Durdle Door Hotel

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9.4
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Cleanliness

9.6

Room Comfort

10.0

Service and Facilites

9.8

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Diane
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Leisure Family
10.0
/10
Reviewed 15 week(s) ago

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A lovely winter break in a perfect location. Staff went above and beyond to accomodate our requests during our stay, an extended family get together for a special birthday (8 people). We had four rooms for our family, good sized family room with double, single and sofa bed with nice sea peek; a twin with sea views; and two doubles, one sea view side. The hotel is a brick historic Victorian country house hotel set in a great elevated position in West Lulworth, a short stroll up from the cove. Rooms in the house are cosy and clean with modern decor and bathrooms. We all found the beds and pillows very comfortable and had a great sleep, despite the wild weather outside! There is a lovely spacious contemporary lounge/dining space which was great for our family to hang out together, with board games and bar. The hotel doesn't do full restaurant any more since change of ownership, they offer pizzas and I think a few bar snack type choices which we didn't try as we ate out locally. The continental breakfast was good, an optional extra, which is a buffet with pastries, pancakes, toast, cereals, yoghurt, fresh fruit, cheese, cold meats, good coffee in the lovely large orangery dining space which has beautiful views. Parking permits can be arranged via a code from the hotel for the main Lulworth car park with a small parking area at the hotel for unloading on arrival. A perfect January stay in a beautiful location. Reasonable value rooms. We would stay here again.
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Naomi
6.0
/10
Reviewed 16 week(s) ago

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The room was great and everything we needed but we were in a building separate to main hotel. The shower while good did tend to flood bathroom. The entrance door was not very solid and difficult to lock/unlock particularly in the dark as outside light not working. The staff were very helpful and catered well for dogs. We’d forgotten dog bowl and there were spares. Overall a good stay but very pricey for what it was particularly as breakfast not included and only continental breakfast offered.
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salvatore
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Leisure with Partner
4.0
/10
Reviewed 17 week(s) ago

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broken bed, shower didn’t work, noisy room next door, woken at 1.30 am, Reported it but didn’t seem to bothered.
Hayley-Louise
10.0
/10
Reviewed 18 week(s) ago

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Booked last minute, fantastic service, we did not stay for breakfast,
Angela
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Leisure Family
10.0
/10
Reviewed 23 week(s) ago

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The place is very nice, the room with a sea view was perfect. A beautifully curated and inviting common space to relax and enjoy dinner.
Tracy
8.0
/10
Reviewed 25 week(s) ago

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The room was large, the bed very comfortable. The view from the window was good too, considering the car park was right in from of the hotel! Breakfast was great. Staff were wonderful. Location was perfect. Didn’t give it 5 stars because: The decor definitely needs a refresh. Our room was cold when we arrived and the curtains weren’t long enough to tuck behind the radiator so the heat was going straight out the very old windows, one of which wouldn’t close properly. Bathroom radiator didn’t work, nor did the ventilation fan. Would probably stay again.
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Nilam
10.0
/10
Reviewed 26 week(s) ago

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staff and service was good and location also good
Miss F M
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Friends and Family
8.0
/10
Reviewed 26 week(s) ago

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Staff were very helpful as my elderly sister suffers from dementia. The room was clean and well appointed, some areas were rather tired looking and in need of refurbishment. Great views from the bedrooms. Breakfast very good and catered for allergy problems.
Eve
6.0
/10
Reviewed 26 week(s) ago

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The hotel is in a beautiful location - actually much closer to Lulworth Cove than Durdle Door, but still in a cute little village. My biggest issue was the size of the room was tiny for a double (including the bed), and the fact it was so so noisy. If it wasn’t the dog running around above us with the occasional barking (interesting choice to have a dog on the upper floor, usually hotels have them stay ground floor), it was the cleaner slamming doors before check out effectively waking everyone up who was staying until check out. Hardly slept at all so would not recommend for a peaceful stay. Finally, the parking - is a problem. When you arrive there are spaces by the hotel which could be used first come first served but you’re not allowed to - instead you need to pay at the huge car park for a discounted rate of £5. To enable this you need to set up an account, etc. Again not clear when you’ve just paid through the nose to visit other of the Estates tourist traps. All in all, not a fab stay - but the welcome on reception was hreay
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Marisha
10.0
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Reviewed 27 week(s) ago

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Beautiful room on a cold windy rainy day! The day manager was lovely & she was very sweet.
Julie
8.0
/10
Reviewed 27 week(s) ago

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Very convenient for a visit to Lulworth cove. Very friendly staff
David
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Friends and Family
8.0
/10
Reviewed 28 week(s) ago

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Excellent front desk staff
Virginia
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Leisure Family
4.0
/10
Reviewed 28 week(s) ago

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Room was clean, beds comfortable, but the whole place needs a serious refurbishment. Breakfast very poor. Parking close by in a public car park, but walk was uphill and up steps to hotel. Staircase steep in hotel. Would be difficult if elderly or have mobility problems. Website and false reviews VERY misleading. Disappointed.
Emily
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Leisure with Partner
8.0
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Reviewed 28 week(s) ago

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Everything was great with the hotel and the staff were lovely. Our only issue is that it’s not very clear where you’re supposed to park especially when we arrived in the dark. The hotel should specify the name of the car park on the information provided.
Oli
6.0
/10
Reviewed 29 week(s) ago

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Amy the manager was great. But the room was very basic for £150
Abhijeet
8.0
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Reviewed 30 week(s) ago

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Easy not secure
James
10.0
/10
Reviewed 30 week(s) ago

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Great hotel, great staff, highly recommended
David
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Leisure Family
4.0
/10
Reviewed 31 week(s) ago

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Amy at the front desk was perfectly friendly, and the facade of the place looked nice. However, I felt the value for the price we paid for 1 night (250 USD) was discordant. The restaurant was closed for renovations, so we had to find somewhere off-site to eat dinner. There was a 10 pound charge per person if we wanted to have a continental breakfast. There is no parking at the property, so we had to pay 5 pounds to park in a dirt lot across the street. Thankfully we were there on a cool day. There was no AC in the room. Even though it was cool outside, inside was uncomfortably warm. We had the window open the whole time we were there, but air flow in/out of the room was not good. Because the window was open, we heard every passerby.
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Karl
4.0
/10
Reviewed 32 week(s) ago

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Tired looking facility with tears in carpet and dirty windows. Certainly not worth the £200 per night cost of the room with no breakfast included
Julie
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Leisure
6.0
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Reviewed 33 week(s) ago

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Location of the hotel was amazing with only few minutes walk to lulworth cove. The hotel was ok. I do not have wifi because it cannot reach to the room The room itself when i stayed was cold. The window in my room is not double glaze
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