Master Builders Hotel

First romantic break without the children in 3 years and it was perfect. Great food, relaxing accomodation, fantastic location. Stayed on bank holiday weekend the hotel was busy but service was not compromised.      

Review on trip advisor July 2010

Having stayed in many hotels at 'a higher standard', we found this hotel had the best service and friendliness above all others.  All the staff were exceptional and our stay was immensely pleasurable.

In-room comment card June 2010

The location is amazing, our room overloooked the Beaulieu river and there is a great walk along the tow path to Beaulieu village, not to mention an array of activities and places to see nearby such as Beaulieu Motor Museum and Exbury Gardens.
The resturant exceeded expectations, from the unusual candles in 'port holes' to some of the most delicious food I have tasted, not to mention a wonderful breakfast the next morning where I treated myself to a delicious plate of Eggs Benedict.
Definitely worth a visit, and all the other guests around us agreed it was a superb place to stay.

Review on TripAdvisor May 2010

Check in was friendly and efficent, we were shown to our room (superior) in the main house, up the hickelty pickelty stairs to the very top (pandora room) anybody near six foot would struggle, but not us, a beautiful bedroom, huge bed, 32in flat screen tv & a seperate sitting room! obviously suitable for 2 children - sofa beds the view was looking out on to the gardens and river - superb.

Review on TripAdvisor May 2010
Have stayed in many top luxurious hotels in the world, and whilst The Master Builders does not have the same level of glitz and sophistication it more than makes up for that with it's charm and stunning setting. The staff are friendly and keen to please. Our room was tastefully furnished (Agamemnon) with the most gorgeous dual aspect view, highly recommend booking this room if you can. Food was gorgeous, poached eggs at breakfast probably the best I have ever had. I love the informality of this hotel, it is not stuffy yet you feel you are in a good quality establishment. We had a lovely stay and are keen to return.

Review on TripAdvisor April 2010

We stayed at The Master Builders last weekend and had a thoroughly enjoyable stay. We ate in the restaurant both evenings, where the food was excellent and the staff were attentive & friendly. Our room, Agamemnon, had a great view over the river and was comfortable & very tastefully furnished. A great hotel, we'll definately return.

Review on TripAdvisor April 2010

Just to say we had a lovely stay, the room was super and beautifully decorated, marvellous little touches everywhere-really individual. Great views. Service obliging. Setting unsurpassed. We will be back.

Email from a Guest March 2010

Myself and my Husband have travelled extensively all over the world and know what we like, and I can honestly say that this hotel was one of the nicest we have ever stayed in for overall experience. We had a recently refurbished "nice room" as we had our dog with us, it was very comfortable, clean and tastefully decorated, we really enjoyed the in-room refreshments-particularly the complementary rhubarb vodka shot. You can lap up the fantastic waterside views from the lounge or restaurant. The staff were friendly and could not do enough to help us-the manager was particularly attentive and gave a warm welcome to us and our sausage dog and made a point of coming over to make sure we were enjoying our meal in the restaurant. The food was really good-I had local venison and my husband enjoyed one of the best steaks he'd had in a while-the ambiance and atmosphere was perfect for a romantic getaway. Breakfast was equally fantastic. The setting of the hotel is second to none, perched right on the waterside. We thoroughly enjoyed our relaxing weekend away.

Review on TripAdvisor February 2010

Just to say how much we enjoyed our brief stay with you recently. The food was excellent, the room and public areas were very comfortable and the staff were very friendly. 

Email from a guest January 2010

Just got home following stay at hotel and noticed I didn't leave the comment card. Just wanted to say that we had an excellent 2 days break at your hotel. Staff extremely friendly and helpful. Hotel great especially with the public house attached with three real ales. Food excellent-wish I could manage to produce poached eggs the way the chef did for breakfast! Hotel comfortable and warm which is a bonus this time of year. Overall a very good weekend break-value for money.

Email from a Guest December 2009