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 14.3 mi (23 km) from Weymouth Beach.
What's nearby
Weymouth Bay - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
Dorset Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty - 1 min walk - 0.0 km
Dorset and East Devon Coast - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Lulworth Cove Beach - 3 min walk - 0.3 km
Lulworth Cove - 5 min walk - 0.4 km
Getting around
Wool Station - 15 min drive
Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.) - 65 min drive
Restaurants
Smugglers Inn - 17 min drive
Monkey World Cafe - 9 min drive
The Castle Inn - 12 min walk
treetops cafe - 10 min drive
Orchard Tea Room - 8 min drive
About this property
Durdle Door Hotel
Hotel with a restaurant, 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.
At Durdle Door Hotel, enjoy a satisfying meal at the restaurant. Wrap up your day with a drink at the bar/lounge. 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.
Durdle Door Hotel has a restaurant on site.
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
A bar/lounge
A restaurant
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
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools
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
Durdle Door Hotel Reviews
Reviews
8.8
Excellent
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Rating 10 - Excellent. 50 out of 83 reviews
10 - Excellent
50
Rating 8 - Good. 20 out of 83 reviews
8 - Good
20
Rating 6 - Okay. 5 out of 83 reviews
6 - Okay
5
Rating 4 - Poor. 8 out of 83 reviews
4 - Poor
8
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 83 reviews
2 - Terrible
0
9.2/10
Cleanliness
9.4/10
Staff & service
8.0/10
Amenities
8.2/10
Property conditions & facilities
Reviews
10/10 Excellent
Nilam
1 Nov 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
staff and service was good and location also good
Nilam
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
8/10 Good
Miss F M
Travelled with family
29 Oct 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Staff were very helpful as my elderly sister suffers from dementia. The room was clean and well appointed, some areas were rather tired looking and in need of refurbishment. Great views from the bedrooms.
Breakfast very good and catered for allergy problems.
Miss F M
Stayed 4 nights in Oct 2025
6/10 Okay
Eve
28 Oct 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Room comfort
The hotel is in a beautiful location - actually much closer to Lulworth Cove than Durdle Door, but still in a cute little village. My biggest issue was the size of the room was tiny for a double (including the bed), and the fact it was so so noisy. If it wasn’t the dog running around above us with the occasional barking (interesting choice to have a dog on the upper floor, usually hotels have them stay ground floor), it was the cleaner slamming doors before check out effectively waking everyone up who was staying until check out. Hardly slept at all so would not recommend for a peaceful stay. Finally, the parking - is a problem. When you arrive there are spaces by the hotel which could be used first come first served but you’re not allowed to - instead you need to pay at the huge car park for a discounted rate of £5. To enable this you need to set up an account, etc. Again not clear when you’ve just paid through the nose to visit other of the Estates tourist traps. All in all, not a fab stay - but the welcome on reception was hreay
Very convenient for a visit to Lulworth cove. Very friendly staff
Julie
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
8/10 Good
David
Travelled with group
18 Oct 2025
Liked: Staff & service, room comfort
Excellent front desk staff
David
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2025
4/10 Poor
Virginia
Travelled with family
18 Oct 2025
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Room was clean, beds comfortable, but the whole place needs a serious refurbishment. Breakfast very poor. Parking close by in a public car park, but walk was uphill and up steps to hotel. Staircase steep in hotel. Would be difficult if elderly or have mobility problems. Website and false reviews VERY misleading. Disappointed.
Everything was great with the hotel and the staff were lovely. Our only issue is that it’s not very clear where you’re supposed to park especially when we arrived in the dark. The hotel should specify the name of the car park on the information provided.
Emily
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025
6/10 Okay
Oli
12 Oct 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Amy the manager was great. But the room was very basic for £150
Amy at the front desk was perfectly friendly, and the facade of the place looked nice. However, I felt the value for the price we paid for 1 night (250 USD) was discordant. The restaurant was closed for renovations, so we had to find somewhere off-site to eat dinner. There was a 10 pound charge per person if we wanted to have a continental breakfast. There is no parking at the property, so we had to pay 5 pounds to park in a dirt lot across the street. Thankfully we were there on a cool day. There was no AC in the room. Even though it was cool outside, inside was uncomfortably warm. We had the window open the whole time we were there, but air flow in/out of the room was not good. Because the window was open, we heard every passerby.
Tired looking facility with tears in carpet and dirty windows. Certainly not worth the £200 per night cost of the room with no breakfast included
Karl
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2025
6/10 Okay
Julie
13 Sept 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Location of the hotel was amazing with only few minutes walk to lulworth cove.
The hotel was ok.
I do not have wifi because it cannot reach to the room
The room itself when i stayed was cold. The window in my room is not double glaze
Just about ok, breakfasts were not good, unable to have any hot food, kitchen not running.£9.95 for a cold buffet type breakfast wasn't good, we ended up eating breakfast at a local cafe.
Hotel decor in places needed some attention, in our room 4 the wall paper was coming off the wall
Lovely clean room & helpful staff. Upgraded to a sea view room for free which I was so pleased about
MISS L J
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025
8/10 Good
Mamta
Travelled with partner
3 Sept 2025
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
very conveniently located near durdle door. Beautiful shore and walking trails nearby. Since the place is new, some renovation was ongoing hence quite noisy. Staff was very friendly and cooperative. Would go there again!!