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What Happened to Bonnington Beach Hotel After The Hotel Inspector?

The Hotel Inspector, Season 8 Bournemouth, South West England

Current status

Closed

As of October 2026, Bonnington Beach Hotel is listed closed on Google, reviewed by our team on October 19, 2026 and cross-checked against Companies House; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact with the business.

What the source shows: A Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-20 shows Azure Beach Hotel operating at 44 Tregonwell Road, Bournemouth BH2 5NT with reviews to 2026-05-12, and Companies House lists Azure Beach Hotel Ltd, incorporated 4 April 2024 as Bonnington Beach Hotel Ltd and renamed by resolution dated 20 May 2024. How we decide a status →

What happened after The Hotel Inspector?

The Hotel Inspector (Channel 5) visited the Bonnington Beach Hotel in Bournemouth, Dorset, in an episode that aired on 10 October 2011 (series 8, episode 2). According to the show's episode list on Wikipedia, a couple ran the beachfront hotel, which was often fully booked but still struggled to break even. Alex Polizzi advised them to strip back the facilities and to charge guests for extras.

Booking sites list a Bonnington Beach at 44 Tregonwell Road, West Cliff, Bournemouth BH2 5NT. Kayak lists it as a 3-star hotel with 312 guest reviews, a restaurant and a bar; Guest Reservations gives the same name and address; lastminute.com lists it as Bonnington Beach with bookable rates and a 2026 copyright line; and Frommer's and Expedia list the same address under the name Bonnington Hotel. Frommer's describes a late-night bar and lounge and on-site parking. None of these pages shows dated guest reviews or a statement from the owners, and no news report read describes the hotel after the broadcast.

No coordinates were available, and none have been guessed.

A Google Maps listing checked 2026-10-20 shows Azure Beach Hotel at 44 Tregonwell Road, Bournemouth BH2 5NT, operating, with the newest guest reviews dated 2026-05-12; a separate Google listing under the Bonnington Beach Hotel name at the same address shows its newest review dated 2025-06-11. Companies House lists Azure Beach Hotel Ltd, incorporated on 4 April 2024 as Bonnington Beach Hotel Ltd and renamed by a resolution dated 20 May 2024. The Azure Beach Hotel website, with a 2026 copyright line, says Bonnington Beach was formerly The Bonnington Hotel and was redeveloped in 2008.

The episode The Hotel Inspector, Season 8

Episode 2
Aired
Title: Bonnington Beach Hotel, Bournemouth · What was featured: Bournemouth beachfront hotel with frequent full occupancy but thin margins

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Sources we checked 8 references

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_The_Hotel_Inspector_episodes
  2. kayak.com https://www.kayak.com/Bournemouth-Hotels-Bonnington-Hotel.259074.ksp
  3. guestreservations.com https://www.guestreservations.com/bonnington-beach/booking
  4. lastminute.com https://www.lastminute.com/hotels/united-kingdom/bournemouth/bonnington-beach_hid-39984
  5. frommers.com https://www.frommers.com/destinations/bournemouth/hotels/bonnington-hotel
  6. expedia.com https://www.expedia.com/Bournemouth-Hotels-Bonnington-Hotel.h68929323.Hotel-Information
  7. Google Maps https://maps.google.com/?cid=3166267326061963536
  8. find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/15616520
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