On St Michael's Road in central Bournemouth, next door to Pebbles, a short walk from the beach and the town centre.
The Coast Hotel is the practical pick for families and groups of friends who want to keep the cost down and still stay a short walk from the beach. It mixes modern hotel-style rooms with a handful of self-contained apartments on St Michael’s Road, next door to The Pebbles Hotel.
A family of four can share one of the family rooms, which have a double bed and twin beds; Bournemouth with children compares them with the family apartments in the other buildings. Couples and solo travellers on a budget book the compact double rooms. Anyone who wants to cook, or who is staying for longer, should look at the coastal apartments: a studio and one-bedroom apartments with a kitchen, one with a balcony, and a penthouse with a balcony.
Reviews on this site rarely say which building a guest was in, so the Booking.com listing score shown above, from a large number of reviews, is the clearest measure of Coast. The themes Flexiestays guests praise most, spotless rooms, free parking, easy self check-in and a team that replies fast, all apply here. The families who review Flexiestays tend to mention space, quiet evenings and a parking space on site, which is what this building is set up to give; read them on the families reviews page.
Check-in is from 15:00 and check-out by 10:00. Parking on site is free, and the arrival instructions give your bay and door code. Most apartments do not take pets; the exact terms for your booking are shown at checkout, so ask the team before you book (see the pets policy). Westbourne is about 10 minutes on foot, and the pier and the town centre, with the BH2 complex and the Pavilion Theatre, are 15 to 20 minutes.
No review published here names The Coast Hotel yet. Most guests do not say which building they stayed in.
These reviews are about Flexiestays in general and do not say they are about The Coast Hotel.
Very clean with plenty of space for a family of four. Good location for the BIC, easy access instructions, and a parking space available.
Location was great (a 5, 8 minute walk to the beach) along with the cleanliness and facilities. Free parking is a bonus. Highly recommend for families.
The apartment was very nice, clean and comfortable. The location is excellent - we found it quiet and peaceful while being only a short walk to the beach. Canford Cliffs village, where we were able to get what shopping items we needed during our stay, is also within easy walking distance, as are several places to eat and drink for the evenings. The underground parking is a bonus, as we knew from other visits that it can be hard to find street parking in the area during summer. The information for check-in and things to do in the area was clear and helpful. We would be very happy to come again.
From booking, the Flexiestays team were in contact with everything we needed for check-in. The apartment was clean and fresh, the layout perfect, the views amazing and parking easy. We'll definitely be back.
Every Flexiestays guest, whichever hotel you are staying in, has free use of the gym and the games room at The Shore House Hotel, on the West Cliff about five minutes on foot from here. The gym is open 24 hours a day.
9.2/10 West Cliff rooms Newly renovated rooms a few minutes from the beach, some with a balcony, next door to the gym.
9.0/10 Smart and cosy Compact rooms, family rooms and apartments, 6 to 7 minutes from the beach, with parking at the door.
9.8/10 Seaside luxury Newly built and under two minutes’ walk from the beach, with free private parking and free gym access.
The same apartments guests review above, booked on flexiestays.com: the direct-booking offers shown there, 25% to secure the dates, and the local team on hand 24/7.