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.

I can’t remember seeing such a varied amount of activities and facilities for kids (and us too), from their cinema room to the tennis courts, the escape room to the skittle alley - not to mention their warehouse sized “play barn”. The staff were delightful and it had a friendly welcoming atmosphere throughout

I returned to moonfleet manor after 11 years with my children, having spent my eldest son’s 1st birthday at Moonfleet - I have great memories of that time and remember it was a perfect stay. Am pleased to say 11 years later nothing has changed and it is still as wonderful as ever. Parking is so easy, no long walk to get into the hotel like other places. Greeted by the lovely Emma, we were made to feel very welcomed. The hotel looked stunning with lots of lounge areas, beautiful grounds and so relaxing. My son enjoyed feeding the guinea pigs and rabbits, the staff member was so lovely and friendly. The kids went swimming- there are three pools divided up by depth which is great, allowing older kids and stronger swimmers to segregate from the younger ones, this was good for us as our party was for older kids. The outdoor area has badminton, park, sandpit, and more. The view of the coast is amazing and there is a vegetable garden to peruse too. It was a very calming place to be. The den was amazing - climbing wall, soft play, trampoline, arcades, ping pong, pool, gaming room, football pitch, pinball, air hockey, and more- amazing!!!! The kids spent a lot of time there, it was great as they could play there until late at night. There was indoor golf, skittle alley, snooker room, tennis, escape room and more. We were there a week but still didn’t cover it all! We loved the little touches like the milk and cookies (never too old!) and popcorn that could be eaten in the cute cinema room. Our room was lovely, perfect in fact.spacious and massive bed, really comfy and lots of storage space. Housekeeping deserve a special mention, they were brilliant at our extra requests and the rooms were spotless and tidy each day. Staff in the restaurant were amazing. Special mention to Tia who was really welcoming and friendly, and entertained patiently our endless requests for hash browns! Tom also deserves a commendation - he went the extra mile for us so many times and the kids really liked him he was so friendly. He even made an off menu coke float for my son and it was great to see he was almost as enthusiastic about it as my child! He is a credit to the hotel. We had a problem in that our car broke down and everyone on the hotel was so helpful and accommodating. Wendy was really lovely and helpful when we were in a pretty bad situation waiting for the AA and very calming. I cannot fault our stay it felt like I was at home, with the most welcoming and lovely people around us. The hotel was fully booked but we often had entire areas to ourselves, it’s so spacious that there is no room for over crowding. The whole place is designed for families and is perfection. The only comment I would make for improvement are as follows but they are very very minor indeed 1. Breakfast was lovely but perhaps a bit repetitive as we stayed a week. Some variation during the week would have been optimal. 2. The food is lovely and tasty however perhaps the adult portions could

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