The Lawrence of Arabia Hotel

Stunning unique bedroom, amazing views, and museum artefacts of Lawrence of Arabia!

The shower is very small and takes a long time to warm up. Breakfast is only for a very short time and quite late!

Un lieu en bordure de la mer; une chambre avec vue mer. Une décoration soignée et recherchée pour différentier chaque chambre. Un lit très bon et une propreté sans reproche. Un petit déjeuner fait avec soin par les hôtes qui font leur maximum pour vous satisfaire. Des hôtes qui méritent l'effort fait pour échanger avec eux malgré notre anglais. BREF : Très bon choix, parmi nos 2-3 meilleurs hébergements.

On n'a rien sans rien. Alors, une chambre sur mer et sur rue, c'est forcément un peu sonore. Mais très raisonnable. Et puis surtout, c'est un avantage, la nuit, d'avoir l'impression de dormir sur la plage bercé par le son amorti de la mer (plus de voitures).

This hotel is by far the nicest we’ve stayed at in all of our visits to Weymouth. It’s perfectly located, close enough to the town to be very convenient, yet just far enough to be quiet and free of the drunken late-night noise! Our room was probably in the best location too, peer out and round to the left and you can see the sea but much more importantly it was a side-facing room and doesn’t get the intense sunshine for many hours of the day and also avoids a lot of the traffic and pedestrian noise. It was nicely and seemingly newly decorated to a high level and if I was taking part in a monetised contest of ‘Find A Spec Of Dust’, I’d be absolutely broke! This place is immaculately clean throughout from the front door right to room. The small TV played Radio 1 while we’re getting dressed, the little fridge kept our wine, cider and freshly provided milk for the fully kitted out hot drink station, perfectly chilled. I’m a heavy guy, and initially the very soft mattress made me worry that I’d not sleep particularly well and affect my back but was proven very wrong by 2 excellent nights sleep with zero discomfort. Once I figured out that the shower / mixer tap worked the opposite way round to what I’m used to, we enjoyed a lovely and hot shower with the fancy stone / beaded shower head providing skin-tingling power. There was enough closet and drawer space for a week away for a couple, maybe bring your own hangers if you’re bringing more than half a dozen shirts / dresses. The breakfasts were cooked freshly and were the best, tastiest and oil-less breakfasts I’ve had on a mini-break. Excellent quality meats and cooked to perfection. A good choice of muesli / cereals on offer too, with fresh fruits available to go with the great choice of yoghurts. The view out of the restaurant is looking directly over the beach and sea, a lovely setting. The whole experience of this lovely hotel is topped off by the wonderful owners, Richard and Theresa.

There was nothing not to like.

Nice hosts and breakfast.

I would class it as a b&b guest house not hotel. Nice breakfast after quite a wait considering only 6 for breakfast

The hotel has unique one-of-a-kind historic character, the photos online do not do justice to how much it feels like a filming spot for a Hercule Poirot movie, we felt completely immersed in the atmosphere. The lounge on the first floor is incredibly beautiful and comfortable, perfect to enjoy sea views in the heat of the day or read a book while listening to the waves before going to sleep. The location is outstanding as well, I cannot think of a better one in the whole town, especially if you are using Weymouth as a base to travel around the coast: the train and bus stations are both less than 5 minutes away, the beach is just across the road. It is very central but is just about far enough from the main attractions so that you get actual sea views and are not looking at the strobe lights of arcades and the fairground. The breakfast alone is probably worth another visit as well. The Al'Ula breakfast that you can request the day before might just have been the most delicious and at the same time most authentic meals I have ever had, cannot recommend enough. Everything on the menu is cooked fresh to order in the morning. The room was clean and had everything we needed, it was not noisy at all even on the weekend, there was definitely enough space for two people to be comfortable and even some fresh milk and biscuits for our tea in the room. It was also vey nice to be able to leave our suitcase in the luggage store before and after the stay. It's a small family-run place, the owners were very kind and helpful, we had a lovely chat with them during breakfast, as well as a thorough introduction to the Al'Ula which was much appreciated. Would definitely come again!

Nothing important was missing and there weren't any issues. The hotel is tiny and seems to be operated by 3-4 people, so of course it cannot run as seamlessly or quickly as a massive chain. But again, for someone who values unique experiences over perfection in facilities, Lawrence of Arabia is an easy recommend.

Location

There wasn’t anything to dislike! Could have probably done with a few more hangers.

The room was clean and comfortable,good location,clean linen and shower

I did request early check in,so we went to book in early,to basically be told we'll if you didn't get a reply then it 3oclock is check in,a reply of some sort would of been nice,the manager was not friendly at all,although his wife was quite pleasant,my husband asked where to leave the key,he replied reception it is open,no need to answer like that,we won't be staying again,breakfast was a long wait too,saying there was only 6 quests

Very quirky but clean and comfortable

No lounge or bar to relax at the end of the day