The Green House Shortlist*
Bournemouth, Dorset
Good Hotel Guide Review
Ethical hospitality is a priority at this ‘friendly, really special’ hotel, in a handsome Victorian villa close to the seafront. From the community vegetable garden and sustainably sourced furnishings to the solar panels and beehives on the roof, a green ethos has been built in to the place. Smart bedrooms (some snug) are decorated in pleasing, earthy tones; they have ‘crisp’ organic bed linens, ‘soft pillows’ and ‘proper fluffy Fairtrade-cotton towels’. ‘We were delighted we weren’t provided with pointless single-use-plastic toiletry bottles.’ The Arbor restaurant serves food all day; naturally, chef Andy Hilton’s unfussy modern menus use organic, Fairtrade and locally sourced ingredients. The result: ‘delicious’.
Hotel details
Address
4 Grove Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH1 3AX
England
Telephone
01202 498900
Bedrooms
32. 1 suitable for disabled.
Open
all year.
Facilities
lift, bar, restaurant, in-room TV (Freeview), civil wedding licence, private event facilities, 1-acre garden, terrace, parking.
Background music
in public areas.
Children
all ages welcomed, not in restaurant after 7 pm.
Dogs
not allowed.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
per room B&B from £119, D,B&B from £179. À la carte £35. 1-night bookings refused Sat in peak season.
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Special offers
£50 Per Room Per Night Sunday Special Offer
£50 for a double room! For those of you lucky enough to have Mondays off, take advantage of this special deal. Arrive at the hotel to be greeted with a glass of prosecco each followed by dinner from the A la Carte. Spend Sunday night in one of the luxurious guest rooms, many with stunning reclaimed roll top baths. Take it easy in the morning with a delicious home cooked breakfast. You just pay £50 for your room when you have 3 courses from the A la Carte with this rate (works out at £75 per person sharing). This rate is subject to availability and is based on two people sharing a small double room. Large doubles (with roll top baths) are priced at £95 per person sharing. Book direct at reservations@thegreenhousehotel.com or call 01202 498900.
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This hotel accepts discount vouchers which entitle readers to a 10% discount off their normal B&B rate for a single night’s stay. To take advantage of this offer, you must present the voucher at the time of booking.
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We spent only one night here (not enough!) having arrived from France ; the staff could not have been friendlier or more helpful. Lovely quiet room -- proper fluffy Fair trade towels (delighted we weren't provided with pointless one-use only plastic toiletry bottles) and crisp laundered linen with soft pillows. Delicious breakfast and delightful staff .
- Mrs Caroline Bodger - July 2019
Last updated:
October, 2019. Information from the 2020 Good Hotel Guide
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