Dorset bed and breakfast accommodation

Dorset offers an excellent choice of bed and breakfast (B&B) accommodation in seaside holiday resorts such as Bournemouth, Weymouth and Lyme Regis and also in rural countryside locations such as Dorchester, Sherborne and Wareham. Bed and breakfast accommodation (which includes a room for the night and breakfast in the morning) can be found in Dorset guest houses, B&Bs, inns, pubs with rooms, farmhouses and also in hotels which include breakfast in the price of the stay or serve complimentary breakfast.

Whatever your budget, you can find bed and breakfast accommodation in Dorset, from cheap B&Bs in Bournemouth, to 5 star luxury guest houses in Poole, Dorset has bed and breakfasts for everyone. In family holiday resorts such as Weymouth and Poole, you can find bed and breakfast guest houses and hotels with family rooms for holidays with children. In rural Dorset, you can find traditional bed and breakfast guest houses with character, period features, open fireplaces and four poster beds, which are perfect for romantic breaks.

The food served in bed & breakfasts in Dorset varies from a light continental breakfast to a huge full English breakfast with all the extras. The price of the bed and breakfast accommodation is usually no indication to the quality of the breakfast served. Many expensive chain hotels offer only a continental breakfast of toast, cereal and fruit, whereas some small guest houses in Dorset offer a full English breakfast, cooked exactly how you like it. Small intimate guest houses are more likely to cater for special diets such as vegetarian, vegan or gluten free diets and are also more likely to use local produce and organic ingredients. Breakfast is usually served from a menu in smaller B&Bs, whereas large hotels often have a buffet style breakfast. Although you usually have to come downstairs for breakfast, some B&Bs will allow you to take it back upstairs and have breakfast in bed!

Featured Dorset Accommodation

3 Bath Street - Weymouth

A well placed Weymouth self catering holiday cottage sleeping up to six, superbly situated just two minutes walk from the beach and near the town and amenities

£250 to £600 Per week (seasonal)

B&B guest houses in Dorset

Bed and breakfast or B&B in the UK usually refers to family run guest houses where the owners live and work in the property. B&B guest houses are therefore different to hotels, which are run by professional management. B&Bs in Dorset are usually family run, with less than five guest bedrooms. As well as guest houses, other types of family run B&B accommodation in Dorset includes traditional inns, pubs with rooms and farm house accommodation.

When booking bed and breakfast accommodation in Dorset, you should consider the advantages of staying in a family guest house rather than a hotel with breakfast included. Guesthouse accommodation is more intimate and the staff will be very friendly, helpful and willing to assist you with Dorset tourist information such as local bus routes, where to go shopping or where the best restaurants are. In a hotel you would probably be pointed in the direction of a stack of tourist information leaflets instead. Dorset guest houses are often cheaper than hotels in Dorset, and the breakfast is usually of better quality as it is cooked just for you, rather than being served off a buffet.

Dorset hotels offering bed and breakfast

Most hotels in Dorset offer breakfast each morning. For some it is included in the price of the stay, although some Dorset hotels, particularly expensive chain hotels, charge up to £15 per person for breakfast. When booking bed and breakfast accommodation in Dorset hotels, it is worth checking to see if the breakfasts are full English breakfasts or whether only continental buffet style breakfasts are available.

If you have any special dietary requirements, you should also check that the hotel offers vegetarian breakfasts, vegan breakfasts, gluten free breakfasts or anything else which you might need. The advantage of staying in hotels, rather than B&B guest houses in Dorset, is that you have more privacy and are generally left to your own devices. Hotels also have more facilities and you can find Dorset hotels with swimming pools, hot tubs, bars and restaurants.

Star rating of bed & breakfast in Dorset

Bed and breakfast accommodation in Dorset is graded by the English Tourist Board, which has one set of gradings for guest houses, farmhouses and inns and another set of gradings for hotels. This is because the facilities are generally different in hotels compared to small family run guest accommodation. The tourist board uses a star rating system, for which accommodation can be awarded between one and five stars. The objective quality ratings give an indication of accommodation standard, cleanliness, ambience, hospitality, service and food.

For Dorset B&B accommodation to be awarded one star, it must have scored at least 60% on the quality assessment. One star B&Bs are simple and practical with no frills. Two star B&Bs in Dorset are described as well presented and well run, whereas three star B&Bs have a good level of quality and comfort. Four star B&Bs in Dorset will have an excellent standard throughout, and five star B&Bs are described as exceptional, with a degree of luxury. Not all bed and breakfast accommodation in Dorset has been assessed by the English Tourist Board, but if you do choose to stay in a B&B that has, you can be confident that it has been checked before you check in.

Featured Dorset Accommodation

3 Bath Street - Weymouth

A well placed Weymouth self catering holiday cottage sleeping up to six, superbly situated just two minutes walk from the beach and near the town and amenities

£250 to £600 Per week (seasonal)

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