Hotel Cremona (Bournemouth, United Kingdom)

The price is right for making this bed and breakfast the base for Bournemouth fun, as well as for exploring Poole and Christchurch. It's conveniently near public transit, and allows guests easy accessibility to some of the area's top attractions.

The lounge and dining room are not as spacious as you may expect. However, it's this close atmosphere that works as a plus, because it adds to the semblance as a familiar guest house, rather than a larger, colder hotel. You feel a more personal touch, and

Rooms have a light and airy décor, with a fresh, clean, and comfortable impression. They're maintained that way during your stay, and provide the right kind of retreat from a day spent along the Dorset coast.

Rooms on the ground floor pick up a lot of the street noise. There's also not a lot of buffering between them and interior hotel noise, so your sleep has a good chance of being compromised or interrupted. Rooms on the upper floors, as well as ones towards

Although not a huge cost, many find the additional expense, and more importantly, the principle, that parking has to be paid, a nuisance. Unfortunately, due to the Cremona's location, it's a necessity.

Light-hearted does not describe the owner's personality. Although nice and inviting, he's also seen as being too gruff and rigid with certain rules. His sense of humour is also drier than many prefer.