The Shoe Inn  

Visit the new forest

The proprietor and his wife were very friendly and accommodating, and we warmed to them. We had one evening meal and the food was excellent and reasonably priced. The provision of beverages, bottled water, towels and toiletries in our room was very good, and the room was comfortable though small (which we knew about when we booked). The breakfasts were excellent with a lot of choice (ie cereals, full English, toast, filter coffee, fruit juices) in the relaxed surrounding of the dining room. In my opinion this inn serves a very useful purpose as a stopover - we stayed for two nights en route to/from Swanage.

Couldn't get hot water from shower on the second morning. The mounting of the TV (in room 5) was a bit of a hazard, at head height.) Busy, noisy road but we knew about this before we booked. (The lady proprietor did, in fact, offer us earplugs, but we didn't find them necessary.)

the owners & staff were very welcoming and pleasant! they made us feel right at home! I would recommend this place to anyone that wants to get away from it all and relax. we were very satisfied with our choice of accomidation.

Excellent!!! Very warm welcome, food delicious, room and location excellent, . Would definitely stay there again, ideal for New forest, Southampton, Portsmouth and Isle of Wight .

We had a lovely weekend in the New Forest and the Shoe Inn was a great place for a last minute booking. Positives: tidy, comfortable room, great breakfast, nice pub with friendly staff.

Negatives: on a main road so a bit noisy, floor boards very creaky so can hear footsteps from other rooms. I don't think its good value for money, but it was very pleasant and I would recommend.

The whole experience was outstanding from the warm welcome to the first class dining. Very friendly staff. Special diets are catered for, large portions of home cooked food. The room was the cleanest that we have stayed at for a long time. A well stocked hospitality tray was provided, as well as a small selection of toiletries.

The rooms at the front can be noisy. We were made aware of this prior to booking and so this is not a complaint.

Excellent breakfast. Reasonable location. Easy to find.

Value for money and rating entirely dependent on which room occupied. Room 2 Good value, 9/10 Room 3 Poor value, 6/10 Both rear facing. The other rooms facing the main road would make sleeping almost impossible.

loved the inn itself very historic, room was comfy and warm

it was very cold in the evening whilst we were watching the excellent live music needs to have better heating

We were made to feel very welcome by the landlord and landlady who were lovely people. The bar is great, the locals were good fun and the breakfast was amazing. We were upgraded to a room at the back which cut down on the noise from the road. The room was a very good size and like the bathroom was immaculately clean. We were told about the n oise from the road before booking and what can I say? Yes there were rumblings from the trucks and lorries from the road but this is an old coaching inn and was there before the vehicles! The reviews were excellent and this is why I chose the pub. I will happily stay here again. Plenty of parking and a pelican crossing to get over the busy road...no problems at all.

Room was clean & comfortable. Food & service both excellent. Very good value for money.

Food and staff were excellent

Everything.lovely staff.lovely food.excellent room.spotlessly clean.well worth the price.every one should stay here.the breakfast was really nice.we had the roast dinner it was lovely and a bargain at 2 for ten pounds.even though it is on a main road the traffic did not keep us awake.we were shown to our room by a nice young lady.nothing is too much trouble for the staff.highly recomend this hotel

Friendliness of staff/owners

Not keen on micro-waved breakfast, no actual chair(s) in room