Name: Wessex Royale Hotel
Address: 32 High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1UP, United Kingdom, 32 High West Street, Dorset, DT1 1UP, UK
Price range: Prices for upcoming dates start at £62 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.5

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Wessex Royale Hotel

32 High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1UP, United Kingdom – Great location - show map

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Very pleasant and friendly staff, very clean and comfortable room and beds. Would recommend it to friends and will stay again.

Kenneth, France

Heavily pregnant late night booking needed a little luxury and it was excellent

Lost, United Kingdom

Stayed in most hotels in the Weymouth,Dorchester area and the Wessex was by far the best. We would highly recommend this hotel to anyone.

Charles, United Kingdom

The staff were very welcoming ( my cases were carried to my room for me) and the room was smart, quiet and fully equipped. There was a car park - albeit limited.

Karen, United Kingdom

friendly helpful staff, clean well equipped room, great food.

Lyn, United Kingdom

the room was excellent ,clean and had plenty of hanging space (with hangers) in the built in cupboard. The bathroom was modern and the shower and constant hot water a huge bonus. The staff were always happy and welcoming.

Deborah, United Kingdom

Great location, there was free parking but limited and tight spaces - made for fun when we were checking out ;) We were in Dorchester for a family wedding (the bride and groom were in honeymoon suite). Staff a credit - worked really hard.

Nicola, United Kingdom

Everyone was so friendly and helpful. The rooms well appointed, clean and comfortable. Great bathroom. Very nice not to find fault!

Licia, United Kingdom

Excellent friendly from all the staff. Would highly recommend staying here

Hug9807, United Kingdom

The room was very clean and comfortable. The breakfast was excellent, freshly cooked and with plenty of choice. The staff were very friendly and helpful.

Graham, United Kingdom

Great location!

8.8

One of our top picks in Dorchester.

The Wessex Royale is a delightful Georgian hotel with an excellent location in the centre of Dorchester. It has free Wi-Fi and an á la carte restaurant.

All rooms have premium digital TV channels, free Wi-Fi and modern en suite bathrooms with a bath and power shower.

The Wessex Royale is ideal for a relaxing break. The hotel was built in 1756 and its classic features include fireplaces, panelling and a magnificent grand staircase.

The restaurant is fully refurbished and air conditioned. It is open each evening and serves traditional and exciting new dishes and several wines. The superb residents’ lounge has comfortable chairs, a warm and cosy fire and drinks.

Couples particularly like the location — they rated it 9 for a two-person trip.

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Good for couples - they rate the facilities 8 for two-person stays.

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Top location: Highly rated by recent guests (8.8)

Great Food: Meals here are highly recommended

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Full English/Irish

Free WiFi
Guests consistently rate the WiFi as excellent

Free parking available on-site

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There are more repeat guests here than most other properties.

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	Double Room with Four Poster Bed 1 double bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room size: 258 ft² Luxurious, spacious room with an elegant four-poster bed. Room facilities: Tea/Coffee Maker, Telephone, Hairdryer, Wake Up Service/Alarm Clock, Radio, Desk, Ironing Facilities, Free toiletries, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Bath or Shower, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Wardrobe/Closet, Towels, Linen, Bottle of water Check-in + / / Check-in date Check-out + / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children
+ Max adults: 2 Max children: 1 (up to 0 years of age)	Family Room (2 Adults + 1 Child) 1 single bed and 1 double bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room size: 215 ft² If needed, an extra single bed can be added to the room. All rooms include en suite facilities, tea/coffee making facilities and a hairdryer. Room facilities: Tea/Coffee Maker, Telephone, Hairdryer, Wake Up Service/Alarm Clock, Radio, Desk, Ironing Facilities, Free toiletries, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Bath or Shower, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Wardrobe/Closet, Towels, Linen, Bottle of water Check-in + / / Check-in date Check-out + / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children
	Honeymoon Suite 1 double bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room size: 237 ft² The Honeymoon Suite consists of a four-poster bed with a separate living area. The room includes en suite facilities, tea/coffee facilities and a hairdryer. Room facilities: Tea/Coffee Maker, Telephone, Hairdryer, Wake Up Service/Alarm Clock, Radio, Desk, Ironing Facilities, Free toiletries, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Bath or Shower, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Wardrobe/Closet, Towels, Linen, Bottle of water Check-in + / / Check-in date Check-out + / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children
	Single Room 1 single bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room size: 172 ft² This single room has a tea/coffee maker. Room facilities: Tea/Coffee Maker, Telephone, Hairdryer, Wake Up Service/Alarm Clock, Radio, Desk, Ironing Facilities, Free toiletries, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Bath or Shower, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Wardrobe/Closet, Towels, Linen, Bottle of water Check-in + / / Check-in date Check-out + / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children
	Twin Room 2 single beds	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room size: 172 ft² This twin room has a tea/coffee maker. Room facilities: Tea/Coffee Maker, Telephone, Hairdryer, Wake Up Service/Alarm Clock, Radio, Desk, Ironing Facilities, Free toiletries, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Bath or Shower, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Wardrobe/Closet, Towels, Linen, Bottle of water Check-in + / / Check-in date Check-out + / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children
	Deluxe Double Room 1 double bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room size: 215 ft² This double room features a tea/coffee maker. Room facilities: Tea/Coffee Maker, Telephone, Hairdryer, Wake Up Service/Alarm Clock, Radio, Desk, Ironing Facilities, Free toiletries, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Bath or Shower, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Wardrobe/Closet, Towels, Linen, Bottle of water Check-in + / / Check-in date Check-out + / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children
	Double Room 1 double bed	Show prices
댴 Private bathroom Room size: 172 ft² This double room features a satellite TV and tea/coffee maker Room facilities: Tea/Coffee Maker, Telephone, Hairdryer, Wake Up Service/Alarm Clock, Radio, Desk, Ironing Facilities, Free toiletries, Fan, Toilet, Bathroom, Heating, Bath or Shower, Carpeted, Flat-screen TV, Wardrobe/Closet, Towels, Linen, Bottle of water Recently booked! Check-in + / / Check-in date Check-out + / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children

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Closest landmarks

Athelhampton House 5.5 miles
Weymouth Marina 7.3 miles
Weymouth Harbour 7.4 miles
Sandsfoot Castle 8.3 miles
Portland Harbour 9.1 miles
Monkey World 9.8 miles

Restaurants and markets

Waitrose Supermarket 1 miles
Dorchester Market (Wednesday) Market 1 miles

Closest airports

Bournemouth Airport 26.6 miles
Exeter International Airport 42.6 miles
Bristol Airport 47.9 miles

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14:00 - 23:00 hours

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07:00 - 11:00 hours

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Children and extra beds

All children are welcome.

There is no capacity for extra beds in the room.

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Pets are not allowed.

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The fine print

No lift available.

Guests should note that, while free public parking is available, spaces are very limited and cannot be reserved in advance.

Please note, group bookings of more than 6 rooms will be subject to a 7 day cancellation policy - if cancelled later than 7 days before the day of arrival the first night's stay will be charged.

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27 June 2017

Jerrilee
United Kingdom
4.2

Disappointing
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
눉Very uncomfortable didn't sleep loud and bath did not run properly after half hour of trying to run a bath I gave up
27 June 2017

Tinu
United Kingdom
8.3

“Enjoy my stay”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
눉Quite expensive
눇Staff were amazing and friendly
27 June 2017

Joanne
United Kingdom

1 helpful vote
9.2

Superb
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉No parking on site.
눇Comfortable and friendly hotel.
24 June 2017

Alasdair
United Kingdom
9.6

Exceptional
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Four Poster Bed
- • Stayed 2 nights
눇Really nice hotel: professional and very friendly staff; terrific food; great central location.
24 June 2017

Noel
United Kingdom
7.9

“Good friendly staff hood location”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉The bed it was so hard and old they must update the beds as we could not sleep. And all staff in the kitchen must put on hats .As I had a hair in my food.
눇It location is very good and not a long drive to the coast.
23 June 2017

David
United Kingdom
5.8

“Not a 'Best' Western”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉1. No warning that 3rd floor bedroom had no lift access. This was important for OAP with breathing difficulties. 2. Roof ceiling prevented use of chair and restricted part of small and tight bedroom. ( room 300 ) 3. Small Velux window prevented good ventilation in a room without A/C. Staff tried to be helpful with a small fan. 4. Full payment was immediately deducted from my credit card on booking contrary to stated conditions.
21 June 2017

Peter
United Kingdom
10

“Excellent accommodation and location, but not so good for evening meals”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉The dinner menu was not as good as on previous visits
눇Room was very good and air conditioning a bonus
21 June 2017

Barrie
United Kingdom
5.4

Passable
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 7 nights
눇beds lumpy. poor. room hot. parking very difficult. no comfort in the lounge. restaurant room nice, breakfast good, one eve meal good better than best western offerings so far. not good value at all overall. not really a hotel. more like the old style b&b. will not stay again or reccomend.
20 June 2017

David
United Kingdom
9.6

“Surprise find a real gem.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room with Four Poster Bed
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
눉Being picky but steak wasn't as tender as would have liked and messed up coffee order. Hot water in bath and shower was a bit feeble too. Minor details compared to overall experience.
눇Staff were excellent room very good esp bath breakfast superb with table service and real toast made with good bread and they bring it not stand there and do it yourself. Highly recommend .
20 June 2017

Anne
United Kingdom
7.5

“Customer service needs to be improved.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • 2 rooms
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
눉I spoke to a member of staff more than 2 months before arrival and was assured that an elderly infirm lady in our party would be allocated a double room with a walk-in shower on the ground floor. On arrival they had no record of this and she had been allocated a 3rd floor room (there is no lift). In the end, she was given a 1st floor room with a bath for the first night, and a ground floor room with a bath for the remaining 2 nights. I don't think they even have a ground floor double room with a walk-in shower. Our compensation was a free pudding at dinner on the first night. They ran out of at least some of their selection of fresh fruit at every breakfast during our stay. During our stay there was a leak through the ceiling in the dining room. These things happen. This was being investigated/repaired when we were having breakfast on our last morning. This was very noisy and no apology was given. The water had obviously needed to be turned off, so when we returned to our rooms there was no cold water. There was still water coming out the hot tap but would have been too hot to shower. We were not informed that the water was going to be turned off and we didn't see any notices advising guests about this. I don't think this lack of communication was acceptable particularly in view of the fact that the weather was so hot (around 30C).
눇The rooms were nicely presented. The breakfasts were cooked to order. There were some friendly young waitresses in the dining room.
20 June 2017

Anonymous
United Kingdom

2 helpful votes
9.2

Superb
- • Leisure trip
- • Family with young children
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉Bit noisy in the front room by the road
눇Beds really comfortable. Breakfast excellent
20 June 2017

Terry
United Kingdom
9.2

“I would stay again as the staff are superb”
- • Business trip
- • Group of friends
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉lot of road noise at front of building
눇The staff, all smiling, friendly and helpful
16 June 2017

Kenneth
France
10

“Great hotel”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉Can't think of anything. I've stayed in some not very nice places and paid more than this hotel. It was a bonus to find this hotel so perfect.
눇Very pleasant and friendly staff, very clean and comfortable room and beds. Would recommend it to friends and will stay again.
15 June 2017

David
United Kingdom
9.2

Superb
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉Although there is parking at the hotel there are only a dozen spaces however there is a public paying car park within 100yds that allows you to park free over night and to buy long term parking for the following day on the night before. I guess that only a small percentage of guests are lucky enough to get one of the 12 spaces at the hotel. This information could be usefully supplied prior to arrival so that if the hotel car park is full you could have directions in advance to the nearby car park.
14 June 2017

Mark
United Kingdom
Age group: 45 – 54
6.7

“Okay - nice staff”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 6 nights
눉I was given a bedroom on the second floor and due to it being an old building the floor was very uneven, to the point that I was falling out of bed. They did try and level the bed but it made little difference. Parking was very difficult and they had about eight spaces for thirty bedrooms. It was first come first served!
눇The breakfast was excellent and the lounge was great to sit in and have a coffee.

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