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Exeter Gipsy Hill Hotel,

Gipsy Hill Lane, Exeter, EX1 3UN

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"This review has come about as a result of my own experiences when I stayed here, and is probably based on a single visit, and therefore will not necessarily reflect everyone's experience."

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Location
Proximity to town:_	<10 mins	15-20 mins	25 mins or longer
How easy to find:_	signposted or obvious	tricky	had to phone
Car Parking
Quantity:_	plenty	just enough	not enough/none
Size of spaces:_	generous	narrow	ludicrous/none
Cost:_	free	cheap	expensive/none
Proximity to reception:_	short walk	long walk	ludicrous walk
Check-in
Queues:_	none	<2mins	>2mins
Acknowledgement:_		yes	no
Time taken:_		<2mins	>2mins
Accuracy:_	fine	insignicantly innaccurate	totally wrong
Politeness:_	smiles all round	frosty	rude
Newspaper offered:_		yes	no
Directions given:_	porter/full	partial	no
Loc. of amenities given:_	full	partial	no
Booking
Smok./non-smok. complied:_		yes	no
Single or double complied:_		yes	no
Room grade complied:_	exceeded	yes	no
Room service complied:_		yes	no
Room
Size:_	generous	adequate	pokey
Practicality of layout:_		fine	impractical
Cleanliness:_	spotless	adequate	disgusting
Decor:_	startling	average	hideous
Occasional table:_		yes	no
Workspace:_		adequate	inadequate/none
Power points:_		sufficient	insufficient
Trouser press:_		yes	no
Iron & board:_		yes	no
Lighting:_	subtle	adequate	stark or dim
Bulbs blown:_		no	yes
Ventilation:_	excellent	some	impossible
Temperature:_		air-con/heating	pot luck
Noise:_	silent	some/reasonable	riotous
Ability to make room dark:_		yes	no
Services directory:_		yes	inadequate/none
Mobile (Orange) reception:_	perfect	only on the window-sill	what's a mobile phone?
Bathroom
Size:_	generous	adequate	pokey
Cleanliness:_	spotless	adequate	disgusting
Space to put own toiletries:_		yes	no
Tissues:_		yes	no
Quality of comp. toiletries:_	Malmaison	average	dire/none
Shower temperature:_		perfect	too hot/too cold
Shower power:_		perfect	rubbish
Water stays in shower:_		yes	no
Size of bath towel:_	beach towel	average	handkerchief
WC water saver:_		yes	no
Accessibility of toilet roll:_		fine	crap
Time for fan to switch off:_	(almost) immediately	<1min	>1min
Tea & Biscuits
Tea:_		yes	no
Coffee:_		yes	no
Hot chocolate/others:_		yes	no
Practicality of facilities:_		practical	impractical
Mineral water:_		yes	no
Biscuits:_	astonishing	average	horrid/none
TV
Reception:_	perfect	adequate	unwatcheable/none
Channels in right order:_		yes	no
Ratios correct:_		yes	no
News channel:_	BBC News 24	Sky News/CNN/other	Fox or none
Choice of other channels:_		yes	no
RC works:_	perfectly	after fiddling	no
Internet Access
Availability:_	WiFi	wired	dial-up or none
Functionality:_		it works	it doesn't work
Cost:_	free	reasonable	how much??
Room Service
As advertised:_	yes	pretty much	no
Good range offered:_	several hot at least until late	sandwiches only	pitiful
Choice available:_		yes	take it or leave it
Cost:_	cheap	reasonable	exorbitant
Politeness when ordering:_	smiles all round	frosty	rude
Time taken:_	short	fine	(yaaaawn)
Accuracy of order:_	totally	mostly	rubbish
Presentation:_		fab	pants
Overall food rating:_	outstanding	good	poor
Restaurant (if visited)
Table availability:_	straight away	short wait	long delay
Politeness:_	smiles all round	frosty	rude
Range available:_	huge	reasonable	poor
Cost:_	cheap	reasonable	exorbitant
Time taken:_	short	fine	(yaaaawn)
Accuracy of order:_	totally	mostly	rubbish
Presentation:_		fab	pants
Overall food rating:_	outstanding	good	poor
Other Facilities (if available)
Clock radio:_		works properly	doesn't work properly
Fan:_		works properly	doesn't work properly
CD player:_		works properly	doesn't work properly
Computer games:_		works properly	doesn't work properly
Recliner:_		works properly	doesn't work properly
Bed
General comfort:_	heaven	everyday	hell
Pillow/s comfort:_	heaven	everyday	hell
Squeaky/creaky:_		no	yes
Newspaper (if ordered)
Exists:_		does	doesn't
Is accurate:_		is	isn't
Breakfast
Lateness of service:_	1030/1100	0930/1000	0900
Politeness:_	smiles all round	frosty	rude
Professionalism:_	classy	informal	unprofessional
Range available:_		reasonable	poor
Cost:_	inclusive/cheap	reasonable	exorbitant
Time taken:_	short	fine	(yaaaawn)
Accuracy of order:_	totally	mostly	rubbish
Presentation:_		fab	pants
Rating - coffee:_	outstanding	good	poor
Rating - cereal:_	outstanding	good	poor
Rating - juice:_	outstanding	good	poor
Rating - sausages:_	outstanding	good	poor
Rating - bacon:_	outstanding	good	poor
Rating - eggs:_	outstanding	good	poor
Rating - toast:_	outstanding	good	poor
Room service available:_	inclusive	at cost	exorbitant/not available
Checking Out
Interruptions before check-out:_		none/one	constant
Time:_	1200 or after	1100 or after	before 1100
Queues:_	none	<2mins	>2mins
Acknowledgement:_		yes	no
Time taken:_		<2mins	>2mins
Accuracy:_	fine	insignicantly innaccurate	totally wrong
Politeness:_	smiles all round	frosty	rude
Take American Express:_		yes	no

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