One hotel per budget, picked for its gym, not its lobby. Size, equipment, opening hours and extras, with sources.
Checked: 2026-11-02
Best gym in the city: The Devon Hotel. Air-conditioned gym with a Concept2 rower, resistance machines and free weights, which reviews call well equipped.
Luxury
Hotel photo: Booking.com
Mercure Exeter Southgate Hotel
★★★★ · Exeter
Health and fitness centre with a gym, indoor pool, whirlpool and sauna. HotelGyms rates the gym as okay; fitness classes cost extra.
Extras
Indoor pool · Whirlpool · Sauna · Fitness classes (charged)
Limited information: confirm the gym with the hotel before booking.
Air-conditioned gym with treadmills, bikes, a Concept2 rower, cross trainer, resistance machines and free weights. Reviews call it well equipped but small at busy times; it opens at 06:30.
How we choose. We look only at the gym: size, free weights and machines, opening hours, extras like a pool or sauna, and what guests say about it. Categories follow the official star rating. Every fact comes from a public source listed under each hotel. Links to Booking.com are affiliate links: if you book, we may earn a commission at no cost to you.