Devon Exeter
The Telstar
Independent pet-friendly review by Four Legged Guests · updated October 2026 · paw rating built from 1 verified guest review mentioning pets
Bring your dog if
- You want a whole-property rental - no shared lobbies or corridors to navigate with your dog
- You're basing yourself in Exeter / the Devon and want a pet-friendly anchor for day trips
- The wider guest experience is strong - guests rate this 8.7/10 overall on booking platforms
Worth knowing
- Paw rating sits on a single confirmed pet review - expect movement as more data arrives
- Pet fee: £20 per pet per night - research-verified; confirm at booking
- Shared corridors and common areas mean nervous or vocal dogs may find it harder to settle
How this review was built Evidence, sources, refresh cadence
- Evidence: 1 pet-mention guest review sourced from major booking platforms - guests who explicitly mentioned travelling with a dog. Each review is screened for pet-relevance, then judged for sentiment to compute the paw rating.
- Not a personal visit. We don't stay at every hotel we cover - we summarise patterns from real guest reviews, paraphrased and never quoted verbatim. Full standard on our editorial policy page.
- Wider context: The property has 1,249 guest reviews overall across booking platforms, averaging 8.7/10 - the paw rating reflects only the pet-mentioning subset.
- Last refreshed: October 2026. Policies and pricing drift; we re-check on a rolling basis. Confirm specifics with the property at the moment you book.
- How the paw rating works: Full detail on the methodology page, including the three verification gates and known limitations.
Pet-friendly summary
The Telstar is a small 3-star B&B on St David's Hill in central Exeter, a ten-minute walk from the city centre and well-rated overall on the booking listing. The single pet-traveller review we have (left in German by a couple in 2024) flags dogs as warmly welcomed and describes the property as friendly, cosy, and English in style with a generous breakfast.
The booking listing doesn't publish a structured pet fee or weight limit for The Telstar, so confirm specifics with the hosts directly when you book. The guest review pool is large (1,249 reviews at the time of publishing) but pet-mention reviews are thin, so we have less detail about the practical pet-traveller experience than for properties with more dog-specific guest feedback.
Location-wise the appeal is the central-Exeter walking position. St David's railway station is just down the hill (so this is a useful base if you're arriving by train rather than car), the city centre and Cathedral are an easy walk in, and the Exe Quay and canal towpath give you a longer estuary-side dog walk a short walk south. Exeter itself is dog-friendly with plenty of pubs and cafes welcoming dogs inside.
The Telstar will suit dog owners who want a no-fuss B&B base in central Exeter, who are arriving by train and want walking-distance access to St David's, and who are comfortable that the pet-traveller data pool is thin (we recommend confirming pet policy and fee directly with the hosts before booking).
Highlights from pet-mentioning reviews
What reviewers travelling with dogs consistently noted about staying here.
- 10-minute walk to Exeter city centre
- Close to St David's railway station
- Small B&B with English-style decor
- Generous breakfast praised in reviews
- Thin pet-traveller review pool
About this hotel
The Telstar is a small 3-star B&B on St David's Hill in central Exeter, a ten-minute walk from the city centre and close to St David's railway station. Dogs are welcomed, structured pet policy not published.
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Location
77 St Davids Hill, Exeter, EX4 4DW
