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Almost the entire
venue has
been
refurbished this winter, having a stunning contemporary style with
traditional comfort for your enjoyment -
scroll down for pictures of each of the rooms
We do not have TV's and kettles in our
bedrooms DELIBERATELY as this isolates people and we have a
complete and huge range of FREE hot and cold refreshments
available 24/7 downstairs and a delightful cozy TV room.
Some room sharing may be
offered when we are busy, retreat style. You can either
accept or not, the choice is yours. Private rooms are also
available. You see, we are not like any other hotel you
have stayed at before and we may work somewhat differently than
others.
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Hi John,
That was a memorable last weekend.
(June 2009 ) Could one ask
for more, Lovely men great food, and a really
well-run hotel. I know we all had a great time
and hope to meet up together another time. My
thanks to you and Christian. Peter
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1 Carysfort Road. Bournemouth. Dorset BH1 4EJ England
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freely available throughout the venue
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Our rooms are light and airy,
spacious and clean. W e are constantly upgrading bedding, furnishings
etc. in an hotel where you can truly relax and unwind. You
won't find better rooms in a gay mens hotel in the UK for the price
we charge and that is guaranteed. With rich bold colours and crisp
clean whites, our contemporary decor has proved very popular with
our regular guests - of which we have many - and who show their
rooms off to others - with - 'I'll show me mine if
you show me yours.' Some guests request the same room each
time they stay with us as they love the feel of familiarity and
warmth.
Worth double what you pay.
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Room 2
'Tranquility'
This room has recently had a complete make-over and we are thrilled at the
results.
Twin bedded room with shower room, chill out area and writing
desk.
West facing, bright and spacious and gets the afternoon and
evening sun with views over the small garden
One couple who stay with us about 5 times a year,
ALWAYS ask for this room.
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Room 3
'Joy'
Twin bedded room - South facing - with chill out area and shower
room
This is a very bright and spacious room and gets loads of
sunlight
This is a VERY popular room
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Room 4
'Peace'
Our smaller Double Room - East facing with 'in room'
shower. A cozy and intimate room that gets the morning sun.
Recently redecorated and
refurbished this popular room is often requested by guests for its
intimate and coziness.
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Room 5
'Love'
A bright and spacious south facing Double Room with lots of
sunshine and a chill out
sitting area and shower room.
Perfect for couples who are 'in love.'
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Room 6
'Serenity'
Our single room, south facing with lots of
bright sunlight and space to be on your own. Full shower room etc.
You won't find better accommodation
at the price anywhere.
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Room 7
'Harmony'
Our Dorm Room for 4 persons sharing custom made bunk beds.
Full shower room. Bright with a east facing
outlook.
Plenty of cupboards and cozy lighting, cushions and not what
you would expect from a dorm at all.
You might start out sharing with strangers and being a
bit shy at first, but soon end up as
friends enjoying a laugh.
Our dorm is very popular and is often requested by regular
visitors as they enjoy the company and friendship when sharing with others -
and it's cheaper to share - saving you a few quid.
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ALL ROOMS HAVE SHOWERS
You really don't have to wash in the garden like this guy -
all of our bedrooms have their own showers.
and there are plenty of extra toilets throughout the building and
another shower room on the main landing
We do not service
the rooms once you have arrived unless you are staying for more than 5 nights.
With a wonderful peaceful aura of calm and an
atmosphere of friendship, you really can relax and chill out here and not feel
'in the way' as Hamilton Hall really does become your home while you are here.
Some room sharing may be offered during busy times and workshops.
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our rooms are not so stark as this one... but with them
in it, who cares ....?
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keep going -
there's more....
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okay - I put this picture here in case
you guys were getting bored... and as for those buns, - looks just
the place to lay your weary head ... huh ? I do wish he would stop
making a mess of the beds I have just made though.... I shall have to
take him in hand... ha ha
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We offer lovely accommodation with a stunning and
restful
lounge - TV reading & garden room, community and dinning rooms, a very sweet and
cheerful small garden, and all for your relaxation and enjoyment at any time of
the day or night. You don't have to go out, you can stay and relax around
Hamilton Hall even if you are B&B.
Bring
your friends in for free
coffee and refreshments. You can smoke in the garden and we do not
legislate what you bring with you that helps you to relax, chill out and enjoy
your time with us... worry beads, herbal remedies, knitting or even your fluffy
bunny slippers...
There is no permanently manned reception so we rely on you
keeping us informed as to your time - approx - of arrival - as we might be
busy elsewhere. After that, you have your own key and can come and go as you
please.
Check In is between 11am - 1pm and 6 - 8pm and you can arrange for an
earlier / later Check In with a simple phone call or e mail, and if
very early, you can check your bags and go to the beach and we will look after your things while your room is prepared.
Check Out is by 11am and even after check out, should you wish to
spend the day on the beach, or just hanging out at Hamilton Hall, we will
watch your bags and you are welcome to shower, and have free refreshments and
even take a carton of juice or some fruit for your journey home in the evening.
No problem.
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The
next time you think your hotel bill is too high....you
might want to use this logic.......
A
husband and wife are traveling by car from Key West to
Boston. After almost twenty-four hours on the road,
they're too tired to continue, and they decide to stop
for a rest. They stop at a nice hotel and take a room,
but they only plan to sleep for four hours and then get
back on the road. When they check out four hours later,
the desk clerk hands them a bill for $350. The man
explodes and demands to know why the charge is so high.
He tells the clerk although it's a nice hotel, the rooms
certainly aren't worth $350. When the clerk tells him
$350 is the standard rate, the man insists on speaking
to the Manager.
he
Manager appears, listens to the man, and then explains
that the hotel has an Olympic- sized pool and a huge
conference center that were available for the husband
and wife to use.. "But we didn't use them", the man
complains. "Well, they are here, and you could have,"
explains the Manager. He goes on to explain they could
have taken in one of the shows for which the hotel is
famous. "The best entertainers from New York, Hollywood
and Las Vegas perform here," the Manager says. "But we
didn't go to any of those shows," complains the man
again. "Well, we have them, and you could have", the
Manager replies. No matter what facility the Manager
mentions, the man replies, "But we didn't use it!"
The
Manager is unmoved, and eventually the man gives up and
agrees to pay. He writes a check and gives it to the
Manager. The Manager is surprised when he looks at the
check. "But sir," he says, "this check is only made out
for $100." "That's right," says the man. "I charged you
$250 for sleeping with my wife." "But I didn't!"
exclaims the Manager. "Well," the man replies, "she was
here, and you could have."
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if its a cold winters night,
we might pop one of these into your bed to warm it up
for you... ha ha... NOT !
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For comments by John
http://www.hamiltonhall.info/comments.htm
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Bright and airy during the day, warm and intimate in the
evening with subdued lighting, loads of cushions and it has that personal
touch, often - usually - lacking in hotels.
South facing
and bright and sunny, this is a wonderful place to relax with a cuppa and watch
the world go by. Hamilton Hall is on a side street surrounded with other large
Victorian houses, now almost all converted to flats and is a 5 minute stroll to
the beach and the esoteric market and shops of Boscombe. Bournemouth
centre is a 5 -10 minute drive away.
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As you can guess, I love the garden and although I would love an acre - I
love the small garden that we have and on those hot sunny days of summer
sunbathing naked, and those long sultry evenings when we can sit out under the
stars and listen to the sea gulls singing together ( or is it screaming at each
other ) it is lovely to chat with strangers who soon become friends and we have
had many relationships and many good and dear friendships born here.
All pictures of the garden were
taken
9th June and 1st July 2008
We have added a whole new area to our garden this year (
2009 )and have created a wonderful new space to relax and chill out in.
Kristian has worked so hard on the decking, fencing, lighting
etc. Thanks to Christian.
Pictures to come soon.
WiFi available even out in the garden
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BREAKFAST SERVED BETWEEN
8am - 10am weekdays
9am - 11am on Sunday
and we all sit together at one large table,
so no whispers, no embarrassment, just a friendly group together enjoying a laugh
at the start of the day.
We offer a huge selection of teas
and coffee with a continental style breakfast with mixed cheeses,
fruits, yoghurts, cereals, various toasts and rolls, and a variety of jams
and marmalades and even Marmite, and all with that special home from home feel
of sharing breakfast with friends.
You can enjoy as much as you like -
fill up for the day with our blessing.
mmm... love it.
For those who are dairy intolerant, we offer
Soya milk and a mixture of spreads besides butter and marg.
Served between 8.30 –
9.30am - Sunday
- 9.30
– 10.30am
BELLAMY'S BIG ONE ( it's
famous ) - Full English
Plus .. £7
Full English Breakfast … £6
2 Scrambled, poached or
fried eggs on toast … £2.50
Sautéed Mushrooms on toast …
£2.50
2 rashers of bacon and 2
eggs - £3.50
Toasted bacon sandwich …
£3.00
Smoked Salmon & Scrambled
Egg … £5
We use good quality ingredients
- no cheap sawdust sausages -
and buy from local sources where we can
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We also offer a selection
of evening meals served around 7pm ish and our small but delightful menu is
reasonably priced with most meals around £5.
We also offer Daily Specials
which may be between £5 and £10
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LIGHT
BITES
Ploughman's - cheese, salad, pickles and 2 hot crispy bread
rolls - £5
Various
Sandwiches - £3
BLT -
Bacon, Lettuce and Tomato Sandwich - £3.50
Pizza - 9
inches of mouth watering pleasure - £5
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DINNERS
Poached Fillet
of Salmon - served with Capsicum Pesto Sauce, Couscous, Mixed salad
and crispy garlic bread - £10
Spaghetti
Bolognese / Chili and Rice - Both served with mixed salad and crispy
garlic bread - £6
Beef or
Vegetarian Lasagna with salad and garlic bread - £5
Tagliatella
Carbonara - topped with cheese and served with salad and crispy
garlic bread - £5
Cottage Pie
with Onion gravy, peas and garlic bread - £6
Salads - Ham -
Cheese - Tuna - Salmon - Corned Beef - £5
Mediterranean
Fish Bake - £6
3 egg omelette
with choice of filling. Served with salad. - £5
Various
deserts costing just £3
Check out the
Specials Board for daily specials
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If you want home from home comforts, you will
find it here.
We do not have tea and coffee making facilities or televisions in
the rooms as we believe that this isolates people from each other in their own
little prison, however comfortable. We have a small and very comfortable TV room
downstairs and a large array of hot and cold drinks and refreshments in the
dining room for you to help yourself from 24/7 - and who knows, if you come down
in your jim-jams or the noddie in the middle of the night, you may meet
another guest and have a chatter and connect as friends. It only takes a simple
hello.
Many people hide behind their computer screens
and do not meet or communicate face to face and we encourage a 'coming together'
in friendship
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As a  venue
if you wish, you can enjoy being naturally naked, as God intended, at any time
our dorm room on an average weekend ... as if !!!
Hamilton Hall does not support 'body fascism' and believes
that every body - every shape and size, is a thing of beauty to be celebrated
and appreciated and not just by - and for - the young and the beautiful.
he really does have a 'spare tyre' - huh ?
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Bournemouth was recently
voted the happiest place in the UK to live
and we will soon have the only
artificial surfing reef in Europe - just a 10 minute stroll from
Hamilton Hall
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Just look at all the little extras we offer
with a smile and with pleasure
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Hot and cold refreshments - 24/7 with biscuits.
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freely available throughout the building
some hotels charge £10 per day or £20 per weekend for
wifi while we offer it throughout for free. So bring your lap tops down
and stay in contact with the 'real world' - whatever and wherever that
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Free car park and a garage for any bikes or
motorbikes
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Collection to and from the coach and rain stations
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staff and time permitting
and for a small
donation we deliver you to and collect you from, Studland, the naturist
beach. We also offer for parties of 2 or more - a free sight
seeing trip around Bournemouth and Poole Harbour and some of the multi
million £ homes which the area is famous for, and we can take my dog and
walk her by the harbour and watch the boats and sea gulls and enjoy a
bacon butty from a caravan by the waters edge - it's a delightful couple
of hours.
staff and time permitting - please ask about availability
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Own keys to come and go as
you please.
Bring friends back for free refreshments
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Beach tents, beach mats and umbrellas.
Here I am on Studland in
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Meditation class for groups of 4 or more.
Breath work class offered to groups of 4 or more
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To enjoy whatever you like
that helps you to relax and chill out.
So bring your worry beads, mantras,
crosswords,
herbal remedies, knitting or even
your bunny slippers.
We do not judge you accordingly.
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Smoking area in the garden
Bring whatever you like to smoke
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After check out, store your bags,
go to the beach, and collect your bags later
and even enjoy a cuppa and a shower before your return journey
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Feel at home, relax and just let the worries float away while here in this
attitude free zone.
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To stay around Hamilton Hall during
the day and not feel 'in the way'.
You can read, paint, catch up on your laptop, snooze, listen to music,
watch videos, sit in the garden and do whatever you like.
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FREE to stop worrying about
your body and how it looks - for every body is just as worthy and valid.
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To come alone and not feel the 'odd one out'
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To make up your own mind and stop following the
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FREE to realize your full
potential and dreams
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cuddles
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A few words from your host.
'I have
personally stayed at many gay hotels and also many of the huge
multi nationals and I have figured out what I have enjoyed and what I
thought was lacking and I have brought all of the positives together, as
well as I can, here at Hamilton Hall for your enjoyment.
We go that
little bit further, and offer engaging and pleasant staff, comfortable
and informal surroundings,- lovely contemporary decor with a
traditional touch of coziness and that personal touch in good sized
bedrooms which are light and airy, spacious and not cramped,- and a pleasant casual atmosphere to help you feel relaxed and
at home.
Bring your
friends in for free refreshments, chill out alone with a good book
or laugh your tits off with the other guests, as many do. Find your
solitude or company, the choice is yours as we have plenty of places to
do that besides hiding in your room.
The Lounge
is warm and inviting. The TV / Garden Room is cozy and intimate and the
garden is wonderful on those hot sultry days and evenings. The
Conservatory is warm even on winters days and if you want to practice
yoga - our Community Room is perfect.
You have
many choices at Hamilton Hall, one being what NOT to wear today, as if
you wish, you can be naked throughout the venue at any time and have no
worry about what others think.
There really is nowhere within the
whole of Europe that offers the facilities, the comfort and the
friendliness that is found at Hamilton Hall and we really are
leading the way. We are the only such retreat anywhere that we can
find, that is exclusively for gay and bisexual men.
I am
thrilled at what we have achieved here and I hope you will love it .
I look
forward to welcoming you with a smile and with friendship.
John
Bellamy
Here I am at the Barbra Streisand
concert in 2007 at the O2 - or The Dome ( well I'm gay and of a certain
age... so naturally, I went to see Streisand, and was actually treated
by a customer of Hamilton Hall who paid £520 for my ticket...and she was
worth every single penny...and big thank you to Richard who took me...
aaaahhhhh....
mmmm.... 'Love - soft as an easy
chair... You don't bring me flowers any more ... People...People who
need .... la la la la - la la'
If you'd like a nice long walk on a sunny afternoon with
me and my dog, you'd be very welcome to join us - look at where I went
today - May 6th 2009...
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© Hamilton Hall Promotions / John Bellamy / 180804-070306
As a NOT FOR PROFIT VENUE - if everyone who enjoyed and read this web site
was to donate a small amount occasionally towards our costs it would enable us
to offer more workshops and more events at reduced prices and not leave anyone
out from this wonderful journey we share here at Hamilton Hall.
Thank you to PINK PAPER
for the front page and centre spread on
Hamilton Hall ( July 16th 2004 ) and to Southern Scene Magazine
( September 2004 ) for the free full page promotion
If your web site would like a LINK to ours and we share similar values,
please get in touch
Some of the many groups who have used Hamilton Hall
GYMNOS - UK COALITION
- KAIROS IN SOHO (KIS) -
METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY CHURCH (MCC)-
YMCA - Positive Health Scheme
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DIVERSITY UK -
QUEER QUEST 2000 -
GAY MEN FIGHTING AIDS (GMFA) -
THE ARTEMIS FOUNDATION -
CLAIRVOYANCE FOR GAY/BI MEN -
ACORN EDUCATION ( no - not Acorn Antiques...) -
GAY MEN'S AWARENESS LIVING -
BRIGHTON GAY MEN'S SUPPORT GROUP -
'WONDERING PROPHET' - NAKED GAY YOGA -
EARTH WALKERS (UK) -
VACUUM PUMPERS -
MEN WHO LOVE MEN -
BISEXUAL MALE FORUM -
QUEER HEALERS (USA) - GAY MEN
SURVIVING THE SEX INDUSTRY -
RAINBOW HEALERS (USA) -
CHRISTIANITY WITH AN ALTERNATIVE TWIST -
TV - TS & CROSS DRESSER WEEKENDS -
MAD MYSTIC MARK -
REBIRTHING TO NATURAL HEALTH -
W.H. FOUNDATION -
THE RED FOUNDATION -
and even - YOGA FOR PREGNANT WOMEN.
plus many more
John Bellamy on Studland Beach
2005 - hiding the middle age spread....
'With honesty,
friendship and nothing to hide, we welcome you in peace and harmony, in
the hope that many others within the gay community will cut the crap, stop
the bullshit and money grabbing attitude and value each other as individuals.
For we all wish for exactly the same things in life... a home, food and water,
to love and to be loved, to feel secure and safe, to be employed and respected,
to offer and to receive the best that each of us can offer and to value and
honour our fellow men and women as equals and as we would each like
to be treated in return. The gay community has a lot to learn still and we aim
to be a little nicer, a little kinder and a little more thoughtful. We may make
mistakes, we may screw up sometimes and we may get it wrong, but then, we
are only human and mistakes happen and no one regrets it more than us.
In our own little way - and as the only venue of its kind for gay and bisexual
men anywhere in Europe, we are trying to put some soul into the gay community,
and let's face it guys, it needs it.'
Always with love - John Bellamy
I'm not surprised this guy is tired - he's just read right to the bottom of
this page and is now knackered...
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