Moonfleet Manor - A Luxury Family Hotel

Went recently for a family break. Young kids, parents, grandparents. Was fantastic. It’s really built for families, so if you don’t like young kids enjoying themselves, then it’s not for you. Staff and facilities were amazing. Rooms well equipped. Only watch out is the food is quite pricey for what it is. Thank you.

We first visited Moonfleet Manor 17 years ago with our then 2 year old daughter. What was still the same was the stunning location and the standard of the rooms but beyond that we were disappointed by the poor quality of the food, the service and lack of variety on the evening menu. In truth this is a hotel for parents and small kids and not for couples. The hotel is a 4 star family hotel not a four star in the usual sense. Although there is a good bar menu there is no bar. We regretted arranging dinner on the two nights we stayed, burger and chips and a measly sized steak frites on our second night both priced at over £30 were not good value. On our final morning we were served eggs Benedict on an untoasted muffin. Cold and disappointing. If you want a better overall experience I recommend a stay at The Pig on the Beach in Swanage.

What a wonderful time we had at Moonfleet Manor. As a family we found it superb with lots of things to do, especially for our 7 year old son who had an absolute blast. The games room was very popular as was the children’s cinema time. Food was good and the room was absolutely beautiful with an amazing view of the Fleet.

My partner Booked this spa hotel purely on fact that he was booked on a boat fishing competition trip in Weymouth which coincided with my birthday (5/12/24) & so thought he better had book me into a local spa hotel for me to enjoy & pamper myself while he was on his jolly with his fishing mates! We wouldn’t normally choose a hotel specifically geared up for young families & we had not heard of the LFH chain before! I had my reservations on our way down! However loved the look of the hotel & grounds from my google search after he told me where we were staying! On arrival we were very pleasantly surprised by the exterior & interior of the main hotel The very friendly receptionist informed us that we had been upgraded! ( great start) and insisted on carrying our luggage ( all 3 holdalls) i dont pack light” ) to our deluxe double room called Lutyens in FleetHouse adjacent to hotel & overlooking the Fleet/lagoon! ( amazing) Couldn’t contain my excitement when we got in room! Massive room, inc small fridge, pod coffee maker, kettle massive bed(super king) lounge, log fire & patio doors look8ng out onto the fleet/lagoon Bathroom had Separate glass free standing shower cubicle with huge rain shower head ( so powerful) & free standing roll top bath! The birthdays have begun! We were booked in for 2 nights during Irish storm Darragh ( 90MHW) But we’re very pleased to be locked down in this cozy remote hotel! Esp as Andy had cancelled his Fishing trip! Didn’t feel a need to leave the property or go out for food As the main hotel had 3 huge open fire places with logs burning in cozy snug areas with sumptuous settees The restaurant was relatively quiet for breakfast & on the Thursday evening just a few young couples with their very well behaved children & the young waiter (dark haired tall & handsome) sorry didn’t get your name was extremely personable & very attentive & friendly we experienced this from every member of staff that we came across, breakfast & evening meals ( was never hungry for lunch as breakfast was plentiful! My only slight gripe was that the meals weren’t quite hot enough for me as I like my food pipping hot, I mentioned this to the waiter & it was relayed to the chef who delivered my request! Food was well cooked & well presented! We took advantage of the main swimming pool & sauna facilities & although pool was quite small we enjoyed a relaxing swim ( just the two of us) there was a baby class on in the adjacent toddlers pool but this did not bother us ( it was so cute to watch) & added ambience to our swim also sauna was very tiny ( maximin of 4) again we had this to ourselves ( good timing) & also like fact that we could pour the herbal flavoured water on hot stones which I much prefer for a healthier infusion experience! I pre-booked a 90 minute ISHGA massage inc facial with Katie in the lovely stunning verandah treatment rooms my massage & facial was exceptional the best I’ve ever experienced & was given a

We recently went for my mother in law’s 80th birthday. We’d been looking for somewhere that catered for three generations including 3 kids aged 10 to 16 and stumbled upon this hotel. We booked 2 x two bedroom suites and a single room. The pros - the play barn was a big hit with the kids - particularly the indoor football pitch - great variety of family friendly activities including the pool, squash and Padel tennis - location was great - the lounges were nice and family games dotted around the place were a nice touch - staff were very friendly The less positive - it was very expensive for what we got - we didn’t think it was value for money by a long way - we paid £1250 for 2 nights for one of the 2 bedroom rooms. It was up in the eaves and we were greeted by a very noisy, bulky air con unit on the hottest day of the year which we couldn’t have on at night as it was so noisy - my husband struggled with ceiling height in our room (particularly the bathroom) as he’s 6 foot 1 - we weren’t warned about this and it just became annoying - neither of the two bedrooms in our suite had anywhere to sit and dry hair and there were no mirrors in either room apart from the bathroom. I ended up drying my hair using my phone as a mirror - didn’t expect this in a room which is costing over £600 a night. - no wardrobes in either of the 2 bedrooms - our bathroom had glass panelled door so you could see everyone in the bathroom - not ideal for body conscious teenagers! - service was very slow on occasions - there is no bar and we were told there was only one barman - to order a drink you had to sit and wait in one of the lounges and hope someone came to take your order. If they did, service was very slow! Overall we had a lovely weekend together but it didn’t feel like good value for money and we wouldn’t rush back.

This hotel is only suitable for families it should clearly state that it is not suitable for couples solo adults or groups of adults.This hotel try’s to have ‘two bites of the apple’ and ends up with very disappointed guests not to mention wasting their money and time when they could of booked somewhere more suitable. There are children everywhere! including toddlers in just nappies wondering around the lounge! we booked as a couple absolutely not appropriate, unless you want to be in a nursery/playground environment all the time including the dining room and in all communal areas.