“Eco hotel a few hundred yards from the beach. Contemporary rooms with designer wallpaper and some with free standing baths. Award winning restaurant uses produce from the local area. Well placed for exploring Dorset and the New Forest. ”

Hotel review

Contemporary new eco hotel, opened in 2010, the first of a new breed. Just a block from the beach, this hotel oozes deep comfort and attention to detail, from the locally sourced Farrow & Ball wall paint to the recycled wooden furnishings in the bar and the solid oak doors and ash furnishings in the bedrooms. Most are high ceilinged - this is a grade two listed building - and feature huge eco showers, stone and slate wet room style, and in the larger bedrooms standalone bathtubs in the room. Nice touches include Bose ipod speakers in every room and DVD machines on request. The restaurant - the Green Room - attracts custom from far and wide, with ambitious but well priced tasting menus from a star chef.

James Dunford Wood
James Dunford Wood Review published: 09/20/2024

Recommended for

  • Eco

    • Everything about this place is green from the beds to the wallpaper to the cooking oil that fuels the car!
  • Foodies

    • Exemplary cuisine with sustainable produce sourced from the surrounding area.
  • Sailing

    • Bournmouth Cruises offers both cruises and rides on their speedboat.
  • Great walks

    • Within easy access of the New Forest - a paradise for walkers.
  • Museums

    • Make a trip to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu.
  • Other Activities

    • Visit the internationally acclaimed Monkey World.
  • Restaurant

    • Arbor restaurant has been awarded 2 AA Rosettes
  • Sights nearby

    • Visit Christchurch Castle ruins.
  • Wedding license

  • Free wifi

  • Designer

  • Restrictions on children

  • Good wine list

  • Townhouse

  • Tennis

  • Riding

  • Fishing

  • Cycling

  • Watersports

  • Child friendly

  • Business Hotel

  • Gourmet

  • Disabled access

  • Contemporary

  • Windsurfing

  • Luxury

  • Downtown

  • Conference facilities

Facilities

  • Rooms

    32 rooms in this hotel
  • Restaurant

    Arbor restaurant has been awarded 2 AA Rosettes
  • Parking

    Free on site parking
  • Bar

  • Wedding license

  • Free wifi

  • Communal Dining

  • Car not required

  • In room DVD

  • Outdoor dining

  • Safe

  • Internet

  • Meeting Room

  • Cots available

  • No pets

  • Bicycle hire

  • Restrictions on children

  • Good wine list

  • 24 Hour room service

  • Garden

  • Child friendly

  • Room service

  • Disabled access

  • Satellite / Cable TV

  • In room music system

  • Wifi

  • Conference facilities

Activities

  • Sailing

    • Bournmouth Cruises offers both cruises and rides on their speedboat.
  • Great walks

    • Within easy access of the New Forest - a paradise for walkers.
  • Museums

    • Make a trip to the National Motor Museum at Beaulieu.
  • Other Activities

    • Visit the internationally acclaimed Monkey World.
  • Sights nearby

    • Visit Christchurch Castle ruins.
  • Tennis

  • Riding

  • Fishing

  • Cycling

  • Watersports

  • Windsurfing

Map & Location

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The Green House

Originally published by Good Hotel Guide

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