The Durbeyfield Guest House, Dorchester

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Deluxe Family Room

Max 4 Adults

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Providing free toiletries, this family room includes a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. The family room provides a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, a carpeted floor, heating and a flat-screen TV. The unit offers 3 beds.

Double Room with Shared Bathroom

Max 2 Adults

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Providing free toiletries and bathrobes, this double room includes a shared bathroom with a walk-in shower, a hairdryer and slippers. The double room provides a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, a carpeted floor, heating and a flat-screen TV. The unit offers 1 bed.

Standard Double Room

Max 2 Adults

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Offering free toiletries, this double room includes a private bathroom with a bath, a shower and a hairdryer. The double room offers a tea and coffee maker, a wardrobe, a carpeted floor, heating, as well as a flat-screen TV. The unit offers 1 bed.

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About This Property

Set 200 metres from West Bay East Beach, 500 metres from West Bay Beach and 8.1 km from Golden Cap, The Durbeyfield Guest House offers accommodation located in West Bay. This beachfront property offe (Read More)rs access to free WiFi and free private parking. The guest house has family rooms.At the guest house, the units have a wardrobe and a flat-screen TV. There is a private bathroom with walk-in shower in some units, along with bathrobes, slippers and a hair dryer.Guests at the guest house can enjoy cycling and hiking nearby, or make the most of the garden.Monkey World is 44 km from The Durbeyfield Guest House, while Dinosaurland Fossil Museum is 18 km from the property. Exeter International Airport is 56 km away.

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Guest Ratings For This Property

7.9

Based on 585 Reviews

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Comfort

8.27

Cleanliness

8.2

Value For Money

7.62

Facilities

7.75

Guest Reviews

David

young couple

7.0

Good

Great food and location. Some issues to work on.

Loved the breakfast. The cook went out of her way to get the sausages I like as I don't eat meet. She was super lovely too. An asset to any guest house or hotel. Great parking and ideal location, a stone's throw from the beach. Comfortable bed, clean towels and linen. Sea and harbour view. Didn't hear other guests on our 2nd night when apparently it was a full house (we were the only 2 in the building on the first night).

People need holidays. I absolutely understand this. But not having anyone to greet us on the first night or the full house on the 2nd night made it feel like a holiday let, rather than a guest house/B&B. Had to fill out a form of how many units of breakfast items we wanted on both days. I also understand this is to probably combat food waste issues and save money, but it made it feel like I was filling out what I wanted for my meals on a hospital visit on a ward. Found it a bit unnecessary. Every guest house and B&B we've been to generally have a menu. I would have been happy to tick an option, rather than fill out this form. Unfortunately we were there during a storm. The windows of our room weren't made to keep the conditions out. We had to place toilet roll in the gaps of the windows to stop the rattling and keep out the draught. The radiator under the window was a bit pointless as any heat went out of it. There was a never ending banging within the wall itself that could do with addressing. It's a seaside area that is prone to strong winds throughout the year. It's evident that the storm caused the banging and having no wind would have stopped it. But also investigating behind the plaster wall and fixing the issue would also stop it. Having to write all of our details and leave it in the reception area for all to see wasn't good either. An online check-in system would be better. This way you aren't breaking GDPR law as a business. Also sending a cleaner to clean 1 single room (we were the only ones in the building on night 1) was also unnecessary. "Would you like you room cleaned?" would be a question to put on an online check-in form. You'd save money on unnecessarily sending staff to a room when guests are still there and aren't messy people and don't require the room cleaning when we're still in it. A lot of places will have a hanger to place on the door to say it isn't needed.

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Published on 02 Jan 2024

Jonathan

young couple

9.0

Superb

Lush

Was great

Published on 30 Dec 2023

Hazel

family with young children

3.0

Poor

Thank goodness we only stayed for 1 night!

Good location to the beach and amenities.

Very poor, dated and tired. Shocked no staff on site overnight. Emergency exits not informed off if something dreadful happened. Guests were left to own devices. Windows rattled in wind and extremely draughty and cold. Mattress was very old and uncomfortable. We could hear guests in other rooms talking etc. we will never stay again. Breakfast was average. Such a shame as great location.

Published on 03 Dec 2023

Rebekah

young couple

8.0

Very good

Really enjoyable stay in a great location

Very friendly staff and excellent breakfast!

Published on 26 Nov 2023

Tiny

young couple

9.0

Superb

Visit

Lovely quirky old building with wonky floors and old tiles. Cosy bar area. Room was a nice size with a big bathroom. Comfortable bed with nice soft white sheets. Ample parking. The best cooked breakfast we have had.

The property would really benefit from a day of weeding etc

Published on 24 Oct 2023