The Anvil Inn

This hotel is brilliant. Welcoming, friendly staff, good range of drinks, excellent service, excellent menu, perfectly cooked meal, reasonably priced, comfortable, clean ,well appointed room. Excellent breakfast with a good choice and perfectly cooked. I loved my weekend.

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.

Nice and clean, comfortable with friendly staff

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 😊

We loved it here What a little gem The Anvil Inn turned out to be! It's a beautiful old thatched building, and as you would expect with an old building, the stairs could prove a little steep for some peoole but we didn't have any trouble bounding up them; there is one spot where the door to the guest floor is a little low, but it's been thoughtfully padded, so no banged noggins here. We stayed in Room No.5 which was really cosy and had a little en-suite with a decent shower and very fluffy towels. Tea and Coffee making facilities were provided, a decent hairdryer and a TV, so everything that we needed. The room was absolutely spotless! We stayed two nights as visiting family and friends in Dorset and we had them visit both nights for dinner in the pub. The food we had was really good, very tasty and cooked to perfection... And very reasonably priced. Now that we have found (and stayed at) The Anvil Inn, it'll be our place of choice whenever we're visiting.

A need for the owner to spend a night in the room The room was slightly on the small side , the bed being a standard double it would have been difficult to have put a bigger bed in. The bathroom again was a bit cramped, the loo holder was broken and the doors were out of line and provided no privacy. There appeared to be no soundproofing as it was quite evident that the adjacent rooms occupants could be clearly heard. The Monday morning breakfast was cooked badly, however the staff were very pleasant and helpful