About this property

Historic Setting: Kelston Guest House in Weymouth offers a recently renovated setting within a historic building. Guests enjoy free WiFi throughout the property, ensuring connectivity during their stay. Comfortable Accommodations: The guest house features family rooms with private bathrooms, equipped with modern amenities such as streaming services, flat-screen TVs, and work desks. Additional facilities include a lounge, private check-in and check-out, and free parking. Delicious Breakfast: A full English or Irish breakfast is served daily, including vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free options. Local specialities, warm dishes, juice, and fruits are available to start the day. Local Attractions: Weymouth Beach is 2 km away, while attractions like Portland Castle and Monkey World are within 37 km. Bournemouth Airport is 58 km from the property, providing convenient travel options.

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Property highlights

    • Situated in the best rated area in Weymouth, this property has an excellent location score of 9.6

    • Breakfast info

    • Full English/Irish, Vegetarian, Vegan, Gluten-free

    • FREE parking!


Availability

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Room type
Number of guests
 
1 double bed
1 double bed
1 double bed
1 single bed
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1 large double bed
1 single bed
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1 double bed
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Guests who stayed here loved

  • John
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Very nice couple who own it, friendly and they made time to chat even with their busy schedule. Will definitely go back. Lovely decor with interesting art work. Was great to have complementary tea and coffee in the room and biscuits and bottled...
  • Corina
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Everything truthfully. It was extremely clean and well kept by Karen and Martin. Our room was spotless and smelled amazing! The breakfast was great taste and portion wise. I had a wonderful time staying in this property, Karen and Martin were so...
  • John
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Spotlessly clean, great hosts, a really nice place to stay and yes we will be back. 😎
  • Bartlett
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Very friendly, breakfast excellent and good location
  • Maria
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Location was excellent, very near the front. Staff friendly. good breakfast.
  • Taymar
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Very friendly and approachable host. Clean, comfortable and spacious room. The eggs benedict for breakfast was absolutely delicious. Great location near to the beach and a short walk away from many pubs/restaurants as well.
  • Natalie
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Rooms were beautifully designed and well styled. The linen and closets smelt so fresh. Breakfast was delicious. Location perfect, so close to Weymouth's amenities and the beach! I wish I had booked direct and will recommend it to friends and...
  • Jens
    Germany Germany
    Very lovely decoration and very friendly and kind hosts. Excellent Breakfast!
  • Chris
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    Karen and Martin were great, very friendly and nothing was to much trouble for them. The breakfast was first class and there was a great variety of choice.
  • Clare
    United Kingdom United Kingdom
    From the moment we booked, Karen and Martin were the ideal hosts, with useful information and updates that made us feel welcome before we even arrived. The place is perfectly located in a quiet street 2 minutes' walk from the sea front. It is...

Quality rating

Booking.com rated the quality of this property as 4 out of 5 based on factors such as facilities, size, location and services provided.

Managed by Karen James

Company review score: 9.9Based on 347 reviews from 1 property
1 managed property

Company information

Hello, we are Karen and Martin. We are both born and bred Weymouth people and therefore we believe that we can offer our guests unique experiences, only known by local people. We love our home town and welcome guest's in to our home to enjoy the local area. We opened our guest house in 2007, with 2 small children, now both wonderful adults. We enjoy coastal walking, all year round, sea swimming, beach combing, bird watching and enjoying the nearby natural landscape. Our eldest daughter is a keen gig rower and often spots dolphins and seals in the bay. Martin is very creative with finding driftwood, seaglass and shells from the beach and making them in to wonderful pieces of art. Weymouth beach is just seconds from our home, the art embraces where we live. For us to help our guests, we like to try local restaurants that we can recommend, as with paid for attractions. However, being local to Weymouth, we can recommend and suggest to our guests, many fantastic places to visit and locations to explore, for free.

Property information

Welcome to Kelston House, grade II listed, built in 1860 with beautiful Victoria features lovingly restored. Every year, we ensure all our rooms and facilities are decorated and maintained to the highest of standards we can provided. Martin over the years has decorated our guest house with his unique and beautiful driftwood art, for guests to enjoy. We feel this makes are guest house interesting, some may say quirky. Kelston Guest House is our family home that we open up to our guests to enjoy our home town. We have five individual rooms, all offering unique decoration, with different facilities. Our breakfast room is located on the first floor overlooking Lennox Street. All our bedrooms are located on the first, second or third floor, please note that we do not have any ground floor rooms. We do not have parking facilities on-site but we have made arrangements to offer guests free parking during their stay in Weymouth, at The Swannery car park. (Due to a limited number of permits, guests need to reserve at time of booking.)

Neighbourhood information

Weymouth is in the heart of the Jurassic Coast and it's diverse coastline. An award winning beach, picturesque harbour and world class sailing waters, makes Weymouth a favourite holidaying spot. Weymouth has wonderful seafood restaurants, hosts many international events and a wealth of military history. Kelston Guest House, is just a minute away from Weymouth beach and a short walk to the railway station, only a 10-15 minute stroll to the town centre and the harbourside. Portland, most famous for it's stone, is just 7 miles away. So much to see and do! The old railway walk, The D-Day Centre, Tout's Quarry Nature Reserve, Portland Bill and Church Ope Cove, famous for being a smugglers beach. Chesil Cove, forming the south east end of 18 miles Chesil Beach. We are located ideally for making the most of the popular South West Coastal Path but we can show you many more less common walks to explore the countryside without the crowds. Within walking distance, we have one of the largest Sea Life Centres in the UK and Nothe Fort. We are only a 20 minute drive to Lulworth Cove, Durdle Door, Tank Musuem, Monkey World and Abbotsbury with it's attractions. Within a 30-40 minutes drive you can reach, West Bay (Broadchurch) and Lyme Regis for fossil hunting. Dorchester, the County town, with fantastic Roman history and the home of author Thomas Hardy, is only 7 miles from our guest house.

Language spoken

English

Property surroundings

Facilities of Kelston Guest House
Great facilities! Review score, 9.4

Most popular facilities

  • Free parking
  • Free WiFi
  • Family rooms
  • Non-smoking rooms
  • Tea/coffee maker in all rooms

Bathroom

  • Toilet paper
  • Towels
  • Bath or shower
  • Private bathroom
  • Toilet
  • Free toiletries
  • Hairdryer
  • Shower

Bedroom

  • Linen
  • Wardrobe or closet
  • Alarm clock

Kitchen

  • Electric kettle
  • Refrigerator

Room Amenities

  • Socket near the bed
  • Clothes rack

Activities

  • Bicycle rental
    Additional charge
  • Temporary art galleries
  • Diving
    Additional chargeOff-site
  • Cycling
    Off-site
  • Hiking
    Off-site
  • Windsurfing
    Additional chargeOff-site
  • Fishing
    Additional chargeOff-site
  • Golf course (within 3 km)
    Additional charge

Media & Technology

  • Streaming service (like Netflix)
  • Flat-screen TV
  • Radio
  • TV

Food & Drink

  • Tea/Coffee maker

Internet
WiFi is available in all areas and is free of charge.

Parking
Free public parking is possible at a location nearby (reservation is needed).

  • Accessible parking

Services

  • Daily housekeeping
  • Shared lounge/TV area
  • Private check-in/check-out
  • Luggage storage
  • Express check-in/check-out
  • Wake up service/Alarm clock

Reception services

  • Invoice provided

Safety & security

  • Fire extinguishers
  • Smoke alarms
  • Key access

General

  • Non-smoking throughout
  • Heating
  • Carpeted
  • Fan
  • Family rooms
  • Ironing facilities
  • Non-smoking rooms

Accessibility

  • Upper floors accessible by stairs only

Languages spoken

  • English

House rules
Kelston Guest House takes special requests - add in the next step!

Check-in
From 16:00 to 20:00
You'll need to let the property know in advance what time you'll arrive.
Check-out
Until 10:00
Cancellation/ prepayment
Cancellation and prepayment policies vary according to accommodation type. Please enter the dates of your stay and check the conditions of your required option.
Children and beds

Child policies

Children older than 6 years are welcome.

To see correct prices and occupancy information, please add the number of children in your group and their ages to your search.

Cot and extra bed policies

Cots and extra beds are not available at this property.

Age restriction
The minimum age for check-in is 18
Pets
Pets are not allowed.
Groups
When booking more than 3 rooms, different policies and additional supplements may apply.
Accepted payment methods
American ExpressVisaMastercardDiners ClubJCBMaestroDiscoverCash
Smoking
Smoking is not allowed.
Parties
Parties/events are not allowed
Quiet hours
Guests must be quiet between 23:00 and 07:00.

The fine print
Need-to-know information for guests at this property

Please note we offer two check-in slots between 11:00 and 13:00 or between 16:00 and 20:00. Check in after 8pm is not possible.

We have no on-site parking facilities, limited free parking permits are available for The Swannery Car Park, approximately 700 metres from the guest house, Due to limited permits, parking needs to be reserved at time of booking as a special request. Free street parking is available nearby if all permits are reserved. All parking is at the guests own risk. Blue Badge holders can park nearby in the residential permit zone. If no parking reservation is made, we cannot guarantee free parking will be available on arrival. Pay and display is possible at The Royal Yard Car Park and The Swannery Car Park.

We have no ground floor rooms or lift at the property.

Please inform Kelston Guest House in advance of your expected arrival time. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly with the contact details provided in your confirmation.

This property will not accommodate hen, stag or similar parties.

Quiet hours are between 23:00:00 and 07:00:00.

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