The Golden Lion Hotel Weymouth

You walk into the Golden Lion and you're immediately in proper old-school Weymouth territory. This Grade II-listed Georgian building sits right on St Edmund Street, the kind of place that's seen the town change around it without losing its character. The ground floor is a genuine local's pub—the sort where you might bump into someone who's been coming here for decades—while upstairs there are rooms if you fancy staying over after a few pints. It's got that lived-in, authentic feel you don't get from chain hotels. The ratings sit at a solid 3.9, which tells you it's doing something right without pretending to be something it's not.