Riviera Hotel is a hotel in Weymouth, the United Kingdom.[1] Wikidata describes it as “hotel in Weymouth and Portland, Dorset, England, UK”. It stands about 3.9 km from the centre of Weymouth.[3]
Overview
Riviera Hotel is a hotel at Bowleaze Cove, Weymouth, Dorset, England. Overlooking Weymouth Bay, the hotel was built in 1936–37 and has been a Grade II listed building since 1997. Historic England has remarked that it "epitomises the austere approach of the modernists in the immediate pre-war era, and suggests the designer's acquaintance with contemporary work in Rome and elsewhere".
From “Riviera Hotel, Weymouth” on English Wikipedia, by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0.[2]
History and building
It is listed as a Grade II listed building. [1]
Location
Measured in a straight line, the hotel is 3.9 km from the centre of Weymouth. The nearest airport with scheduled flights is Bournemouth Airport (BOH), about 47 km from the centre of Weymouth.[4]
It is one of 57 hotels in and around Weymouth recorded in Wikidata, 41 of which have an article in Innpedia.[5] Of the 2 with a recorded opening date, the earliest is The Castle Inn, opened in 1600. See Hotels in Weymouth.
Other hotels within 1.5 km:
- The Spice Ship Inn — 1.1 km
See also
References
- ^ Riviera Hotel (Q26428576). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Riviera Hotel. Wikipedia. Text excerpted under CC BY-SA 4.0; revision of 2026-07-22.
- ^ Weymouth (Q661619). Wikidata. CC0.
- ^ Airports. OurAirports. Public domain.
- ^ Hotels in Weymouth. Wikidata. CC0.
Facts as stated in Wikidata, read in October 2026.