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"An amazing unique venue!"
An excellent restoration the Standby Generator Bunker is a wonderful stay. Clean, comfortable, warm. Perfect fenced in garden for dogs. We had a wonderful family celebration for my dad's 90th birthday and we're fortunate with the weather in February. Limitless logs a bonus. Takes a while to work out the cold tap in the bathroom turns to the right to open. Underfloor heating and great power showers. Highly recommend. Good places to ear The Smugglers Inn, The Thimnle & The Elm Tree. Sad to be home.
I am so glad you enjoyed your stay
Property Owner
Reviewed by Sarah5.0★Feb 2026
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"The property was just as I expected from the photos - really unique and special."
The kitchen was really well equipped - I found everything I needed, although a coffee machine wouldn't go amiss :-). Plenty of parking, and lovely large garden - I am sure it is great in the summer.
The location is exceptional, with wonderful sea views and a short walk to the beach. The delights of Dorset are all around - I walked to Durdle Door and back from the house, as well as may other amazing walks. The "local" pub the Smugglers Inn is just beautiful. I would strongly recommend, but then do I really want it fully booked?! :-D
Reviewed by Jane5.0★Dec 2025
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"The bunker is fabulous… everything we expected."
I’d like to report a small leak by the kitchen area skylight otherwise all totally perfect. Thank you
Reviewed by Johanna5.0★Dec 2025
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"Quirky accommodation for anyone blown away by a unique place to stay, especially if you like/interested in WW2."
Very peaceful for a restful visit far from the main road, we were even greeted by a red kite resting in the garden on our arrival and was a frequent visitor during our stay, along with other wildlife. Plenty of local walks and beach nearby with a café. We met the owner, who was very friendly and helpful.
Reviewed by Andrew5.0★Nov 2025
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"Really unusual stay, some nice touches."
Really quiet location and able to walk down to the beach. If you are looking for peace and relaxation then this is the place to go! Only minor issue was the TV! We could not get 'normal' channels unless we went through an app, all the LG channels were very odd! Otherwise everything was great. Well equipped kitchen (I mean you could bake a cake if you felt the need!), towels provided, heating on and plenty of logs - which my son loved!
Reviewed by Natalie5.0★Nov 2025
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"An amazing place and photos were accurate."
Small things to mention:- the sinks in the bathrooms are very small - and with the shelf above the sink in the main bathroom rather difficult to use the sink.
Recycling - there is no clear explanation of what can and can't be recycled - there is a bin but no description and the welcome notes aren't clear. There was only 1 Dorset council rubbish bag so we used black bags.
It would be useful to have a few pint glasses - champagne glasses , wine glasses and tumblers provided but a few larger glasses would have been appreciated.
These are small things that we feel would benefit future guests - it didn;t reduce how impressed we were with the building and the furnishings were really comfortable (wish I'd looked to see where the pillows were from!)
Reviewed by Nicky5.0★Oct 2025
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"A fabulous property, we wanted something a bit different and this certainly did not disappoint."
The sea view was amazing and the location really peaceful. The bunker has been renovated beautifully and was very comfortable. The kitchen was well equipped, the bedrooms cosy and there was plenty of space to sit with the family either at the dining table, in the lounge or outside. The location is great for a stroll down to the beach or a drive out to theany nearby attractions. We would definitely recommend this as a unforgettable holiday.
Thank you for your very nice review
Property Owner
Reviewed by Kim5.0★Oct 2025
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"The bunker was very considerately converted into an holiday home, had everything needed for a week’s break."
Unfortunately the oven was inoperable until repaired on Monday, food ordered for the weekend was oven based cooking!
Holidaying In history, highly recommended.
Apologies that the oven door needed repair when you arrived but notwithstanding I am glad you enjoyed your stay.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Geoff4.0★Sep 2025
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"We had a wonderful time, great space, close to the beach and a lovely view."
Would definitely visit again.
Thank you and we look forward to seeing you again sometime
Property Owner
Reviewed by Gillian5.0★Sep 2025
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"An absolute stunning property located with great sea views and a short walk away to the beach."
The house was really clean on arrival and had all the amenities one would expect.
The garden was large and the outdoor table and chairs were located in a prominent position to enjoy the sunshine and views.
Its located within driving distance for Weymouth and Dorchester for shops and entertainment but the house is exactly what we were looking for a peaceful and tranquil getaway.
Thank you for a very pleasurable stay!
Thank you so much for your very nice review which is greatly appreciated.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Sunjay5.0★Sep 2025
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"What a special place."
We loved everything about it. Spacious, comfortable, relaxing, clean property. The bunker has been made into fantastic accommodation but at the same time has kept its original features. The garden is lovely, perfect for our dog, with views through the trees of the sea. Every morning we walked down to the bay for a swim, just a 10 minute walk, the bay is also great for water sports.
We really didn’t want our holiday to end and will certainly return.
Thank you. I am so pleased you enjoyed your stay and we look forward to welcoming you back.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Annette5.0★Jun 2025
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"Unique, wonderfully designed and remarkable."
We loved our stay at the Generator Bunker. The large, fully enclosed garden was great for our dog. Sea views lovely. We have only praise for this outstanding building. If there's one thing we could have added, it's a BBQ as the icing on the cake. Highly recommend.
I am so pleased you have enjoyed your stay and thank you for your very nice review.
Property Owner
Reviewed by John5.0★Jun 2025
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"We were really looking forward to staying at the Standby Bunker, when we came across it on the listing we thought wow that’s a bit different and boy it didn’t disappoint!"
It’s amazing, we loved it. Very clean and comfortable, beautiful large peaceful garden. 10 minute walk down to ringstead bay, mainly a pebble beach but dogs still loved it. If you fancied the walk then Weymouth or Lulworth cove/durdle door is 2hr away, if not then they are both just a 20mins drive. We had a lovely stay and would definitely stay again if we came back to the area.
Thank you so much for your very nice review which is much appreciated. I hope we will see you again sometime.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Ruth5.0★May 2025
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"This was such a lovely unique clean property, with a good size garden for any dogs/ children in a lovely quiet location, close to a beautiful beach."
Coastal walk nearby that went past a gorgeous pub called The Smugglers Inn, highly recommend it, good food.
Thank you so much for your very nice feedback
Property Owner
Reviewed by Michaela5.0★May 2025
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"Beautiful place, just a couple of suggestions, handwash to be provided at bathroom and kitchen sinks, plastic bin liners in the bathroom bins would be useful."
The tv could only be used with apps for main channels, as older people we dont use apps as such so normal freeview tv channels like bbc, itv etc would be useful, or a more detailed tv guidance leaflet on how to use apps would help, these are only suggestions and in no way affected our enjoyment of such a wonderful place
Thank you so much for your very nice feedback
Property Owner
Reviewed by Carol4.0★Apr 2025
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"What a place!"
Nothing negative to add really. We had a fab time. The bunker is so nicely done, whilst really capturing the originality of it. Wonderful place to visit for a family of history lovers like us. The pub is exactly 1 mile and easily walkable, serves some fab beers too!
Would love to come again.
By no means a negative but a fire pit would be lovely in the garden as the stars at night are incredible and would be lovely to have some sort of fire outside.
Thank you for your nice review and I am so pleased you enjoyed your stay. We look forward to seeing you again sometime.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Ben5.0★Apr 2025
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"We had a really wonderful stay."
The property was scrupulously clean and well thought out. We had a problem with the C02 detector going off but the owner was quickly at hand to sort it and was very welcoming. Lovely walks and beautiful scenery. Couldn’t have asked for better
Thank you so much for your very nice review which is much appreciated
Property Owner
Reviewed by Nina5.0★Mar 2025
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"Great property in a fantastic location."
It was very clean and well presented, and the Welcome Pack was much appreciated. Our dogs really enjoyed the large garden and the adjoining field with good access to the coastal path and beach.The online description is accurate and the conversion of the bunker to a dwelling has been done really well. I would recommend it highly. Well done to the owners.
Thank you very much for your nice feedback which is greatly appreciated.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Clive5.0★Mar 2025
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"Wow, what a stunning building sympathetically rebuilt in a beautiful part of the UK."
The history of the site/area drew us to this property and we were not disappointed. Watching the sunset rise over the sea from within the building is a great start to the morning. Very comfortable, loads of space and the wood burner on a chilly misty night in February was very welcomed. Will certainly rebook again in the future.
Thank you for your very positive feedback and we look forward to seeing you again in the future.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Scott5.0★Feb 2025
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"Awesome place to stay & very well equipped/furnished in a gorgeous location."
Incredible views down to the sea. Good parking, all level with property. Bedrooms as described in the photos (sort of funky meets prison chic) with just the twin room accessed via the red stairs. The bunk bed room has a skylight which does not have a blind, but does give excellent light in a dark space. Main bedroom has a useful ensuite.
Everything else is ground floor. It's very warm & cosy (even in February) despite the size, due to underfloor heating. We used the logburner in the evenings for added cosiness : but some fire tools would be useful as there were none. (No fireguard either).
Beautiful shingle/sandy beach is 10 minute's walk down a track.
Weymouth with a sandy beach is about 20 minute's drive (recommend Wafflicious & Rock Fish). Durdle Door is about half an hour. Kimmeridge Bay is a little further on, with The Etches Collection dinosaur museum that houses the Sea Rex skull found nearby. Well worth a visit.
Zero phone signal but WiFi provided. Perfect peaceful getaway to avoid people!
The bunker genuinely does live up to the photos & we highly recommend it & hopefully will return one day.
Thank you for your very nice review and we look forward to welcoming you back. Thank you for your suggestion about fire tools - a very helpful reminder.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Mk5.0★Feb 2025
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"We had an amazing holiday at the Standby Generator Bunker."
The renovation has been carried out brilliantly keeping it's historical status whilst providing luxury holiday accommodation. We found we had everything we needed. The view down to Ringstead bay was stunning and we could take our dogs out walking along a track almost from the doorstep. A truly unique property. We will definitely be returning !
Thank you so much for your very nice feedback and we look forward to welcoming you back. The design principles for this Bunker mirror those for the Transmitter Bunker for which we have also had very positive reviews.
Property Owner
Reviewed by Chris5.0★Jan 2025
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