Best Western Plus The Connaught Hotel

We stayed for 2 nights room and breakfast. The hotel was stylish and rooms were very clean and comfortable, however not as big as the photos on the website. The rooms had air-con which was needed at night as the rooms are quite stuffy - we paid for rooms with balcony but if you have the doors open the wind howls (the same with the velux windows in the bathroom!). The staff were very friendly and the food in the restaurant was nice. The breakfast was excellent (recommend the porridge). The waitresses worked very hard and were always polite. Drinks in the bar were no more expensive than a pub and they have gin and tonic happy hour from 5-6pm for £4 each. Overall a very pleasant stay. less

We have just come home from a week holiday in Bournemouth, where we stayed at the Connaught Hotel. It was just the best hotel with great facilities, wonderful food, good bedroom facilities and super friendly staff. The hotel is ideally situated as it is a short walk away from Bournemouth pier, beach, gardens and town centre. We would thoroughly recommend The Connaught, and will definitely be returning. less

Was a bit disappointing at size of room for price and although clean and nicely decorated , there was alot of dust etc between wardrobe and desk (maybe I watch too much 4 in a bed!!) Overall very nice but prob could've found somewhere cheaper. less

We had a business meeting in Bournemouth and so stayed in this hotel for one night. The lady who checked us into the hotel was lovely. She was very friendly and efficient. The reception area was nice; very clean and well decorated. The actual hotel bedroom was okay. It was perfectly clean but a little dated. It was a shame that there was no iron or ironing board in the room. Due to the bad weather, we decided to have a few drinks in the hotel bar and dinner in the restaurant. It turned out to be a great decision. The bar was serving gin for £4 a go (any gin). We took full advantage of that offer :-). The bar staff were very good. They remembered our order and offered up suggestions for gin mixers etc. The bar area is nicely decorated and had plenty of comfy seating. The menu in the restaurant was good. Two of my colleagues chose the pork belly. I had the risotto. My food was tasty but I have been assured that the pork belly was absolutely delightful. The guys who ate it couldn't sing it's praises enough. One even said that he will travel down again with his wife just so she can sample the pork. We had the whipped chocolate cheesecake for dessert. Again, it was fabulous. All of the staff that we encountered were absolutely lovely. Nothing was too much trouble. I would stay again. less

My partner and I have just spent two nights at the Connaught Hotel. We had a lovely time. The first thing we noticed was just how lovely the staff are at the hotel. They are very friendly, kind and all want to ensure your stay is one to be enjoyed. The Spa was lovely. We recommend to head to it after 12pm; as no children are allowed then. The pool, jacuzzi, steam and sauna where all just what our tired bodies needed. The breakfast was not too bad for a buffet, and we were able to sit outside to have ours which was nice. We had a room with a balcony on the third floor. The room was clean, tidy and the bed was comfortable for our stay. The complementary water was nice, and was replaced the following day. The air conditioning worked very well. We would recommend staying here and look forward to returning in the future. less