Southernhay House Hotel, Exeter

By deborah October 24, 2025
Haunted Exeter: can you feel the ghosts in Exeter in the winding streets and old buildings, breathing afterlife into bricks and pavements?
By deborah October 14, 2025
The unseen grip of OTAs like booking.com has held hotel prices to ransome in recent years. Things are about to change for the better.
By deborah September 18, 2025
all good hotels need a biography
By deborah September 8, 2025
hotel meaning, use of hotel in 2025, politics and the word hotel, hospitality and what it really means
By Deborah Clark August 24, 2025
has the uk got it in it?
By deborah August 4, 2025
a sign of the times
By Deborah July 25, 2025
In which an open plan office becomes a luxe studio “Luxury lies in the detail, not in extravagance.” — Terence Conran
By deborah June 1, 2025
is there a future for ai in hospitality?
A young woman with soulful eyes in 1920s dress regards the viewer with confidence.
By deborah May 27, 2025
​Discover the curated art collection at Southernhay House Hotel in Exeter, designed to narrate the building's rich history through the eyes of its first owner, William Kirkpatrick. The collection features eclectic and thought-provoking pieces, including portraits of 20th-century icons like David Bowie, Barbra Streisand, and Nina Simone, as well as anonymous 1960s starlets. Each artwork serves as a conversation starter, reflecting the hotel's commitment to blending historical significance with contemporary style.
By deborah May 10, 2025
*Two bottles Down Regarding the sad decline of the business lunch....
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