Best Westerns Connaught Hotel is an award winning, AA 3 star, eco-friendly Bournemouth hotel with its own private parking for 66 cars. Perfectly situated, the hotel is just a 5 minutes walk to Bournemouth Town Centre, Bournemouth International Centre (BIC), the Winter Gardens, Pavilion theatre and pier. Just three minutes walk away are Bournemouths award winning golden sandy beaches.
The hotel has 57 luxurious, spacious bedrooms with most of the superior rooms having the added benefit of their own private balcony. The hotels proudly boasts of a superb indoor leisure centre with a large 18m swimming pool and spa pool, a magnificent sauna and stunning steam room – both refurbished in January - and 2 gymnasiums, a cardio-vascular suite and a resistance suite. Freely available to all the hotel guests.
Our resident Head Chef is renowned for the quality, style and imagination of his dishes. Join him in Blakes Restaurant - awarded a single rosette in 2006 - overlooking the outside terrace, where our Restaurant Manager, Nick Rutigliano and his team will give you a warm and friendly welcome.
For that special occasion or important conference, the Best Western Connaught Hotel has a number of function rooms and conference facilities, all located on the ground floor and all with natural lighting, to accommodate up to 200 guests or delegates. The Connaught Suite and our Priory Suite 1 are fully air-conditioned.
The Connaught is renowned for hosting one of the best Christmas breaks in town. Christmas will be a very special family affair this and Santa hopes you will be able to join us for this very festive occasion. Christmas parties are our speciality and once again we are offering special rates for those guests wishing to stay overnight and complete the evening in style.
This year the hotel was awarded a Silver Shield by Green Tourism for Business and “Highly Commended” by Bournemouth Tourism in the “Best Large Hotel” category and “Best Restaurant” category.