Stay at Cavendish Hotel, a 4.7-star family-run B&B in Bournemouth with colorful rooms, free WiFi, breakfast, and close to Brownsea Island and Oceanarium.
Guests appreciate the friendly hosts, spacious and colourful rooms, superb breakfasts, and convenient location near the beach, shops, and attractions.
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Located just a 10-minute walk from the beach, this family-run hotel offers a warm and welcoming atmosphere in a detached building off the A338 road in Bournemouth. Guests can enjoy colourful rooms featuring en suite bathrooms, free WiFi, and thoughtful extras such as complimentary toiletries, bottled water, tea, coffee, and biscuits. The property provides a peaceful setting while remaining close to local shops, restaurants, and attractions like the Oceanarium, which is less than a mile away.
The Cavendish Hotel combines the relaxed charm of a bed & breakfast with hotel conveniences, including breakfast service and kid-friendly amenities. Parking is available on site, which adds convenience for travellers arriving by car. Though pets and airport shuttles are not accommodated, the property's service focuses on attentive hospitality delivered by friendly hosts, as praised by previous guests for their helpfulness and professionalism.
Nearby outdoor and cultural activities suit a range of interests, from hiking and wildlife viewing at Brownsea Island to exploring art at the Russell Cotes Art Gallery & Museum. Those looking to venture further will find several airports within reasonable driving distance, including Bournemouth Airport just 12 minutes away by car. The location is also surrounded by other well-regarded hotels, providing alternative accommodation options close by.
Guest reviews highlight the spaciousness and cleanliness of the rooms, the quality and variety of the breakfasts, and the hosts' welcoming nature. Many visitors appreciate the hotel’s convenient access to both the town centre and the beach, making it suitable for families, couples, and solo travellers seeking a comfortable base to explore Bournemouth in a relaxed environment.
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The Cavendish offers an excellent base close to all amenities and on site parking. Breakfasts are delicious and the hosts helpful and informative. We enjoyed our stay and would highly recommend it.
Excellent hotel, central location with free parking. Our room was exceptionally clean and big. Breakfast was amazing and our host Jamie was first class. Five star all round.
I felt very welcomed at Cavendish. Since the begining so the reception, as much the conditions we had were well presented and explained. Classes were easy to follow but also added a lot to my perception of use of language. My teacher Peter has a great (and british) sense of humor and that is what made classes flow better. Accomodation couldnt have been better because it was cozy, clean, warm and well located. I’m really grateful for Cavendish and hope to visit it as soon as I can.
Have stayed in this hotel since the renovation. The new owners, who are incredible hosts, have done a fantastic job! The rooms are beautifully decorated, the breakfast area and kitchen are superb. The breakfast is by far the nicest in Bournemouth. Ample parking with easy access, close to beach, shops and the BIC makes this our only choice when we regularly visit Bournemouth.
We've just returned from our first stay and we had such a wonderful few days at this lovely, small hotel. Jamie & Lee are the most friendly proprietors, providing excellent friendly service. Absolutely nothing was too much trouble and they went above and beyond to make us feel welcome. The breakfast was superb and the accommodation was very highly maintained. We stayed on the ground floor and the King Room and were so pleasantly surprised at how big the room was! We would recommend The Cavendish without any hesitation and would return tomorrow! Mike & Val
Well , what can I say ?? Jamie you are a fabulous host ! Could not do enough for us felt totally pampered ! The hotel is stunning , beautiful big room , clean. Modern and quiet , lovely grounds , 10 minute walk to beach , shops , restaurants etc , lots of little touches in the room , tea , coffee , biscuits, bottled water , complimentary soap, shampoo, conditioner , body wash and body lotion in bathroom too ! As you can see we were well impressed ! Would 100% stay in this hotel again oh and the breakfasts superb , lots of choice too ! Thank you jamie
We have just had an amazing stay at the Cavendish. A beautiful hotel in an amazing location for the beach and town (only 10 mins walk to both). The rooms are spacious with a lovely comfy king bed, chairs and coffee table to lounge on and beautiful decor (loved our wallpaper) and extra added touches....mini toiletries in the bathroom, bottled water, tea, coffee, biscuits, all restocked every day. Jamie and Lee are such lovely, happy and welcoming proprietors with Jamie being a lovely host in the breakfast room and Lee cooking our SUPERB breakfasts. Jamie was full of advice and suggestions of where to go in the area which was helpful. The private car parking was a fabulous added bonus during our stay. We would absolutely stay here again when heading to Bournemouth. Thank you both so much for a lovely stay. Kim & Darren x
Wonderful hosts always on hand if needed , beautiful breakfasts with great choice, large airy room which was very clean every day with fresh towels always stocked with tea coffee water and yummy biscuits . Fantastic location near to all amenities. Loved every minute will definitely stay again.. thank you so much seamus and noreen
A 10-minute walk from the nearest beach, this relaxed, family-run hotel is in a detached building 0.4 miles off the A338 road. The Oceanarium is 0.7 miles away.
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