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BEST WESTERN Montague Hotel – reviews, photos

13 Durley Road South | West Cliff, Bournemouth BH2 5JH, England
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BEST WESTERN Montague Hotel
Ranked #24 of 74 hotels in Bournemouth
4.0 of 5 stars 98 Reviews
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Windsor, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 6 cities Reviews in 6 cities
“Spoilt - for the sake of 5p”
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 12 February 2012

We stayed one night (11 February 2012) in room 27. Twin room. Reasonably spacious - built-in wardrobe, desk, table, 2 chairs very clean. Good sized bathroom - no bath but large walk-in shower which was perfectly adequate - reasonable pressure and temperature. Toiletries disappointing - one tiny tablet of soap and two very small shampoo/shower gel bottles (but maybe this was because we were only staying one night). The room was nice and warm.
Reception staff very friendly and welcoming.
We didn't use the restaurant in the evening.
Breakfast was good although we had to send the toast back as they had really only served us with warm bread - the table next to us had the same problem. Breakfast restaurant staff were pleasant.
But when checking out (we had prepaid for the room to minimise the cost) we were asked to pay £1.55 for the Sunday paper we had ordered which costs £1.50. They explained the extra 5p was to cover the cost of having the paper delivered to the hotel.
I have never in all my 45 years of staying in hotels ever experienced this before. I don't dispute the legality of it but really! You would think that the cost of the room would include this 5p. I wouldn't pay the 5p because we had not been informed of this charge when we ordered the paper (we had to fill in a form when we checked in so the charge should have appeared there).
I wouldn't stay there again on principle.

  • Stayed February 2012, travelled as a couple
    • 2 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 2 of 5 stars Service
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25 February 2012
I am very sorry you had reason to complain as I checked you out myself ,when you told me the paper was charged at 5p to much I immediately apologised and took it off the bill and spoke to the news agent about this . We always aim to give lovely service and care about our customers and I believed you left the hotel happy as you gave me no reason to doubt or think otherwise.
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Rotherham, United Kingdom
Senior Reviewer
7 reviews 7 reviews
Reviews in 7 cities Reviews in 7 cities
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
“Good hotel, lovely staff, clean rooms”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 11 January 2012
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Very friendly staff and nice clean quiet room on the second floor. The bed was a bit too soft for my taste but I still slept well. I did have to keep the windows wide open for a couple of hours with the radiator off in January to get the room cooled down. The bar meal I had was aweful but the breakfast was superb.

  • Stayed January 2012, travelled on business
    • 4 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 3 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 4 of 5 stars Service
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3 reviews 3 reviews
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“Manners and smiles with clean rooms and helpful staff.”
5 of 5 stars Reviewed 3 January 2012 via mobile

I booked this hotel for me and my partner as a new year treat. On arrive we were greeted by a female receptionist who promptly gave us our key ran through house keeping and pointed it us to our room. The room was small yet comfortable! Very clean! However slightly to hot! The breakfast included in the very reasonable price of £210 for three nights over the new year period, was yummy and varied. The young girl serving was also very pleasant. We had a problem one night with the people above us making to much noise. Although this was not the hotels fault they were prompt in sorting the problem and in fact moved them to another room. We were also offered a free drink on new years eve. There was also a very pleasant gentleman that worked there who was lovely and interested in our trips out and always said. So around it was a good stay I was very happy. As a 21 year old I didn't feel out of place and was really happy it's my choice. I find it hard to believe that people have written such harsh things about it! As least only two people had a bad time. Keep up the good work. Thank you!

  • Stayed December 2011
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 5 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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UK
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6 reviews 6 reviews
Reviews in 5 cities Reviews in 5 cities
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
“would stay here again”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 31 December 2011

Stayed here for 1 night only but had no complaints. We had to book the night before because we were attending a funeral & found the receptionist very helpful. We checked in 11.00pm without any problem. The room was clean, warm & comfortable. The breakfast menu had a good choice. Overall, for what we paid & being a last minute booking we got excellant value.
The only thing I could possibly complain about is that the shower - I had it at a nice temperature & twice during showering the water flow suddenly became freezing cold.
If arriving late or in the dark, the hotel entrance is on the roundabout opposite the entrance of the large hotel on the opposite side of the street and the signage was not very clear coming in from the direction we approached.

Room Tip: asked for a quiet room & given no. 12 on 1st floor.
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  • Stayed December 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 4 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 4 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 4 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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Petersfield, United Kingdom
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61 reviews 61 reviews
Reviews in 34 cities Reviews in 34 cities
23 helpful votes 23 helpful votes
“Comfortable and good value”
4 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 November 2011
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We had just one night here, the room was comfortable and clean, but very warm (I think they were expecting a colder November day). All the radiators were off, but it was still so warm we had the windows open most of the time - but that is far better than being cold.

Like all Best Westerns, they are a little 'sparse' in the bathrooms with small towels, but hey, this is not a five star Hotel and you get what you pay for.

All the staff were pleasant and very helpful and breakfast was excellent with a very good choice of freshly cooked food.

I'd definitely stay here again.

  • Stayed November 2011, travelled as a couple
    • 5 of 5 stars Value
    • 5 of 5 stars Location
    • 4 of 5 stars Sleep Quality
    • 3 of 5 stars Rooms
    • 5 of 5 stars Cleanliness
    • 5 of 5 stars Service
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  • Best Western Bournemouth
  • Bournemouth Best Western
Address: 13 Durley Road South | West Cliff, Bournemouth BH2 5JH, England
Price range (per night):* INR5,321 - 12,210

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