Christmas & New Year with a Sea View
Book your festive break at 4 star Hotel Riviera now!
Book Now
Christmas Hotel Breaks in Devon
Welcome to the Hotel Riviera, the perfect destination for a Christmas hotel break in Devon. Christmas and New Year have been celebrated for more than two hundred years in our hotel — so we know how to entertain!
Discover our four star hotel at the heart of the elegant Regency esplanade. Plan a Christmas break in Devon with us and experience the comforts of our luxurious, award-winning accommodation. Relax in one of our elegant public rooms with seaviews. Enjoy good food and fine wines, specially selected to accompany our exquisite seasonal fare — all served by The Riviera’s friendly and attentive staff.
Here is the warmest of welcomes and all the ingredients for a truly memorable Christmas and New Year's break.
Celebrate the Christmas Season!
Festive Dining
Get in the party mood for Christmas and celebrate this festive season this December. From Sunday 1st to Sunday 15th December our wonderful 3 course Festive Dining menu is available with hot starter, Christmas turkey with all the trimmings and Christmas pudding of course. At just £35 per person, put on your sparkles and join with family or friends for a long and lazy lunch or dinner on the sea front this December.
From 15th November at Hotel Riviera!
Festive Afternoon Tea
Our iconic "Afternoon Tea by the Sea" has been updated for Christmas, offering guests a festive-themed afternoon of delights to celebrate the Christmas season.
Enjoy a classic Turkey sandwich with Cranberry Sauce, followed by Mince Pie, and a slice of Fruit Cake, Cherry and Pistachio Cake, Chocolate Brownie and Fruit and Plain Scone with Clotted Cream and Jam. Cream first of course!
Our Festive Afternoon Tea is served with a choice of teas and/or warming spiced Mulled Wine.
Book your Festive Afternoon Tea table now for £29.95 per person or £54.95 for two.
Available as Vegan Option as well. As alternative to our Festive Afternoon Tea, enjoy Christmas Pudding with rich Brandy Sauce and your choice of tea which is also available at the hotel for £12.95 per person or £19.95 for two.
Up to 40 people
Office Parties at The Riviera
The Christmas Party is an institution and for businesses across Devon, where better to celebrate than at the 4 star Hotel Riviera on Sidmouth sea front. With our AA Rosette restaurant, our festive dining menu is sure to be a hit with your team.
Christmas Parties for businesses are available to be booked for nights throughout the festive period including 29th and 30th November, 6th and 7th December, 13th and 14th December 2024.
Our Festive Dining menu is available for your guests at a cost of £35.00 per person for 3 courses with a £10.00 supplement per person for our organised disco which takes place in the Benjamin suite. Call us on 01395 515201 to discuss your Christmas party requirements.
New Year Hotel Breaks
If you are interested in spending a New Year's hotel break in Devon with us, please download our New Year's Eve Gala Dinner & Dance Brochure below.
Afternoon tea will be served on New Year's Eve followed by Regency Bar entertainment and a New Year's Eve Champagne Reception and Gala Dinner and Dance. On New Year's Day a traditional Continental Breakfast will be served with a light Lunch and Candlelit Dinner at your leisure. The evening's entertainment features Max Hutton who's entertaining show spans seven decades of music.
Christmas Breaks Devon
For more information on our Christmas and New Year's hotel breaks in Devon at Hotel Riviera please download our printable Christmas Brochure now. The brochure includes details of all our festive dining, entertainment and stay options.
Join us for a Christmas Eve Champagne Cocktail Party followed by Candlelit Dinner with Christmas Carols. On Christmas Day enjoy Sherry and Canapés, light luncheon, Afternoon Tea, Candlelit Dinner and Christian Grant performing all your favourite songs across the decades. See our other Christmas entertainment now.