Name: Lord Bute
Address: 181 Lymington Road Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4JS, United Kingdom, 181 Lymington Road Highcliffe, Dorset, BH23 4JS, UK
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at $222 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.6

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Guesthouse Lord Bute

181 Lymington Road Highcliffe, Christchurch, BH23 4JS, United Kingdom – Great location - show map

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Breakfast was good, except the not uncommon problem of getting a good coffee, filter just isnt good enough for a true coffee drinker, did get one once machine had 'warmed up'. Room was lovely, especially the bathroom, excellant.

Jonathan

United Kingdom

Got upgraded to the suite for our wedding night and it was beautiful

Olivia

United Kingdom

Staff in charge were efficient and helpful. Others were friendly but not quite 'on the ball'. Excellent dinner. Breakfast very good. Room comfortable.

Diana

United Kingdom

Breakfast and dinner were of an excellent standard. Very comfortable bed. Super clean. Lovely staff.

Elizabeth

United Kingdom

Generally VG , bathroom could be better, with previous guests evidence, such as full bin, but staff excellent and great location, service.

Graemes3

United Kingdom

The main restaurant was updated with an elegant ambience, had a comfortable seating area with newspapers. The breakfast waitress was polite and friendly and the breakfast was served quickly with hot toast wrapped in a napkin. The size of the bathroom was good.

Jenny

United Kingdom

Staff especially louise and jake excellent. Room beautiful.

Gwen

United Kingdom

Nice rooms, good food and friendly staff makes for a relaxing few days

Ian

United Kingdom

Lovely size room and having a jacuzzi was extra fab

Nicki

United Kingdom

Greeted by the chef who was helpful on arrival in car park. Terry was approachable, helpful and busy! The bed was comfortable, nice size bathroom. Nice breakfast. The decor. The barman greeted us in the evening and had a chat with us.

Taniagoldenlight

United Kingdom

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What guests loved the most:
“Breakfast was good, except the not uncommon problem of getting a good coffee, filter just isnt good enough for a true coffee drinker, did get one once machine had 'warmed up'.”

Jonathan United Kingdom
“Got upgraded to the suite for our wedding night and it was beautiful”

Olivia United Kingdom
“Staff in charge were efficient and helpful. Others were friendly but not quite 'on the ball'. Excellent dinner. Breakfast very good. Room comfortable.”

Diana United Kingdom
“Breakfast and dinner were of an excellent standard. Very comfortable bed. Super clean. Lovely staff.”

Elizabeth United Kingdom
“Generally VG , bathroom could be better, with previous guests evidence, such as full bin, but staff excellent and great location, service.”

Graemes3 United Kingdom
“The main restaurant was updated with an elegant ambience, had a comfortable seating area with newspapers.”

Jenny United Kingdom
“Staff especially louise and jake excellent. Room beautiful.”

Gwen United Kingdom
“Nice rooms, good food and friendly staff makes for a relaxing few days”

Ian United Kingdom
“Lovely size room and having a jacuzzi was extra fab”

Nicki United Kingdom
“Greeted by the chef who was helpful on arrival in car park. Terry was approachable, helpful and busy! The bed was comfortable, nice size bathroom. Nice breakfast. The decor.”

Taniagoldenlight United Kingdom

Experience World-class Service at Lord Bute

On the edge of the New Forest, the Lord Bute is in Highcliffe, just 10 miles from the town center of Bournemouth. Offering luxurious 5-star accommodations and an award-winning restaurant, the guest house is just 20 minutes' drive from both Lymington and Brockenhurst.

With free Wi-Fi, the stylish rooms have a king-size bed, a flat-screen TV, work desk, trouser press, and tea and coffee making facilities. All rooms have an private bathroom.

Guests at the Lord Bute can enjoy full English breakfasts in the mornings. The Lord Bute restaurant serves a varied menu of traditional and modern cuisine, including award-winning Sunday lunches. There is also regular entertainment, including weekly dinner jazz and occasional cabaret nights.

Beaulieu is a 30-minute drive from Lord Bute and the cathedral city of Salisbury is within 1 hour’s drive, along with Winchester and Shaftesbury. The guest house is also just 8 miles from Bournemouth Railway Station and 27 miles from Southampton Airport. Guests can explore the nearby Jurassic Coast.

Couples in particular like the location – they rated it 8.8 for a two-person trip.

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Good for couples – they rated the facilities 8.3 for two-person stays.

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Full English/Irish

Free Private Parking Available On Site

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Max adults: 2	Deluxe Suite 1 full bed
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Max adults: 2	Superior Double Room 1 full bed
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Max adults: 2	Family Room 1 sofa bed and 1 queen bed
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Max adults: 2	Luxury Suite 1 full bed
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Max adults: 2	Large Twin Room 2 twin beds
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Area Info

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What's nearby *

Highcliffe Castle
0.4 miles
Mudeford Quay
1.7 miles
Barton-on-Sea Golf Club
1.9 miles
Mudeford Beach
2 miles
Sammy Miller Museum
2.4 miles
Hengistbury Head
2.6 miles
Christchurch Castle
2.9 miles
Bournemouth Aviation Museum
3.1 miles
Royal Bournemouth General Hospital
4.9 miles
Shelley Theatre
5.5 miles

Beaches in the Neighborhood

Highcliffe Beach
1,150 feet
Highcliffe Castle Beach
1,200 feet
Steamer Point Beach
2,400 feet
Friars Cliff Beach Golden sand
Swimming, Water Sports, Food & Drink

4,200 feet

Closest Airports *

Bournemouth Airport
6.4 miles
Southampton Airport
21 miles

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Check-in

3:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Check-out

8:00 AM - 11:00 AM

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Children & Beds

Children of all ages are welcome.

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There's no capacity for cribs at this property.

This property doesn't offer extra beds.

Visa Mastercard Lord Bute accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.

Smoking

Smoking is not allowed.

Pets

Pets are not allowed.

The fine print

Please note that complimentary late check-in is available between 18:00 and 21:00 on every day except Sunday.

Please note: The restaurant and bar are not open Sunday evenings or all day Monday.

Please note that any included dinner refers to an allowance of GBP 50 to be used in the restaurant, based on 2 guests sharing.

“Breakfast was good, except the not uncommon problem of getting a good coffee, filter just isnt good enough for a true coffee drinker, did get one once machine had 'warmed up'. Room was lovely, especially the bathroom, excellant.”

“The main restaurant was updated with an elegant ambience, had a comfortable seating area with newspapers. The breakfast waitress was polite and friendly and the breakfast was served quickly with hot toast wrapped in a napkin. The size of the bathroom was good.”

“Greeted by the chef who was helpful on arrival in car park. Terry was approachable, helpful and busy! The bed was comfortable, nice size bathroom. Nice breakfast. The decor. The barman greeted us in the evening and had a chat with us.”

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Reviewed: March 19, 2020

Gwen
United Kingdom
10

“We were thoroughly spoilt and our expectations were exceeded.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 2 nights
Nothing we didnt like.
Staff especially louise and jake excellent. Room beautiful.

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 19, 2020

Ian
United Kingdom
10

“Good relaxing holiday”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nice rooms, good food and friendly staff makes for a relaxing few days

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 16, 2020

Nicki
United Kingdom
10

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Not applicable
Lovely size room and having a jacuzzi was extra fab

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 15, 2020

Taniagoldenlight
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
8.0

Very Good
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
My glasses fell off bedside cabinet, put hand down side of bed to retrieve and picked up ... an empty round plastic durex case.😕. Liquid soap container only dispensed very small amount which in coronavirus circumstances should be better. Lovely waitress at breakfast but should have had her hair tied back. No salt and pepper on breakfast table. Ordered a poached egg given a fried egg., Although this was willingly replaced. No bin liners in bins.
Greeted by the chef who was helpful on arrival in car park. Terry was approachable, helpful and busy! The bed was comfortable, nice size bathroom. Nice breakfast. The decor. The barman greeted us in the evening and had a chat with us.

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 12, 2020

Andrea
United Kingdom

2 helpful votes
9.0

“Comfortable stay”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Nothing
Breakfast is prepared to order with a varied choice. Room was comfortable. Staff were polite and helpful. Short walk to Highcliffe Castle and the coast.

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 9, 2020

Victor
United Kingdom
3.0

“Not recommended to anyone”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Not so much 5 star, more like 3 star. 40 mins wait for your breakfast not very good.

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 8, 2020

Mary
United Kingdom

2 helpful votes
4.0

“disappointing,”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
it is advertised as five star but to my mind lacked the extras one would expect with five star... distinct lack of bathroom products.. one tiny shampoo and one tiny shower soap available... what was person two to use? The fixed shower soap dispenser was empty. A previous occupiers product was still in shower soap holder. No dressing gowns in room (which are pretty normal for a five star in my experience and I accordingly hadn't packed one. no selection of teas.. minimal and also inaccurate information in the room... so we were unable to get onto the WIFI or connect with reception as number was inaccurate. No lounge area, which in truth i missed in my research so unless you sit in the restaurant area where there were a few pre dinner seats..... you are confined to your room. which we were. Frustratingly too, there was no table near the sofa to put your drinks on when you sit on the sofa, so we had to rearrange the night stands and use them as a table. And, the road was noisy, as was the noise coming through from the room upstairs,,, sorry but ... it really was a let down for a birthday treat and mostly because it just didn't feel five star,The restaurant, looks good, but we had other plans for dining so didn't sample other than for breakfast which was good enough. The saving grace was the lovely lass who served us. . sorry guys, I am normally able to rave about my stays all over the world. but i just cannot this time.
the lass that served breakfast. The room size and bed size

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 2, 2020

David
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
8.0

“Had a really nice mini break visiting the area.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 4 nights
Very pleasant staff - Nice breakfast - Restaurant next door They Oaks’ really good.

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: March 2, 2020

Peter
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
7.0

“It was ok for what we needed”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
The room was quite underwhelming, very old fashioned and could do with upgrading
The staff were friendly. The food was ok.

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: March 1, 2020

Alan
United Kingdom
10

“Alan & linda”
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Not enough parking space but hey there was a wedding on loved the place will Visit again
Location and the friendly staff

Stayed in March 2020
Reviewed: February 27, 2020

Alan
United Kingdom
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Only down side, no tissues in the room
Lovely ambience, really friendly. Very comfortable! Restaurant was fantastic value and the food was unbelievably brilliant.

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: February 26, 2020

Cherry
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
5.0

“Lovely staff but rooms tired”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted from a mobile device
Rooms could be cleaner,
Staff were friendly and helpful,food hotter and more choice for vegans

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: February 25, 2020

Amanda
United Kingdom
9.0

“Really lovely hotel in a great location. Every member was staff was attentive.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 2 nights
We had a bad draught from the door which also allowed noise from the road. So the only thing I would say is better insulation to the room.
Room was lovely and spacious away from the main building. Breakfast was very good and served fresh to order. Dinner was exceptional. Great wine list too!

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: February 22, 2020

Jaime
United Kingdom
9.0

“Luxury stay, 5 star dinner. Great location to explore on foot from the hotel.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Stayed 1 night
There was nothing to dislike.
Breakfast was excellent. Location was excellent. Cleanliness excellent. Service was excellent. The restaurant was outstanding and offered live music at dinner which was unexpected. Very efficient staff throughout. Great value accommodation.

Stayed in February 2020
Reviewed: February 22, 2020

Anonymous
United Kingdom
9.0

“Feel rested and well fed”
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Stayed 1 night
Traffic noise
Room was lovely, but need double glazing to keep the traffic noise out. Food was superb. Beds very comfortable. Will be back.

Stayed in February 2020

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