The location of the Ship Inn is as central as can be and the staff were absolutely great! They definitely made me feel welcome and nobody seemed to be "just working here". Breakfast was delicious and made to order for each guest - so fresh-off-the-pan bacon and eggs, full English, continental - whatever you'd like! I also tried the pub menu for dinner once and that was great as well. The pub seemed to be popular with locals, which is always a good sign.

Ventilation in the room was slightly insufficient in the Summer heat, however a powerful fan was provided which did help. Also, being an old property (which definitely adds to its charm) there are steep and narrow stairs leading to the rooms; not an issue for myself but could be for someone with limited mobility.

This is an excellent place to stay - the staff were welcoming and the Full English Breakfast was the best I've had since forever. The restaurant offered superb food choices, although we were invited out to dinner with friends so missed out (hopefully next time we'll eat here in the evening). The room was bright and very roomy - much larger than I was expecting, in fact. The bed was cosy and comfortable and I slept really well, as did my wife. Special mentions to Ann and Sylvia for their exceptional customer service - they could not have been more helpful and friendly and made our stay a pleasure.

If I had to pick out a minor niggle, the car parking in the main car park adjacent to the inn itself was often busy, but we managed.

The staff, food, cleanliness cannot be faulted.

The fact that you can't use the hotel car park! Having to get to the public car park by 8am to pay is not what you want on a leisure break! We got a parking ticket the 2nd morning for having our front tyre over the line of the parking bay!

Second stay at the Ship Inn whilst moving in to the Fordinbridge area. Both times have been very good with easy check in, friendly staff and excellent food (we have also eaten here on occasional evenings). Room was very comfortable (we asked for and got the one overlooking the outside seating area / car park).. would stay here again and also would recommend to friends and family.

Staff were helpful and friendly and the full English breakfast was cooked to perfection with good quality thick cut bacon.

Public car parking was a bit of a nuisance, having to get to parking meter b4 8.00am so you don't get a parking ticket. Parking was free between 6.00pm and 8.00am. At least we could park very close to the pub entrance.

Loved the breakfast it was plentiful and delicious. The price was very reasonable. The room, although a little tired, was clean with everything you needed. Tea, coffee towels, etc. This is not top quality accommodation, but neither was the price. I will definitely return in the future.

The only criticism I have is that the bed was very hard.

Good size room and bathroom. Welcomed on arrival and given information about our stay. Breakfast really good. Were expecting Continental breakfast only but were offered anything we wanted from a full breakfast. Brought extra clean towels and coffee, cups, water bottles, etc as we were in our room all morning getting ready for a wedding so they were unable to clean the room during this time which was really appreciated and a nice touch.

Nothing!

Our host Sylwia was very lovely as we're the rest of the staff. It is an old Inn that is very comfortable and clean. Food was great too. There is a lovely park/play area for all the family on the banks of the river.

For me the only downside was having to remember to go and pay for parking first thing in the morning, the car park is behind and accessible from the ship inn, and free from 6pm to 8am.

the staff were so polite, kitty and Lorraine especially. room was cozy and had all the facilitys needed.

the mattress little bit hard for our liking which made sleeping not very comfortable, water pressure in bath disappointing. only 2 small things we could think of really.

Staff were amazing, so friendly and welcoming. Room decor ...different....red carpet, purple and gold walls, quite small, but very clean and comfortable, tea and coffee making facilities. TV could have been better placed as got a crick in my neck watching it! The pub itself was lovely and the food was second to none, we chose from the specials board and it was honestly the best pub food I have ever had....all down to Sywia I believe! Breakfast was just as good. Portion sizes were great!

The only criticism was parking. You had to stay in the pay and display public car park, even though the pub had its own private car park, which was apparently too small for the guests to park in....however the pub only had 4 guest rooms, so I think parking would have been fine for the size of the car park.