The Clarence is a Victorian town house on The Esplanade — seven guestrooms, an award-winning breakfast, and hosts Richard & Karen, rated 5.0 on Google.
The Clarence, 20 The Esplanade — a Victorian town house
Seven rooms. One Victorian town house. Zero platforms.
The seafront, from the beach
Behind Alexandra Gardens on The Esplanade, The Clarence has welcomed guests to Weymouth for years — spotlessly kept, personally run, and a two-minute stroll from an award-winning beach.
The house’s award-winning breakfast: a buffet of fresh fruit, cereals and juice, then a full English — or a fish dish — cooked to order.
Your hosts run the house themselves, and it shows — guests single out their care and attention to detail. Do book direct for the best price.
Flat-screen TVs, free WiFi throughout, Egyptian cotton linen, Molton Brown toiletries — and some rooms with a fridge, a coffee machine and a sea view.
The beach is a two-minute stroll; the working harbour, the town’s shops and restaurants, and the Pavilion Theatre are all a short walk.
The house’s award-winning breakfast: a buffet of fresh fruit, cereals and juice, then a full English — or a fish dish — cooked to order.
Hosts praised by name in review after review
Your hosts run the house themselves, and it shows — guests single out their care and attention to detail. Do book direct for the best price.
Hospitality trays restocked daily, housekeeping daily
Flat-screen TVs, free WiFi throughout, Egyptian cotton linen, Molton Brown toiletries — and some rooms with a fridge, a coffee machine and a sea view.
Richard’s in-depth local knowledge — just ask
A guest room at The Clarence
The Clarence is run personally by its hosts — the kind of place where the welcome is warm, the details are noticed, and guests come back.
Seven individually kept rooms in a Victorian town house — crisp Egyptian cotton linen, Molton Brown toiletries, and free WiFi in every room.
Wake to the bay. Several rooms look over The Esplanade to the water — ask for a sea view when you book direct.
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Comfortable doubles with flat-screen TV, DVD player and a well-stocked hospitality tray — spotlessly kept, quietly comfortable.
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Some rooms come with a fridge, a proper coffee machine and plenty of wardrobe space — the little luxuries guests mention again and again.
Book this room →Room photos show The Clarence’s own rooms — your exact room is confirmed when you book direct.
The house is known for its breakfast: a buffet of fresh fruits, cereals and fruit juice — and then a full English, or a fish dish, cooked to order.
The Clarence, 20 The Esplanade
Fresh fruit, cereals and juice from the buffet — then a full English or a fish dish, cooked to order in the breakfast room.
The Clarence, 20 The Esplanade
Stroll past Alexandra Gardens to the award-winning sands. The harbour, the shops and the Pavilion are all a short walk.
Weymouth Beach & the Jubilee clock
Walk the harbour, cross to Nothe Fort and its gardens — or ask Richard, whose local knowledge guests swear by.
Nothe Fort, across the harbour
Behind Alexandra Gardens, on The Esplanade — the famous award-winning beach is a two-minute stroll from the front door.
Distances: the house’s own website, Oct 2026.
The Clarence’s sign, on The Esplanade
Weymouth Beach & the Jubilee clock
The seafront, from the beach
Nothe Fort, across the harbour
Rated 5.0 on Google (49 reviews) — and 9.7 on Booking.com. In guests’ words:
Richard and Karen are wonderful, caring hosts. Spotlessly clean, a supremely comfortable bed, and a breakfast cooked perfectly to order.
— guest review
Everything we needed for a perfect stay — wardrobe space, a fridge that actually works, fresh milk and water, and a coffee machine on top.
— guest review
Do book direct with Richard and Karen for the best price. We will certainly return.
— guest review
Richard and Karen are wonderful, caring hosts. Spotlessly clean, a supremely comfortable bed, and a breakfast cooked perfectly to order.
— guest review
Everything we needed for a perfect stay — wardrobe space, a fridge that actually works, fresh milk and water, and a coffee machine on top.
— guest review
Do book direct with Richard and Karen for the best price. We will certainly return.
— guest review
Richard and Karen are wonderful, caring hosts. Spotlessly clean, a supremely comfortable bed, and a breakfast cooked perfectly to order.
— guest review
Everything we needed for a perfect stay — wardrobe space, a fridge that actually works, fresh milk and water, and a coffee machine on top.
— guest review
Do book direct with Richard and Karen for the best price. We will certainly return.
— guest review
Richard and Karen are wonderful, caring hosts. Spotlessly clean, a supremely comfortable bed, and a breakfast cooked perfectly to order.
— guest review
No platforms, no call centres. Call or email the house and the hosts will sort your stay themselves — the best price is direct.