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 £44 per night (We Price Match)
Rating: 8.5

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Wessex Royale Hotel

32 High West Street, Dorchester, DT1 1UP, United Kingdom –

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I liked the whole experience, room and food and staff. However, parking was a bind.

John, United Kingdom

Nice enough hotel centrally located on the high street in Dorchester. The receptionist was very welcoming and friendly. I would say that the room was a bit dated for the money. Though, to be fair, they were in the process of renovating the hotel. Breakfast was pretty average overall. The coffee was served in a small cafetiere. I think it would be easier for everybody to just put in a coffee machine or large pot. The first thing that you want in the morning is to be able to pour yourself some coffee. Didn't eat in the restaurant when I stayed so can't comment. Bar in the lobby with a good selection of drinks.

Louis, United Kingdom

The breakfast was excellent and the staff serving that morning were very polite.

Richard, United Kingdom

Location was excellent, ideal for shopping and sight seeing in Dorchester. Most of the facilities in the hotel were good and staff were friendly and helpful.

Terry, United Kingdom

We have stayed before therefore comparison was easier. It suited our purpose.

Peter, United Kingdom

We had no breakfast we had to pay £79 - 60p after on your website the breakfast was with the accommodation if we had known this at the time we would not have booked the hotel

Michael, United Kingdom

The breakfast was piping hot.Tthe bedroom was very comfortable clean and quiet.

Patricia, United Kingdom

We were upgraded to a chalet which was abfab. Lovely friendly staff.

Thomas, United Kingdom

lovely old period building stepped in history staff was excellent food was very good room was very clean would recommend

Ricky, United Kingdom

Excellent location if you need want to explore the town, shame there isn't a little bit more parking

Hayley, United Kingdom

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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 8.8 for a two-person trip.

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Free parking available on-site

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	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 Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Can you tell us what you'd like to see here? (We'll use your feedback to improve the information in this section) Enter your feedback Submit No thanks Thank you for your time Your feedback will help us improve this feature for all of our customers. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your comment. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Brilliant! Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children
	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 Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Can you tell us what you'd like to see here? (We'll use your feedback to improve the information in this section) Enter your feedback Submit No thanks Thank you for your time Your feedback will help us improve this feature for all of our customers. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your comment. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Brilliant! Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / 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 Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Can you tell us what you'd like to see here? (We'll use your feedback to improve the information in this section) Enter your feedback Submit No thanks Thank you for your time Your feedback will help us improve this feature for all of our customers. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your comment. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Brilliant! Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children
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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 Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Can you tell us what you'd like to see here? (We'll use your feedback to improve the information in this section) Enter your feedback Submit No thanks Thank you for your time Your feedback will help us improve this feature for all of our customers. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your comment. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Brilliant! Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children
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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 Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Can you tell us what you'd like to see here? (We'll use your feedback to improve the information in this section) Enter your feedback Submit No thanks Thank you for your time Your feedback will help us improve this feature for all of our customers. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your comment. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Brilliant! Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children
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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 Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Can you tell us what you'd like to see here? (We'll use your feedback to improve the information in this section) Enter your feedback Submit No thanks Thank you for your time Your feedback will help us improve this feature for all of our customers. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your comment. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Brilliant! Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / 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 Free WiFi is available in all rooms. Can you tell us what you'd like to see here? (We'll use your feedback to improve the information in this section) Enter your feedback Submit No thanks Thank you for your time Your feedback will help us improve this feature for all of our customers. Close We're sorry, but there was an error submitting your comment. Please try again. Retry Missing some information? Yes / No Brilliant! Check-in date / / Check-in date Check-out date / / Check-out date Rooms Adults Children

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Property surroundings –

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
Portland Castle 10.2 miles
Portland Museum 12.1 miles
Rufus Castle 12.2 miles
Portland Bill Lighthouse 13.4 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

What travellers love about this location

“The location was very good and I can highly recommend the restaurant. Rooms were big enough and had seting for two with a table which was very useful.”

karen

United Kingdom

“The hotel itself is quite charming, with lots of period features, the free WiFi was a bonus. I booked a single room and was put in room 403, which looks to be in the attic space as there were roof beams in the room and the ceiling was pitched, saying that the room was a good sized with plenty of wardrobe and draw space. The bathroom was small but adequate, however the shower was pretty feeble and the shower curtain didn't extend across the whole bath due to the pitched ceiling. I ate twice in the hotel, once from the a al carte menu and once from the bar food menu, in both cases the food was delicious and well presented, the breakfast was equally good and the service was excellent.”

John

United Kingdom

“Really cosy hotel. Pleasant and helpful staff. Free parking and Wi-Fi. Free newspaper in the morning. Walking distance to the lovely shops in Dorchester. Al a carte meal, was very nice.”

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All children are welcome.

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Pets are not allowed.

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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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18 October 2017

Lorraine
United Kingdom
7.1

“For the cost I think breakfast should have been included”
- • Solo traveller
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
눉No breakfast included with price. Room and bed small
눇Quite
13 October 2017

John
United Kingdom
9.6

“Apart from parking it was excellent”
- • Business trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Deluxe Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉Stricter control on parking. The hotel did not like to turn people away even though there were insufficient parking spaces, so I had to move my car and risked it being scratched and then had a note fixed on my windscreen asking me not to park in a restricted space near the kitchen door even though I was asked to park there by hotel staff.
눇I liked the whole experience, room and food and staff. However, parking was a bind.
13 October 2017

Louis
United Kingdom
7.5

“Good overall.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Double Room with Four Poster Bed
- • Stayed 1 night
눇Nice enough hotel centrally located on the high street in Dorchester. The receptionist was very welcoming and friendly. I would say that the room was a bit dated for the money. Though, to be fair, they were in the process of renovating the hotel. Breakfast was pretty average overall. The coffee was served in a small cafetiere. I think it would be easier for everybody to just put in a coffee machine or large pot. The first thing that you want in the morning is to be able to pour yourself some coffee. Didn't eat in the restaurant when I stayed so can't comment. Bar in the lobby with a good selection of drinks.
11 October 2017

Patricia
Australia
7.9

“Visiting friends in area so an ideally located hotel for this purpose”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
눉Very limited parking facilities.
눇The staff were very helpful and amenable.
10 October 2017

Herlani
Indonesia

4 helpful votes
7.1

“Too long to stay for 3 nites in the city and hotel”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
눉Price is too high for the property. TV channels are for radio, no pictures. Difficult to connect wifi, but for iOS is ok.
눇Location is in the center
9 October 2017

Steveshg
United Kingdom
9.6

“Good value clean great staff”
- • Leisure trip
- • Solo traveller
- • Single Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
눇Lots of stairs if I were elderly
9 October 2017

Anonymous
United Kingdom
6.3

“Wouldn't go back there.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 3 nights
눉The hotel is very old, the bedroom floor had a slope. The bed unfortunately followed the slope so my wife and I were almost rolling out of the bed. The bathroom was very basic, shower power was low. The room was also at the top of the hotel, basically an attic conversion, but with no lift to get there. Although the hotel had a car park, it was so limited, filled with staff cars, that it was almost impossible for customers to park in it.
눇Staff were friendly and helpful. Location was central for days out in Dorset.
9 October 2017

Anonymous
United Kingdom
10

“A comfortable and relaxing stay.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
눉there was nothing that I did not like about the hotel.
눇The staff were very friendly and helpful. The cooked breakfast was excellent
8 October 2017

Anonymous
United Kingdom
3.8

“Less than average hotel. Extortionate price .”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
눉The hotel was much like a building site. I was a bit shocked they still had the place open during work like this. Our toilet was very troublesome. Cleaners were noisey outside our room every morning. The lobby left much to be desired, the bar was good and drinks were good. But the lobby/bar area was a complete mess, wires hanging out the walls and all sorts, not relaxing at all. We paid £197 for two nights, I've stayed in £50 a night hotels that have been ten times better than this.
눇Breakfast was lovely
8 October 2017

Anthony
United Kingdom
6.3

“Nice but won't be staying here again.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Group of friends
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
- • Submitted via mobile
눉Location was quite noisy, yes it is located on the high street but might be worth looking into replacing roadside windows with more modern quieter type windows, had to keep running up and down the stairs until we eventually had a key card that would open our door! onsite parking very limited, the loo seat in our bathroom was very loose and kept slipping off, literally a pain in the bum! Rooms I saw very overpriced in my opinion.
눇Very clean and staff were friendly and helpful.
6 October 2017

NikkiTD
South Africa
6.7

“Just conveniently located ”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Deluxe Double Room
- • Stayed 2 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
눉The rooms are very dated and we both had backache from the poor quality mattress. The street noise woke us up at 5:30am.
눇Well located and good WiFi.
4 October 2017

Richard
United Kingdom
9.2

“It was a last minute get away for the weekend...but I would go back.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉We did have problems with the remote control for the TV...ie there wasn't one on arrival but we eventually got it sorted.
눇The breakfast was excellent and the staff serving that morning were very polite.
3 October 2017

Terry
United Kingdom
7.9

“Friendly hotel in a good location.”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 6 nights
눉Car park was quite small and could not accommodate all the guests' cars so we had to park on the street for 2 nights. However, no problem in finding parking space at night near the hotel. No lift to first floor was a problem when checking in with luggage but staff helped. Bar prices expensive but plenty of pubs nearby.
눇Location was excellent, ideal for shopping and sight seeing in Dorchester. Most of the facilities in the hotel were good and staff were friendly and helpful.
1 October 2017

Peter
United Kingdom
9.2

“It was suitable for our purpose. Would use again”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Twin Room
- • Stayed 1 night
눉One of the twin beds was rather unstable and noisy when one moved
눇We have stayed before therefore comparison was easier. It suited our purpose.
30 September 2017

Michael
United Kingdom
5.0

“Very noisy we had a room on the front”
- • Leisure trip
- • Couple
- • Double Room
- • Stayed 4 nights
- • Submitted via mobile
눉Very little car parking on site and had to park off-site
눇We had no breakfast we had to pay £79 - 60p after on your website the breakfast was with the accommodation if we had known this at the time we would not have booked the hotel

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