Yalbury Cottage

3.5 star property
your current months are December, 2024 and January, 2025.
December 2024
January 2025

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Reviews

9.4 out of 10

Exceptional

Popular amenities

  • Room service
    Room service
  • Pet-friendly
    Pet-friendly
  • Breakfast available
    Breakfast available
  • Housekeeping
    Housekeeping
  • Parking included
    Parking included
  • Free WiFi
    Free WiFi

Explore the area

Map
Lower Bockhampton, Dorchester, England, DT2 8PZ
  • Kingston Maurward Park and Gardens
    10 min walk
  • Hardy's Cottage
    4 min drive
  • Tutankhamun: The Exhibition
    5 min drive
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    50 min drive

Room options

Double Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Double Bed

Twin Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 2 Twin Beds

Family Room

  • Sleeps 3
  • 1 Twin Bed and 1 Double Bed

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About the area

Dorchester

With a stay at Yalbury Cottage in Dorchester, you'll be within a 15-minute drive of Weymouth Beach and Kingston Maurward Park and Gardens. .This inn is 12.7 mi (20.4 km) from Durdle Door and 13.5 mi (21.6 km) from Lulworth Cove.

What's nearby

  • Kingston Maurward Park and Gardens - 10 min walk - 0.9 km
  • Hardy's Cottage - 4 min drive - 1.8 km
  • Weymouth Beach - 15 min drive - 16.2 km
  • The Tank Museum - 19 min drive - 14.2 km
  • Durdle Door - 21 min drive - 20.5 km

Getting around

  • Dorchester South Station - 6 min drive
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.) - 50 min drive

Restaurants

  • ‪The Bakers Arms - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪Trumpet Major - ‬5 min drive
  • ‪The King's Arms - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Goldies - ‬4 min drive
  • ‪Costa Coffee - ‬5 min drive

About this property

Yalbury Cottage

Inn in Dorchester with free parking
Yalbury Cottage offers 8 accommodations with hair dryers and complimentary toiletries. Pillowtop beds feature Egyptian cotton sheets and premium bedding. Flat-screen televisions come with digital channels.

Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations with deep soaking bathtubs. Guests can surf the web using the complimentary wireless Internet access. Housekeeping is offered daily and irons/ironing boards can be requested.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Stay in one of 8 guestrooms featuring flat-screen televisions. Your pillowtop bed comes with Egyptian cotton sheets. Complimentary wireless internet access keeps you connected, and digital programming is available for your entertainment. Private bathrooms with shower/tub combinations feature deep soaking bathtubs and complimentary toiletries.
Take in the views from a terrace and a garden and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless internet access.
Satisfy your appetite for dinner at the inn's restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the room service. Full breakfasts are available daily from 8 AM to 10 AM for a fee.
The front desk is staffed during limited hours. Free self parking is available onsite.
Full breakfasts are available for a surcharge and are served each morning between 8 AM and 10 AM.
Onsite venue - This restaurant specializes in French cuisine and serves dinner only.
Onsite venue #2 - restaurant. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Onsite venue #3 - restaurant. Open daily.
Room service is available.

Languages

English, French, German

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and public transport

  • Free self-parking on site
  • Electric car charging station on site

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee daily 8 AM–10 AM
  • 1 restaurant
  • Room service available

Family friendly

  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Guest services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Front desk (limited hours)
  • Luggage storage

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Terrace

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bed sheets
  • Blackout drapes/curtains
  • Egyptian cotton sheets
  • Free cots/infant beds
  • Heating
  • Pillow-top mattress
  • Premium bedding
  • Rollaway/extra beds (surcharge)

Bathroom

  • Deep-soaking bath
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bath combination
  • Towels

Entertainment

  • Digital channels
  • Flat-screen TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board (on request)
  • Laptop-friendly workspace

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 2 PM; Check-in end time: 10 PM
Late check-in subject to availability
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Guests must contact the property in advance for check-in instructions; front desk staffed during limited hours
To make arrangements for check-in please contact the property ahead of time using the information on the booking confirmation
If you are planning to arrive after 10:00 PM please contact the property in advance using the information on the booking confirmation

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 7.50 per pet, per day
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Specific rooms only, restrictions apply; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome
Rollaway/extra beds are available for GBP 20.0 per night
Free cribs are available on request at the property

Payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Pet fee: GBP 7.50 per pet, per day
  • Service animals are exempt from fees
  • Rollaway bed fee: GBP 20.0 per night

The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.

You need to know

Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards and debit cards; cash is not accepted
Safety features at this property include window guards

Property is also known as

Yalbury Cottage Hotel Dorchester
Yalbury Cottage Hotel
Yalbury Cottage Dorchester
Yalbury Cottage
Yalbury Cottage Dorchester, Dorset
Yalbury Cottage Inn Dorchester
Yalbury Cottage Inn
Yalbury Cottage Dorchester
Yalbury Cottage Inn
Yalbury Cottage Dorchester
Yalbury Cottage Inn Dorchester

Yalbury Cottage Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 44 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 8 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 4 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 1 out of 58 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 58 reviews" "

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.6/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Eleanor

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Lance

Business traveller, Travelled with pets
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
What a lovely place to stay the night - Very friendly, excellent dinner and great value. Very happy
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2024

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Will be back
Friendly hosts, delicious breakfast, clean room across from the beach.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2024

10/10 Excellent

Jemima

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Very quaint cottage. Lovely breakfast. Pretty walks.
Stayed 1 night in May 2024

8/10 Good

John M

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Two night stopover enroute to Cornwall.
The hotel owners were very pleasant and helpful. Some aspects of our room needed refreshing. Breakfast and dinner were both excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in May 2024

10/10 Excellent

stan

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The staff here care about you and treat you like family (I got a flat tire in their parking lot at night and they helped me call my rental car agency and helped me through the process all the way). The building and rooms are lovely and comfortable with many little touches that make it feel like home.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2024

10/10 Excellent

David, Northville

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely stay with warm staff and fabulous food!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Everything about Yalbury Cottage is fantastic… the setting, the people, the food (both dinner and breakfast). Can’t recommend it highly enough!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2023

10/10 Excellent

Carl

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Perfect Hotel
A brilliant find. Beautiful breakfast
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Dermot

Business traveller
Liked: Amenities
Really nice place.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2023

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
My stay at Yalbury.
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2023

10/10 Excellent

Phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

Mark

Stayed 1 night in May 2023

10/10 Excellent

James

Liked: Property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Excellent hotel and restaurant
Cannot fault any aspect of our stay. Really nice hotel, restaurant is excellent and well worth a visit. The service there was perfect, the small team there could not do enough to help.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2022

6/10 Okay

Naomi

Liked: Staff & service
I only used the room, and did not try the food. So this review is just that. Unfortunately the room I was in was downstairs, and could very clearly hear all the footsteps and movements on the floor above. The room had a very strange smell, and it just a feeling of not being very well cleaned or cared for. The blind was filled with dead bug marks for example. I would not stay there again, and found the parking quite difficult as there were limited spots, all taken.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

PAULA

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Absolutely Amazing
Absolutely AMAZING, amazing service, the food is beyond incredible, beautiful hotel and the room was superb.
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Waclaw

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Sacha

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

10/10 Excellent

Benjamin

Travelled with family
Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great stay and fantastic breakfast!
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2022

4/10 Poor

Phil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

6/10 Okay

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Marianne

Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A thoroughly enjoyable stay
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Rozmin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Peter

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice family stay
We spent a lovely night at Yalbury cottage in early March. The food is fantastic. We sat in a beautiful and cozy dining room with our kids. The inn is simple and quiet. While next to a road, hardly a car passes. Lovely place and very competitive prices.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022