Our first hotel stay with a 3-month old baby and staff were helpful, particularly ferrying baby bottles back and forward to the fridge. Room 19 (Victorious) was perfect as it had a single bedroom within the suite for the baby. It was also close enough to the restaurant for the baby monitor to work. Excellent breakfast and good dinner in... More

My wife arranged this lovely night away for our wedding anniversary. Bucklers Hard is a beautiful spot and the hotel sits right on the Beaulieu River. It is part of two rows of buildings which were ship builders houses and in the past ships were built in between before being launched into the river. We splashed out (forgive me) on... More

A good hotel to my mind is one where you feel at ease immediately, enjoy a location and are not fussed over by over attentive staff. The Master Builder has to have one of the locations for any hotel in the UK, fantastic scenery and a sense of history. This could so easily be ruined by making the hotel chic... More

The hotel is lovely, being a real piece of history. We felt very special staying here, visiting the local areas and eating in the hotels restaurant. That said, our bathroom was rather basic and the room only had one window, and that was misted as it overlooks other bedroom windows. It's not cheap and we had expected a nicer room,... More

The Master Builder himself would be disappointed that his name has been placed on such a dull block of rooms built more in the style of every other modern hotel rather than that of the main buildings, although there's been an attempt to give a "classic" feel by fitting them out with old, but not antique, furniture. Overall the staff... More

We adored the location of this hotel, it was quite something sitting in the sunshine in the beautiful beer garden overlooking the Beaulieu River... The hotel itself is stunningly unique with a fascinating history. It reminded us of one of our most favourite hotels, the legendary Argonaut at Fisherman's Wharf in San Francisco. However, the Master Builders was even more... More

Master Builders lacks managerial direction, hence the low standard of housekeeping, our room was unhoovered & undusted, which was done upon our request. The general maintenance of this charming building is rough around the edges, there is a lack of attention to detail.The absence of bar nibbles with our pre dinner drink was apparently due to "non delivery", totally inefficient... More

I’m a big fan of this hotel’s sister site at the Bath Arms. We decided to book into the Master Builder’s because we had some business to take care of nearby and we felt like broadening our horizons and seeing what this admirable little hotel chain can deliver beyond the constraints of Longleat. There was a bit of trepidation for... More

having been given a gift voucher we chose to go to the New Forest. On checking the area for hotels we came across The Master Builders and what a good choice this turned out to be. The location of the hotel in Bucklers Hard with the River Beaulieu flowing by makes it a fantastic place to stay. The added bonus... More