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FJB Collection - The Sandbanks

15 Banks Road, Poole BH13 7PS, England (Formerly The Sandbanks Hotel)
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FJB Collection - The Sandbanks
Ranked #10 of 15 hotels in Poole
3.5 of 5 stars 255 Reviews
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What travellers say about this hotel
  • Swimming pool(8)
  • Very good(7)
  • Great location(6)
  • Sea view(6)
  • Car park(6)
  • Dining room(4)
  • Evening meals(4)
  • Next morning(3)
  • Childrens entertainment(3)
  • Main restaurant(3)
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Exeter, England, United Kingdom
2 reviews
2 helpful votes 2 helpful votes
1 of 5 stars Reviewed 21 May 2012 NEW
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payed for a sea view with balcony ,went to room which smelled awful and was so dirty and old went straight to reception and was told all the refurbished rooms were taken was offered 2 other rooms which were not good enough so checked out immediately .the hotel itself was very dissapointing to the whole place in desperate need of... More

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London, United Kingdom
2 reviews
4 helpful votes 4 helpful votes
3 of 5 stars Reviewed 14 May 2012
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Essentially what your paying for here is the location. Great location on Sandbanks made the stay enjoyable but the hotel itself is kind of run down and I agree with some of the other reviews on here that their website is misleading as to the level of quality. We only had breakfast here which was fairly standard breakfast buffet but... More

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1 review
3 helpful votes 3 helpful votes
2 of 5 stars Reviewed 8 May 2012
3
people found this review helpful

As we'd not had a good journey from Yorkshire to Legoland and then was disappointed at Legoland we decided to travel to our final destination (which we wern't meant to be here till the Monday) and treat ourselves to a really nice hotel, we looked at pictures and also the types of rooms and seemed satisfied that this was the... More

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Mrs Rippydog booked a weekend away for us and our friends based on the website provided by the FJB group. Never has Photoshop worked so hard to make a silk purse out of a sow's ear! On arrival we were checked in very quickly and efficiently by Didier on reception (he is the only thing to recommend this glorified Blackpool... More

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Lovely hotel, very friendly staff, room was perfect. Great location. Evening meal was very nice albeit a bit small. Had room with a balcony overlooking the sea was lovely hearing the noise of the waves through the night. Even though the weather was awful enjoyed watching the kite surfers outside our window. More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 30 April 2012
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On arrival we were told they had no reference to our reservation but they had a twin room availbale anyway. We fought our way through a number of unruley children to reach the bar and asked for some nuts or olives or similar to have with our drinks but were told that they had run out. We were, however, given... More

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3 of 5 stars Reviewed 24 April 2012
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Lovely location but the hotel was tired and the breakfast was luke warm. The pool area could do with updating too. Very over priced for the quality of the accomodation - in my view, price is just a reflection of the beach location More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012
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We had a lovely weekend at Sandbanks despite the dreadful weather. The staff were friendly and efficient, the food was very well presented and tasty. Our room was a standard room and we had a small balcony and sea view. The hotel was very busy due to a Masonic function but this didin't detract from the service we received. More

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5 of 5 stars Reviewed 23 April 2012

A fabulous hotel in the most beautiful location. Excellent food, if we hadn't moved to a house about 500 metres from the hotel we would definitely stay again !! More

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4 of 5 stars Reviewed 20 April 2012
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We had a pleasant stay for one night at this hotel. The location is really excellent and it was lovely to be able to walk straight onto the beach to work off our huge breakfast. There did seem to be a mad rush at 10am on Sunday for breakfast and the staff seemed quite over stretched to meet the demand.... More

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Address: 15 Banks Road, Poole BH13 7PS, England (Formerly The Sandbanks Hotel)
Price range (per night):* RM301 - 757

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