Poole Old Town Holidays

The hotel is named after the early 20th century actress Ellen Terry, whose house it was. Clean and comfortable.

I booked this last minute when another hotel booking fell through. All I knew was that I liked the area it was in and needed a place to sleep but I was so pleasantly surprised by how nice and cute it was. Highly recommend for solo travelers!

The elevator was out of order and our room was on the fifth floor, and the stairways become progressively narrow as you go up, very hard to negotiate with luggage. The room was not much bigger than a broom closet. Though claustrophobic, it was nicely decorated and maintained, and staff were nice. We got the room at a reduced last-minute price; its normal price is far too high for the size of the room.

Our remarkable jewel in a beautiful spot. Buses and tubes convenient.

Wonderful breakfast options every morning and close to Paddington station to get around very easily using the underground. From airport we took the Heathrow express 15 minutes to Paddington but you could also take Elizabeth line takes about 30 minutes. Note that we had a room facing the street so ear plugs are a must if you are a light sleeper and get a street room, single pane windows. This street is very active until 3am in the morning. Within 2 blocks of hotel and Paddington station are many restaurants and pubs. But remember food and drink in London costs twice what you would pay in the states be prepared. A bonus is proximity to Hyde Park for taking walks and seeing Kensington and Buckingham palace.