Standby Generator Bunker

Me and my family booked the bunker as a surprise for my Grandads 70th birthday and we couldnt have loved the place more.

The bunker was a perfect mix of war time and modern that it made for a really unique stay. Lots provided by the host - washing tabs, snacks, towels, every kitchen utensil you can think of etc etc. The garden was huge and we sat outside in the lovely seating area every early morning for breakfast, seeing the sea from the house was beautiful and tranquil. Lovely area with walks down to the beach and along the coast to the Smugglers Inn pub. My Grandad actually met a 92 year old gentleman that was based in the bunker around the beginning of the Cold War. He told him a bit more about the bunker and that he holidays in the area every year and wondered how the renovation had gone when he saw that work had started on it. The fact he was passing by was such a huge coincidence and made the visit even more special. We were also emailed two months before our stay to warn us about road closures due to the Ironman sporting event taking part over our stay. The email included times and a map and was extremely helpful and appreciated, as we wouldnt have known anything about it otherwise. This enabled us to alter our plans accordingly and didnt affect our holiday at all so we really appreciated the email. Would highly recommend.

A lovely place to stay with friends.

A great setting and a stylish place. Large enclosed garden and lots of entertainment space in the house. Bedrooms on the small side and with limited storage. Kitchen generally well equipped. Minor issue - baffled by the various instructions for dealing with garbage, the absence of the appropriate colour bags to do so and then manhandling of rubbish into bins up the road.

One of the best holiday homes we’ve ever stayed in!

Everything makes you smile, the quirkiness, the high standard of appliances and cleanliness and the amount of space inside and out was exceptional. Definitely a top recommendation.

We booked this bunker last year and were thoroughly impressed.

The moment we arrived, it had that wow factor. Stepping inside, the sheer size and quirky design took our breath away. The garden is enormous with a stunning sea view. It’s perfectly situated for exploring the area. Weymouth is just 7 miles away, Portland Bill Lighthouse is nearby and if you’re into history, the village of Tyneham is worth a visit. The bunker is fully equipped and more. We absolutely loved every moment and were sad to leave at the end of our holiday.

Oh wow the place didn't disappoint.

Great accommodation for a family with kids. A lovely huge well manicured lawn at the front perfect for games. Bunk beds for kids downstairs with two good bathrooms downstairs one being en suite. Slight drawback was there not being a toilet upstairs so bedroom users had to trek downstairs in the middle of the night. Apart from that, everywhere was clean and well provided. The garden had a view down to the sea and was filled at different times with squirrels, muntjac deer, pheasants and birds a plenty. A paradise for for nature lovers. If ever we plan on being in the area again we will try and book the Bunker!

The Standby Generator has the wow factor in abundance!

! Amazing location with spectacular sea views. Well designed and equipped with everything you could possibly need. A quirky property wrapped in history and presented with all the modern luxuries you could wish for. The interior is spacious and organic in its presentation. The outdoor space is peaceful and private. You have lots to do within the surrounding area, should you be tempted to drag yourself away!! Would highly recommend.

As previously mentioned the Bunker is a property that has been thoughtfully renovated and is a great place to start is you want something a bit different.

Location is so peaceful and perfect for great walks/beach all from your front/back door. We arrived to find the external of the bunker covered in dog daisies, and wild flowers. A beautiful surprise and made some great photos. The local Reef Cafe is super too, good food, all home baked cakes, service and friendliness excellent. The Smugglers Inn is a short walk along the coastal path. A pity Electric charging is not available, but otherwise a great place to stay. Hence we still have given a full rating.

Unique property.

Very friendly and pleasant owner. Great location. Everything needed for fantastic break

Beautiful setting and interesting accommodation We really enjoyed the pictures of the renovation and what machines would have been housed in the bunker Thank you

Absolutely fabulous stay.

Great garden and views. Handy walks from the front door. Would have liked an EV charging point.

The Generator Bunker has won a Sykes Gem award, and quite rightly so.

A fabulous and cleverly done conversion that as well as being spacious and comfortable, with all the facilities you could need, is as interesting as being in your own "museum". It also has beautiful surroundings, a great big dog friendly garden and several wonderful walks from the doorstep. We enjoyed our stay immensely and would love to return at some point in the future.

We had a wonderful week at the Standby Generator Bunker - what an absolute delight!

It's cosy, comfortable, and so very peaceful. Thank you for a wonderful stay - we definitely want to return!

One of the best and unique places I have ever stay in though Sykes.

I didn't want for anythig.

We had an amazing time in the bunker , the building was well thought out the conversion was very sympathetic ,it was was warm and comfortable and the location was perfect.

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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.

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

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

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.

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!

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!)

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.

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.

We had a wonderful time, great space, close to the beach and a lovely view.

Would definitely visit again.

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!

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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.

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.

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 !