Name: Sidholme Hotel
Address: Elysian Fields Sidmouth,Elysian Fields, Sidmouth, Sidmouth, Sidmouth, EX10 8UJ, United Kingdom
Rating: 2

Smoke-free property

Heating

Gift shop

Chapel

Garden

Terrace

All Spaces Non-Smoking (public and private)

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Bridal suite

Non-smoking rooms

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Hairdryer

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Diet menu (on request)

Restaurant

Packed Lunches

Bottled water (at extra charge)

Kettle

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Internet access

Internet

Spanish

English

French

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Billiards

Picnic area

Sun Deck

Ping-Pong

Recreation

Free parking

Parking

Swimming pool

Beach facilities

Pool and beach

Fax and copy machine

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Darts

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Sidmouth Museum

East Devon Art

Sidmouth Beach

Sidmouth - Valley, Ridge and Jurassic Coast Walk

South West Coast Path Section 45 Trailhead

Jacobs Ladder Beach

Norman Lockyer Observatory

Salcombe Hill Walk

Exeter International Airport

Sidholme Hotel

Sidmouth

The hotel is a building site.  It won't be open until 2023.
I suggest you remove it from your website until it reopens  It promises to be a great hotel when it re-opens, especially if it retains some of the original features like a conference room with chandeliers and dacilities like the billiard room.  I am hoping to book when they re  -open next year.

Lovely hotel, within easy walking of the seafront.
Breakfast neither day was particularly good.
There is a swimming pool but we didn't use.
Reception staff great. 
Perfect for families.
Ideal location only a few miles from the M5. Free parking.
Lovely old building but plenty of stairs. 
Would stay again but not in the colder months.

I have stayed many times in the annex in Sidholme, and love the fact that it is affordable, clean, it's free to park the car and meals can be added on as required.  The swimming pool is lovely, the music room is amazing and it has delightful and relaxing gardens.  The walk into town is about 10 minutes.  Sidholme is a Christian Guild Hotel which is so friendly; it may be a little old fashioned for some but is quiet and relaxing with a comfortable lounge, large dining room which looks out onto the gardens and it often hosts concerts or specialist events.  It's a little gem and it's so sad that negative reviews on here have affected the hotel.  The rooms within the main house may have TVs, ensuites etc but the annex provides a comfortable place to stay which is incredibly good value and which I am extremely happy to choose when visiting Sidmouth.

Great value in the annexe

The main rooms of this hotel are fine. The Music Room is amazing. The bedrooms are decidedly tired and need refurbishing urgently, but are cheap so maybe people don't mind the standard of the rooms. The kitchen provided 40+ meals on Monday night, with three choices for each course which was some doing! 

A course on Christian Spirituality

My sister and I stayed at the Sidholme hotel while visiting my uncle for his 100th birthday celebration. We approached the hotel on foot from the main road and found ourselves walking through a wooden gate into the most beautiful garden. It took us a minute to find the main entrance, but when we finally did we entered a small lobby with the check-in counter off to the right. The staff were super friendly and helpful during our whole visit. The hotel is like a rabbit warren and it is fun to explore and easy to get lost. They host musical in the other events and while we were there we were able to listen in in on a wonderful jazz concert. We also ate breakfast with a bird watching group. We stayed in a small room with two twin beds and and a large modern bathroom. We slept with the windows open and woke up surprised by a visit from a friendly kitty. The hotel is a short walk from the heart of town in the ocean. Sidmouth is beautiful at Christmas. The room we had was clean though small, but I felt the entire ambience of the place was delightful. We thoroughly enjoyed our stay.

Fairytale grounds

I've just returned from 4 nights at the Sidholme hotel and it far exceeded my expectations. The hotel is a mansion set in expansive gardens, with an annexe and a modern swimming pool built in the grounds. We had room 14, which is a large family room in the main house, with a large communal balcony looking over the south facing garden. We were there as part of a conference, so knowing all the other guests may have added to our experience, but the beauty of the building and Sidmouth in general, plus the quality of the food, friendliness of the staff and the general atmosphere really did make this the first stress free hotel stay we have experienced with our soon to be 3 year old. A lot of negative comments on here have been levelled at the annexe building, which I didn't personally visit, but I did speak to friends who stayed in the annexe and they didn't have anything to complain about.

More than a hotel

I have stayed here in the main house & the annexe as a family, on my own & more recently with my ESA Assistance Dog.

Breaks my heart to see negative reviews when what you get for the price paid is incredible!

I paid £72:90 through Booking.Com (Hotel will price match) for 2 nights in a single room in the basic annexe. 

That’s £36:45 per night for bed, clean bedding, tea/coffee, clock radio, sink with hot water, towels. (Shared Toilet/shower/bath which is very near rooms) hot Buffett breakfast with tea/coffee/juices. Access to a beautiful swimming pool with showers, toilets & towels provided. You also have shampoo & bath/shower gel/soap in the rooms

Historic house set in beautiful grounds with an amazing history.

If you want five star then pay for it! In my opinion what you get here is a lot more for you pay.

GREAT VALUE IN THE ANNEXE

Stayed here for two nights. The annexe room was dirty and rundown. The bed was awful and so uncomfortable Everytime I moved the noice was horrendous and the other bed had a huge dip in the middle,carpet was not hoovered and covered in stains, we dropped a phone on the floor and discovered under the bed a pair of shoes and a dirty tissue. It's like a ghost hotel 😂 curtains let in all the light and every noise  next door or above you could hear even some one farting,the room had no shower or w/c!!! Please don't stay hear if you are under 85!!!
Just pay more and don't stay here

Hotel for the living dead lol

Sidmouth is an expensive seaside town, and this is one of its lowest priced hotels, so that has to be taken into account in the overall context of this review.

It is a fairly short walk from the town, quite close to the Radway cinema area, but a bit of a walk, or drive, from the sea front.  It is up a fairly narrow lane, Elysian Fields.  There is another rear gate on Brewery Lane, but I am not certain if that gate is always open.  There are three car parks, one on arrival from Elysian Fields, one very small one just outside the main building and another slightly larger one at the back, behind the Annex, near the Brewery Lane end.

The main building is quite an impressive old building, possibly once a mansion or similar, with a very wide staircase, but we were booked (at very short notice, it has to be said) into the Annex, a building a short distance away, which is considerably less impressive.

The room we had was VERY basic - very tired, small, a little smelly and with almost no colour.  We did know it was the last room available, and although we wanted a double only a twin was left, which was acceptable as it was for only one night after an event in town.  It has been many years, however, since I have been to a hotel with a shared toilet instead of ensuite and being of a certain age this was rather inconvenient, but again we had been informed of this before arrival.

Breakfast in the main hotel building was absolutely fine - staff bring teas and coffee on request to your table (although this is not made immediately obvious) and you collect everything else from a buffet area.

The hotel is run by a Christian organisation, but this is not at all "in your face".  There was no attempt to force this on anyone.  In fact, apart from spotting a few leaflets dotted about the place, it was barely noticeable.

On balance, some aspects of this hotel are rather nice, and it is considerably less expensive than other local hotels, but the Annex is not somewhere I would happily stay again.  I would hope the main building rooms would be superior, but if so, they are probably more expensive.

Consider your budget and how much you are prepared to compromise for it.  If a very basic hotel, convenient for town if not quite the beach, at not too high a price,  and a decent breakfast is all you want, and you are not too fussed about style or convenience, this will do, but I won't be rushing back. 

Sometimes it is worth spending a bit more to get more.  I got what I paid for.

If you don't pay a lot, you don't get a lot

Not knowing what to expect as we have never stayed in a Christian guild hotel before, we were absolutely impressed. The food was first rate, the staff were friendly, efficient and nothing was too much trouble. The hotel itself was quirky and full of character, this said everything was more than adequate, clean and comfortable. If you are expecting modern and clean lined this is not the place for you. If however you enjoy friendly people to spend your time with in a pleasant and comfortable place then I can recommend Sidholme to you.

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