17 St James Place Ilfracombe, North Devon, Ilfracombe, EX34 9BJ, United Kingdom
#5 of 8 hotels in Ilfracombe
Guests' ChoiceBased on 407 hotel reviews
7.6Cleanliness
8.1
Comfort
8.1
Location
9.0
Facilities
7.7
Staff
8.2
Value for money
8.2
Free WiFi
8.7
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End of dialog contentReviewed: 9 May 2025
Andrew
United KingdomClean and location
Clean and comfortable and close to restaurants and pubs for relaxation
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 8 May 2025
Peter
United KingdomI got a bit confused between the rwo hotels/bar
food good. harbour view excellent.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 7 May 2025
Maltby
United KingdomHappy with my whole stay
A very well located hotel, close to the harbour. Also appreciated the help I had from the receptionist when I checked in. Found the hotel convenient and the room was fine. Would stay here again if coming to Ilfracombe. Eating choices, good ones, included the Dolphin restaurant, the George and Dragon pub, the Hop nearby and the Indian restaurant in the High Street. Enjoyed visits to Croyde and Woolacombe. Great walk on the Tarka Trail from Instow to Bideford. Only prob being cancellation of trip to Lundy, winds an issue.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 5 May 2025
Jenna
United KingdomVery clean on arrival, decent size triple room. The beds were very comfortable. Breakfast came with a beautiful view of the harbour in the sister hotel. Great value for money, great location, we will definitely be returning.
Stayed in May 2025
Reviewed: 28 April 2025
Abhishek
United KingdomPerfect Location
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 27 April 2025
Matthew
IrelandCentral.
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 25 April 2025
Sam
United KingdomEach time the toilet was flushed a puff of open sewer came out of the bath overflow vent - revolting. A shame since the room/hotel is great!
Great room, with a very comfortable bed.
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 23 April 2025
Terence
United KingdomThe beds in the room need upgrading, they are fairly comfortable but the springs in the mattress made noises when I turned over.
Didn't eat breakfast. The location is great.
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 22 April 2025
Carl
United KingdomGreat location and comfy bed, and great Sunday roast carvery
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 22 April 2025
Frances
United KingdomThere was trouble with checking in. The hotel had been taken over (i WAS TOLD ILLEGALLY) BY AN INDIAN COMPANY oyo, so my prebooking was not accepted by Booking.com. Howwever I don't think they have taken my money by credit card. so I had to pay (again) on arrival. Not a good start to my break.
Breakfast was in a different hotel, but good. my room was a good size and very clean with a good shower. quiet area and comfortable. also only a couple of minutes away from overnight parking. close to harbour and on the flat which meant easiey walking, as I'm not good at hills these days. the route contained a very good ice cream parlour and choice of good restaurants. I was pleased there was a lift to get me to my 2nd floor room.
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 13 April 2025
Kevin
United KingdomBit dusty on the laminated flooring , could do with a damp mop on a daily basis , Toilet paper holder is located far too close to the shower so unless you move it from the holder it gets soaking wet , Cheap Toilet system which is far too low with a £5 plastic toilet seat which is not good for the larger person for comfort !!!! it spoils the bathroom as you can see a great newly fitted bathroom and the Toilet seat lets it down badly , Windows badly need an outside clean and the battery's in the TV remote need to be changed on a regular basis as when I decided to watch tv it wouldn't work due to low batteries
The check in procedure is very good , accommodated me very well as the hotel has a lift as i no longer do stairs , Room is very modern and spacious with a modern walk in shower in the bathroom
Stayed in April 2025
Reviewed: 5 April 2025
Sarah
United KingdomIt was a good hotel in a very convenient location in Ilfracombe. The rooms were fairly spacious and clean. It is an annex to the Royal Britannia Hotel, so therefore doesn’t have a reception area. It wasn’t a problem, the Royal Britannia is very close.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 27 March 2025
Molly
United KingdomBooking.com said parking. But it means paid public parking nearby. I did choose the place due to parking, so a bit misleading. Views shown in picture is not from grand harbour hotel it is from its sister hotel royal Britannia.
Friendly staff. Nice room Great information booklet provided about local area. Local area was lovely.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 27 March 2025
Daniel
United KingdomGreat location. Right in the centre of town and 30 second walk to the beach. The lady on the check in was helpful. Room was fairly basic, however, for just over £100 for a 2 night stay it was very good value for money. It did have a bath as well as a shower which was a surprise for the price! Internet was quick, even up on the 3rd floor. The smart TV had Netflix, Prime etc so plenty to watch. Overall, great value for money and in the perfect location for a short break by the beach!
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 24 March 2025
Handford
United Kingdom£15 a day parking daylight robbery
Great pub and great staff nice breakfast good location
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 23 March 2025
Peter
United KingdomMore space.
We didn’t have breakfast at the hotel. Location was good. Beds comfortable but room was a little snug. Carpeting in main hallway would have been nice touch.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 16 March 2025
Stephen
United KingdomSize of shower cubicle.
Great location. Good value for money. Only grumble really was the shower cubicle was tiny. That being said tho the actual shower itself was powerful and hot. For the money I would definitely recommend this hotel.
Stayed in March 2025
Reviewed: 1 March 2025
Paul
United KingdomNo all ok
Warm and clean, good to use the lift to second floor
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 20 February 2025
Luke
United KingdomNothing
Brilliant location, new, clean and high standard throughout
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 19 February 2025
Michael
United KingdomFor the money, this was great value. Breakfast available in lots of places nearby.
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 13 February 2025
Michael
United KingdomA bit soulless , more like rooms than a hotel
It was easy to find , by the harbour and close to pubs and restaurants
Stayed in February 2025
Reviewed: 30 December 2024
Alec
United KingdomFlooring crackled a bit underfoot. Hardly worth mentioning, really.
Size of room. Lovely large comfortable bed. Good central position in town. Our heating was not working when we arrived so I phoned reception. A very pleasant young man arrived in a very few minutes, apologised and got it working in minutes - on Boxing Day.
Stayed in December 2024
Reviewed: 15 September 2024
Anthony
United KingdomVery small difficult getting round bed
Stayed in June 2024
Reviewed: 11 September 2024
David
United KingdomFloors were dirty and had to get keys from another hotel as there was no reception
Needed quickly, location great, bed was clean.
Stayed in September 2024
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