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Magdalen Street, Exeter


Alias Hotel Barcelona

Exeter, United Kingdom [view map]

Style
Young and quirky
Setting
Exeter Central

With Venetian mirrors and retro furniture, this Devon hotel is a place with a personality, and the friendly staff create a relaxed atmosphere.

Need to know

Exeter hotels: Alias Hotel Barcelona, need to know
Rooms
46.
Rates
£99–£139.
Check-out
11am.
Facilities
Beauty treatments can be arranged in advance.
Children
Under-12s stay for free in their parents' room.
Also
Weekend stays are of a minimum of two nights.

In the know

Our favourite rooms
Rooms vary in size; specify a large one. Ask for a view over the Victorian walled garden. The unique Theatre Room is an old operating theatre.
Packing tips
VHS videos, CDs.

Food & drink

Exeter hotels: Alias Hotel Barcelona, food and drink
Hotel restaurant
Café Paradiso serves seasonal, local food, and has a wood-burning pizza oven. Kino, the basement cocktail bar, is buzzing in the evening. Breakfast is served from 7am to 10am and until 10.30am at weekends.
Dress code
Anything goes.
Top table
Ask for a garden view.
Last orders
Food: 9.45pm; 8.45pm on a Sunday. Kino: 1am during the week; 1.30am Friday and Saturday; closed on Sundays.
Room service
24 hours.

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Alias Hotel Barcelona

Magdalen Street, Exeter

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Alias Hotel Barcelona

Exeter, United Kingdom [view map]

Local restaurants

Michael Caines at the Royal Clarence Hotel (+44 (0)1392 310031) has two Michelin stars. Brazz (+44 (0)1392 252525) does an excellent brunch. In Taunton, the Castle Hotel (+44 (0)1823 272671) has a Michelin star and is a great fine-dining experience.

Local bars

The Jack in the Green (+44 (0)1404 822240) in Rockbeare is a great gastropub. Otherwise, catch a ferry from the quay to Double Locks Pub (+44 (0)1392 256947) for a pint.

Worth getting out of bed for

Saddles and Paddles (+44 (0)1392 424241; www.saddlepaddle.co.uk) offers bike and canoe hire. Exe Power Boat and Ski Club, Exmouth (+44 (0)1395 267673) provides powerboating, wakeboarding and waterskiing half an hour’s drive away. In Exeter, you’ll find designer clothes from Willys on Gandy Street, and vintage at Real McCoy; Eclectique down on the quay is great for antique knick-knacks.

Diary

July Exeter Festival (+44 (0)1392 213161; www.exeter.gov.uk/festival) for theatre, Proms in the Park, comedy and fireworks; Exmouth Grand Prix – powerboat racing (www.rya.org.uk/powerboating). August Dartmouth Royal Regatta (www.dartmouthregatta.co.uk).


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