The Green House Shortlist*
Bournemouth, Dorset
Good Hotel Guide Review
Within strolling distance of the town and the beach, this eco-friendly hotel is in a handsome Victorian clifftop villa. Its many sustainable initiatives include a community vegetable garden, responsibly sourced furnishings, solar panels and beehives on the roof. Bedrooms (some snug) are smartly decorated in pleasing, earthy tones. They have ‘crisp’ organic bed linens on comfortable beds, and bathrobes and slippers. Bathrooms have a natural stone handbasin and perhaps even a reclaimed Victorian roll-top bath. Rear rooms are quietest. In Arbor restaurant and on the terrace, uncomplicated but imaginative seasonal dishes use organic, Fairtrade and locally sourced ingredients. Readers praise the warm, efficient staff.
Hotel details
Address
4 Grove Road
Bournemouth
Dorset
BH1 3AX
England
Telephone
01202 498900
Bedrooms
32. 6 on ground floor, 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, EV charging.
Background music
in public areas.
Children
all ages welcomed (extra beds £30), not in restaurant after 7 pm.
Dogs
not allowed.
Credit cards
Amex, MC, Visa.
Prices
B&B doubles from £148. À la carte £45. 1-night bookings refused Sat in peak season.
Other reviews
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
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