The Cliff End
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
... you become involved in public service such as the airport which is 30 years behind! A funny example which I said I'd come back to was as at the Winter Palace when going to retrieve our coats from the serviced cloakroom to find our section, numbers 1249-3500, having a large queue but the bay next door only separated by a column between the counter, that had a another lady there, had no one there at all but she wouldn't help the ...
Packing warm clothes!
... 1057;анкт- 055;етерб ург Anyone want a try to say this lol Also just the concerns over security and Russian culture etc. Well, we have the visas, flights and hotel, so the rest will be down to our old friend the Lonely Planet guide book....fingers ...
Winchester and Salisbury
... another Christmas market (these are Christmas themed crafts market with some food stalls essentially). Explored the town a bit before seeing the great gothic Salisbury Cathedral, which must have one of the greatest spires in England. We did not go in though as there was a service about to start. We walked back into the town centre to a Tesco's for groceries, and back to the YHA to cook up some pizzas and vegetables for dinner. Made our beds and showered. Played cards and went to ...
Location
Other places to stay in Bournemouth
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Bournemouth Highcliff Marriott Hotel
St. Michaels Road, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $195- Not what we expected
- 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
Knyveton Rd, Bournemouth | 3 star hotelfrom $100 -
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!
