Elstead Hotel

3.0 star property
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Indoor pool
Beach nearby
Family Room | Desk, iron/ironing board, bed sheets, alarm clocks
Bar (on property)
Reception

Reviews

8.4 out of 10

Very good

Popular amenities

  • Gym
    Gym
  • Bar
    Bar
  • Hot tub
    Hot tub
  • 24/7 front desk
    24/7 front desk
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included

Explore the area

Map
12-14 Knyveton Road, East Cliff, Bournemouth, England, BH1 3QP
  • Bournemouth Beach
    12 min walk
  • Boscombe Beach
    14 min walk
  • Russell-Cotes Art Gallery and Museum
    16 min walk
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    9 min drive
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Room options

Single Room

  • 9 sq m
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Single Bed

Standard Twin Room

  • 14 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

Standard Double Room

  • 14.0 sq m
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Executive Double Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Family Room

  • 18 sq m
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Single Trundle Bed

Executive Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Single Beds

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About this property

Elstead Hotel

Hotel with free parking, near Bournemouth Beach
This smoke-free hotel features a fitness centre, a bar/lounge and a sauna. Free WiFi in public areas and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include Access to hot tub, conference space and a 24-hour front desk.
Elstead Hotel offers 50 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and a hairdryer. Business-friendly amenities include desks and telephones. Bathrooms include a bath and complimentary toiletries. Housekeeping is provided on a daily basis.
Recreational amenities at the hotel include Access to hot tub, a sauna and a fitness centre.
Our customers tell us that they can't get enough of the helpful staff at Elstead Hotel. During your stay, you're just a quick walk from Knyveton Gardens. You'll find features such as free WiFi in public areas and free self-parking, plus a gym.
  • Free Wi-Fi in some public areas
  • Free self-parking
  • Enjoy drinks at the bar/lounge
  • Services include a porter and luggage storage
  • On-site recreation includes a gym and a sauna
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the clean guestrooms
  • 12 minutes by foot from Bournemouth Beach and a 3-minute drive from Bournemouth International Centre
Elstead Hotel offers its guests Access to hot tub, a sauna, and a fitness centre. WiFi is free in public spaces. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. The business-friendly Elstead Hotel also features a garden, a porter, and a lift. Self parking is free.

This 3-star Bournemouth hotel is smoke free.

Languages

English, Italian, Polish, Portuguese, Spanish

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free offsite parking within 5 metres
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • A bar/lounge

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)
  • Porter/bellhop

Business services

  • Conference space

Outdoors

  • Garden

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • Lift
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking

More

  • 1 building
  • 4 floors
  • Banquet hall
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Bathtub
  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; check-in end time: 10:30 PM
Contactless check-in and check-out are available
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age - 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival
If you are planning to arrive after 10:30 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.
  • Cots (infant beds) are not available.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards, debit cards and mobile payments; cash is not accepted
This property reserves the right to pre-authorise the guest's credit card prior to arrival.
Safety features at this property include a fire extinguisher and a first aid kit
Guests arriving after 10:30 PM must make advance arrangements by contacting the property using the information on the booking confirmation. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival.

We should mention

  • Please note that this property can refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, which include pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties.

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Elstead Hotel Reviews

Reviews

8.4

Very good

Rating 10 - Excellent. 418 out of 1013 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 389 out of 1013 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 137 out of 1013 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 43 out of 1013 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 26 out of 1013 reviews" "

8.6/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

7.4/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

6/10 Okay

Kathryn

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The staff are friendly and super helpful but the staff were a minimum of one person at a time so when they went on breaks no one at reception until they came back not the staffs fault but maybe could do with employing more staff to cover and support . The second room as we got moved was bigger and with better conditioned furniture and with a fridge and was more airy and bigger so room was ok and the hotel is convenient walk to the sea front , to buses and trains so was in a great location. Our first room had outdated and shabby furniture , small and dark and the shower was rusted so much as it broke but the staff were very proactive and moved us to a much better room straight wlaway couldn't fault customer service. The pool was lovely and cool , the hot tub was lovely and the sauna was nice but the bench was broken so couldn't sit at the top but otherwise nice that it had these facilities with great open and close times to use the facilities. The hotel for the price is not worth it should be at a lower price as it is in urgent need of repair and drvoragring but if you are after good staff, somewhere central this is the place but I think £255 for two nights was over priced for the standard of the hotel .
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Damien

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hotel wasn’t like what was advertised on line, pictures well out dated, pool changing rooms VERY dirty and had mold everywhere and smelt like a fish pond. Sauna and steam room were very unsafe with the tiles lifting in the steam room on the floor. It had no ways off having a hot meal at the hotel it just had a microwave in a large room, the curtains were ripped and stained. The whole hotel was run down and felt like I was in a hostel, I stayed for the night and was gone early so I cut my stay very short, what should had been a long weekend away, turn into less then 24 hours before leaving. Very disappointed and upset. Very unclean and unsafe !
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Alec

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Tatiane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Rodney

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Adriana

The tv screen was really too small-could be bigger; the fridge was a good idea-very small indeed-the location was wonderful-very close to the beach. Overall-a very good place to stay!
Stayed 6 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Arnaldo

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Dean

Travelled with family
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
The 1st room was birty in a nuber of places. 2nd room was much better so thank you to the staff for sorting a 2nd room. The pool was great. Over all the place was ok but could be so much better
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Therese

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent staff. Trying very hard. Hotel in need of refurbishment. Great location. Near station.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

6/10 Okay

Verified traveller

Faulty Towers ?
The hotel need to close and have a full refurbishment.one presumes they do not or can not get an alcohol licence as bar only sold soft drinks and coffee. The windows in our room were filthy and one of the chairs was ripped exposing the padding and the carpet was worn exposing the thread of weave.The staff were pleasant and polite . Our bathroom was nicely tilled with mould on sections of the silicon. Tea and coffee were supplied in the room and the hotel had a swimming pool which we did not visit. The hotel overall is very very dated and does not warrant the charge per room per night.
Dirty window
Chair
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Mark

Disliked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Tired old hotel, no hot water
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Claire

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
The hotel was not like the photos as they made it look a lot classier, the hotel was very dated, ceiling tiles missing, threadbare carpets, very creaky floorboards. The beds however were very comfy and there was plenty of tea, coffee and biscuits. The pool was nice, gym very rough and ready and the steam sauna addquate. Breakfast was limited with a choice of sausage, scrambled eggs and bacon (veg sausage on request, but not very nice), toast, croissant, cereal and tinned fruit. The hotel needs a lot of money spending on it, it could be very nice indeed . Not really worth the money but i think you pay for the location as it is a short walk to the railway station, town and beach. Staff very friendly and are doing a great job.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

2/10 Terrible

Aranit

Travelled with group
Disliked: Amenities
Old and dirty swimming pool gym dirty and so old
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adelina

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Excellent
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Gareth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
August Summer Holiday Away
We thoroughly enjoyed our stay at the hotel for 4 nights. We were Bed & Breakfast. Check in was excellent as we arrived earlier than the check in time but our room was made available within 10 minutes. Twin room we had was clean and tidy. The room was one used by the disabled, so it was large and roomy. Large dining room. Breakfast each morning was adequate. Both continental and a few hot plate choices of bacon, sausage, scrambled egg and hash browns, with juices, tea and coffee a plenty. Bar area was nice. The gym, pool, jacuzzi, steam room and sauna were all excellent, nice to relax and unwind there after being out walking all day, although the gym area and changing rooms could do with a bit of modernisation as they looked a little dated. Overall an enjoyable stay. Staff were all courteous and couldn’t do enough for you. Would definitely stay there again. Thank you.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Laura

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Avoid
No Thankyou Very very outdated Carpets throughout need ripping up Room tiny Staff lovely though and bathroom clean
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

pauline

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
It was very comfortable, but needs up grading, but there is no point as we understand it has been bought by Harry Rednap to turn it into flats. What a shame.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2024

4/10 Poor

Andrew

Disliked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Basic,tired hotel
The hotel situated in the middle of Bournemouth. It doesn't have the lift, floors are creaking, room is clean but tired. In the room we have a small TV from 1980 era, this match the bathroom decor. There is kettle, to make your own coffee or tea and some biscuits which are the added bonus. The receptionist is a single man band, juggled queries alone, phone or walk in customers, which make it seems very rush in handling customers. The lady in the bar was very friendly. Overall, the hotel is tired and need a good clean throughly. The part that can be handled directly by the staff are clean but places like outside window, walls,conservatory's window are dirty. There is also free parking area. It is ok hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

8/10 Good

Emily

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

6/10 Okay

Farzad

Travelled with partner
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Good potential ruined by inoperable window & bur
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sajmir

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Adrian

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

2/10 Terrible

Michael

Liked: Staff & service
Disliked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very bad experience
This hotel should not be trading and hotels.com should not be selling rooms at this hotel. The hotel room was clean but the decor and furniture within was very dated and old. The hotel is not maintaining the building to an acceptable standard since the outside areas and windows were absolutely filthy dirty.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024

6/10 Okay

Tanya

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Nice little Hotel
It’s a nice hotel located reasonably well you can get on the bus right near it. There is a shop around the corner et cetera. The only downside is the hotel is very dated which isn’t a problem but it just needs an uplift. The staff are very friendly but was disappointed when they told me that the hotel was sold and that is why it is been left to be running into the ground which is a shame, I’m guessing in Prime prime it was a lovely hotel . The pool is a very handy to use and the gym is nice as well
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Elsie

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff are super helpful and lovely. Helped us settle in very warmly despite an error from Expedia booking. Loved everything about this place . No complaints from here at all. Thank you guys for a great weekend
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2024