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Property Amenities
The hotel offers an excellent range of accommodation with a variety of en-suite bedrooms to suit all tastes – standard doubles and twins, superior bedrooms, executive bedrooms and the highly recommended Orchid and Rose Suites. Most of the Superior bedrooms feature a private balcony or terrace on the top floor and free Wi-Fi internet access is available in all bedrooms and throughout the hotel. Guests have complimentary membership of the magnificent Blue Water Spa and Leisure Club, located in the main building, with an 18m heated, indoor swimming pool, spa pool, sauna, eucalyptus steam room, 2 gymnasiums and a beauty and massage therapy suite. Fine dining awaits you in the award-winning, double rosette restaurant, Blakes. The restaurant, managed by Nick Rutigliano, the Maitre d’, has been upgraded in all areas to deliver 1st class food in 1st class surroundings and the commitment to quality is there for all to see. The chefs, under the ever watchful eye of the Head Chef, David Hutchence, work endlessly to produce dishes of the highest order, using products and ingredients sourced from local suppliers in Bournemouth and Dorset wherever possible. A wonderful terraced garden, very secluded and offering guests the opportunity to dine al fresco during the warm summer months.In November 2010 Bournemouth Tourism awarded the hotel "Highly Commended" in the "Outstanding Customer Service" and "Best Large Hotel in Bournemouth" categories and the Connaught was the first hotel to be awarded a Silver Shield by Green Tourism for Business for its commitment to the Environment. This is a non smoking hotel.
Room Amenities
Rooms
The Best Western Connaught Hotel offers an excellent range of accommodation with a variety of 56 en-suite bedrooms to suit all tastes – singles, standard doubles and twins, superior bedrooms, executive bedrooms and the highly recommended Orchid and Rose Suites. The Orchid Suite has a beautiful bathroom with a victorian roll top bath and separate power shower and its own private balcony. The Rose suite is over 300 sq ft of living space with a beautiful double bedroom and separate loung. Most of the Superior bedrooms feature a private balcony or terrace on the top floor and free Wi-Fi internet access is available in all bedrooms and throughout the hotel. Complimentary Highland Spring water is provided in all standard and superior rooms on arrival to help guests relax, freshen up and prepare for a wonderful dining experience in Blakes, the only 3 star hotel in Bournemouth with a double rosette!!The executive bedrooms and the two suites provide guests with bathrobes, slippers, Highland Spring water and sweeties throughout the duration of their stay. In addition the bedrooms have a 32 inch flat screen televison with Freeview channels and an i-Pod docking station.
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Dining
No other Bournemouth Restaurant can offer such style, quality and service as at this award winning, double rosette restaurant, Blakes. The restaurant, managed by Nick Rutigliano, the Maitre d’, has been upgraded in all areas to deliver 1st class food in 1st class surroundings and the commitment to quality is there for all to see. The chefs, under the ever watchful eye of the Head Chef, David Hutchence, work endlessly to produce dishes of the highest order, using products and ingredients sourced from local suppliers in Bournemouth and Dorset wherever possible.
A wonderful terraced garden, very secluded and offering guests the opportunity to dine al fresco during the warm summer months.
Recreation
Guests have complimentary membership of the magnificent Blue Water Spa and Leisure Club, located in the main building, with an 18m heated, indoor swimming pool, spa pool, sauna, eucalyptus steam room, 2 gymnasiums - a CV gym and a resistance gym - and a beauty and massage therapy suite with a vast array of treatments..
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out of 5 reviews
“Good value for money.”
We had a very lovely stay, the rooms were warm,clean and cosy! The staff were very helpful and the food was first class. We will stay here again.
“Spring Break 2012”
The hotel offered a good location, within easy walking distance of the West Cliff. All staff were welcoming and I couldn't fault the service my mother and I were given. The single rooms varied considerably in size but were well appointed and comfortable with both fans and extra covers provided if required. WOuld certainly stay here again and also recommend to others.
“Good and Not so Good”
Not so good Compact room, but adequate for a few days (Rm7) although the fan outside of the window was a bit annoying. Uncomfortable mattress, could feel springs, but made staff aware and mattress was replaced for remaining 2 nights - it was dissapointing that the hotel didn't carry out it's own quality checks and our first night was so uncomfortable. Good All of the staff were very friendly and extremely helpful. Breakfast was generally very good, (coffee not so good). Leisure facilities fine, large sauna and steam rooms. Would stay again, but ask for better room.
“overnight stay”
The hotel is in an excellent location 5 minuites walk from the seafront and the city centre in an area of other similar hotels. The leisure facilities are very good and the staff very pleasant and friendly. Paying more for the beauty treatments too is a must and we spent most of our time in the gym, pool, jaquzi and 2 sauna's. The breakfast was excellent too and staff there were very attentive. We was however quite disapointed with the room. We paid extra through expedia for a superior double room promising a balcony and a large room, which we never got and to us was clearly a standard double room :( After looking on the hotels own website they said all superior rooms were on the top floor and yet we was placed on the 2nd floor with a bay window ( room 31). Asked at reception to double check was a superior room, but I fealt like we was being fobbed off. We also found 1 of the bath towels had a stain on, as did 1 of the hand towels, so had to use 1 set of towels between the 2 of us. Apart from this the hotel had a nice atmosphere, especially on the ground floor, but as soon as we got up to the 2nd floor was a bit disapointed by the decor as it was clearly 1980s decor and gave the feeling of being a little neglected and desperately needs a makeover. Overall for what we got though I would say it's a little overpriced considering we didn't get the room we paid for
“There must be better than this”
Disappointingly old fashioned hotel - full of dodgy old furniture, lame facilities and just very tired.
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The preferred airport for Best Western The Connaught Htl is Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.) - 7.7 km / 4.8 mi.
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