Dorchester hotel

In the heart of Thomas Hardy country, close to Weymouth and the mysterious Cerne Abbas Giant

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5 Pope Street, Dorset, DT1 1GW

Sat Nav Directions: DT1 1GAA What 3 Words: ///shiver.hires.tinkle

Directions: On the A35, follow signs for Dorchester/Weymouth. At the roundabout take the exit B3150 Stinsford Hill, turn left onto Kings Road. At the roundabout, take the second exit onto Prince of Wales Road/B3144. Turn left onto Weymouth Avenue. Turn left into Brewery Square. Please note that we have limited car parking spaces at the hotel, which are charged at 4GBP per night. Alternative public parking is available nearby at Fairfield Pay & Display car park.

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Transport and local information: Dorchester South Railway Station 0.1 mile
Dorchester West Railway Station 0.5 miles
Weymouth Sealife Park 8 miles
Lodmoor Country Park 5 miles

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Limited on-site parking is available on a first come, first served basis at £4 per night. Alternative off-site parking is available at a nearby Pay & Display car park at £4 per day.

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20 Dec 2020

Emjay3

Wiltshire

Trip Type: Family

"Clean and friendly "

Not our first trip to this hotel but travelling during a pandemic adds a different dimension to overnight stays at the moment. All the staff were friendly and helpful. You know what you're getting with a Premier Inn and they did well to try and maintain some sense of normality. The rooms were very clean, under the circumstances staff dealt well with check in, breakfast routine and reassurance that our safety was their priority. Social distancing in Dorchester was evident from most people and just for a night we felt together as a family, somewhat normal!

21 Nov 2020

MyFeet F

Trip Type:

"Refused to let my son and I have an adjoining or own room!"

Says on the website you can have an adjoining room with party door on website, so I rang to book this. First guy said yes no problem! We really wanted this hotel as it’s near my mum, who is 89, and my brother, who has leukaemia. Then, miss super unhelpful jobs worth comes on the line, and says my son, who is a responsible 15 year old can’t stay in the room on his own! Good grief, he needs his privacy at his age, as do I! But no, this woman, who keeps referring to my son as “the minor” keeps quoting policy won’t allow that! We have used this hotel before and it was fine when my son was a small boy. But now, never again after rude jobsworth was so unhelpful.

15 Nov 2020

N4091CPdaveg

Dorchester, United Kingdom

Trip Type: Business

"Very impressed "

Having a long stay here due to work commitments. Clean tidy rooms staff were great very polite and helpful. In particular Charlie always happy and couldn't do enough to help.. Perfectly placed with variety of take aways and coffee shops within easy walking distance

28 Oct 2020

johnny w

Trip Type: Business

"Never again"

I was told (with annoyance and by the girl at reception) I could not check in 30 mins before the 2pm policy. Even though the rooms are ready and other hotels have no problem with this request . Worse still is being told COVID 19 is the reason., ha ha yeah sure it makes a difference . Dumb customer service. And sort you lighting out , it’s depressingly bad throughout the hotel .

24 Oct 2020

207leed

Shebbear, United Kingdom

Trip Type: Business

"Friendly staff - shame about the experience "

I had a bit of a poor experience unfortunately. Firstly my room was like a sauna. The air con didn't work. The window opened but it was quite noisy outside and I was on nights so sleeping during the day. I mentioned it to the staff who offered to send a fan up to my room but it never arrived. My last night i slept with the window open but there was ivernight railway works taking place so didnt sleep a wink with the heat also still an issue. The iron they sent me was broken and kept spitting water over my shirts. The ironing board was also broken. It seems this hotel needs a little TLC.

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Hotel description Far from the madding crowd, but near to all the delights of Dorset, the Premier Inn Hotel Dorchester puts you in the heart of Thomas Hardy country. In the historic town's new Brewery Square development, you'll have business, leisure and heritage right on your doorstep. You could set sail at Olympic watersports venue Weymouth and Portland. Or hang out with the kings of the swingers at Monkey World. And if it's the right time of year, fire up your engine at the Great Dorset Steam Fair. Then retreat to our stylish restaurant, spacious rooms and extra comfy beds. *Please note that there are limited car parking spaces at the hotel, however there is also nearby public car parking.