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Dukes

The Esplanade, Sidmouth EX10 8AR, England
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Dukes
Ranked #16 of 29 Sidmouth B&B and Inns
4.0 of 5 stars 35 Reviews
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Senior Contributor
28 reviews 28 reviews
Reviews in 19 cities Reviews in 19 cities
6 helpful votes 6 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012 via mobile

Small & nice Inn in the center of sidmouth on the sea front. We found this inn nicer than the hotels around, that were more formal. We had one room for one night with sea view. The room was very confortable and quiet. Breakfast was good. However, it was 100pounds for the night... Parking free along the sea side.

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 13 May 2012

Just back from visiting relatives in Sidmouth and a two night stay at Dukes. My father and I had booked two single rooms, but he was given a very nice double room with sea view on the first floor (room 4) and I had a lovely little single on the second floor (room 8). Exceptional value at £46 pn b&b.... More

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Oxford
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5 reviews 5 reviews
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1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 May 2012

Recently stayed here for a few nights. Very nice hotel. Set back from from prom a bit,but still had a sea view. Staff polite and helpful.Evening meal was excellent. Would go back again.

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Abergavenny, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012 via mobile

Lovely surroundings, excellent quality and standard of food. Dukes catered for us - a family of four with 2 young children, very well. My husband enjoys posh food, which they delivered on with chicken in tarragon sauce but also catered for children with fish and chips, etc. Slightly more expensive but well worth it for decent food!

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Hertfordshire
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
18 helpful votes 18 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 7 April 2012

This hotel is in a great spot in Sidmouth and the upper floor rooms at the front have lovely views of the sea. Our main gripe is that the one thing a hotel should offer is a good night's sleep on a comfortable bed. And that's the one thing we didn't get. The bed didn't look particularly old, so it... More

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Joanna watson, General Manager at Dukes, responded to this review
13 April 2012

Thank for you reviewing Dukes on Trip Advisor, we are extremely sorry you had an uncomfortable nights sleep. We are sorry a change of mattress was not offered on your initial complaint, this should have happened. We frequently review all our beds and mattresses. The bed in the room you stayed in has been replaced this week. We regularly invest... More

Dorset
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7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
1 helpful vote 1 helpful vote
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 2 April 2012

Nice size room with a gret sea view. Very clean, with everything you need, including top ups of tea bags, milk etc on landing for you should you run out! Great location, very small parking area though both in number of places and width of spaces. Very friendly staff. Great choice of food for breakfast. We really enjoyed our stay... More

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Joanna watson, General Manager at Dukes, responded to this review
13 April 2012

Glad you enjoyed your stay at Dukes, we hope to see you back in the future! More

Stoke-on-Trent, United Kingdom
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 4 cities Reviews in 4 cities
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 27 March 2012

Excellent sea view and the room was very good value - small, but perfectly appointed and very comfortable. We stayed Thursday to Monday, taking advantage of the free 4th night offer, and were not troubled at all by noise even though it was busy downstairs on Saturday evening. Very popular with locals for eating. My husband was most impressed with... More

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Joanna watson, General Manager at Dukes, responded to this review
13 April 2012

Our pastries are freshly baked every morning so glad you enjoyed them! Hopefully see you return to Dukes in the future! More

Kingston upon Thames
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51 reviews 51 reviews
Reviews in 41 cities Reviews in 41 cities
56 helpful votes 56 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012
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Stayed well out of season, so the hotel was very quiet. Perfect central location overlooking the seafront and by the shops; friendly staff; great value comfortable rooms with a view of the sea, and a lovely breakfast included, I was impressed that you could have smoked salmon and scrambled egg at no additional charge. No gripes at all - a... More

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Joanna watson, General Manager at Dukes, responded to this review
13 April 2012

Thank you for taking the time to review us on trip advisor. We are delighted you enjoyed your stay and the smoked salmon! We hope to see you back in the future! More

essex uk
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3 reviews 3 reviews
Reviews in 2 cities Reviews in 2 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 17 January 2012
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people found this review helpful

We had a lovely room with a great view of the sea and the room was great. The staff were extremely helpful, it was a particularly cold night in January and the hotel was quite cold but the staff brought up a heater so that we could warm the room up. My husband had stayed there for the previous 4... More

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Joanna watson, General Manager at Dukes, responded to this review
13 April 2012

Thank you for taking the time to post a review. We are glad you enjoyed your stay with us. We are aware occasional noise issue on some Friday and Saturday nights and have been liasing with our local licensing department, council and the police regarding the noise at the weekends. Dukes is at the centre of Sidmouths seafront and town... More

Portsmouth, UK
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4 reviews 4 reviews
Reviews in 3 cities Reviews in 3 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 November 2011
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Very glad we booked into Dukes for a couple of days R&R. The room was very 'roomy' with a leather settee that we positioned in the bay window to look out over the beer garden and out to sea. Our bathroom was a little on the small side but the vastness of the main room more than made up for... More

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The Esplanade, Sidmouth EX10 8AR, England
Price range (per night):* S$168

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