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The West Bay Hotel

2.5 star property
Guesthouse in Bridport with a restaurant and a bar

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Suite, Ensuite | 1 bedroom
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Bar (on property)
1 bedroom
Located near the water, The West Bay Hotel offers a charming retreat with a restaurant serving kids' meals and free WiFi to stay connected. Explore the garden or unwind at the bar while enjoying extended parking. Previous guests praise the helpful staff.

Reviews

9.0 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Housekeeping
  • Pet friendly
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Room options

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Exceptional
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Highlights

Separate sitting area
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Premium bedding
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Hair dryer
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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1 bedroom

Suite, Ensuite

8.0 out of 10
Very good
(5 reviews)

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Premium bedding
Separate bedroom
Blackout drapes/curtains
Fan
  • 1 bedroom
  • Sleeps 4
  • 1 King Bed and 1 Double Sofa Bed

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Premier Suite Sea glimpse (ensuite glimpse) (contains an occasional pulldown bed not suitable for ad | 1 bedroom

Premier Suite Sea glimpse (ensuite glimpse) (contains an occasional pulldown bed not suitable for ad

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)

Highlights

Separate sitting area
Heating
Flat-screen TV
Hypo-allergenic bedding
Blackout drapes/curtains
Separate bedroom
Premium bedding
Hair dryer
  • 1 bedroom
  • Beach view
  • Sleeps 5
  • 1 King Bed, 1 Double Sofa Bed and 1 Twin Trundle Bed

About the neighborhood

Map
Station Road, Bridport, England, DT6 4EW

What's nearby

  • West Bay Beach - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • West Bay Harbour - 5 min walk - 0.3 miles
  • Bridport and West Dorset Golf Club - 15 min walk - 0.8 miles
  • Hive Beach - 4 min drive - 1.9 miles
  • Eype Beach - 7 min drive - 3.4 miles

Getting around

  • Dorchester West Station - 21 min drive
  • Exeter (EXT-Exeter Intl.) - 56 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪Rise - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪The West Bay Hotel - ‬1 min walk
  • ‪Bridport Arms Hotel - ‬3 min walk
  • ‪West Bay Tea Rooms - ‬2 min walk
  • ‪The Cornish Bakery - ‬1 min walk

About this property

The West Bay Hotel

Property highlights
A terrace, a garden, and a bar are just a few of the amenities provided at The West Bay Hotel. Be sure to enjoy kids' meals at the on-site restaurant. Stay connected with free WiFi in public areas.
Other perks include:
  • Free self parking and extended parking
  • Breakfast (surcharge), smoke-free premises, and a computer station

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi and wired internet

Parking and transportation

  • Free extended parking on site

Food and drink

  • Breakfast available for a fee
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Business services

  • Computer station

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • No elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Early check-in subject to availability
Contactless check-in available
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The host will greet guests on arrival

Access methods

Host will greet you

Pets

Pets allowed
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

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
This property is professionally cleaned

We should mention

This property does not have elevators
This property's policy is to refuse certain bookings for the purpose of group events or parties, including pre-wedding stag/bachelor and hen/bachelorette parties
A car is not required for transportation to and from this property

Property is also known as

The West Bay Inn
West Bay Inn Bridport
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Bridport The West Bay Hotel Inn
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West Bay Hotel Bridport
Inn The West Bay Hotel
The West Bay Inn
West Bay Hotel
West Bay Bridport
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The West Bay Hotel Bridport
The West Bay Hotel Guesthouse
The West Bay Hotel Guesthouse Bridport

Frequently asked questions

Is The West Bay Hotel pet-friendly?

Yes, dogs are allowed at this property.

How much is parking at The West Bay Hotel?

Self parking and extended parking are free at this property.

What time is check-in at The West Bay Hotel?

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM.

What time is check-out at The West Bay Hotel?

Check-out is at 11:00 AM.

Where is The West Bay Hotel located?

Situated in Bridport, this guesthouse is steps from East Beach and Dorset and East Devon Coast. West Bay Harbour and West Bay Beach are also within 10 minutes.

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The West Bay Hotel Reviews

Reviews

9.0

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 86 out of 131 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 32 out of 131 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 131 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 7 out of 131 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 2 out of 131 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.2/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.2/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Julie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely stay, great service nice local ales too
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Bev

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
We travel alot and this was one of the best hotels we have stayed in for a long time. Spacious room, lovely bedding, pillows and comfortable bed. The room smelt lovely. Breakfast was freshly cooked to order and was superb. Friendly staff. We will be back
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

8/10 Good

Beth

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A lovely small well-run hotel very comfortable room fantastic breakfast a short walk to the beach West Bay great dramatic cliffs great swimming
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Sally

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

Great place to stay

Great location free parking service and food amazing. Special thanks to Timon helpful friendly and professional. Will definitely stay again
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2023

8/10 Good

Richard

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly welcome from the staff. Nice clean hotel.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

N L

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

Lovely break

Beautifully decorated, spacious, immaculately clean, centrally located, great breakfast.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveler

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Breakfast was also awesome. Superb.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2024

10/10 Excellent

Penelope

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Staff were welcoming and friendly. Room was clean and comfortable and very roomy. Very dog friendly and good selection of beer and Cider at the bar. We booked in for an evening meal and food was great and place was busy with a good atmosphere. Breakfast was wonderful too. Loved our first visit to West Bay and will be back! Just a short distance to the beach from the hotel and plenty to do and see!
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2024

10/10 Excellent

Kathryn

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The location is amazing and rooms just exquisite. We loved the space we had, Sean went out of his way to make us welcome. It's not often you find such lovely hotels allowing dogs so we were really pleased. Great value for money. We'll be back and can highly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2023

10/10 Excellent

Tim

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

Highly recommended

Lovely place, nice room, friendly service. Will return
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2023

4/10 Poor

Tessa

Overpriced, areas need attention eg black mould in bathroom, shower wouldn’t turn off fully, lukewarm water,no bath mat, dogs running around. Room so noisy from above, clumping around ,plumbing noise, noisy returning guests No quality check on leaving
Stayed 1 night in May 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martin

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

Very friendly and comfortable stay

Just a one night stopover but we were made very welcome and the beds (large double and sofa bed) were extremely comfortable. Free parking right opposite. A fab Full English breakfast, we didn’t need any lunch later. Would like to have returned but they were fully booked on our required date. Thoroughly recommend.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

8/10 Good

Verified traveler

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

Great stay

The room was very spacious and clean. Good range of high quality amenities in the room. Staff very friendly and attentive. Free parking provided and free breakfast with a good selection and high quality. However, it was a suprise at check out that drinks (coffee & juice) were not included in the free breakfast! Sort of put a damper on what would have been a lovely stay. Would have been useful to be told this before we ordered.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Ben

Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great room, great dinner and lovely breakfast with the sea only metres away!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Yasoda

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect weekend stay in the most epic, quaint hotel with a very premium, delicious breakfast. We stayed in the Sea glimpse suite as we are a family of 5 and the room size surpassed expectations. The personalized service from the manager was also phenomenal, and walking distance to the cliffs made it the perfect stay.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Amy

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Wonderful staff, clean and tidy property, super comfy bed, excellent facilities a wonderful stay
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2025

10/10 Excellent

Anja Maria Margarete

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Es war ein toller Aufenthalt in einem wunderschönen renovierten Pub! Wir haben zu fünft als Familie in der golden suite mit Strandblick gewohnt. Absolut gut war auch das Essen, das Frühstück war jeden Tag unglaublich lecker, und auch abends haben wir sehr gut gegessen! Wir haben es sehr genossen im West Bay Hotel!
Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2025

10/10 Excellent

Simone

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Great location with super friendly staff and the breakfast was excellent. The room was beautifully furnished and decorated.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

virginia

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Spent one lovely night at this beautiful hotel. We stayed in the very beautifully appointed family room overlooking the beach. Also had a lovely and delicious dinner and perfect breakfast in the downstairs pub. Clean and located in a really lovely little town on the marina. Cannot say enough good things about it. We wanted to stay longer!!
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

beverley

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fab location near to the port and beach. Fabulous bed and bedding. lovely size room. Great breakfast. Very friendly staff. Not near to the 'shopping' end of town if that is what you are looking for. But defo worth a stay.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
The family room we had was perfect. Great size and sliding doors, lovely beds big enough for adults and beautiful sheets and towels. All amenities you need
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Ian

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

One night sray

Very comfortable large bed in the Tally Ho room plus a great breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

Tanya

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

Comfortable Bed Saved the Night

The bed was extremely comfortable and was the best part of the room. The amenities were nice and the room was as depicted in the photos. The welcome was pleasant but cooled somewhat once they realised we’d booked through Hotels.com. We were told we wouldn’t get breakfast because of it. That’s fine but perhaps phrase it as “so that’s room only tonight” instead. Noise carries throughout. Whilst we couldn’t hear the noise directly from the pub, we could hear the conversation of people on our floor and the floors creaking throughout the night when people moved around. It wasn’t too bad but the discomfort caused would be subject to the behaviours of your fellow guests when you stay. The most disappointing aspect was the bathroom. Looks fine but function was poor. The shower was lukewarm, the toilet was fickle and required extra attention and the tap over the vanity was too short resulting in water over the bench top instead of on your hands, etc. Overall, the stay was satisfactory for the one night because the bed was so good.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Martha

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Lovely spot. Nicely decorated room. Friendly service. Coffee machine didnt work.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025

10/10 Excellent

Alexis

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Confortable room Near the beach
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2024

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