all around from us but we would go back again anyway as we were made so very welcome.
Amy, 2-night trip
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8/10 Very Good

Phillip, 2-night trip
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8/10 Very Good

Staff welcoming
Was worried when entering property as porch was full of old cigarette stubs and rubbish but pub was clean and staff very welcoming. The bed was extremely comfortable and the breakfast far exceeded our expectations. Would stay again.
Graham, 1-night trip
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4/10 Fair

Very unhappy with our stay
The double room we had was excellent, spotlessly clean, very comfortable, lovely bathroom. We stayed for 2 nights, the beds were not made for 2nd night, cups not washed, no extra coffee or tea. Breakfast for 1st morning was awful, full English ordered, the waitress had to go to Lidl to get eggs as no eggs available, eventually arrived, bacon cold, fried eggs and mushrooms running in fat. Terrible. 2nd morning the chef didn't turn up so cleaner got the landlord to cook our breakfast breakfast and that was cooked beautifully. The other problem we had was the noise, room directly above the bar, band playing both nights and parties. First night noise stopped at midnight second night went on until 02.30. There was 1set of earplugs provided in the room which had absolutely no affect at all against the constant noise level. Extremely disappointed stay.
Jane, 2-night family trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Great owners and staff wouldn't hesitate to book again if in the area excellent value for money
Richard, 1-night trip
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8/10 Very Good

Overnight Stay
Nice overnight stay food from the restaurant was very good. Recommend the Rib Eye. A bit of noise from downstairs, but it is a pub after all. Quiet a little later so all good.
Mark, 1-night business trip
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8/10 Very Good

Lovely room, a pity about quality of our dinner
Our stay was three days.The room was spacious and nicely decorated. But we were unable to get a wifi signal anywhere in the hotel. Comfortable bed. A good shower. The price included breakfast which was a reasonable standard but not up to that of Premier Inn. A pity that the stair carpet leading the rooms was stained and not a good introduction to such a nice room. We ate one evening meal a chicken and bacon pie. The taste was reasonable but the content sparse, 4 small pieces of chicken.
Graeme, 2-night trip
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8/10 Very Good

The bedroom was nicely decorated and a good size. The bed was very comfortable. Good size bathroom but too cold as no heating
1-night trip with friends
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10/10 Exceptional

Fantastic stay.
From the greeting when we got here. The beautiful room with all ammenites. Fantastic food to a high standard. Would highly recommend staying here.
Alan, 1-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

We had a great stay, Everything was fine, Staff friendly and food was excellent
Margaret, 1-night trip
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8/10 Very Good

Very good value
Very pleasant, food & drink more than acceptable. Car parking right outside the door. 25 minute walk to the sea front which we enjoyed. Only negative was noise from the bar & those leaving late at night, but we were early to bed, it is a pub & the room rates were very reasonable.
a, 3-night trip
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8/10 Very Good

John, 2-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Short break
We stayed for two nights and we felt very welcome. The room was very comfortable with a good quality bed and fresh white linen and duvet cover. The en-suite shower room was very well presented and modern. We ate there on both nights and enjoyed the food. Breakfast was freshly cooked to order ,which is so much better than buffet type breakfasts. We really enjoyed the cooked breakfast but felt that if you wished to have continental you would not have so much choice. Overall a pleasant stay and recommended for a short break.
Graham, 2-night trip
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10/10 Exceptional

Lovely
Juliet, 1-night romance trip
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8/10 Very Good

Business stay
Booked for a business stay, all good.
1-night business trip
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