The Best Dorset Seaside Hotels

recommended hotels by the sea, on or close to the Dorset coast


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Lord Bute

Highcliffe

  • restaurant with rooms
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  • 5* rated
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  • luxury
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  • small hotel
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  • great dining
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  • family-friendly
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  • award-winning
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  • great reviews
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  • restaurant
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  • place(s) to eat nearby
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  • bar
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  • lounge
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  • terrace
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  • free WiFi
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  • parking

boutique accommodation set in the former grounds of Highcliffe Castle offering stylish rooms, award-winning dining and good hospitality

Loch Fyne Hotel

Canford Cliffs

  • restaurant with rooms
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  • 3* rated
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  • small hotel
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  • restaurant
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  • bar
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  • free WiFi
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  • parking

enjoy the fresh seafood at this comfortable accommodation just a 10 minute walk from the sea

Ox Hotel

Parkstone

  • restaurant with rooms
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  • luxury
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  • small hotel
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  • character property
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  • great reviews
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  • close to station
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  • restaurant
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  • bar
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  • free WiFi

a contemporarily-styled, boutique tavern, ideally placed for visiting Poole and Bournemouth

  • restaurant with rooms
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  • small hotel
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  • family-friendly
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  • character property
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  • central location
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  • restaurant
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  • bar
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  • free WiFi

Thomas Hardy and Lawrence of Arabia both visited this historic 16th century house, now with cosy B&B rooms above the popular restaurant