Moonfleet Manor - A Luxury Family Hotel

This is a family friendly hotel, suitable for all ages, set beside the Fleet Lagoon behind Chesil Beach. It is specially for families with children and has entertainment for all including three pools of various depths to suit all abilities. There is a large games area, The Verandah Activity Hub, and the Four Bears Den offering a two-hour session per nights stay for smaller children. Very comfortable rooms, good, busy breakfasts with as much as you could eat and friendly staff. Plenty of fine public rooms to sit quietly if you want to and a terrace for outdoor food. Highly recommended.

We had great 2 night stay at Moonfleet Manor this week . We travelled as a family to celebrate a special birthday and were impressed by how friendly and helpful all the staff was - especially at the restaurant . This hotel is absolutely perfect for toddlers - my 2 year old twins had the best time - from the veranda , pool and movie room and activities at the crèche - they were entertained the entire time . We have also enjoyed a great massage at the spa and the lovely terrace for cream tea. We booked two rooms as we were travelling with my parents and both rooms were spacious and well appointed . Overall a great place and would definitely come back .

We managed to snap up a 1 night stay here bank holiday weekend as someone else cancelled. We wished we could have stayed longer and asked a couple of times if there were any other cancellations. We made full use of the facilities, which I don't think the website fully represents as there was way more than we expected. The pools, games area, mini golf, escape room, cinema showings, mill and cookie story time. All excellent. The room was fantastic we stayed in Defoe on the detached Fleethouse. It had everything we needed, nice touches like the air con unit, though we didn't need it, it was nice to know for future. The bed was comfy and the bathroom was well appointed. A nice touch was the ability to use their baby monitors so we could enjoy an evening meal in the restaurant, whilst not the best cameras for their night vision it was adequate. We ate all our meals during our stay on site, and enjoyed everything we had. Sandwiches were brilliant during the day, steak in the evening, and the breakfast spread was great. They even did a Sunday roast. Whilst we didn't get to try the pizzas they looked great, and served all day every day available from the pizza shack. The most important part was the service, we were always looked after very well, food came promptly and the staff were on hand when needed and very friendly and polite. They were excellent with our daughter and really made the whole experience more enjoyable. A real credit to the hotel. We can't wait for our return, highly recommend!

My last experience of this place back in 2021 was honesty not very great. The staff were not very accommodating or friendly, the hotel in its self was over-due a makeover, it was just dreary and almost run down. Though my family decided to give it another go as we heard it had recently been refurbished. I'm really glad we did! It has significantly improved. They have definitely the whole atmosphere, the staff were great! Especially a server Tom! Really great. The food had also improved though it did get a bit repetitive in the last days. Would recommend bringing some snack items to have during the day… Another thing you can do is request lobster as a main dish for the evening! The costal walks are beautiful especially in the mornings Overall would definitely recommend a visit if you come down to Dorset! 8/10 (I have also attached some photos of some of the dishes we had, would definitely recommend the Fish & Chips and the Brownie. Also during the August month they have a pizza oven serving Pizza from Mid-day till evening)

Fantastic holiday. It was our second time to the hotel group, after having a brilliant time in Fowey, we booked a trip with friends to moonfleet and it didn’t disappoint! The two bedroom room was great for us and our two girls and they both loved the four bears den. It was the first time we’d left our little one, but she had a great time, which allowed us to have a little bit of downtime! The food was great - and the staff were very attentive to mine and my daughter’s allergies. What (or, should I say who!) really made our trip was Cristian. He was outstanding and a real asset to the hotel and team. He went above and beyond for us, and his passion really shone through. He was thoughtful, fun, attentive and delivered exceptional service which made our evenings very special. Huge credit to him. We will be back - and probably working our way around all of the sister hotels!

WOW! What a way to spend your 40th Birthday. Being a special one I wanted to spend it with my family, but with kids of all ages, it’s sometimes hard to find somewhere that allows everyone to have a fun, memorable break. This was absolutely spot on! We had actually been here some years ago and walked away feeling it was shabby chic, with the emphasis on the shabby. It felt expensive and not value for money - but the concept was there. Fast forward 7 years and they have done the hotel up beautifully. The attention to detail was standout and the service and food spot on. Everyone was so friendly! We had The Swan for meal times and I was worried that as we were in a private dining room the service may suffer. This was not the case at all (Thanks to Izzy and Kai). It’s a beautiful room and it made my birthday even more special to all be in there together. After dinner we had a fun game of skittles with all the family enjoying themselves - although a little chilly in there so had to wrap up! The kids absolutely loved the play barn - even the 18 year old! Although our kids fends for themselves, for those with younger children, there is now an area where you can help yourself to hot drinks whilst watching your kids play - a great addition. We loved relaxing in The Lounge by an open fire sampling the cocktail list! We also enjoyed a family game of bingo which was great fun and we made use of the pool too - always a winner! We stayed in The Fleetview room Defoe. Beautifully decorated, coffee machine, a fridge and stunning views onto your own terrace. The kids loved the towels on arrival made into animal shapes, plus their own dressing gowns were a lovely touch! I would certainly recommend and worked well for us plus our 7 and 10 year old. The fleetview rooms on the ground floor can all work as one as the rooms are interconnecting - great for extended families! Shout out to Tracey and Gemma on reception - super helpful in planning this special getaway, thank you! Only thing I would say is that we would have preferred to sign as we went to keep track of our bill as you don’t get a receipt on ordering drinks and food, only at the end of your stay. Look, this isn’t a cheap getaway, but we knew this before we came so keep that in mind. However, despite the bill on check out I was left feeling it was money well spent and I will cherish the memories, you only live once. Here’s to next time! Thank you Moonfleet