The Grosvenor Arms

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Front of property
Terrace/patio
Premium Double or Twin Room
Interior entrance
Premium Double or Twin Room | Bathroom

Reviews

9.2 out of 10
Wonderful

Popular amenities

  • Pet-friendly
  • Parking included
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Restaurant
  • Business services

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The Commons, Shaftesbury, England, SP7 8JA

Room options

Double Room

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

Premium Double or Twin Room

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(1 review)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Suite (Cranborne)

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

Junior Suite

  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 Double Bed

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Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: WiFi (surcharge); wired internet (surcharge)

Parking and transport

  • Free 24-hour offsite parking within 100 metres
  • Street parking available
  • Free uncovered self parking on site
  • Limited on-site self parking

Food and drink

  • Full breakfast available for a fee 7:30 AM to 11 AM on weekdays and 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas
  • Snack bar/deli

Family friendly

  • Laundry facilities
  • Snack bar/deli

Conveniences

  • Laundry facilities
  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service
  • Tour and ticket assistance
  • Wedding services

Business services

  • Meeting room

Outdoors

  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • Lift

More

  • 3 floors
  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Blackout drapes
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Designer toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shower
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • Flat-screen TV with satellite channels
  • IPod dock

Food and drink

  • Coffee/tea maker

More

  • Desk
  • Iron/ironing board on request

Policies

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

Guests who may encounter issues with stairs should contact this property in advance to request a room on a floor with elevator service.
If you cancel your booking, you'll be subject to the host's cancellation policy. In accordance with EU regulations about consumer rights, property booking services are not subject to the right of withdrawal.

Property is also known as

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Grosvenor Arms Hotel
Grosvenor Arms Hotel Shaftesbury
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The Grosvenor Arms Shaftesbury, Dorset
The Grosvenor Arms Hotel
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The Grosvenor Arms Reviews

Reviews

9.2

Wonderful

Rating 10 - Excellent. 120 out of 187 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 49 out of 187 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 12 out of 187 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 187 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 1 out of 187 reviews

9.2/10

Cleanliness

9.0/10

Staff & service

9.2/10

Amenities

9.0/10

Property conditions & facilities

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Maureen

Stayed 1 night in Aug 2022

10/10 Excellent

Anne

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Would love to go back to the Grosvenor Arms!

Loved this hotel, a perfect room that accommodated all our needs. ( my husband has mobility issues) .Excellent dinner in the restaurant and very nice breakfast choices. Staff could not be more helpful. I was concerned about parking but needn’t of worried, free overnight parking outside the hotel and nearby parking behind Morrisons during the day, easily paid for on my ‘just park’ app which reception helped with and refunded. Room as well as being of luxury proportions had Chrystal glasses, bottled water, tea, proper soap dispensers etc. Could not fault this visit. Worth every penny!
Stayed 2 nights in Jun 2022

10/10 Excellent

Susan

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely modernised hotel but still with old-world charm, set in the centre of Shaftesbury. Excellent friendly staff. Thoroughly enjoyable stay.
Stayed 1 night in May 2022

10/10 Excellent

Neil

Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

8/10 Good

Robert

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Agne

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Service was excellent 💚🌿
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2022

10/10 Excellent

Clodagh

Stayed 1 night in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Stacey

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

8/10 Good

Katherine

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely spacious public rooms. Our bedroom was also very large and comfortable, and our bathroom completely up to date with wonderful shower. Only one negative comment: despite it being mid winter, there was no fire in the woodburner in the bar. That was a great shame. But overall we had a very pleasant stay. Staff are very good.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2022

10/10 Excellent

Jason

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Beautiful hotel and location! Walkable to everything in Shaftesbury! The employees were very friendly, attentive, and kind. The breakfast was superb!
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

Richard

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

10/10 Excellent

Denise

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Lovely hotel and great food

Wonderful hotel and great value for money. Room was lovely and staff attentive. Food excellent! Would definitely visit again
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2022

8/10 Good

CI

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Some great bits, some very odd bits.

I asked for a top floor room but was given one on the stairs. Although the room was very comfortable, the bed, bedding and pillows were great, I was woken both mornings at 6 am by ignoramuses stomping down the stairs. However, breakfast was superb and the bar very welcoming. On day two, someone had been in my room to open the window. They took the blanket off my bed and left it in a heap on the floor but did nothing else. Later on, at around 4pm, I was in the bathroom and a woman claiming to be house keeping just let herself into my room. Very odd. She said she knocked but I didn’t hear her but I could hear her moving about in the room which alerted me. Overall, not sure my room was worth the money. A shame as I am down there regularly from now on and would have used this hotel.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2022

10/10 Excellent

John

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

A1 great stay.

Very comfortable, staff very friendly and helpful, great breakfast. Excellent all round.
Stayed 1 night in Dec 2021

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Period property in good condition and nicely warm throughout in a cold week. Bar is reasonable but more random “boutique “ selection of booze rather than the regular stalwarts and tends to close early. Overall satisfactory and certainly the best in the area of the ones I’ve been in. The biggest issue is the lack of good restaurants in the local area
Stayed 5 nights in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

Denny

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Felt like a treat to stay there. Great linen comfy bed. Towels soft. Breakfast tiptop
Stayed 2 nights in Nov 2021

8/10 Good

Stephen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Nov 2021

10/10 Excellent

sally

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Perfect for anytime getaway

Staff very welcoming, lovely large room with very nice products. Restaurant food high quality and very tasty. Service with a smile, would recommend
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Diane, Tonbridge

Travelled with pets, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Great service, every member of staff was helpful, knowledgeable, happy and attentive. We were so impressed with them. Our evening meal was fabulous. Too quality. They have an excellent chef, who elevated a dish of heritage carrots into something amazing. Shaftesbury is so pretty, like stepping back in time. We will return!
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

6/10 Okay

Parul

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service
Ok
Stayed 1 night in Oct 2021

10/10 Excellent

Sarah

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
The Grosvenor Arms is a beautiful building.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Chris

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service
Well maintained period property with some original and some pseudo features. It was warm and comfortable
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Thomas

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Mrs Sharon E

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Excellent stay

Lovely night’s stop over on way to London. Excellent facilities and friendly staff. Our room was huge, comfortable bed and spotlessly clean. Breakfast was freshly cooked to order.
Stayed 1 night in Sep 2021

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort

Outstanding midweek break

Stayed 3 nights in Aug 2021