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Magdalen Street, Exeter
Alias Hotel Barcelona
- 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
- 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
- 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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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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