The staff were incredibly helpful and pleasant! I loved the additional tea and coffee area, in addition to the standard you would expect in the room. Absolutely no chance of running out! There has clearly recently been some sort of refurbishment and it was really lovely, with extra communal spaces with comfortable chairs and I am all about the comfortable chairs! They also confirmed that our room was a pet free room and although I love them, I am allergic, this was helpful and I had no allergic reactions so all good!

The room was just a little small, but we didn't pay for a bigger room. If we were staying more than a night, I feel we would have needed to upgrade. More than big enough for one though!

Very well located in the Main Street. There is a public car park just across the road which is free overnight. The staff were efficient and welcoming. The building is lovely and the room clean, nicely decorated and well equipped.

There are no restaurant facilities at the hotel so you do have to go out to eat but there are plenty of restaurants on the same street. I would recommend the Horse with the Red Umbrella which is a very short walk, does lovely food and has really friendly staff. The parking at the back of the hotel is very tight, is quite expensive and has to be pre-booked with Just Park, but the big free car park across the street is a great alternative.

The staff were very welcoming. The property seemed recently decorated and updated. The room & bathroom were clean, nicely organised and comfy. We stayed in the attic room on the 3rd floor, which had a great view of Dorchester rooftops if your into that kinda thing. Coffee & tea were free in the lounge area, which was also comfy. They don't do breakfast/dinner, but there were plenty of cafes around the top of town to choose from. Great area in Dorchester to stay, I'd stay again.

Breakfast would have been a nice "choice", and a competitive price for parking by the property (we stayed at the Top of Town carpark overnight) but other than that everything was fine.

Lovely large spacious room, Very comfortable large clean bed. Everything was very clean and the room felt cosy and warm. Loved the free hot drinks machine in the main area downstairs. The hot chocolate and lattè was delicious! All the staff i spoke to was very friendly and attentive.

It is an old building so the floor boards in the hallways and around the room are very loud and creaky. I know that can't be helped but if you are a light sleeper like my self people walking past the room late at night and early In the mornings woke me up unfortunately. Breakfast offerings would be a nice touch. Even just a continental option possibly. Bath was very small. Would advise Maybe a couple of coasters in the room for hot drinks.

Charming hotel with friendly staff. The availability of coffee and tea in the lobby was very helpful. We had a short stay and used this as our place while visiting places of interest in Dorset. While there is no parking on the street in front of the hotel, there is parking lot very close to the hotel (which is also cheaper to park in than the hotel) and it was not inconvenient to walk to even with luggage. The staff were kind enough to help us carry our luggage up the stairs as there is no lift (which was informed in the fine print when we booked)

Nothing not to like

Loved the location so very near the very pleasant town centre, with a great choice of shops, pubs, restaurants, main road links very near and easy to get at in all directions, plus museums. (Dorchester has a GREAT range of museums!) It was only about 8 miles from the beautiful sandy beach of Weymouth, too. The room was on the ground floor and right next to the parking. The shower was DOUBLE, so great space and no bumped elbows, plus had a lower shower fitment for washing yer bits, as well as the normal overhead power shower head. The staff were extremely welcoming, pleasant and obliging, the room immaculate with nice complimentary toiletries & refreshments and the beds were able to be configured as a large double or twin singles, as preferred, before arrival.

It was a bit of a shock to book and then find that parking at the hotel was extra - £15 a day extra! Parking is run by an outside provider, Just Park, and has to be booked separately. Breakfast wasn't included with the room booking, which is a normal trend these days in locations like this, where there is a great choice of outside food businesses very willing to fill the gap. The local Wetherspoons, with brekkie service from 8am, was literally only a few steps away with very reasonable charges and there were several others nearby.

Good quality produce good choice on the menu ,very friendly staff. Lovely decor, throughout the hotel. Our suite was perfect , sitting room bedroom & bathroom all excellent spotlessly clean. Everything worked in the bathroom with lots of space. A very nice small village feel With some lovely restaurants close by. Great location for travelling to other interesting towns.

It would have been good to have had the same illy coffee they supplied us with in our suite also in the breakfast room. We didn't care for this. Just a small point as we do like a good coffee .

Really lovely and welcoming little place. Room lovely, if small, with a great refreshment tray I was pleased to see had local things on it (biscuits, Dorset tea etc). There was also a handy coffee station free of charge by Reception offering fresh milk as well as good coffee machine (place doesn’t do food/breakfast so this at least allowed a decent coffee first thing - nice touch!) Lovely good sized lounge area in which you could eat any food you wanted to bring in, with bar attached, so you could grab a drink of an evening or after you come in/before you head out. Staff were without exception lovely! Very comfortable and welcoming place indeed.

Oh…I so wish I could give 9/10 out of 10 but it was let down by zero sound proofing. In my bedroom, I might as well have had the couple next door in my room with me. They weren’t being loud at all, just going about their business, but I could hear every word, every giggle, every spoon against a cup…and later EVERYTHING! This was such a welcoming and warm place that I hate criticising but this was not a small issue - it was at best distracting and at worst really uncomfortable. I don’t think there’s much they can do about it so it’s hard to say it’s their fault but it was a significant issue.

The staff were so polite, friendly and helpful. I loved the shared seating areas which had a little bar too and the prices were more than reasonable. You could also use the microwave, cutlery and plates in the communal dining area so that's ideal when you're getting takeaways and don't fancy eating in your room. The room itself was quite spacious, the size of the bath and bathroom overall was more than adequate. The TV in the room worked and there was plenty of bedding too. The bed was comfy, I slept great! The location is great, 30 seconds from a Wetherspoons and plenty other restaurants too in addition to calm, peaceful walking locations. Overall, I really loved my stay and would certainly come back if I ever plan to stay in Dorchester again!

The only, minor compliant with the room is the lighting, I felt the room was quite bright, even the lamps were a bit too bright for my taste especially when it gets late and you just want a dim light too see the night off.

We had the Superior room which was lovely plenty of room and the bathroom was a dream...very clean..staff very friendly...complimentary coffee tea etc which was very good thou u have tea coffee in your room. Location very good on high street and near places to walk...we had breakfast few doors down at the Weatherspoon pub which was good.

The only downside was I love too have had breakfast in the hotel....its a lovely hotel maybe not big enough to host breakfast downstairs but that's the only down side but I would still definitely return one day.