Carrington House Hotel is so much better than the other hotels I have stayed in, in this part of Bournemouth.
To be honest, it strikes me as a little out of place, so much better than the Travelodge, Travel Inn and the others, that you think you are in a different town, and not in Bournemouth !
It is the staff that make the biggest difference, Becky on reception is really very nice and totally helpful. The bar and restaurant area is managed in the evenings by a very special man called Arek, he is kind, professional, humorous and just terrific company, able to discuss a wide variety of subjects. The most wonderful breakfast waitress you could meet is called Teresa, she served me both mornings during breakfast, it is worth staying here just to see what real service is at breakfast. They are all brilliant and set the hotel way up at the top of my list of places to return to.
I stayed there for 2 nights at the beginning of February 2012. I stayed in Room 104 on the 2nd floor. A small, but good little lift is available to use. My room was really nice and warm, considering it was below freezing outside, the warmth was very welcome. The room had adequate en suite facilities, a bath with shower attachment, which all worked very well. The TV was medium sized and offered the Freeview service, with the usual odd channel not having a strong enough signal to view, but this happens everywhere. Tea and Coffee facilities in my room were great, and there was nothing wrong in my room at all.
The hotel has a really nice swimming pool, large enough to swim the lengths and get some good exercise in without having to keep stopping. I used the pool both evenings and early on there is girl teaching kids to swim, with their mothers frantically looking on, neither take too kindly to a man being in the pool, so its best to swim from 6-30 p.m. onwards, then you wont get treated like an unwelcome paedophile. The changing rooms by the pool were fine, you press a button and the hotel reception 'buzz' you in through the door into the changing rooms. You need to visit the hotel's web site, because here you will see all the other facilities they have.

I recommend this hotel 100 %

Richard Kaminski.

the staff at the hotel very friendly the head of the restuarant was excellent the food was good well done to the chiefi stop with a friend in 361
the heating did not work but portable fire was bought and also the top of a window had to be tape up because the staff could not get it to close easy but the porters werte excellent dealing with the promblem please thank michael and the member of staff from the check republice well done
yes i would come back and stop again
i have stop last year at yourmoorland links in dartmoor
my friend miss your ducks which was your trade mark tony mbe

We had a nice time here. Lovely big room, swimmimng pool was not very nice. restaurant food was good.

Just returned froim a fab Rock 'n' Roll holiday at the Carrington with Holiday Rock. Many thanks to Mark, John & Deb for the organisation and great bands laid on.

This is our second time at this hotel (with Holiday Rock) and as last time found the room on the hot side, this was sorted by an opened window all night and turning off the radiator, the room was still heated by the under floor pipework. Breakfast and evening meals were good, but not excellent, would give a 6/10 overall, bar drinks very limiting with only lager, Guiness and a smooth/cream flow beer on tap, all other beers & cider served in bottles at twice the price of a draught pint (even this was limited).

Parking in the hotel carpark was limited, but there is on road parking outside the hotel without time limits. Great location for exploring the New Forest and Poole, whilst being in walking distance to the beach.