The location to start is fantastic. Located in a quiet village, it’s pretty central to many destinations in Dorset. The staff couldn’t do enough for you. Honestly, excellent!!

The room layout and pillows. I had booked for the Executive Suite which over looks the pool and the courtyard which is also easy accessible if you have dogs (which we had). However in the room, there was no dressing table. When drying hair and getting ready in the morning, you have to dry your hair standing up so you can see the mirror. This room would really benefit for a dressing table. I know this is something so picky, but it’s something that can really make a difference. The pillows are extremely hard. I felt like I was sleeping on slate. Make these two changes and that room would be faultless. For breakfast, maybe have more options. If you didn’t want an English breakfast and you had an allergy, you’re pretty screwed and would have to go without.

Good breakfast (included in the price) but limited menu and timings for breakfast. Great dinner - good range of options and well priced. Staff always happy and attentive. Very comfortable bed. Good room facilities - very clean. Outdoor pool was a bonus - nice and clean and clear water.

Our room wasn't serviced on the Saturday whilst we were out for the day - Only a minor point to note though. Otherwise the room was very good and clean. Upstairs neighbours kept us awake from 5 am both Saturday and Sunday mornings during our stay as they were up and pacing about on the squeaky floorboards but that's due to the age of the building and somewhat extremely early risers which was unfortunate.

The ‘Queenie Suite’ had plenty of space with a walk-in shower, jacuzzi and sun lounge with all of the expected tea-making kit, TV etc. The bed was almost as comfortable as the one at home - it was that good. The bar was a nice and friendly ‘local’ and the restaurant provided a really high quality menu of good honest English grub. My steak & ale pie was genuinely wonderful. The back garden/pool area was well laid out with plenty of seating should good weather turn up [it didn’t] and the local area is great for walking and exploring. However - above all of that - the staff were as good a team of people as you could hope to meet with a genuine welcome you can’t fake.

The Happy Shopper brown sauce at breakfast :-) Carry cash for a staff tip - we didn’t have any, but they were really lovely & so hard-working.

I can't really say much about this place as i arrived around midnight and left at about 8am. However, i booked this very last minute, i.e. about 8pm that evening. The place closes at ten, but the host phoned me and gave me instructions to access my room. The room was spacious and comfortable and was accessed from outside. The bathroom was clean and functional. We had breakfast early the next morning, which was lovely, before going to our destination that morning. Had they had a room for the next few nights, we would have changed our plans and stayed there instead because of how lovely the place was.

I'm sure if i had stayed longer and had been wanting to find something not right about the place, i could have. But truthfully, it was just a lovely place, in an idyllic setting with really nice staff. You really can't ask for better than that.

In a lovely little village in the Piddle valley in Dorset

Our room was across a paved garden from the main pub . That was ok and decent weather would have been lovely but we arrived in the rain and got wet getting to and from our bedroom twice in the 2 days we stayed. But I would stay again because its location near to family was ideal. The river Piddle runs along the back of the garden which is picturesque

The friendly welcome. We stayed at five different hotels claiming to be dog friendly and this was the most welcoming to our dog. She enjoyed her breakfast sausage. The room was clean and comfortable. Our hosts made a genuine effort to ensure our stay was good by providing information about the area. There was a bridle way at the end of a road which provided a morning or evening walk for our dog.

Nothing

This is such a gem of a pub with really comfortable rooms and a great riverside location. The outdoor space was much appreciated . All of the staff were really friendly and made us so very welcome. The breakfast was delicious with so much to choose from. We also really enjoyed dinner in the evening. Thank you for a really lovely relaxing break.

There was nothing that we didn't like.

The location was lovely. The room was very clean and bed very comfy. The lady who booked us in and served our drinks, evening meal and breakfast, was delightful. She took multi tasking to a whole new level and was very friendly and attentive. The food was delicious, compliments to the Chef. Would recommend.

The fact we couldn't stay longer. We will definitely return if only for a meal

We had a very good sized room with a jacuzzi as well as a shower. The evening meal was good and the beer on tap was superb. Breakfast was good as well and the service was excellent. There was plenty of free parking. We stayed for one night only. However this is a great hotel for families who want a longer break. There's an outdoor swimming pool and plenty of room for the kids.

It would have been useful to have a had a toilet brush in the bathroom.

Very warm welcome, was shown to my room which was a decent size with a very comfortable double bed, linen was clean, plenty of pillows. Basic tv channels but sufficient for a single night. Bathroom was spotlessly clean and light, shower had excellent power and good heat controls. Had a lovely meal that varied from the menu but the hosts were so accommodating it wasn’t an issue .

Nothing to be critical of.