Grosvenor Hotel
Travel Blogs from Bournemouth
Four weeks
Just four weeks to go and I just want to be settled on board with the real world, and Christmas , left behind. I still need to order money and am checking the exchange rates daily its still going up so hang on. If it starts to go down then I buy before it looses any more. The money is delivered to the ship so don't have to carry it. The exchange rate is pretty good also. Found ...
What can I give this Christmas?
... the support of so many people for whom the first question this Christmas is not "what do I want?" but "what can I give?".
From the 10th Dec we'll be posting regularly on here with pics and video and blogs to keep you updated on where we are giving out the shoeboxes and bringing you some of the stories of the individuals who will receive them. We hope you'll join us; you never know, you might even spot your shoebox!
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The last day
... our counter at all, despite a number of people including us going to her side but getting a stern rebuff that 'not here'!!...not my numbers!..jobs worth or what! Anyway, despite this and after getting used to the public face approach which is generally stern, it is a great place to visit. A funny sight was as we were leaving the hotel we were shouted at by a very 'Russian' woman, gesticulating with her hands, we quickly realised ...
Packing warm clothes!
Well, we are only a a day from going and just about to start the packing. The temperature is about -10 in St Petersburg so the need for very warm clothing is essential. So we needed to get some new gear to make sure we are going to keep cosy. Padded quilted coats are the thing, light, warm, and easy to pack, so those have been ...
Winchester and Salisbury
Quick breakfast at YHA before everything was packed away. Left for Heathrow to collect the car from Sixt — a Vauxhall Meriva. Pete is the driver, being the only one who could drive a manual. First stop was Winchester. We parked near Wolvesey castle's ruins, next to Winchester College. Walked to Winchester Cathedral where there was a busy Christmas market. Had a mine pie and coffee, although, initially unbeknownst to me, the mince pie was a sweet and small Christmas fruit ...
Location
TripAdvisor Reviews Grosvenor Hotel Bournemouth
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Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel
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- Pros and Cons
- Superb Hotel - absolutely no complaints
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Ramada Encore Bournemouth
22 Bath Rd, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $93- Perfect Place To Stay!
- Excellent choice !
- Great no frills hotel!!
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Carrington House Hotel
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Royal Bath
Bath Road, Bournemouth | 4 star hotelfrom $135- I Agree ... don't go
- Appaulling Family Rooms
- Not good for the money
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Britannia Hotel Bournemouth
East Cliff, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $66 -
Britannia Roundhouse Hotel
1 Meyrick Rd, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $66 -
The Queens Hotel
Meyrick Road, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $121- Adequate
- Very poor value for money
- Just average
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The Durley Dean Hotel
28 West Cliff Road, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $64- Cheap/Clean and Fun
- Please don't bother with this, stay in a tent on the beach!!
- Would not go back
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The Cumberland Hotel
27 East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $97- Awful and terrible value for money
- Don't bother
- Had Good Views
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Belvedere Hotel
Bath Rd, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $102 -
The Suncliff Hotel
29 East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $87- Pretty decent hotel ignore other bad reviews great Food!
- Pleasant stay
- Was enjoyable but some problems
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Wessex Hotel
West Cliff Rd, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $110 -
De Vere Village Bournemouth
Wessex Fields, Deansleigh Rd, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $102- Amazing Hotel
- Village Hotel Bournemouth
- Worth the stay
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Norfolk Royale Hotel
Richmond Hill, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $148- Very Enjoyable Stay
- Loved the norfolk royale
- Excellent, first rate, good vfm
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The Chine Hotel
25 Boscombe Spa Road, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $109 -
Hallmark Hotel Bournemouth
Durley Chine Rd, Bournemouth | 4 star hotelfrom $105 -
Menzies Carlton Hotel
East Overcliff, Bournemouth | 4 star hotelfrom $149- Wonderful old fashioned comfort and service
- The New Fawlty Towers
- Lovely hotel and last word in luxury
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The Hermitage Hotel Bournemouth
Exeter Road, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $189- Hermitage Hotel - excellent value for money and fantastic service
- Great weekend at The Hermitage
- Average hotel in great location
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BEST WESTERN Hotel Royale
Gervis Road, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $88- Best break we have had
- Avoid !!!
- It was really great!! best manager we've ever seen at work
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Menzies East Cliff Court Bournemouth
East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $110 -
Riviera Hotel & Holiday Apartments
12 - 16 Burnaby Road, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $104 -
Heathlands Hotel Bournemouth
Grove Road, Bournemouth | 2 star hotelfrom $60 -
Elstead Hotel
12 - 14 Knyveton Rd, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $120 -
The Cliffeside
East Overcliff Drive, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $80- Great value for money.
- Cliffside or Cumberland?
- Appalling
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The Trouville Hotel
5-7 Priory Road, Bournemouth | Hotelfrom $107 -
Best Western, The Connaught Hotel
30 West Hill Road, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $130- Dated hotel. Not worth the money
- Not awful but not great
- Avoid at all costs!
