Hermitage Hotel, Bournemouth

...a delightful lunch at the Hermitage in July we therefore took the opportunity to grab a brochure and upon our return home we began a series of correspondence with the hotel by letter and email asking for one double and one single superior sea-view room on the proviso that a full menu would be available and not the usual ‘turkey’. What happened: We received confirmation of our booking and discovered that the wrong dates had been confirmed, ...
...location ~ ~ The Hermitage Hotel, Exeter Road, Bournemouth. BH2 5AH (TP 01202 557363 and Fax 01202 559173) was established in 1920 although the hotel actually dates back to the 1860s. The hotel has 77 bedrooms some of which are being refurbished at the moment. The front of the Hotel overlooks the Pavillion Gardens with Bournemouth Pier and the eyesore Waterfront complex in front of you. To the right is the Bournemouth International Centre (BIC) ...

whitbybunny 16.12.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Hermitage Hotel, Bournemouth

...hotels, and recently chose Th Hermitage Hotel. What a location. It is right next to the pleasure gardens on one side, facing the front is the beach and pier area, and to the other side is the Bournem,outh International Centre, with its array of facilities and bars and swimming pool etc. Not to mention the town centre shops are only a two minute stroll through the park. This location could not be better. We arrived on a Friday evening and was greeted ...
...I distinctly remember was that my wife ordered a daily paper for our room. Saturday morning and no paper outside the room. Paper thief I thought, and did not make a fuss. Off we went to the dining room for breakfast. Afetr a considerable wait we were asked by a waitress what we wanted. My wife ordered a boiled egg and I went for a full cooked breakfast. We then waited about 20 minutes and was again approached by the waitress, she stated that the ...

willsmj 12.08.2001 · Read full review
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Review of Hermitage Hotel, Bournemouth

We stayed at The Hermitage Hotel in Bournemouth for one night, we found that all the staff were attentive and helpful. We had coffee down stairs in the lounge section greeted by a smiling waiter (nothing seemed too much trouble ) then went shopping. We had a three course meal in the evening before we went to see a show at the BIC the eveing meal was excellent ( better than some of the restaurants in the area ) again the staff were attentive but not ...
...atmosphere. The room was clean and up to date, the television only picked up 4 channels when there was suppose to be more. We had breakfast in the morning good food but have had better, i feel that maybe a self service of the whole service would be better. Overall we enjoyed the stay and will be going back when we see another show that we want to see ...

Tas2326 04.02.2008 · Read full review
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Review of Hermitage Hotel, Bournemouth