The Anvil Inn

Service Quality: The hotel staff received consistent praise for being friendly, welcoming, and professional. Many guests noted their attentiveness and willingness to go above and beyond.

A reasonable stay and good value. The double/twin room (no 8) is advertised as having a shower and stand alone bath but there is no bath! The room was not really cleaned in the morning, the bed was made but that was all; it had not been hoovered nor was the bathroom tidied or the tea tray replenished. A pity we could not eat there in the evenings as the kitchen extractor was broken! All the staff are helpful and friendly but we will probably look at other options next time we are in the area.

I stayed here with my husband for 2 nights on a business trip and was so impressed with this lovely Inn which is run by the owners Karl and Zuzanna. We stayed in one of the most recently refurbished rooms and it was beautiful. Our room was a really good size and absolutely immaculate with a large comfy bed, loads of storage for clothes ( you could easily stay for at least a week and put everything away that you have brought with you). The bathroom had a large shower and free standing bath, and again was immaculate. My husband had stayed the week before for 5 nights in another room and found it to be very comfortable and roomy, and our work crew that stayed also found their rooms the same, hence why we returned this last week. The evening menu is small but there is also a Specials menu. Over the course of our stays we tried almost everything on the menu and you couldn’t fault it. Personally I have to recommend the fish and chips; very tasty haddock (locally caught and bought at Poole Harbour) in the most amazingly light batter that I have ever tasted. I tried the Pheasant casserole from the Specials and it was very good. Breakfast is cooked to order and again it’s really very good. As we had to get to work early on the morning that we left Karl made us a continental breakfast to take with us 👍. Karl and Zuzanna were so warm and welcoming and nothing was too much trouble for them. We are planning to stay again in the spring but it will be for a relaxing few days to explore the local area. Thank you guys for your lovely hospitality 😊