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Reviews of Bowden Lodge Hotel

4 out of 5
Bowden Lodge Hotel
18 Albert Road, Southport, England

Reviews

9.6

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 168 out of 210 reviews" "
Rating 8 - Good. 41 out of 210 reviews" "
Rating 6 - Okay. 1 out of 210 reviews" "
Rating 4 - Poor. 0 out of 210 reviews" "
Rating 2 - Terrible. 0 out of 210 reviews" "

9.8/10

Cleanliness

9.8/10

Staff & service

9.4/10

Amenities

9.6/10

Property conditions & facilities

9.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

simon

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly welcoming hosts, lovely food, excellent facilities.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2024
Response from The Bowden Lodge on 18 Apr 2024
Thank you for taking the time to write us a review. We enjoyed hosting you as you passed through Southport.

10/10 Excellent

Christine

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Satisfied customer
Lovely relaxing holiday a home from home. In a lovely area lots to see and do.
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2023
Response from A & J on 5 Oct 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write a review. It’s great to hear you enjoyed your holiday. We enjoyed hosting you.

10/10 Excellent

Alan

Stayed 3 nights in Sep 2023
Response from J & A on 12 Sept 2023
Thank you for the rating. We loved hosting you.

10/10 Excellent

Justin

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing place, host was great too ! I’ll be back next year for sure
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2023
Response from A & J on 15 Aug 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write us a review. We loved hosting you and we look forward to seeing you next year.

10/10 Excellent

marco

Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2023
Response from A & J on 14 Aug 2023
Thank you for the rating. We did enjoy hosting you.

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2023
Response from A&J on 13 Aug 2023
Thank you for the rating!

10/10 Excellent

Maggie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2023
Response from A&J on 13 Aug 2023
Thank you for giving us a rating.

10/10 Excellent

mrs shirley

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Would stay again
Can't fault the hotel.it was very clean.the owners were really nice and friendly nothing was to much trouble for them.
Stayed 4 nights in Jun 2023
Response from A&J on 13 Aug 2023
Lovely to hear that you had a great stay and that you would stay again. We enjoyed hosting you.

10/10 Excellent

GRAHAM

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
This is certainly a unique property with a homely feel nothing is too much trouble.
Stayed 5 nights in Jun 2023
Response from A&J on 13 Aug 2023
Thank you for taking the time to write us a review. We do appreciate feedback. It was our pleasure to host you during your time in Southport.

10/10 Excellent

Innis C

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Good breakfast. Nice clean rooms
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2023

10/10 Excellent

David

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Fabulous stay. Welcome was super friendly Room was really
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2023

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
First time stay, over three nights. Not only could we find nothing wrong or anything to make a negative comment about, our experience possibly eclipses anything found anywhere else. The proprietors have thought of everything, from facilities in the room to the layout and offering at breakfast. The bedroom and public areas are decorated and maintained to a very high standard and the cleanliness is excellent. Well done. Will be pleased to go back any time and recommend the Bowden Lodge to anyone.
Stayed 3 nights in Oct 2022

10/10 Excellent

Diane

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just fabulous!!
Had a very pleasant stay, a lovely friendly family run business. The hotel was spotlessly clean and served a very nice choice of breakfast, with the added addition of homemade eccles cakes and flapjacks. Another great addition was a stocked up fridge where you could get wine, beer, water, soft drinks and chocolate, you write down what you have taken and pay when checking out. Fabulous!! A short walk into Southport, a perfect location. I would highly recommend you to book and stay here.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Paul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Support local
On arrival we were welcomed by Jane, everything from breakfast, the mini bar, local discounts for guests and parking was clearly explained. The property is beautifully presented, with quality furnishings and many original features. Our room was spotless and spacious for a family of 4, with a kettle, biscuits and a selection of beverages. Breakfast on both mornings was freshly prepared and exactly as ordered. Andy and Jane have restored our faith in using a B&B over a faceless chain of hotels, by giving us a very personal and pleasurable stay. We will certainly be recommending and staying again. Thank you
First impressions count
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2022

10/10 Excellent

Bernie

Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Daniel

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Amazing value!
Wonderful hotel; amazing value!
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

martin

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Really lovely week, host were polite and very helpful. Food was good
Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

dimitri

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
My room was immaculate, with incredible attention to detail (toilet sheets with triangles, perfectly-made bed, not a spec of dust to be found anywhere) The room was warmed before arrival. Inside was a mini fridge which was great, with a cute glass-bottle of milk. There were also some typical 'mini-bar' type contents inside the fridge. The host was very pleasant while not being too inquisitive, which is the type of hosting you'd expect to get in a famous Park Lane hotel. Some of the touches of decor inside the building were beautiful as well. The lounge looks cosy and fantastic, although I didn't have time to use it. Overall, it was a great experience, and this was a masterclass in running a great hotel. My expectations were far exceeded.
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Neil

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, room comfort
Nice but not perfect.
This well located hotel was clean, comfortable, and provided an excellent breakfast. With free on-site parking and good room facilities this could have been ideal. However for a couple of bungalow living oldies, a room on the second floor with no lift and narrow stairs, no heating in the en-suite bathroom and indeed no heating at all between 11pm and 7am and warm but not hot water, we were a little disappointed.
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Visiting elderly relative again.
Our almost regular visit to see a lovely lady who is now 102 years old. She is the father-in-laws cousin. The Lodge is so convenient as she lives very near. We had room 5 as the smaller ones were taken but it was spacious, having both a double and a single bed. Top left window in photo.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Lovely caring hosts made welcome and went over to make sure we had a excellent experience
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021

10/10 Excellent

Kerry

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Brilliant BnB
Me my husband and two children stayed here for 4 nights. Everything about this place was excellent, couldn’t have asked for anything more. Extremely welcoming and friendly. Rooms were spacious and very clean, I was very impressed. Would definitely stay again and recommend to everyone.
Stayed 4 nights in Aug 2021

8/10 Good

Gareth

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very well looked after. Nice stay. Good value
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Anthony

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stay at bowden lodge good location lovely room ogood
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Mini break
Had a three day break with my son and two grandchildren. The Hotel was spotlessly clean and very comfortable. We were made very welcome and thoroughly enjoyed our stay.
Stayed 3 nights in Jul 2021

10/10 Excellent

Robert C

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Nice little hotel
Friendly owners. Nice comfortable (but tiny!) en suite budget room for a fair price. Reasonably priced mini bar, comfy single bed. Fan in room (it was a warm night). Lovely cooked breakfast next day. Would happily stay there again
Stayed 1 night in Jul 2021

8/10 Good

Roger

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Very good
The room was alittke small and there is no lift to the 1st floor. The breakfast was very generous and the staff very friendly
Stayed 1 night in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly owners and very clean, nice breakfast both traditional full English and vegetarian breakfast.
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family, Travelled with family and small children
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
We had a great few days at Bowden Lodge, room was excellent and included wifi and on site parking. The breakfast was also excellent. We would definitely go back here.
Stayed 3 nights in May 2021

8/10 Good

Elliot

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2021

10/10 Excellent

Lee

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
xc stay
Excellent stay
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2020

10/10 Excellent

Robert

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Superb
2 nights under Covid regulations were a breeze thanks to Management. This hotel was a pleasure to stay in and an evening meal was available, as well as a packed lunch. Breakfast choice was very good and brought to your room door. A quiet and comfortable night’s sleep.
Stayed 2 nights in Aug 2020

8/10 Good

john

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Oct 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
I had a very pleasant stay, a single room....small but fully equipped. I would certainly stay here again. The breakfasts were excellent.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Real genuine hosts. Comfy beds and very peaceful. Would love to return soon. Many thanks Andy and Jane .. from Marion
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely friendly hosts with clean comfortable rooms and a great breakfast. Will definitely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed 4 nights in Sep 2019

10/10 Excellent

Valerie

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Helga

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2019

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Sand, Sea, Southport and Bowden Lodge Perfect
Very friendly and helpful. Quality china, made breakfast coffee taste better. excellent choice for breakfast, lovely flapjack and Chorley cakes were an added pleasure. Close to all amenities and a bus stop outside, what more could you want? Would like to go again health permitting.
Stayed 7 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Roger

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Just Brilliant
A fantastic hotel would recommend highly,rooms, staff, comfort, just amazing
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Doris

Stayed 4 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Karen

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
good place to stay
excellent,wiil definatly stay here again,breakfast was really good and plentyfull,cant fault the Bowden Hotel.
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The hosts were friendly and efficient . Breakfast was excellent . Found the ensuite a bit small and appeared to lack any ventilation . A good atmosphere to relax .
Stayed 2 nights in Jul 2019

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The property was in immaculate condition. The owners couldn't do enough to make sure your stay was memorable and the breakfast was superb. We stayed for a week which had great weather which meant that the bedroom, which was on the small size. was incredibly hot.
Stayed 7 nights in Jun 2019

8/10 Good

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2019