Just a fantastic hotel that is perfectly located for the beach and the town centre. The rooms are excellent with all modern ammenities and the outside of the hotel has kept it's historic look. The restaurant is excellent and really reasonably priced. Just a short walk into town for bars, restaurants and clubs. Was really impressed. more

We booked the Durley Dean hotel to stay on a Saturday night as we had tickets to see James Taylor at the BIC. The reason why we picked this hotel was, in the main, the lack of other hotels in Bournemouth on the internet. Alsi I wanted a swimming pool and to be within walking distance of the BIC. We... more

Faulty Towers! 3rd stay and enough is enough! Grubby, dirty carpets, smelly room, bad service, 30 year old lift that is so slow and small (with bags it's a problem as they don't offer to help you to your room). Poor car parking facilities, etc, etc, etc. I actually decided to check out and drive home (120 miles) and then... more

Having stayed in a number of hotels in Bournemouth over the years I can say that since they have refurbished the Durley Dean it is one of the better ones with a good location and two minutes walk from The Goat & Tricycle ( Good food and lots and lots of real ales ). I was lucky to have a... more

We stayed at this hotel for one night with our five year old son, whilst i cannot fault the accomodation as we had a large newly decorated family room, i am not so impressed with the customer service and management at this hotel. At breakfast the waitress was not properly trained to do her job and came and stood between... more

stayed for one night very disappointed main public rooms have been refubished but not all bedrooms.Our room was on the third floor seemed half finished .the landing carpet was threadbare in parts and our friends room down the hall was small and dark not refurbished. Aviod the evening meal plenty of places to eat near by. Breakfast buffet style adequate... more

We came with our 5 year old for a 'beach break'. 1 minute from the hotel car park we were in the West Cliff park overlooking the beach. Down 130 steps and my daughter was running onto the sand. The room was lovely with a bathroom that matched scandinavian and german standards - something I've rarely seen in the UK!... more

We stayed one night Thu 28 May on the Folio hotels special offer £55 per room per night with dinner bed and breakfast. Lovely Victorian red brick hotel with original sash windows. Our rooms were refurbished with really nice decor (compares very favourably indeed to some of Bournemouth's more outdated accommodation stock), compact and very comfortable. Great comfy beds, plasma... more

The hotel is a pleasant 15 min walk into town along the beach or cliff top. It's clean and the staff are very friendly. Our initial room was tiny and overlooking a busy roundabout which was quite noisy. However we were moved to a better room which was comfortable enough. The breakfast was a farce though. We had to give... more