Exeter Thistle Hotel

The Thistle Hotel Exeter – Luxury Devon Hotel

The Thistle Hotel Exeter is situated in the centre of Exeter and gives you the opportunity to explore the beautiful Devon countryside, coast and moors. This warm and friendly family hotel has 90 bedrooms including suites.
Thistle Hotel Exeter has a restaurant, lounge and bar offering guests a wide selection of drinks, light refreshments and meals. This luxury Devon hotel has limited car parking for guests which is charged at £5 for 24 hours.

Restaurant & Bars

Cocktail Bar

• Monday to Saturday 6:30pm - 11pm
• Sunday 6:30pm - 10:30pm

Drakes Bar

• Monday to Saturday 11am - 11pm
• Sunday 12pm - 10:30pm

Drakes Restaurant

Breakfast

• Monday to Saturday 7am - 10am
• Sunday 7:30am - 11am

Dinner

• Monday to Saturday 7pm - 10pm
• Sunday 7:30 - 9:30pm

The Thistle Hotel Exeter is located in the small and intimate city of Exeter which is full of character and history, the hotel is also a great base for touring Devon. With its beautiful Cathedral, city walls dating from 2nd Century AD, and a bustling shopping centre, Exeter has the perfect mix of modern and traditional. Buckfast Abbey and Powderham Castle are also nearby.

Meetings & Events

Thistle Hotel Exeter, with 10 air-conditioned meeting rooms, provides total flexibility to conference and meeting organisers. We have a ballroom, 3 suites and 3 meeting rooms. The Devonshire Ballroom can accommodate up to 300 delegates theatre style and can be divided into 2 separate rooms for smaller events. The Compton Room can hold up to 100 delegates theatre style and can be split up into 3 rooms for smaller meetings. Other meeting rooms include the Cavendish Suite and the Hartington Room which are ideally suited for meetings of 2 to 60 people.

It all begins with a venue that lives up to the occasion. When you choose to celebrate your wedding here at the Thistle Exeter you can be sure of beautiful surroundings, excellent service and our attention to the smallest detail will be the order of the day.

Perfectly Planned. The perfect wedding starts many months before the day itself. Planning is everything and our experienced wedding co-ordinators are here to make sure you can enjoy the build up without the worry that usually goes with it. Flowers, table settings, menus, photographers, the wedding car, gifts for the bridesmaids – we can steer you through the hundreds of decisions that need to be made and offer inspiration along the way.
The Ceremony. Our hotel holds a civil marriage licence so you can host your wedding and reception in the same venue. We have a range of beautiful reception rooms that can provide the perfect backdrop for your ceremony and accommodate wedding parties of all sizes. We can also help with the civil ceremony order of service if you wish.
The Reception. We can offer you and your guests everything from arrival drinks and canapés to a buffet or a banquet of several courses – whatever fits best with the day you have planned. There is also a range of varied drinks packages. We can work with outside caterers if you prefer and have a list of tried and trusted suppliers who meet our high standards of food, service and professionalism.
Accommodation. As you’d expect from Thistle, we can accommodate you and your wedding party in considerable style overnight. Perhaps you want to celebrate with close family the night before the wedding or you have guests travelling long distances. Or maybe you just want to prolong the celebrations on the day – all of our hotels will be able to put together a package tailored especially for your wedding party. Whatever your choice of wedding, Thistle know how to celebrate in style. We’ll make sure it’s a day you’ll remember for years to come.

Classic, elegant and beautifully decorated, the Thistle Exeter is simply the ideal venue for corporate meetings and business conferences. The hotel offers friendly, old-fashioned service in a charming city centre location and boasts 90 en suite refurbished guests bedrooms, offering facilities you would expect from a Thistle Hotel including en-suite bathroom, trouser press, hairdryer, tea and coffee making facilities, TV with satellite channels, internet access and express check out. In addition we have introduced some special services with business guests in mind, such as early check in and late check out on request.

Drake’s restaurant, two bars and lounge along with ten air-conditioned meeting rooms provide total flexibility to conference and meeting organisers. We have a Ballroom, 3 Suites and 3 meeting rooms. The Devonshire Ballroom can accommodate up to 300 delegates theatre style and can be divided into 2 separate rooms for smaller events. The Crompton Room can hold up to 100 delegates theatre style and can be split into three rooms for smaller meetings. Other meeting rooms include the Cavendish Suite and the Hartington Room, which are ideally suited for meetings of 2 to 60 people.

All of this, combined with culinary superiority, impeccable service and our overall desire to exceed your every expectation makes the Thistle Exeter your number one choice for hosting your business or conference meeting.