54 ReviewsProperty Location Located in Bournemouth, Safari Hotel is minutes from Bournemouth International Centre and Bournemouth Lower Gardens. This hotel is within close proximity of Bournemouth Pavillion Theater and St. Peter's Church. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 14 guestrooms featuring DVD players. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include direct-dial phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers. Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and tour/ticket assistance. Dining Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or grab a snack at a coffee shop/caf. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include multilingual staff, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free parking is available onsite.
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91 St Michaels Road,Bournemouth,GB,United Kingdom Property Location Located in Bournemouth, Safari Hotel is minutes from Bournemouth International Centre and Bournemouth Lower Gardens. This hotel is within close proximity of Bournemouth Pavillion Theater and St. Peter's Church. Rooms Make yourself at home in one of the 14 guestrooms featuring DVD players. Complimentary wireless Internet access is available to keep you connected. Conveniences include direct-dial phones, as well as desks and coffee/tea makers. Rec, Spa, Premium Amenities Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and tour/ticket assistance. Dining Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or grab a snack at a coffee shop/caf. Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge. Business, Other Amenities Featured amenities include multilingual staff, luggage storage, and laundry facilities. Free parking is available onsite.
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Nigel K on 01/01/2016 18:59
My partner and I are a gay couple and we booked a five night stay at the Safari Hotel in Bournemouth a few years ago. Saying it is disgusting and unpleasant is the understatement of the year! Definitely a hotel (if you can actually call it that!) to avoid like the plague. I've stayed in hostels with higher standards!
When we arrived we were greeted by, we assumed, the owner. He was dressed very casually, scruffy to be honest, and his manner was most unwelcoming. Having said this my partner settled the bill in full. Big mistake; or it could've been!
As many other reviewers have said, our room was very basic. The carpet was old, smelly and dirty. I even found a toenail clipping by treading on it - ouch! Our bed was most uncomfortable too and it had one of those hideous plastic covers/sheets which I loathe because they make you sweat so much. Both of us woke after getting minimal sleep drenched in our own sweat. Not at all pleasant and very unhygienic! Our shower was also pretty disgusting. I don't know where the water was coming from, but judging by the orangey brown colour it couldn't have been the mains water supply! Needles to say we didn't use it!
The following morning we got up and had breakfast. This was pretty much on a par with everything else. It was the cheapest of the cheap microwaved to death and was borderline edible. One fellow reviewer mentioned fatty bacon. Well we'll certainly second that!
During our day in Bournemouth we decided to find somewhere else to stay. We thought this would be nigh-on impossible during August, but as luck would have it we did find somewhere else, and far far nicer it was too!
When we arrived back at the Safari to collect our things we had one hell of a shock! The owners had informed on us to the police! We had no idea what on earth was going on, but it was a very distressing experience for both of us! I'm pretty sure there was some serious homophobia involved. How can a hotel, or any place of accommodation for that matter, treat same sex couples like this in the 21st century? Disgusting! I was annoyed and upset but my partner was outraged and he demanded a full refund. He quickly got this but there was no apology from the interfering spiteful owners. We will never stay at this hell hole ever again!
Everyone: PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE DON'T STAY AT THE SAFARI HOTEL! I've given it one star, but I'd give it less if I could!
Gamblins on 25/10/2015 23:29
Visited this hotel as part of a stag party back in June. I have to say the couple running it were amazing and a great breakfast.
The rooms do need modernising and the bathroom needed a lot of work including a light!!
Great venue for a stag or hen party local to the town centre and once they finish the rooms should be a good venue.
mumzzie on 24/09/2015 14:31
I was supposed to spend two nights with my partner off 22 years for his birthday room was really bad as I walked in the room there were bunk beds put there because they had no were else to but them so it made me feel like we were put in the closet I'm disabled and my partner has heart problems the double bed was to low very hard one pillow TV wouldn't work properly nor did the kettle the bedside light had no bulb in it so when my partner turned off main light he hit himself on the bunk beds I could only stay one night cause my back was so bad I could hardly walk it ruined our one weekend together for the first time ever away I would never recommend it to disabled people the pics shown are not what they are now I forgot to take pics as I was in so much pain and I felt so shut in I had to get out xx
norms-hen on 20/09/2015 21:30
It was the only place that would take a hen party for one night. Not the most modern of places BUT ... The staff couldn't have done more for us, soooooooo accommodating and friendly!!! The rooms were clean and the showers were hot. The beds were comfy and the breakfast was amazing. We were thoroughly looked after. Thank you for being a pet of our weekend.
Brian K on 18/08/2015 17:04
I spent four nights at the Hotel. The room was clean and tidy with en suite facilities. I had a pleasant sleep and a lovely breakfast each morning and had a relaxing time on the beach and doing leisurely things you usually do on a holiday. The staff are very helpful and do a great job. What a lovely find !
I think the previous bad reviews are a little over the top to be fair, I had no complaints at all.
