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The Frampton Arms

3.5 star property

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Relax in a serene space with a large bed, two bedside tables, and a desk for work or reading.
Children can play safely in this designated area with a slide and climbing structure.
Enjoy refreshing drinks in our outdoor setting, surrounded by lush greenery and a stone wall.
Traditional stone building with an arched entrance and stone window.
Enjoy a drink at the bar with a selection of bottles and glasses.

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 | Hypo-allergenic bedding, individually decorated, individually furnished

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 Twin Beds | Hypo-allergenic bedding, individually decorated, individually furnished

Classic Twin Room, 2 Twin Beds

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

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About this property

The Frampton Arms

3.5-star Dorchester hotel with restaurant
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.
Dining options at the hotel include a restaurant and a coffee shop/cafe. A bar/lounge is on site where guests can unwind with a drink. A complimentary breakfast is offered each morning. Public areas are equipped with complimentary wireless Internet access.

This Dorchester hotel also offers a terrace, a garden, and a picnic area. Complimentary self parking is available on site.

The Frampton Arms is a smoke-free property.

A complimentary continental breakfast is served on weekdays between 7:30 AM and 10:30 AM and on weekends between 8:00 AM and 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 transportation

  • 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 elevator
  • Wheelchair accessible (may have limitations)
  • Wheelchair-accessible parking
  • Wheelchair-accessible registration desk
  • Wheelchair-accessible restaurant

More

  • Smoking not allowed

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

Pets not allowed

Children and extra beds

Children are welcome

Property payment types

Important information

You need to know

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

We should mention

This property does not have elevators

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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

Traveled 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

Traveled with group, Business traveler
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 traveler
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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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

Traveled 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 traveler

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

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

10/10 Excellent

Andrew

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
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

Traveled with partner, Traveled with family
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

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

10/10 Excellent

S

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

6/10 Okay

Harish

Business traveler
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 traveler
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

Traveled 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