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12 Grove Road, East Cliff, Bournemouth, BH1 3AY
Good
Overall rating from 65 reviews

Guest reviews of the Heathlands Hotel

Good
Shirley from Whyteleafe, GB (Mature couple) 27 August 2008

Satisfied, taking into account everything. (107289852)

positive comments Swimming pool was clean, it could benefit from a glazed conservatory over it - making it warm to use throughout the year. Nice to have coffee facilities and hairdryer in the room.
negative comments The hotel needs refurbishment. Bathroom had mould & the bed was old. We could not open the windows other than three inches, so the room became warm, it would have been uncomfortable in high summer.
Poor
shelley from nr nuneaton, GB (Family with older children) 03 June 2008

i definatley wont be staying again and wouldnt reccomend it to anyone else, very dissapointing! (97804055)

positive comments breakfast was delightful
negative comments room didnt look as though it was cleaned properly, i found a pack of tablets on the floor by the side of the bed, in a family room that isnt acceptable! my son had been looking forward to playing in the pool, which was out of action, maybe somebody could have mentioned this when we booked? also, i paid 79 ponnds for my room, considerably more than anyone else was paying to stay at that hotel judging by the tarrif menu!
Good
Anonymous (Family with older children) 12 May 2008

No overall comment. (97633216)

Average
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 28 February 2008

Pleasant enough hotel, staff could do with a little more training. The price paid was a fair reflection on the hotel. The hotel should be restored to it's former glory and then it would be a great place to stay as the location is perfect for town. (97876279)

positive comments It was warm (Perhaps a little too warm though)
negative comments Bedroom was very tired and needed redecoration urgently.
Poor
sandra from Poole, GB (Same sex couple) 27 February 2008

No overall comment. (97625464)

negative comments Rooms were dirty,very worn,and some of my party, their rooms had an awful smell,we did complain but it fell on deaf ears
Average
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 28 January 2008

The hotel looked as if it was ready for a refurbishment, carpets were getting worn and the decoration was decidedly shabby. The food at all meal times was good, well cooked and very tasty. All staff were pleasant and helpful. I enjoyed my stay and was looking for a hotel for a tour but the hotel was not up to our standard. (97325936)

positive comments The accomodation was reasonably comfortable, staff helpful and courteous.
negative comments My room and bathroom looked as if it could do with a thorough clean. Unable to turn the volume up on the TV.
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 06 December 2007

No overall comment. (99740759)

positive comments near and handy to the bic
negative comments the shower
Excellent
Anonymous (Young couple) 28 June 2007

Excellent hotel, good location. Good food. (99677426)

positive comments Friendliness of staff and clean facilities
negative comments Bathroom could have been a bit more modern if I had to pick on anything
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 12 June 2007

No overall comment. (99903560)

positive comments The staff extremely helpful - Breakfast and Dinner excellent
negative comments We were given a double room the first night which was very small and no air given it was at roof level - changed the next day to a very airy room on the front of hotel - no problems changing rooms
Poor
Sheridan from Louth, GB (Family with older children) 22 April 2007

I expected a good clean basic room, with all facilities simply working properly. I booked the room to stopover and rest rather than travel back to London. I had an uncomfortable stay, and was therefore disappointed. If I'd know that these requirements were not going to be met, I would certainly have chosen a different hotel. (99281820)

positive comments Convenient location for town and beach.
negative comments Very poor quality of the room: hard uncomfortable beds, no heating, broken bath panel, unpleasant smell from leaking heated towel rail,several stains on the vinyl flooring, poor decorative order,curtains didn't work properly, and shower difficult to regulate.
Excellent
Anonymous (Mature couple) 22 April 2007

The hotel we found to be excellant value for money and we would return there again. We had read some bad reviews before we went but found them to be untrue, the staff were all helpfull and the breakfast was very good, we would even have an evening meal in the Hotel if when we return again (99981271)

positive comments clean & tidy
negative comments no biscuits on the tea tray in your room
Excellent
peter from holbeach, GB (Solo leisure traveller) 16 April 2007

Very good staff, pleasant surroundings, large car parks, reasonably priced. (99679652)

positive comments Proper sheets and blankets. Good breakfast (including porridge) Comfortable bed, helpful staff
negative comments Bar prices
Good
Elizabeth from Orpington, GB (Young couple) 13 April 2007

No overall comment. (99147790)

positive comments The room was clean & the staff very friendly
negative comments Walls quite thin as could hear guests next door & also upstairs.
Average
Alan from Totton, GB (Mature couple) 09 April 2007

Not what we have been used to for Executive class Accomodation (99213439)

negative comments Poor state of repair Painting,grouting in bathroom, Taps dripping difficult to turn off a long time waiting for Hot Water, Base of deivan bed water stained, carpet wery stained
Average
joel from Luton, GB (Young couple) 05 April 2007

No overall comment. (99172868)

Good
Anonymous (Solo leisure traveller) 28 March 2007

I would of like a another email confirming my booking a few days before my stay, as I lost hotel details and it took me three days to find out which hotel I had booked I had to call several hotel and ask if I had booked with them. As I had also accidential delete my email. (99792359)

positive comments The bed was comfortable
negative comments Not even entertainment
Excellent
Patricia from Plymouth, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 22 March 2007

Would be better if it was a non smoking bar. (99021958)

positive comments Large size room, very warm, beds good.
Excellent
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 21 March 2007

brilliant hotel, friendly staff, laid back atmosper, great facilites (99219444)

positive comments comfortable, big, friendly
negative comments a little old fashioned
Excellent
Sonia from Stoughton, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 16 March 2007

No overall comment. (99104632)

positive comments Nice convenient hotel next to the east cliff with lovely walks along the cliff and seats to partake of the views out to sea. Superior rooms on ground floor very cosy and beds were comfortable. Good size bathroom.
negative comments The hotel could have a more welcolming reception area. Reception staff very helpful.
Good
Sally from Waterloovillle, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 14 March 2007

very pleased (99752494)

positive comments closeness to the sea front and town centre
negative comments noisey, due to large function on saturday night
Excellent
Roy from Rouen, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 04 March 2007

From the on-line booking procedure to departure there is little I could be justifiably critical about. (99563448)

positive comments Primarily, it was excellent value for money.
negative comments No feedback after reporting faulty equipment when it wasn't repaired. The regulation of the in bath shower was extremely difficult.
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 28 February 2007

Excellent customer service and polite helpful staff. Good location. Shame about the few minor technical problems with the room. However, a great stay. Thank you (99505239)

positive comments Good size room with comfortable bed.
negative comments The hot tap in the sink did not work and the bulbs of the bedside lamps had blown. No spare bed linen found for cold night.
Excellent
Anonymous (Family with young children) 20 February 2007

No overall comment. (99389087)

Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 07 February 2007

No overall comment. (99723860)

positive comments The foyer of the hotel was very impressive and was clean and tidy. We stayed in the executive room which we found very comfortable. The staff were alway helpful and polite. The breakfast was excellent and wish we had booked our evening meal when we did the booking on-line. Excellent location as its close to the beach and the shops. Would recommend this hotel.
negative comments Not a dislike but disappointed the jacuzzi was out of order and felt the outside of the hotel could do with a fresh coat of paint as i felt it gave the hotel wrong impression.
Average
Nick from Brandon, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 04 September 2006

Excellent staff! Bar staff to busy not working in the bar people constantly waiting for service however when they did arrive back from other duties they were excellent. Excellent entrance/bar and restaurant areas. The room was awful, peeling wallpaper, shabby overall disgusting looking bath. (3305286047)

positive comments Entrance foyer,bar area and dining room.
negative comments Room 231!
Good
Annette from WELLINGTON, United Kingdom;GB (Group of adult friends) 30 August 2006

We all enjoyed our stay at the Heathlands Hotel. From the outside it looks like it could do with a complete overhaul as there were slates hanging precariously off the roof! We had a 3 course meal in the hotel on our first night which was reasonably priced. The staff were friendly enough, but they put the food on to your plate at the table and when the girl had finished serving everyone the food had gone cold. We ate out the following night because of this. The breakfast was lovely - everything you could wish for. (3304265501)

positive comments I thought the room was clean with nice modern furniture and decor. It was clean and spacious
negative comments I liked all aspects of my accommodation. There was nothing I disliked.
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 30 August 2006

No overall comment. (3305168438)

Good
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 28 August 2006

There was building works in the hotel which meant we had to get up early. I would have liked to have been prewarned about this. (3305236168)

positive comments big! We had the suite
negative comments In need of modernisation.
Average
Sarah from Poole, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 06 August 2006

No overall comment. (3305119701)

negative comments Thought the room was very tired looking and extremely small
Good
Anonymous (Group of work colleagues) 31 May 2006

No overall comment. (3304533932)

Good
Pierre from Pont Péan, France;FR (Solo leisure traveller) 30 May 2006

No overall comment. (3304672558)

negative comments Hotel tr
Average
Anonymous (Family with young children) 24 May 2006

No overall comment. (3304293395)

Excellent
HARRY from Wythenshawe, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 24 May 2006

the hotel overall was very good the dinning room staff were exellent they were informative and very friendly reception staff were very helpfull on the day we booked out we didnt realise we had forgotten my husbands medication all i had to do was phone and the sorted it all out we just had to pick it up (3304702964)

positive comments the friendliness of staff
negative comments the bar staff were always disapering
Excellent
Rita from Didcot, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 17 May 2006

Easy access to town and to the beach front. Best breakfast I've ever had in an English hotel, food hot and service impecable. (3304189327)

positive comments Room was very nice.... clean and spacious
negative comments Shower not working falling off the wall and shower screen not water tight. Had to take a bath!
Good
BARRY from BRIDPORT, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 17 May 2006

No overall comment. (3304692353)

positive comments Position
negative comments Room a bit dated and bathroom up three steps so would not have been suitable if I had a dosability.
Excellent
Anonymous (Other) 28 April 2006

No overall comment. (3304493283)

positive comments everything, comfortable pillows, friendly 24 hours staff, etc.
negative comments the remote was broken and the batteries were always getting lost but it was working
Excellent
Antony from New Milton, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 26 April 2006

Our stay at the hotel was extremely good. The online booking process was quick and easy. The staff were extremely helpful and polite. The hotel was nicely decorated and easily navigated. The only dislike was there was a broken window in our room, letting in a little draft, which i felt should have been fixed. (3304515007)

positive comments The staff
negative comments Windoew in the room
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 24 April 2006

Hotel looking tired and in need of refurbishment. good, quiet location but wouldn't want to pay more than we did for the service. there are better hotels around. (3304559628)

positive comments good value for money at
negative comments room aold at night with thin blankets, not duvets
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 19 April 2006

Would have liked to have known check in times (3304517018)

positive comments Clean and well presented.Pleasant surroundings
negative comments Inflexible approach at reception to our check in.We anticipate being able to access our rooms sooner thann we were able(3.15pm).Reception staff were not that helpful.
Good
Anonymous (Young couple) 17 April 2006

After looking at reviews on this hotel, I was a little scared of our stay. However when we arrived we were plesantly surprised. Our room was bright, airy and with a sea view! The rooms were modern, but not as modern as some of the more expensive suite rooms (so I hear), but we were happy. The breakfasts in the morning were excellent and the staff were very helpful, although many waiters/waitresses did not speak excellent english. We used the gym facilities, which included a jacuzzi and sauna too, for a deposit of (3304483758)

positive comments spacious room with excellent breakfast and gym / sauna facilities.
negative comments creaky floor boards :)
Average
Anonymous (Mature couple) 01 April 2006

We did not actually stay in the Heathlands as there had been a leak in our room. The Heathlands had tried to inform us that they had booked us into the Queens next door but we had been on route for three days and did not receive the message and hence had all our luggage out of the car. The room at the Queens was infact the smallest room we have stayed in outside London and we felt that it had not been properly prepared for us. (3304303968)

positive comments We would have enjoyed the leisure facilities had we known they were available. We had no swimwear.
negative comments The receptionist was very condescending on our arrival. Some areas of the room had a layer of dust. The TV aerial was broken and the window flew open twice during the night.
Good
Michael from Altrincham, United Kingdom;GB (Mature couple) 01 April 2006

Great, apart from the room being to hot even after turning the heating down. (3304335141)

positive comments Location, referbished room, good breakfast.
negative comments Further modernization, way to hot in the hotel. Better television and stand.
Good
Anonymous (Mature couple) 22 March 2006

No overall comment. (3304264201)

Excellent
Anonymous (Young couple) 24 February 2006

No overall comment. (3304258726)

Average
Anonymous (Group of adult friends) 23 February 2006

No overall comment. (3304251511)

positive comments Comfy and clean
negative comments modernisation. bathroom needs up dating and the bedroom was very stuffy during the night.
Good
Anonymous (Family with young children) 23 February 2006

No overall comment. (3304268259)

positive comments nice room, very spacious and very good cleaned. Good decoration, good size bed. Nice breakfast, good service.
negative comments bed & pillows too hard made it uncomfortable. Water did not flow regularly (maybe limescale on tubs) and hot water not always available
Good
kyle from hayes, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 18 February 2006

No overall comment. (3304213277)

positive comments Good apart from the heat in the hotel in general, it was too hot all the time, checking in was ok but wasnt overly helpful for example didnt tel us about breakfast and where to get it etc. also didnt show us how to use lifts or which ones to use to our room.
negative comments the heat, and facilities for younger couples, maybe a pool table or sumthin like that.
Excellent
Anonymous (Mature couple) 17 February 2006

The accommodation was a short walk from the sea front and for my wife and I just 10 minutes from the venue of event. The directions to the hotel were easy enough for anyone to find there way, without too much trouble. The bar area was clean and tidy and the staff attentive, nice comfortable chairs and settee's to sit on and when I requested a taxi to the venue nothing was too much trouble for the staff to accomodate, a thoroughly excellant stay and will be booking next year. (2990977)

positive comments The accommodation had just been refurbished recently and the standard was excellent.
negative comments The showers although adequate could use more pressure, however I did here that one of the boilers had broken down, and this may have had some effect.
Excellent
Anonymous (Young couple) 11 February 2006

No overall comment. (3304206289)

Excellent
stevie from Coventry, United Kingdom;GB (Young couple) 12 December 2005

No overall comment. (3014433)

Good
Anonymous (Solo business traveller) 07 December 2005

No overall comment. (2978552)

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