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The Frampton Arms

3.5 star property

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Classic Double Room, 1 King Bed
Children’s play area – outdoor
Reception
Property entrance
Outdoor dining

Popular amenities

  • Air conditioning
  • Bar
  • Free WiFi
  • Parking included

Explore the area

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Station Road, Dorchester, England, DT2 8BB
  • Monkey World Ape Rescue Center
    ‪8 min drive‬
  • The Tank Museum
    ‪9 min drive‬
  • Durdle Door
    ‪24 min drive‬
  • Bournemouth (BOH-Bournemouth Intl.)
    ‪41 min drive‬

Room options

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Classic Double Room, 1 King Bed

Classic Double Room, 1 King Bed

9.6 out of 10
Exceptional
(32 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 1 King Bed

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Classic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

Classic Twin Room, 2 Single Beds

10.0 out of 10
Exceptional
(4 reviews)
  • Sleeps 2
  • 2 Twin Beds

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About this property

The Frampton Arms

Hotel in Dorchester with free breakfast and a coffee shop
This smoke-free hotel features a restaurant, a bar/lounge, and a coffee shop/cafe. Free continental breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking are also provided. Other amenities include coffee/tea in a common area, a garden, and a picnic area. Housekeeping is not available.
The Frampton Arms offers 14 accommodations with complimentary toiletries. These individually decorated and furnished accommodations include desks. LED televisions are featured in guestrooms.

Bathrooms include showers with rainfall showerheads. This Dorchester hotel provides complimentary wireless Internet access.

The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
Our customers tell us they can't get enough of the helpful staff at The Frampton Arms. During your stay, you'll be close to Sculpture by the Lakes. Features include free breakfast, free WiFi in public areas, and free self parking.
  • Free continental breakfast served daily
  • Free WiFi
  • Free self parking
  • Drinking and dining options include a coffee shop, a restaurant, and a bar/lounge
  • Amenities include a terrace and coffee/tea in a common area
  • Onsite recreation includes a playground
  • Guests have great things to say about the helpful staff and the clean accommodations
  • 14 minutes by car from Durdle Door and 13 minutes from Lulworth Cove
There's a restaurant on site, as well as a coffee shop/cafe. You can enjoy a drink at the bar/lounge. Free breakfast is served daily. WiFi is free in public spaces.

The Frampton Arms also features a terrace, a garden, and a picnic area. Free self parking is available.

This 3.5-star Dorchester hotel is smoke free.

Guests are served free continental breakfast on weekdays from 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM and on weekends from 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM.
The Frampton Arms has a restaurant on site.

Languages

English

Property amenities

Internet

  • Available in all rooms: Free WiFi
  • Available in some public areas: Free WiFi

Parking and transport

  • Free self parking on site
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking available

Food and drink

  • Free continental breakfast available 7:30 AM to 10:30 AM on weekdays and 8:00 AM to 10:30 AM on weekends
  • A bar/lounge
  • A coffee shop/cafe
  • A restaurant
  • Coffee and tea in common areas

Things to do

  • Playground

Family friendly

  • Playground
  • Soundproofed rooms

Conveniences

  • Limited-hour front desk

Guest services

  • No housekeeping service

Outdoors

  • Garden
  • Picnic area
  • Terrace

Accessibility

  • If you have requests for specific accessibility needs, please contact the property using the information on the reservation confirmation received after booking.
  • No lift
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Smoke-free property

Room amenities

Bedroom

  • Bedsheets provided
  • Hypo-allergenic bedding

Bathroom

  • Free toiletries
  • Private bathroom
  • Rainfall showerhead
  • Shampoo
  • Shower
  • Soap
  • Toilet paper
  • Towels provided

Entertainment

  • 40-inch LED TV

Food and drink

  • Electric kettle
  • Tea bags/instant coffee

More

  • Air conditioning (climate-controlled)
  • Desk
  • Individual decor
  • Individual furnishings
  • Laptop workspace
  • Soundproofed rooms

Policies

Check-in

Check-in start time: 3:00 PM; Check-in end time: 10:00 PM
Minimum check-in age: 18

Check-out

Check-out before 10:30 AM
Contactless check-out available

Special check-in instructions

The front desk is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Front desk staffed during limited hours
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in

Access methods

Front desk (limited hours)

Pets

  • No pets allowed

Children and extra beds

  • Children are welcome.

Payment types at the property

Important information

You need to know

This property is managed by a professional host. The provision of housing is linked to their trade, business, or profession.
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on property policy
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card, debit card, or cash deposit may be required at check-in for incidental charges
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges; special requests cannot be guaranteed
This property accepts credit cards; cash is not accepted
The front desk at this property is open daily from 8:00 AM - 8:00 PM.
This property doesn't offer after-hours check-in. Front desk staff will greet guests on arrival at the property.
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.

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The Frampton Arms Reviews

Reviews

9.4

Exceptional

Rating 10 - Excellent. 356 out of 501 reviews
Rating 8 - Good. 112 out of 501 reviews
Rating 6 - Okay. 22 out of 501 reviews
Rating 4 - Poor. 5 out of 501 reviews
Rating 2 - Terrible. 6 out of 501 reviews

9.6/10

Cleanliness

9.4/10

Staff & service

9.0/10

Amenities

9.4/10

Property conditions & facilities

8.8/10

Eco-friendliness

Reviews

10/10 Excellent

Clare

Stayed 3 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Mo

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

Relaxing days away

Friendly, helpful staff. Room was spacious and well presented. Good access to plenty of local attractions.
Stayed 4 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Lynnette

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
The staff and locals were so welcoming, we had a fantastic few days away. Train station right opposite the hotel which was handy
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Peter, Maidstone

Business traveller, Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Perfect place to stay. Very good gluten free options for dinner. Very quite No road noise air conditioning. And good shower. Very nice sized rooms
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Grant

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Stayed for 1 night. Room was clean and spacious with everything I needed. Food in the bar was great and well priced. All the staff were very helpful.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

10/10 Excellent

Stuart

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff was friendly and welcoming.
Stayed 2 nights in Apr 2025

6/10 Okay

Sue

Travelled with partner
Liked: Staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Food terrible. We had a pie meal when we arrived. Terrible meal. Pastry was rock hard and inedible. It was that hard even soaked in the gravy it was still hard. We had to remove the pastry and put it in the gravy boat. When you finally got in to the pie there was very little filling. No wine as they had sold out!!!!! Breakfast ( cooked) was NOT available. We were not advised on where the rest of the breakfast was staff just left us to it. Not very good!! We had to go in search for it. There was another guest very angry that there was no cooked option. We feel very cheated for the price we paid. Both us and the other guest truly believed a cooked breakfast was included. The ad online seems to of changed since we booked. We NEVER book hotels that don’t provide a cooked breakfast as this sets you up for a long day of travelling a head would not recommend a stay here it’s not as though there is anywhere else around to go to as rather remote.
Stayed 1 night in Apr 2025

8/10 Good

eric

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendly staff. Conveniently located near a train station. Restaurant/bar in hotel popular with the locals.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

6/10 Okay

Gary

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Staff were brilliant unfortunately we had av room next to the billiard room which was quite noisy. Otherwise food was great
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Paul

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Pleasant stay overall with very attentive staff
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Comfortable, good food and pleasant staff.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

Stephen

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

A dry evening.

Lovely place to stay and the Sunday meal was excellent.Only thing that let it down was we decided to go for a drink in the bar at 21.30 and it was closed.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Helen

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities
Fabulous hotel and pub. Perfect.
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Verified traveller

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

Excellent short stay

The service from arrival to departure was exemplary. There's a great bar area and large dining space. Even though there a table of nearly 30 being served, the service and food was superb. Continental breakfast was good, with plenty of variety. Would stay again without hesitation.
Stayed 2 nights in Mar 2025

8/10 Good

David

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Mar 2025

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Staff very friendly and helpful. Room was bigger than expexted. Clean and cozy with AC to heat room if required.Good fun playing darts etc. Only downfall is would have liked some bacon and eggs for breakfast but the continental breakfast offered was ok.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Terralee

Travelled with family, Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Booked for a little weekend away as a birthday treat, hotel itself was lovely, staff were friendly, room was clean, bed was comfy, lovely shower facilities with great water pressure and hot water. Continental breakfast is good for convenience and quickness however would be absolutely 10/10 if there was a proper breakfast included. Other than that lovely location, close drive to view prints. Definitely will re visit and recommended to others.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Narayana

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Philip

Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
A really lovely stay here. Quiet, comfortable and friendly, helpful staff. Would absolutely stay again.
Stayed 2 nights in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

BRIAN

Travelled with group
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Friendliness of staff
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

S

Travelled with family
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, property conditions & facilities, room comfort
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

6/10 Okay

Harish

Business traveller
Liked: Staff & service

Above Average

My recent stay at this hotel was a mixed experience. much to be desired. Upon checking in, I noticed that the bedsheets still had hair from a previous guest, which was quite off-putting. This raised concerns about the overall hygiene standards of the hotel. The service was decent, and the staff was polite, but attention to detail in housekeeping needs serious improvement. If cleanliness were better maintained, this could be a much more pleasant stay. Until then, I would hesitate to return.
Stayed 3 nights in Feb 2025

8/10 Good

Mohammed

Business traveller
Liked: Cleanliness, property conditions & facilities
Disliked: Staff & service

okayish

Disappointed about the breakfast. No cooked breakfast, no one in the restaurant at breakfast time. There was no mention at booking time about continental breakfast.
Stayed 1 night in Feb 2025

10/10 Excellent

Ruth

Travelled with partner
Liked: Cleanliness, staff & service, amenities, property conditions & facilities
Lovely country village inn. Good atmosphere and friendly staff. Amazing food in restaurant. We stayed and had a spacious room for 2 people...another comfy chair would of been great. Definitely would stay again. Great value for money.
Stayed 1 night in Jan 2025