Durdle Door Hotel

3.0 star property

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Standard Double Room
Front of property
Reception
Exterior
Superior Double Room, Sea View

Reviews

8.8 out of 10
Excellent

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
  • Free WiFi

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West Lulworth House, Main Road, West Lulworth, Wareham, England, BH20 5RJ
  • Place, Lulworth Cove Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Lulworth Cove
    ‪5 min walk‬
  • Place, Durdle Door
    ‪13 min drive‬
  • Airport, Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    ‪44 min drive‬

Room options

Deluxe Double Room

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful
(2 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Signature Double Room, Sea View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Standard Double Room

9.8 out of 10
Exceptional
(7 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Standard Double Room, Sea View

  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 2 Twin Beds

Superior Double Room, Sea View

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(4 reviews)
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Queen Bed

Standard Twin Room

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

Deluxe Triple Room

9.4 out of 10
Exceptional
(3 reviews)
  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed and 1 Twin Bed OR 3 Twin Beds

Deluxe Triple Room

  • Sleeps 3

Standard Twin Room

  • Sleeps 2

Standard Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Superior Double Room With Sea View

  • Sleeps 2

Signature Double Room, Sea View

  • Sleeps 2

Deluxe Double Room

  • Sleeps 2

Standard Double Room With Sea View

  • Sleeps 2

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About the area

Wareham

Located in Wareham, Durdle Door Hotel is in a rural location, within a 15-minute walk of Weymouth Bay and Dorset and East Devon Coast. .This hotel is 0.3 mi (0.5 km) from Lulworth Cove and 1.7 mi (2.7 km) from Durdle Door Beach.

What's nearby

  • Lulworth Cove Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
  • Lulworth Cove - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
  • Lulworth Castle - 6 min drive - 5.4 km
  • Durdle Door Beach - 9 min drive - 3.4 km
  • Durdle Door - 13 min drive - 3.7 km

Getting around

  • Wool Station - 15 min drive
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.) - 65 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Orchard Tea Room - ‬8 min drive
  • ‪Lulworth Cove Inn - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪Monkey World Cafe - ‬9 min drive
  • ‪Frampton Arms - ‬13 min drive
  • ‪Smugglers Inn - ‬17 min drive

About this property

Durdle Door Hotel

Hotel in Wareham, 6-minute walk to Lulworth Cove
Durdle Door Hotel offers 18 accommodations with hair dryers. Satellite television is provided. Change of towels and change of bedsheets can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.
Make yourself at home in one of the 18 guestrooms. Satellite television is provided for your entertainment. Conveniences include desks and electric kettles, and housekeeping is provided daily.
Make use of convenient amenities, which include complimentary wireless internet access and a television in a common area.
Continental breakfasts are available daily from 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours.
Continental breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8:00 AM and 10:00 AM.

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Internet access
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Offsite parking available (GBP 5 per day); discounts available

Food and drink

  • Daily continental breakfast available 8:00 AM to 10:00 AM for a fee: GBP 9.95 per person

Things to do

  • TV in common areas

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk
  • Luggage storage

Guest services

  • Change of bedsheets (on request)
  • Change of towels on request
  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • Outdoor furniture

Accessibility

  • No lift

More

  • Designated smoking areas

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided

Bathroom

  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shampoo
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 32-inch TV with cable/satellite channels

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Desk
  • Heating

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 4:00 PM; Check-in end time: 9:00 PM

Check-out

Check-out before 10:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 10 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are not available
Cribs (infant beds) are not available

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Fee for continental breakfast: approximately GBP 9.95 per person
  • Nearby parking fee: GBP 5 per day (328 ft away)
  • Pet fee: GBP 10 per pet (varies based on length of stay)
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

Property is also known as

West Lulworth House
Durdle Door Hotel Hotel
Durdle Door Hotel Wareham
Durdle Door Hotel Hotel Wareham

Reviews

Durdle Door Hotel Reviews

8.8

Excellent

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

8.0/10

Amenities

8.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.6/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 42 out of 71 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 18 out of 71 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 71 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 71 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 71 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Very charming

Perfect little get away to the beach. The Durdle Door Hotel is super well located and easy to get to, even by public transport.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

rosemary

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Amenities, property conditions & facilities
It started when I rang the hotel a few days beforehand asking do we need to book restaurants the man said no need then we found our hotels restaurant wasn't up and running and we had problems getting in elsewhere the hotel had no lifts and the room was very pokey for the extortionate amount of money breakfast wasn't included and only continental won't be coming here again
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Shanal

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Edgar

Great location. Nice and helpful staff. Small room but clean and cozy.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

4/10 Poor

Joe

Travelled with family
Disliked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Had phoned after booking & asked for ground floor room with sea view as wifef disabled & paying top price direct to Hotel but told when arrived not available. Told shoud have put on instructions on go compare.com which we did not use. Booked two nights only stayed one
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very good
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Xiaohui

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable, clean and well decorated. Convenient location. Friendly staff. Pleasant stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Alex

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

1 night stay Durdle Door Hotel

We had a one night stop-over at the newly opened/re-opened hotel. There were a few issues with decor but overall the large, dog friendly double room was VERY comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Margaret, Rock Springs

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Very quaint! However, lots of stairs.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Nicholas

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Nice hotel, wonderful location

Lovely hotel with friendly staff in great location. It has recently been taken over by new management and they are planning on tidying it up, which it needs in some areas. (For example frayed carpet on stairs.) But the room was comfortable and we were upgraded for free to a bigger room as there was space. Trevor and Scott were both ver helpful. Location perfect and next to some great restaurants and bars.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Matthew, Ilford

Travelled with family, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely building only a few minutes walk from the Cove, with easy access to several restaurants near the water and absolutely lovely staff. Great views and a very quiet area, with access to Durdle Door trails, shared parking access to the lot closer to Durdle Door for those less eager to walk distances (£5 a day for three lots coverage), and a superbly comfortable bed.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Suzi

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
All round easy and enjoyable experience from beginning to end. Messaged a request and was fulfilled, what more can you ask for! Lovely room, very friendly and engaging host/s which always makes a difference. Many thanks.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Deborah

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really lovely relaxing stay at the Durdle Door Hotel and nothing was too much trouble for the staff. Friendly and informative. The hotel is spotlessly clean and offers an optional continental breakfast. Parking was available at a discounted rate which is very useful. The hotel is walkable to the cove, lots of eating places and the coastal path. We will definitely visit again!
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Jane

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
This was a great location with sea views and the staff were lovely. We werent aware before we arrived that there was no operational bar or restaurant. This area and the terrace were lovely so it was a shame not to be able to eat there but we were advised of other places in the village. Be aware that food serving stops at 8.30pm in Lulworth, we got turned away from 2 places and only just got in at a third! I think the hotel is having a refurb in autumn and we would love to return after this has been done
View from terrace
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yogesh

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Super friendly staff, great location, absolutely worth the money.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

8/10 Good

Klaus-Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
I missed a parking area that belongs to the hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martina

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Really lovely staff, quick and easy checking, clean room and also beautiful views. Would definitely be visiting again!
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Martin, Winchester

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Nice hotel, friendly welcome. Light and airy dining area for breakfast. Window wouldn't open is only gripe
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

4/10 Poor

Sally

Disliked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
A nice welcome but highly overpriced for what you get. Wallpaper peeling, tatty old torn curtains, needs a repaint. The room was very small with old mismatched furniture you might see in a hostel. We were expecting more for £256 a night.
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort

Lovely location!

On arrival Rory the General manager was at hand to take our luggage and gave us great Welcome. He was very helpful with information about the area we were in and gave us information about parking and places to eat. The Hotel at the moment is still in the process of being refurbished. So, yes there were a lot of painting, decorating and new carpets to be laid. However, the Dining area is one area that has been done and if the rest of the Hotel is done to that standard it will be excellent. Please don't be out off. We had a good stay here and Rory was a great host. We will be back again. Just so that you know the hotel is a very short walk to Lulworth cove beach and great walks.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ashish

Lovely location, a few yards from the Cove.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Arman

Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ana Maria

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in May 2025