5th Bournemouth Grand Chess Congress – Accommodation

The superb Bournemouth West Cliff Hotel (pictured) is a modern & friendly spa hotel in central Bournemouth. It is a short walk to the town’s renowned sandy beaches, is close to the town centre and less than 2 miles to the train and coach interchange. It has 83 bedrooms with WiFi access and each have light interiors and wonderfully comfortable beds. They’re all designed to provide you with a great night’s sleep, whichever type of room you choose. Access to the Spa is £15 for a one night stay, or £20 for the duration of all other stays.
There is disabled access throughout the hotel. This includes:
  • A ground floor reception, bar, restaurant and playing venue with level access.
  • A disabled toilet next to the ground floor Merlot Suite (the playing venue).
  • Ground floor bedrooms.
  • Lift access to the bedrooms on the other floors which are disable friendly.
  • 2 free car parking spaces for disabled users.
Special rates for the Classic double/twin rooms on a bed & breakfast basis have been agreed with the hotel as follows (please book early as there is a limited number of rooms):
  • 28th March – £99 single occupancy £109 double occupancy
  • 29th March – £99 single occupancy £109 double occupancy min 2 nights. If you would like to stay just the Saturday night please add £20 supplement per room
  • 30th March – £89 single occupancy £99 double occupancy
To book rooms at the above special rates please call 01202 751000 quoting the Chess Congress on the 28th to 30th March 2025. The hotel has advised that its reservations team will take a credit card to guarantee the room, this will be charged 48 hours prior to arrival. Therefore the cancellation period on the rooms will be 48 hours. Please confirm the hotel rate and payment arrangements when booking. The Dorset County Chess Association takes no responsibility for the booking of rooms which is a separate contract between you and the hotel.