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Sailors Rest

2.0 star property
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Economy Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View | 1 bedroom
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Classic Double Room, Ensuite | Bathroom
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Economy Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View | Bathroom

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Breakfast available

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20 The Quay, Bideford, England, EX39 1QS
  • Place, West Appledore
    ‪2 min walk‬
  • Place, Instow Beach
    ‪12 min walk‬
  • Place, Northam Burrows Country Park
    ‪18 min walk‬

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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)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View | 1 bedroom

Deluxe Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View

  • 1 bedroom
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Superior Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View | 1 bedroom

Superior Double Room, Ensuite, Sea View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(2 reviews)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

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Classic Double Room, Ensuite | 1 bedroom

Classic Double Room, Ensuite

  • 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)
  • 1 bedroom
  • Partial sea view
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 King Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

About the neighborhood

Bideford

In Bideford .Within a 15-minute walk of the guesthouse, you'll find West Appledore and Instow Beach. Northam Burrows Country Park and South West Coast Path Section 7 Trailhead are also within 2 miles (3 km).
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What's nearby

  • West Appledore - 2 min walk - 0.1 miles
  • Instow Beach - 12 min walk - 0.6 miles
  • Northam Burrows Country Park - 18 min walk - 1.0 mile
  • South West Coast Path Section 7 Trailhead - 15 min drive - 5.7 miles
  • South West Coast Path Section 6 Trailhead - 15 min drive - 5.7 miles

Getting around

  • Barnstaple Station - 22 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Royal North Devon Golf Club - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The Boathouse - ‬19 min walk
  • ‪The Seagate Hotel - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪The Glorious Oyster - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪The Coffee Cabin - ‬1 min walk

About this property

Sailors Rest

Enjoy a stay at this Bideford guest house
Sailors Rest offers its guests multilingual staff. WiFi is free in public spaces.

This Bideford guesthouse is smoke free.

  • 6 guestrooms or units
  • Breakfast available (surcharge)
  • Staff is multilingual
  • No smoking on site
Sailors Rest offers 6 accommodations.

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee

Accessibility

  • No elevator

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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Access code

Pets

  • Pets are welcome
  • Service animals 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
Charges for extra guests may apply and vary according to property policy.
A cash deposit, credit card, or debit card for incidental charges and government-issued photo identification may be required upon check-in.
Special requests are subject to availability at the time of check-in. Special requests can't be guaranteed and may incur additional charges.
    This property accepts Visa, Mastercard, and American Express. The property is professionally cleaned.

Property is also known as

Sailors Rest Bideford
Sailors Rest Guesthouse
Sailors Rest Guesthouse Bideford

Frequently asked questions

Does Sailors Rest have an airport shuttle?

Airport shuttle services are not available at Sailors Rest.

How close is Sailors Rest to the beach?

This guesthouse is a short 1-minute walk from West Appledore and 12-minute walk from Instow Beach. Don't forget your sunscreen!

Does Sailors Rest offer free breakfast?

Sailors Rest does not offer free breakfast.

Is there a casino at Sailors Rest?

No, there is no casino at this guesthouse.

What time is check-in at Sailors Rest?

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

Is there free parking at Sailors Rest?

Free parking is not available at this guesthouse.

Does Sailors Rest have a pool?

Sailors Rest does not have a pool.

Does Sailors Rest have a spa?

There are no spa services available at this guesthouse.

How close is Sailors Rest to downtown Bideford?

Sailors Rest is 0.1 mi away from Appledore.

Sailors Rest Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 20 out of 34 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 10 out of 34 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 2 out of 34 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 2 out of 34 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 34 reviews

9.8/10

Cleanliness

8.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Marlene

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

10/10 Excellent

Ezra

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Susan

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

Loved the view

Enjoyed our stay with easy access, comfortable bed and restaurants next door. Thank you
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simon

Traveled with partner
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

Traveled with partner
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

8/10 Good

Patricia

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

OK for a S

The room was pleasant and modern with wonderful estuary views. Tea and coffee making facilities were provided but the lack of housekeeping meant trying to wash cups and glasses in the tiny sink. Towels were not changed and bins not emptied. Breakfast at a nearby hotel consisted of a cooked main course and one drink with guests charged extra for hot drinks if they had fruit juice. I have never encountered such frugality on any previous breakfast inclusive stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Sofia

Business traveler
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

Emma

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
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

Anna

Traveled with partner, Traveled with pets
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

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

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

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

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

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

8/10 Good

Colin

Traveled with partner
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

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

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

Verified traveler

Traveled with group
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

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

4/10 Poor

Victoria

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

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