Name: The Exeter Inn
Address: 90 Front Street, Exeter, New Hampshire, United States of America, Exeter, New Hampshire, US
Price range: US$110–US$281 per night
Rating: 8.45

What guests think

The Exeter Inn blends historic charm and a central, walkable setting with generally clean, cozy rooms and friendly service, though many note compact, older accommodations and some accessibility challenges due to steps and limited ramp access.

Guests appreciate comfortable beds, pleasant outdoor spaces and free parking, plus an on-site bar and restaurant when open. Common room drawbacks are tight bathrooms, sloped or partially enclosed showers that splash, limited storage, and a lack of in-room fridges in many rooms, with occasional noise or maintenance wear noted. Breakfast and dining feedback is mixed—some praise quality while others find the continental selection basic or encounter limited hours. Best for travelers who prefer characterful stays over modern, full-service amenities.

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Facilities

Historic property with on-site restaurant and bar, pleasant gardens/patio areas, and free on-site parking; however, the bar/restaurant are closed on some days and entry involves stairs with no front ramp, which limits accessibility.

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8

Melanie

13 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay and close to Main Street eats and shopping. Would definitely stay again! We were there on Monday and unfortunately the restaurant and bar were closed.

10

Robert

6 Nov 2024

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Stayed 4 nights

It was very convenient to have a restaurant and bar within the inn. You also had other restaurants and stores within walking distance.

8

Heather

4 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The historic building was beautiful and quaint. Very New England. Room was spacious, and in good shape. It was clean and had 4 windows with much natural light. The bathroom was small and shower was tight. The hot water and water pressure was great until mid shower when it scalded me. The bathroom blinds did not close and the window looked into other rooms. So that was awkward. The bathroom was not exceptionally clean. The room did not have a mini fridge or a microwave. The lights flickered which gave an old world charm. The mattress was well worn out and needed to be replaced a long time ago. Tv worked well with a wide selection of channels. Absolutely no noise in the room from outside or other rooms. Very quiet. The gardens and back patio area was stunning, especially at night!

10

Patrick

9 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Older hotel located in historic district of Exeter. Room was quiet with a comfortable king mattress. Staff was very nice and helpful. We had an excellent dinner at the on-premises restaurant called Epoch. We started with a cocktail at the bar and enjoyed the atmosphere and the bartender, so we elected to eat at the bar.

10

Madelyn

26 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

This inn had so much charm. It is nestled in a beautiful part of Exeter. It's like taking a step back in time in a good way. The bar was nice to unwind and have a drink at the end of a long day. We didn't try the restaurant, but look forwarding to returning in the future.

10

Karen

25 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel and room were gorgeous and comfortable with plenty of parking. Great location for central Exeter, which is a very nice place. Also convenient for visiting Portsmouth. Breakfast was good. Restaurant was very good too.

8

Kristin

2 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is very nice and historic. Only stayed for one night and the restaurant and bar were closed so we can’t soak on that but the hotel was lovely and very centrally located in town.

8

Daria

6 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful façade. Had a stay with a baby and a kid - not the best choice of hotel for staying with babies. There are no ramps for a stroller or luggage. However there is a lift. The rooms are a bit narrow and on a smaller size (we stayed at a King Standard). Which makes sense as the building is old and it has its beautiful ambiance. Just wouldn’t recommend it for a stay with kids. Good for couples and adults. The staff at checking in were really nice and helpful. Provided us with a baby travel system and helped to squeeze into the room with all the baggage :D The bed was a bit squeaky and I could hear what I think was a train passing nearby till late evening and early in the morning (I’m a sensible sleeper - I’m easily awaken by any noise). The continental breakfast was sufficient. The territory and building are really elegant. Location is good.

8

Marjorie

12 Nov 2024

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Stayed 2 nights

I found bringing my luggage on arrival & departure difficulty. Stairs with no ramp..

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Thomas

5 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Difficult for people with limited mobility. The paver pathway from the back was too rough to roll our suitcases on, so we had to park the car in front of the hotel and carry them up 7 steps to get into the lobby.

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Cleanliness

Many guests find rooms and common areas clean, with some describing them as immaculate, but several report issues like dirty carpets, musty odors, mold in showers, and worn finishes.

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10

Emad

12 Nov 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Rooms are very clean and the staff were very friendly and very professional

10

Jordana

1 Mar 2026

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Stayed 1 night

Property and room were very clean. Only stayed one night and didn’t get to experience the restaurant or continental breakfast, but they looked good. I like the “inn” feel as opposed to feeling like I’m in a hotel.

6

Fulya

7 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Good location to Exeter academy and town , property needs an update to bathrooms and rooms . Ac is very loud , inside the shower some moldy areas , bed is very squeaky .

10

Catherine

14 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We spent a one night stay at the inn. It was clean and comfortable.

6

Petra

19 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Great Bathroom but the room looked very tired and in need of detailed deep cleaning!!

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Robin

2 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Location was the only positive. When we arrived there was noone at the front desk, despite our calling to say we were arriving late (at midnight). The whole hotel is very dingy, chipping paint, dirty walls and carpet, poor lighting. We put our bags on the floor in front of the air conditioner and it leaked and drenched all of our belongings and a computer overnight. Will not stay there again until it has been renovated.

8

Arnie

12 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

comfortable bed, clean room

4

Mary

2 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The photos of The Exeter Inn and the ratings were not as we found the actual location and our room. The carpet was dirty as well as bathroom floor and molding. We also found that we could have paid much less if we had worked directly with the Inn.

6

Keisa

26 Feb 2023

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Stayed 1 night

I like the location of this hotel. It's under ten minutes walk to Phillips Exeter Academy. However, staying here for a second time, reveals to me that no one paid attention to whether house keeping really cleans the rooms. The face sink and showers has build up that make you uncomfortable to use them both. And the dressers, bed head and pictures on the wall has lot of dust. An organized room is not a cleanroom.

10

Kris

1 Sept 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Spent Labor Day weekend at the Exeter Inn. The staff is lovely. The interior is beautiful. I loved the central staircase. Our room was large, comfortable and immaculate. The location is perfect. You can easily walk to town. We had a wonderful stay. Highly recommended

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Rooms

Rooms often feel small with compact or quirky layouts (low or partial-glass showers and limited storage), and many lack mini-fridges; beds are usually comfortable, though some report heater or street/train noise and dated decor.

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Erin

27 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Nice, clean place to stay for the night and was great! My only complaint is noise at night. You can hear a lot of what goes on in and outside of the building from inside your room.

8

Joanne

21 Jul 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was great and the staff were friendly and welcoming. One very minor quibble, the light switch to the huge bathroom was not located just inside the door as you would expect. It was 3-4 steps in by the sink. So we kept the light on all night unfortunately to avoid stumbling around in the dark.

6

robert

15 Apr 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Pros: Room was clean, bed comfortable, WIFI easily connected. Inn is walking distance to shops and restaurants. Cons: deferred maintenance, chipping paint, courtesy coffee urn was empty at 8:30 on Sunday and never refilled. Restaurant and bar are sparse, not interesting enough to try them. Nice shower, no tub. "free" continental breakfast unavailable on weekends. Were it not for walking proximity to the shops and academy, it might be a hard sell. Our first trip to the area, will look elsewhere next time.

6

Lori

1 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We stayed overnight on our way to Maine. This hotel is old, but well maintained and pretty clean. We were disappointed in the size of the room..very small and the bathroom was very, very small with no place to put or hang anything. Other than that, sufficient for an over night stay.

6

Sheron

10 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It's a lovely old building from the outside. Road and train noises, plus room heater which was noisy whenever it kicked in--kept waking us up. Dining was less than appealing. Frozen fish fillets with the fish and chips dinner. Half chicken was all dark meat (leg and thigh). No tablecloth (although cloth napkins) Breakfast was mediocre. Milk was sour. Toaster didn't heat up for bagels. We waited 10 minutes for it and gave up.

8

Catherine

11 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

I stayed one night after traveling for 3 hours. Since it was hot outside I had an ice pack in a cooler. The room didn’t have a mini fridge so I couldn’t keep my food or water cold. Otherwise the room was fine but quite small. After taxes it was $269 so that’s a little high in my opinion. The room was clean and and the bed was comfortable.

6

Debora

11 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The room was very small, no mini fridge, no ramp out front . The place was neat and clean and the bed was comfortable.

4

Nedra

10 Aug 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Our room was so small, we had no place to put our luggage. There was no dresser or even luggage stands. The closet did not have hangers. The bathroom had no place to put toiletries. We didn’t even have a place to sit down.

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Niv

5 Jun 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

The room was very small The bed was almost blocking the entrance door The shower was tiny and water splashed all around outside.

8

Dana

26 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Very charming. Great location. Our only suggestion is the room we were in (3rd floor), the lighting was very poor in the bathroom. The shower ceiling is such a steep angle that we couldn’t stand upright in it.

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Service

Staff are widely praised as friendly, helpful, and accommodating, with prompt fixes and occasional complimentary upgrades. A few guests note difficulty reaching staff at times or confusion around fees and housekeeping coverage.

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10

Ben

15 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Christopher at the front desk made our night! And morning! What a great man

10

Jennifer

9 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

There was an issue on the reservation site with Expedia, but the person was so friendly that she arranged a room for us regardless. She later came by to let us know that the issue was resolved. First class service!

10

Kathleen

28 Nov 2023

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Stayed 2 nights

Taylor was her exceptional self. Always willing to help. Abby was so pleasant and helpful when checking out. This is our second visit and we will be back!

10

Anita

3 Apr 2025

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Stayed 5 nights

The staff were always very friendly and helpful, They upgraded us at no extra cost and the complimentary breakfast was good. It was also nice being able to open a window for fresh air, unlike other hotels where the windows are sealed

10

Rebecca

14 Jun 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was a great place to stay! Very clean and very polite staff.

10

Samantha

3 Dec 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The room was nice for what you pay, the front end attendant Nina was wonderful and attentive

6

Samuel

29 Oct 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Beautiful historic exterior, but very disappointing interior rooms and spaces….. in desperate need of renovation / redocrating. Linens not very soft (not quality of 4 star hotel) and no robes in the room. It was clean, but very looking outdated rooms. Also no phones in the rooms…. so tried using cell to call for extra towels about 8 pm and no one answered all evening.

10

Stephanie

14 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Excellent stay. Very helpful staff.

8

Joachim

25 Sept 2025

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Stayed 1 night

After a tiring night-flight from England we arrived at 5am at the Exeter Inn, where the night manager Christopher gave us a very warm welcome. He could not have been more helpful and we truly enjoyed our stay at the Exeter Inn, mainly due to Christopher's hospitality.

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Robin

2 Sept 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Location was the only positive. When we arrived there was noone at the front desk, despite our calling to say we were arriving late (at midnight). The whole hotel is very dingy, chipping paint, dirty walls and carpet, poor lighting. We put our bags on the floor in front of the air conditioner and it leaked and drenched all of our belongings and a computer overnight. Will not stay there again until it has been renovated.

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Location

Praised for a central, walkable setting near Phillips Exeter Academy and downtown in a quiet, historic area, with easy access to regional sights. Some rooms near busy streets experience traffic noise.

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Ronni

31 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel in a great location, just blocks from Philips Exeter Academy, away from downtown Exeter. Plenty of parking. My room very comfortable and clean. Bathroom was small but for one person it was fine. The Inn let me check in early even though I had not indicated this.

10

Katharine

25 Aug 2024

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Stayed 1 night

A lovely location, so close to downtown, but still quiet. The building has all the amenities that we were looking for, but it had the character that older properties have, that are so often lacking in chain hotels.

10

Richard B

28 May 2023

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Stayed 1 night

Good location to area and downtown Exeter

8

Lynn

7 Oct 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The breakfast offering was great. Room was nice and beautiful grounds. We arrive late at. Night. We didn’t realize we were on the corner of the busiest street in town.!85 was loud and busy all night and morning!

10

Anna

7 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

We enjoyed our stay! Would definitely book again. Beautiful building and neighbourhood.

8

Michelle

25 Oct 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

My second stay and I enjoyed the historic ambiance and the walkable area.

10

Congkai

16 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

area is clean, right next to phillips exeter.

8

Kristin

2 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is very nice and historic. Only stayed for one night and the restaurant and bar were closed so we can’t soak on that but the hotel was lovely and very centrally located in town.

10

Susan

19 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel was in a perfect place to walk downtown.

10

WINFRED

13 May 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great inn to stay in downtown Exeter! Friendly staff, clean, quiet, and comfortable room. Continental breakfast included and free parking.

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Dining

The on-site restaurant and bar receive frequent compliments, but hours can be limited (often closed Sunday/Monday). The complimentary continental breakfast is basic and sometimes not replenished or available on certain days, leading to mixed impressions.

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Melanie

13 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Great stay and close to Main Street eats and shopping. Would definitely stay again! We were there on Monday and unfortunately the restaurant and bar were closed.

6

robert

15 Apr 2024

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Stayed 3 nights

Pros: Room was clean, bed comfortable, WIFI easily connected. Inn is walking distance to shops and restaurants. Cons: deferred maintenance, chipping paint, courtesy coffee urn was empty at 8:30 on Sunday and never refilled. Restaurant and bar are sparse, not interesting enough to try them. Nice shower, no tub. "free" continental breakfast unavailable on weekends. Were it not for walking proximity to the shops and academy, it might be a hard sell. Our first trip to the area, will look elsewhere next time.

4

Barb

7 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

The problem was the breakfast - they “ran” out of spoons (no plastic or silver utensils) in the inn thus we could not have a bowl of cereal nor any yogurt. In addition - there were no remaining bagels. Don’t advertise a complimentary breakfast when that is not the case. No excuse for running short!

6

Sheron

10 Apr 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It's a lovely old building from the outside. Road and train noises, plus room heater which was noisy whenever it kicked in--kept waking us up. Dining was less than appealing. Frozen fish fillets with the fish and chips dinner. Half chicken was all dark meat (leg and thigh). No tablecloth (although cloth napkins) Breakfast was mediocre. Milk was sour. Toaster didn't heat up for bagels. We waited 10 minutes for it and gave up.

6

Judith

12 Mar 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Hotels.com said breakfast was included but it was not because we went on a weekend.

10

Patrick

9 Jul 2024

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Stayed 1 night

Older hotel located in historic district of Exeter. Room was quiet with a comfortable king mattress. Staff was very nice and helpful. We had an excellent dinner at the on-premises restaurant called Epoch. We started with a cocktail at the bar and enjoyed the atmosphere and the bartender, so we elected to eat at the bar.

10

Anne

24 Aug 2025

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Stayed 1 night

Food was very good

10

Karen

25 Jul 2025

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Stayed 2 nights

Hotel and room were gorgeous and comfortable with plenty of parking. Great location for central Exeter, which is a very nice place. Also convenient for visiting Portsmouth. Breakfast was good. Restaurant was very good too.

10

Ana

18 Oct 2025

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Stayed 1 night

It was a very clean Inn. The food & dessert was awesome. It was surprisingly great!

8

Kristin

2 Nov 2025

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Stayed 1 night

The hotel is very nice and historic. Only stayed for one night and the restaurant and bar were closed so we can’t soak on that but the hotel was lovely and very centrally located in town.

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				1 $114	2 $274	3 $281
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Classic Room, 2 Double Beds

Standard Room, 1 Queen Bed

European Style Cozy Room with One Queen Bed

Standard Room, 1 King Bed

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