Is Sailors Rest pet-friendly?

Yes, pets are allowed at this property.

How much does it cost to stay at Sailors Rest?

As of 13 Aug 2025, prices found for a 1-night stay for 2 adults at Sailors Rest on 8 Sept 2025 start from AU$227.45, including taxes and fees. This price is based on the lowest nightly price found in the last 24 hours for stays in the next 30 days. Prices are subject to change. Choose your dates for more accurate prices.

What time is check-in at Sailors Rest?

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

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 miles (3 km).

Sailors Rest Reviews, Deals & Photos 2025

About the area

Bideford is home to Sailors Rest. While the natural beauty of North Devon Coast and Woolacombe Beach can be enjoyed by anyone, those looking for an activity can explore Ilfracombe Harbour. The Big Sheep and Clovelly Village are also worth visiting.

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10/10 Excellent

Emma

19 July 2025

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

Sofia

15 May 2025

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 traveller

31 Jan 2022

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

21 May 2024

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

26 Dec 2024

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 traveller

18 June 2023

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

17 July 2023

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

5 Sept 2022

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

18 Sept 2022

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

5 July 2023

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

5 Aug 2023

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

5 Oct 2022

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

9 Feb 2025

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

18 Dec 2024

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

26 Sept 2024

Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Aaron

26 June 2024

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

Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

8/10 Good

Anthony

28 Apr 2024

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

9 Apr 2024

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024

10/10 Excellent

Scott

12 Mar 2024

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

23 Dec 2023

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

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2023

10/10 Excellent

Robert

31 Aug 2023

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carl

5 June 2023

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

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

7 Dec 2022

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

Lovely view

Stayed 2 nights in Dec 2022

4/10 Poor

Victoria

27 Oct 2022

Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2022

8/10 Good

Jade

23 June 2022

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities

Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2022

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