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Sailors Rest

2.0 star property
Guesthouse in Bideford

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Double Room, Ensuite, Partial Sea View | 1 bedroom
Double Room, Ensuite, Partial Sea View | Bathroom
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Classic Double Room, Ensuite | Bathroom
Sailors Rest creates a cozy atmosphere in North Devon where travelers find genuine relaxation. The property offers free WiFi in all public areas, helpful multilingual staff ready to assist with questions, and maintains completely smoke-free premises for everyone's comfort.

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Breakfast available
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi

Room options

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Superior Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View | 1 bedroom

Superior Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Pet friendly
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View | 1 bedroom

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Pet friendly
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Economy Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View | Room amenity

Economy Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
Coffee/tea maker
Pet friendly
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Double Room, Ensuite | 1 bedroom

Classic Double Room, Ensuite

Highlights

Heating
Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
Private bathroom
Coffee/tea maker
Pet friendly
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Double Room, Ensuite, Partial Sea View | 1 bedroom

Double Room, Ensuite, Partial Sea View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)

Highlights

Refrigerator
Flat-screen TV
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
Private bathroom
Hair dryer
Hydromassage showerhead
Rainfall showerhead
  • 1 bedroom
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Map
20 The Quay, Bideford, England, EX39 1QS

What's nearby

  • West Appledore - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Instow Beach - 12 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Clovelly Village - 8 min drive - 5.5 miles
  • Saunton Sands - 33 min drive - 20.4 miles
  • Croyde Bay Beach - 35 min drive - 21.9 miles

Getting around

  • Barnstaple Station - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Rose Salterne (Wetherspoon) - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Westleigh Inn - ‬7 min drive
  • ‪Appledore Inn - ‬6 min drive
  • ‪Flame Factory - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Waterfront Inn - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Sailors Rest

Guesthouse near North Devon Coast
Sailors Rest provides everything you need. Guests can connect to free WiFi in public areas.
Additional perks include:
  • Breakfast (surcharge), multilingual staff, and smoke-free premises

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee

Guest services

  • Multilingual staff
  • No housekeeping service

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM
Contactless check-in available

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

Guests will receive an access code

Access methods

Access code

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

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
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
A car is recommended for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

Sailors Rest Bideford
Sailors Rest Guesthouse
Sailors Rest Guesthouse Bideford

Frequently asked questions

Is Sailors Rest pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

What time is check-in at Sailors Rest?

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 11:00 PM.

What time is check-out at Sailors Rest?

Check-out is at 10:00 AM.

Where is Sailors Rest located?

Situated in Bideford, this guesthouse is within a 15-minute walk of West Appledore and Instow Beach. Northam Burrows Country Park and South West Coast Path Section 7 Trailhead are also within 2 mi (3 km).

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Reviews

Sailors Rest Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.6

Cleanliness

9.0

Amenities

8.4

Staff & service

8.8

Eco-friendliness

9.4

Property conditions & facilities
Rating 10 - Excellent. 18 out of 32 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 32 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 32 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 32 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 32 reviews

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Amazing place to stay! If your 6ft, don’t go in Room 6! Breakfast was amazing, I’m missing it already! Definitely worth staying here! Highly recommended !
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A beautiful view from the room. Appledore is very lovely. Able to park opposite the accommodation in the evenings. Good welcome and breakfast at the Royal George.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Marlene

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
All Good with accommodation...Difficult getting key
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Sofia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The rooms, location are fantastic. The only minis I’ve s the luck of double glazing which makes the stay noisy. Everything else is perfect.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Great stay

Lovely place, super modern rooms and very clean throughout. The breakfast was really nice in the Royal George and there was a good amount of information in the room about the local area.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Liked: Cleanliness
Great location in the middle of Appledore. Very clean and nicely decorated. Would stay again which says it all really!
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

Anna

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Besutiful room with great views overlooking the water. It wss clean, very comfortable and had lovely facilties including a coffee machine and great shower. Checking in and out was very clear and simple too. Bonus that it was dog friendly!
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

One-night stay

Room was well-equipped. Comfortable bed, very good shower. Quiet.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Emma

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

Great stay at The sailors rest

We stayed at the Sailors rest which was a lovely room, very clean although we did find the room quite warm, you would defiantly need a fan in there if it was the heat of summer. There also wasn't much of storage to put your clothes.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Chris

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

Excellent location

Excellent location opposite the quay. We had the ground floor and was really impressed with the size and layout of the room. Very tastefully decorated and clean. Loved the extra touch of coffee machine, milk and bottles of water in the mini fridge. Only criticism is felt the windows needed some privacy from people walking past looking in otherwise excellent room.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

Annette

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely view

Didn’t see anyone as self booking. Comfortable bed, room bit barren hard chairs very plain. Views made up for it.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2022

8/10 Good

Andrew

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

Appledore Short Stay

Well located, easy self access. We were in Room1 on the groundfloor. Very spacious and well presented. Fresh milk in the fridge, small but reasonable selection of teas and coffees. Good bed linen and towels. Good breakfast at the Royal George, a few minutes walk away. We also had an excellent dinner there. Friendly, attentive staff. 2 small negatives…Slighty noisy from the pedestrians walking past. When you turn the lights off, the green emergency exit light is quite bright. Overall, I’m very happy to recommend Sailor’s Rest.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Colin

Liked: Cleanliness
This superior room could not have a better view of Instow and the river, but the breakfast facility is too far away for a couple in their 70's. Unfortunately a radiator fell off the wall during our stay. It was fixed within a couple of hours of us reporting it, but we didn't receive any personal contact or apology for it. It isn't the cheapest B&B in Appledore but I would stay there again.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023

8/10 Good

Sarah

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

Great view and dog friendly

Great location, comfortable and clean room. Nice décor, towels and finishing touches. Nespresso machine in room which was great but bring your own pods and the local shop doesn’t stock them. Dog friendly which is great and many of the local shops/cafe allow dogs too. One consideration for anyone staying is the level of noise from the road due to sash windows. This is not something the business can do anything about but I would suggest that light sleepers might need to consider this and bring their earplugs. Great view, you can watch the world go by for hours.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Emma

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great base, beautiful accommodation and furnishings. Will definitely be back. Thank you!
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Paul

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

Exceptional place to stay in Appledore

Wonderful location, beautiful,well equipped and tastefully decorated room and en-suite. Stunning views of Appledore estuary. Breakfast at the The Royal George, just a short walk away, was a brilliant start to the day, locally sourced ingredients expertly cooked, absolutely delicious. Definitely the best place to stay in Appledore.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2024

6/10 Okay

Katja

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

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

8/10 Good

Anthony

Liked: Cleanliness

Good location

The Sailors Rest is in a good location within Appledore,close to the main car park. The room was clean, as was the communal access. The view from Room 3 was excellent. A shaver point and shelf in the bathroom would be really helpful, but other than that everything was fine.
Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2024

8/10 Good

Kannika

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

The room was very spacious and well presented. We stayed in room 1 on the ground floor which is right on the street so you do get the noise of traffic and passers by.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

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

Lovely view

From the window of our room
Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

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