Haven Hotel

4.0 star property

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Terrace/patio
Indoor pool, seasonal outdoor pool, sun loungers
Double Room, Sea View | View from room
Lunch and dinner served, ocean views
Indoor pool, seasonal outdoor pool, sun loungers

Reviews

8.0 out of 10
Very good

Popular amenities

  • Bar
  • Pet friendly
  • 24/7 front desk

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161 Banks Road, Poole, England, BH13 7QL
  • Place, Sandbanks Beach
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Sandbanks Ferry Terminal
    ‪3 min walk‬
  • Place, Studland Beach and Nature Reserve
    ‪7 min walk‬
  • Airport, Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    ‪22 min drive‬

Room options

Double Room, Balcony, Harbor View

7.6 out of 10
Good
(7 reviews)
  • 251 sq ft
  • Harbor view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed OR 1 Twin Bed

Double Room, Sea View

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • 230 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Double Room

  • 303 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Single Room

  • 201 sq ft
  • Sleeps 1
  • 1 Twin Bed

Double Room, Balcony, Sea View

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(14 reviews)
  • 314 sq ft
  • Sea view
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Economy Double Room, Courtyard View

8.2 out of 10
Very good
(10 reviews)
  • 161 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Deluxe Double Room

7.4 out of 10
Good
(9 reviews)
  • 293 sq ft
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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About this property

Haven Hotel

4-star Poole hotel with restaurant
An indoor pool, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge are available at this smoke-free hotel. Free full breakfast and free WiFi in public areas are also provided. Additionally, a sauna, self parking, and a seasonal outdoor pool are onsite.
Haven Hotel offers 84 accommodations with coffee/tea makers and hair dryers. LCD televisions come with digital channels. Bathrooms include shower/tub combinations and complimentary toiletries.

This Poole hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access. Business-friendly amenities include desks and phones. Hypo-allergenic bedding and irons/ironing boards can be requested. Housekeeping is provided daily.

An indoor pool and a seasonal outdoor pool are on site. Other recreational amenities include a sauna.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.

In addition to a seasonal outdoor pool, Haven Hotel provides an indoor pool and a sauna. The hotel offers a restaurant. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. Guests can enjoy a complimentary breakfast each morning. Wireless Internet access is complimentary.

This beach hotel also offers a terrace and an elevator. Limited onsite parking is offered on a first-come, first-served basis (surcharge), and a car charging station is available.

Haven Hotel is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary full breakfast is served each morning between 7:00 AM and 10:00 AM.
The Point Restaurant - Overlooking the ocean, this fine-dining restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Guests can order drinks at the bar and enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Reservations are required.
Pavilion Bar - Overlooking the ocean, this bar serves light fare only. Guests can enjoy alfresco dining (weather permitting). Open daily.

Property amenities

Internet

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

Parking and transportation

  • Electric car charging station on site
  • Self parking on site (GBP 10 per night)
  • Limited onsite parking

Food and drink

  • Free full breakfast available daily 7:00 AM to 10:00 AM
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant

Restaurants on site

  • Pavilion Bar
  • The Point Restaurant

Things to do

  • Indoor pool
  • Sauna
  • Seasonal outdoor pool
  • Steam room

Family friendly

  • Indoor pool
  • Seasonal outdoor pool

Conveniences

  • 24-hour front desk

Guest services

  • Housekeeping (daily)

Outdoors

  • On the beach
  • Pool loungers
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Elevator

More

  • Smoking not allowed

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Hair dryer
  • Private bathroom
  • Shower/bathtub combination
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • LCD TV with digital channels

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker
  • Electric kettle

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request
  • Phone

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: anytime
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 11:00 AM

Special check-in instructions

Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property
For any questions, please contact the property using the information on the booking confirmation
Information provided by the property may be translated using automated translation tools

Access methods

Staffed front desk

Pets

Pets allowed for an extra charge of GBP 30 per pet, per night
Service animals are welcome, and are exempt from fees
Welcoming dogs only
2 total pets
Specific rooms only; pet-friendly rooms can be requested by contacting the property at the number on the booking confirmation

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

Optional extras

  • Self parking fee: GBP 10.00 per night
  • Pet fee: GBP 30 per pet, per night
  • Service animals are exempt from fees

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, debit cards, and cash
This property has outdoor spaces, such as balconies, patios, terraces which may not be suitable for children; if you have concerns, we recommend contacting the property prior to your arrival to confirm they can accommodate you in a suitable room

We should mention

The seasonal pool will be open from May to September
Pool access available from 8:30 AM to 5:30 PM

Property is also known as

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Haven Hotel Poole
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Reviews

Haven Hotel Reviews

8.0

Very Good

8.4/10

Cleanliness

8.2/10

Staff & service

7.6/10

Amenities

7.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

7.4/10

Eco-friendliness
Rating 10 - Excellent. 353 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 393 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 148 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 68 out of 1000 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 38 out of 1000 reviews

Reviews

8/10 Good

Darren

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The location is stunning, watching the chain link ferry going backwards and forwards
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2025

8/10 Good

Nathan

Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Where the hotel was situated was lovely with access to the private beach. The staff were a little slow and unattentive. The pool has a bar but for beer you have to walk to other end of the hotel which is very odd. Nice and clean and breakfast i cannot fault, would stay again.
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Edward

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing sea views ,
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Good hotel tocstay. Service good staff friendly. Fantastic views of the sea and harbour.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Leanne

Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Suzanne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

sue

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous location on the beach. Lovely menu with vegan options that's not the usual burger and chips then sorbet.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Jamieson

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Needs updating

Needs updating food was fair priced but under par
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Tracey

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities

Break away with husband

We had a balcony room, overlooking the sea and harbour , view and location was excellent, hotel very tired , could be magnificent, and obviously as been in the past , staff very hit and miss, reception staff was lovely, restaurant staff was lacking , was going to have dinner one night in the hotel , so stood waiting to be seated , staff did acknowledge we was there , but kept us waiting that long we ended up eating out , I would understand, if they had been very busy ,but they really wasn’t.i also don’t understand there dress code , very shabby, faded jeans , track suit bottoms t shirts not a very professional look for staff , and that carried through with there lack of service, menu could have been a lot better, Pool and spa staff was lovely , outside drinks bar was added bonus
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Ian

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
The toilet kept blocking up even when not being used.The maintenance guy came twice but as soon as he left it was blocked again.We had to use the ones downstsirs by the lift. The shower had no power at all absolutely useless. The bed had a spring sticking out on the left hand side. Had to ask for the coffee cups to be washed every breakfast. Hotel just neads a bit of T L C Hotel very nice pool etc perfect.
Stayed 5 nights in Aug 2025

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect Paradise Hotel

Love this hotel ,perfect location right by the harbour and ferry to Swanage.Spa ,indoor and outdoor pool ,which leads to the beautiful beach Restaurant food and service is top class,with the best sea views.I don’t like going to places twice,but this hotel keeps drawing me back.
Stayed 1 night in Aug 2025

10/10 Excellent

John

Traveled with partner
.good hotel friendly staff
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2025

6/10 Okay

C

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
We booked a room that was discribed as a Economy Double Room, Courtyard View on your website, When we arrived the room had a view that was a waal a couple of feet away, see photo's. When I politely asked the reception if there was a room that had a courtyard view I was hold I had booked a budget room with no view, after showing them my booking discribing the room I was told this is what I booked. Rather than let it spoil my holiday I said "OK fine" and walked away, only to hear the receptonist who thought I couldn't hear say to her colleague 'What does he expect when he books a budget room'. This I found extremely disrespectful and returned to the reception to say I had heard what she said, the receptionist then got quite aggressive and said 'You have a room that you booked and we're not doing anything to get you another room' I tried not to let this spoil my stay at the Haven Hotel but unfortunately it did
View from the bathroom
View from the bedroom
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

6/10 Okay

GARY

Liked: Cleanliness, room comfort
Disliked: Staff & service
Hotel nice but very tired, not good value for money in the condition it is in On our first day of arrival, we had an issue with safe not working and the telephone lead was broken, after several times of reporting this, no repairs were carried out
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2025

2/10 Terrible

Arunee

Liked: Staff & service, room comfort

Bad service from reception and room not ready!

We booked room a year in advance for Sandpolo. We get there hour early(about 2 pm ish), so get told room not ready yet, said to us have to wait for room to be ready at 3 pm. (My mum and my sister already got their room and they get there about 1 pm!) So it’s fine, we went to bar to have drink waiting for room at 3 pm. Went to check at 3 pm and get told room still not ready! Will be another half hour! And we not happy about it as already told them we need to go to Sandpolo by 4 pm! We need to shower and get change etc. reception told us that we can go to get ready at Spa changing room and nothing she can do about it!!! Seriously we paid nearly £300 per room and she want y us to go shower and get ready for Sandpolo in changing room!! We are really disappointed so much. As hotel us not cheap hotel, but service is very low level! By 3.15 pm, reception still said nothing else she can do! She will asked if cleaner can get room done in 5 min!! ( which is should be like that before 3 pm check in!) So we get room about 3.20 pm! Oh she did offer refund 20% to us but we not ok with that. We need our room to be ready by time!Walked in to room 113, all we smell is worse cleaner armpits!! I know they rushing to clean room but those smell should never let customers experience when stay!! It was really bad and both feel sick in toilet !! Our room had only 2 small top window that can open! So have to hurry get change and leave room! End up with we got no time to shower and get ready proper
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2025

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Traveled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Lovely views across the bay, quiet part of the beach. Breakfast at the Hotel was excellent
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Rebecca

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Pleasant; Location is Excellent

We had a pleasant stay at the Haven; the room was quiet and all the staff were friendly and helpful. The location is great for the ferry and a short drive to Poole and Bournemouth.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Pam

Traveled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Hot breakfast needs heat

It was 5 star apart from the breakfast hot food bar does not keep food hot enough. Cold eggs are not nice , apart from the temperature of hot food I cannot fault the breakfast. Fabulous array of hot (tepid) and cold food.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2025

8/10 Good

Peter

Traveled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Well presented and great location Nice room very comfortable But reception staff a little off hand and worse was a bar food order did not come after 50 mins so got a refund
Stayed 3 nights in Jun 2025

2/10 Terrible

Martin

Liked: Cleanliness
Disliked: Room comfort
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

William

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Only stayed 1 night, but a beautiful hotel, good comfortable clean room
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

6/10 Okay

Mark

Traveled with partner
Liked: Amenities
Disliked: Property conditions & facilities
Value for money isn’t great. The rooms were tired and outdated. No view from our room window and no air conditioning so the room becomes an expensive sweat box. They could well do with putting some money back into this hotel as overall it looks tired. The breakfast was okish. Nothing special that you wouldn’t get from a Premier Inn. The views once in the lounge are lovely so I guess this is what you’re paying for. Overall I give it an average score because there was nothing special which for the price was disappointing. Spend some of the profits on the building and it may improve the score.
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Traveled with partner
Lovely hotel right next to the chain ferry Will definatly stay again
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2025