The Smugglers Inn♡

Not very good value

5.0

Location was nice.

− Room was too hot and noisy. The food needs improving

Fabulous pub, great food and comfortable room.

9.0

The accommodation was very nice and the staff were extremely friendly and helpful. The pub was really lovely with typical very low ceilings and great atmosphere - we were there during a heatwave and I can imagine during winter it would be so cosy. The food was really good although unfortunately the dish we really wanted to try was unavailable - so perhaps we will need to return. Lovely room and very comfortable bed - I would recommend staying here.

Lovely stay, great location, room too hot

8.0

I loved the inn, the location is perfect. The rooms are cute, clean and very comfortable. Staff a nice and plenty of them.

− My downside was the room was boiling, yes was a heatwave but outside in the evening and morning was lovely and cool with the sea breeze but my room was still boiling which meant I didn’t sleep well. I had my dog with me and he slept in the bathroom to try and get cooler on the tile flooring. The window was on a security latch so didn’t open fully to let cooler air in during the evening.

We had a lovely weekend escape.

10.0

Location, charming property and great staff.

− It was very warm when we stayed but staff were helpful in opening windows.

Great accommodation and wonderful staff, shame about the appalling lunch/dinner food selection

10.0

Fabulous old inn in a stunning location, very quiet at night. The rooms are superb, very quaint, comfortable, nicely furnished and just great. The staff were brilliant. The breakfasts are fantastic. The purpose of our visit was to explore the SW coast path, and the Smuggler's is very well located for a long walk to Durdle Door and Lulworth Cove one way, and to Weymouth / Portland Bill the other way. There are also good bus services if you cant manage 26km there and back up and down steep cliffs.

− I dont like Hall and Woodhouse restaurants, the food is essentially nothing more than ready-meals nicely laid out on a plate. They dont have proper chefs, just food assemblage, and it seems to me that someone in head office has told them to massively overcook everything. Beef croquettes actually looked more like lumps of coal, only less edible. Horrendous. We couldnt find a single dish that we liked in our three day stay, and had to find alternatives.