The Green House Shortlist*
Bournemouth, Dorset
Good Hotel Guide Review
A green ethos prevails at this ‘friendly’ hotel, in a handsome Victorian villa within strolling distance of the beach. Ethically run, the hotel has implemented many sustainable initiatives, from its community vegetable garden and responsibly sourced furnishings to the solar panels and beehives on the roof. Bedrooms (some snug) are smartly decorated in pleasing, earthy tones; they have ‘crisp’ organic bed linens, ‘soft pillows’ and a bathroom with ‘proper fluffy towels’, perhaps even a reclaimed Victorian roll-top bath. Rear rooms are quietest. In Arbor restaurant, uncomplicated but imaginative dishes use organic, Fairtrade and locally sourced ingredients, and may be served on the terrace in good weather.
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 £157–£247. À la carte £35. 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
Information from the 2022 Good Hotel Guide.
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