The Marquess Of Exeter

4.0 star property

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1 bedroom, desk, iron/ironing board, cribs/infant beds
Property entrance
Exterior
Bar (on property)
Bar (on property)

Reviews

8.4 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet friendly
  • Housekeeping
  • Parking included
  • Restaurant

Explore the area

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52 Main Street, Lyddington, Rutland, Oakham, England, LE15 9LT
  • Lyddington Bede House
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Rockingham Castle
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • Rutland Water Nature Reserve
    ‪10 min drive‬
  • Nottingham (NQT)
    ‪63 min drive‬

Room options

Luxury Suite

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Sofa Bed

Superior Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Double Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

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About this property

The Marquess Of Exeter

4-star Oakham inn with restaurant
A restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a snack bar/deli are available at this smoke-free inn. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Additionally, a meeting room, free newspapers, and a garden are onsite.
The Marquess Of Exeter offers 17 accommodations with complimentary bottled water and hair dryers. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include bathtubs or showers and complimentary toiletries. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

Dining options at the inn include a restaurant and a snack bar/deli. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access. This Oakham inn also offers a garden and complimentary newspapers in the lobby. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

The Marquess Of Exeter is a smoke-free property.

The Marquess Of Exeter has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English, Hindi, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transportation

  • Free self parking on site

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Crib (surcharge)
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)
  • Separate bedroom
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Free newspapers in lobby

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Grab bar near toilet
  • No elevator

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Crib (surcharge)
  • Rollaway/extra bed (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Bathtub or shower
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Free bottled water

More

  • Desk
  • Heating
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Portable fan

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3 PM; Check-in end time: 11 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available
Late check-out subject to availability
Late check-out fee: GBP 15

Special check-in instructions

There is no front desk at this property
The host will greet guests on arrival
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Food and water bowls are available

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 20.0 per night
Cribs (infant beds) are available for GBP 20.0 per night

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Late check-out fee: GBP 15 (subject to availability)
  • Crib (infant bed) fee: GBP 20.0 per night
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 20.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a smoke detector

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

Marquess Exeter Hotel Oakham
Marquess Exeter Oakham
Marquess Exeter Inn Oakham
Marquess Exeter
The Marquess Of Exeter Inn
The Marquess Of Exeter Oakham
The Marquess Of Exeter Inn Oakham

The Marquess Of Exeter Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very Good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 66 out of 147 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 54 out of 147 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 13 out of 147 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 6 out of 147 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 8 out of 147 reviews

8.8/10

Cleanliness

8.6/10

Staff & service

7.0/10

Amenities

8.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Great value comfortable stay

Lovely old pub with an accommodation block at the rear. Further investment would return this place to it's obvious former glory, but for the price we paid we were pleasantly surprised with the quality we received and would absolutely stay again. Interesting plumbing, seemingly hot water from both taps (?!?) only added to the fun. Lovely service, brilliant Indian food, great location. The village is well worth a stroll around. Overall, we really enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Laura

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Room was nice and clean. Quiet too. Bed not overly comfy but fine. No one around to check us in and not equipped for early check out. Restaurant was 5*. Quality and service was fantastic
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Dan

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Geoffrey

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities
Clean and comfortable room, friendly , helpful hosts. Breakfast was good
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
It’s hotel used to be very unfortunately standards and quality seemed to of slipped
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Samir

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location, service and room. Food was excellent.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Lisa

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely village stay

Booked for colleague to pay at hotel however when payment was to be made we were told the money had already been paid. Room was great value in lovely village.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely dog friendly pub, restaurant & accomodation

We stayed two nights at The Marquess of Exeter on our way home from the west country. The room was lovely, very comfortable and clean. We ate there both evenings and the food was excellent. Lyddington is a very pretty little village, we enjoyed walking with our dog around by the church and in the countryside. We requested a downstairs room which had the advantage of doors into the gardens, this was very helpful to take our dog outside. The gardens do need tidying up but I expect they will do that as the weather gets warmer and customers want to sit outside. Would definitely stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Allison

Liked: Staff & service

Average stay. Hoped for better

Definitely not a 4 star as stated. Had to change room as the mattress was terrible. Second room was better but not brilliant. Way too hot so had window open all night. No mirror in bathroom and not many toiletries. Breakfast was just average. No fruit or yoghurts.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Joseph

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Not bad for the price,
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
All very good and lovely to have a bath however missing a plug, so unable to use. Also very noisy floor in the sofa area.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Hayley

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

David

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

7/10 - Ok but room to improve

Overall the stay was ok - positives were size of room, cleanliness and facilities in it. Negatives were condition of rooms, temperature and poor eco awareness. The hotel has apparently changed hands in the last 3-4 months which may have impacted things and hopefully they can sort out. Hotel room carpets were heavily stained in places and generally tired. It was clean, but clearly needs tidying up - especially at £130 a night for the room we had. Bathroom was missing sink plugs in sink and bath, so no way of holding water in. Just meant we wasted water running it down the plug hole instead. The other thing was the hotel block was very warm - too warm. Again wasting energy as we just had to open the windows for the hotel rooms to cool down. Staff were however very polite and pleasant. Breakfast was nice- nothing special but enjoyable enough. We would probably go again, although not sure I’d pay that much for a room again.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ian

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Dan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

6/10 Okay

Daniel

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service

Reasonable.

Friendly front of house, but not the friendliest in the restaurant, I guess they were busy that night. Menu is Indian food with a handful of pub grub additions, but nothing particularly healthy. The rooms are nice, with good amenities.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Janine

Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Linda

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice clean and practical place to stay. No frills but good basic room.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

10/10 Excellent

Olatunde

Business traveler
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

2/10 Terrible

Victoria

Business traveler
Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Will never use under this new management

The hotel was closed. We were not informed of the closure. Our clients arrived from Singapore and Australia to find notices on the door that it was closed for the foreseeable future. The hotel has been taken over by new management who clearly thought not contacting customers to provide them with this information was acceptable. Having spoke with the previous management( who were amazing!), They explained that all current booking information was provided at hand over. We will never be using this venue again whilst under this management. Appalling!
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

4/10 Poor

Christopher

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

8/10 Good

PAUL

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2024